Who to start · 2025-26
Lane Hutson vs Rasmus Sandin
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Lane Hutson projects to 2.13 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59.
Hutson had 78 points in 82 games; Sandin had 29 in 73 games.
This week Hutson has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Sandin has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Sandin for 1.7 ESPN points to Hutson's 1.5.
Lane Hutson has the better number in 29 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Hutson's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 46.2%, Offensive-zone start % 62.5%, Sequence xG 56.0%.
Sandin's biggest edges: Hits 88, Hardest shot 90.7.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Lane Hutson
2.24
fantasy points per game
Rasmus Sandin
1.59
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Lane Hutson has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hutson | Sandin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.29 | 0.14 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.80 | 0.33 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.12 | 0.01 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.15 | 0.12 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.04 | 0.12 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.84 | 0.87 |
Per-game rates from the selected sample; blended mixes last season with this season, weighting this season more as games are played. Categories are scored as z-scores against qualified players at the same position. Your custom weights are saved in this browser only.
Head-to-head: Hutson vs Sandin
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hutson 0G 10A, 9 SOG · Sandin 0G 5A, 17 SOG
Hutson blocked 1 of Sandin's shots; Sandin blocked 1 of Hutson's.
On the ice against each other (Hutson's side)
17:29 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Hutson's side
- Shot attempts
- 17–13
- 56.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–0.3
- 64.2%
- Goals
- 2–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hutson | Sandin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | MTL 6–2 WSH | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-01-13 | MTL 2–3 WSH | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 3A 3S |
| 2025-11-20 | MTL 4–8 WSH | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2025-04-30 · PO | MTL 1–4 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-04-27 · PO | MTL 2–5 WSH | 0G 2A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-04-25 · PO | MTL 6–3 WSH | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-04-23 · PO | MTL 1–3 WSH | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-04-21 · PO | MTL 2–3 WSH | 0G 2A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-01-10 | MTL 3–2 WSH | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-12-07 | MTL 2–4 WSH | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-10-31 | MTL 3–6 WSH | 0G 2A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
Every stat, side by side
Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
Fantasy box score
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
This week's schedule
Sep 28 to Oct 4. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections use ESPN default points for the games left.
Lane Hutson
2games (1 left)
1.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ TOROpp allows 12th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ PIT1.5 ptsOpp allows the fewest FP to DLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
Rasmus Sandin
2games (1 left)
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 10th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.7 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to DSchedule edge −13.3 win%Likely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Lane Hutson or Rasmus Sandin in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Lane Hutson projects to 2.13 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59. Hutson had 78 points in 82 games; Sandin had 29 in 73 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.
- Who is better, Lane Hutson or Rasmus Sandin?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Lane Hutson leads in 29 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Hutson and Sandin done against each other?
- In 11 games against each other in our data, Hutson's team went 3–8. Hutson had 10 points (0 goals) and Sandin had 5 (0 goals).
2025-26 regular season from NHL play-by-play, shift charts and NHL EDGE, processed by Edgehalla. Head-to-head covers every loaded season (play-by-play from 2019-20; on-ice matchups from 2025-26).Compare other players →