Who to start · 2025-26
Lars Eller vs Stephen Halliday
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Stephen Halliday projects to 1.21 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Lars Eller's 0.85.
Eller had 15 points in 68 games; Halliday had 11 in 30 games.
This week Eller has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Halliday has 2 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Halliday for 2.2 to Eller's 1.7 over the games left.
Lars Eller has the better number in 15 of the 22 stats both are ranked on.
Eller's biggest edges: Blocked shots 33, Faceoffs won 332, Hardest shot 85.7.
Halliday's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 50.5%, Goals above expected +0.3, Power-play time per game 1:54.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Stephen Halliday rates ahead, -1.0 to -2.5 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Eller is surging, +4:13 TOI a game; Halliday is surging, +2:23 PP TOI.
- • Eller, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 0 G, 5 A, 1 PPP, 9 SOG.
- • Halliday, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 3 PPP, 16 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Lars Eller
-2.5
category z-score total
Stephen Halliday
-1.0
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Stephen Halliday has the edge (Eller wins 2, Halliday wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Eller | Halliday |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.04 | 0.20 |
| Assists / game | 0.29 | 0.22 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.12 | -0.08 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.04 | 0.18 |
| Shots on goal / game | 0.95 | 1.32 |
| Hits / game | 0.68 | 0.84 |
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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head: Eller vs Halliday
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Eller 0G 0A, 1 SOG · Halliday 1G 1A, 4 SOG
Eller's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–1 · Eller's defensive zone 0–0 (2026-27)
Goals each scored with the other picking up an assist (as teammates).
On the ice against each other (Eller's side)
1:00 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2026-27, from Eller's side
- Shot attempts
- 2–2
- 50.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.1
- 0.0%
- Goals
- 0–1
On the ice together
55:43 at 5-on-5 over 12 games, 2025-26
- Shot attempts
- 53–46
- 53.5%
- Expected goals
- 2.6–2.1
- 55.4%
- Goals
- 5–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Eller | Halliday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | FLA 1–5 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 4S |
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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
Chemistry as teammates
How their expected-goal share at 5v5 changed together vs apart (shrunk for sample size), and how closely their DraftKings points moved game to game (raw, that season only; for forward linemates the typical value is about .28).
| Season | 5v5 min together | xG% lift | xGF/60 lift | DK correlation (raw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 OTT | 57 | +0.1 | +0.06 | .16(−.66 to .80), 6 GP |
This week's schedule
Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Lars Eller
3games (2 left)
1.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 @ OTTOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI0.9 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to CLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
Stephen Halliday
3games (2 left)
2.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLAOpp allows 10th-most FP to CLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR1.0 ptsOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
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FAQ
- Should I start Lars Eller or Stephen Halliday in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Stephen Halliday projects to 1.21 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Lars Eller's 0.85. Eller had 15 points in 68 games; Halliday had 11 in 30 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, Lars Eller or Stephen Halliday?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Lars Eller leads in 15 of 22 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Eller and Halliday done against each other?
- In 1 games against each other in our data, Eller's team went 0–1. Eller had 0 points (0 goals) and Halliday had 2 (1 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Eller or Halliday?
- Against each other, Eller has won 0 and Halliday 1 of their 1 head-to-head draws.
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 →