Who to start · 2025-26
Lars Eller vs Yegor Sharangovich
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Yegor Sharangovich projects to 1.05 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Lars Eller's 0.85.
Eller had 15 points in 68 games; Sharangovich had 29 in 78 games.
This week Eller has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Sharangovich has 2 left. In ESPN default points scoring we project Sharangovich for 2.0 to Eller's 1.7 over the games left.
Lars Eller has the better number in 18 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Eller's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.031, Faceoff win % 54.0%, Draw Equity /100 +0.043.
Sharangovich's biggest edges: Hardest shot 96.1, Ice time per game 16:03, Ice-time share 26.4%.
Head to head on the dot, Eller leads Sharangovich 8–4.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Eller is surging, +4:13 TOI a game; Sharangovich is surging, ixG/60 1.57 (was 0.50).
- • Eller, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 0 G, 5 A, 1 PPP, 9 SOG.
- • Sharangovich, 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 16 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Lars Eller
-2.5
category z-score total
Yegor Sharangovich
-2.5
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Yegor Sharangovich has the edge (Eller wins 3, Sharangovich wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Eller | Sharangovich |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.04 | 0.21 |
| Assists / game | 0.29 | 0.20 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.12 | -0.21 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Shots on goal / game | 0.95 | 1.88 |
| Hits / game | 0.68 | 0.26 |
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 Sharangovich
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2020-21 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Eller 4G 7A, 21 SOG · Sharangovich 7G 4A, 40 SOG
Eller's offensive zone 2–0 · neutral 1–2 · Eller's defensive zone 5–2 (2020-21 to 2024-25)
Eller blocked 0 of Sharangovich's shots; Sharangovich blocked 1 of Eller's.
On the ice against each other (Eller's side)
3:50 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Eller's side
- Shot attempts
- 2–5
- 28.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.1
- 0.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Eller | Sharangovich |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | OTT 4–1 CGY | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-10-30 | OTT 4–3 CGY | 1G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-02-25 | WSH 1–3 CGY | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-01-28 | WSH 3–1 CGY | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-03-02 | PIT 3–4 CGY | 1G 0A 2S | 2G 0A 4S |
| 2023-10-14 | PIT 5–2 CGY | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-03-01 | COL 5–7 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-11-26 | WSH 1–5 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-10-24 | WSH 6–3 NJD | 0G 2A 0S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2022-03-26 | WSH 4–3 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2022-01-02 | WSH 3–4 NJD | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2021-10-21 | WSH 4–1 NJD | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 5S |
Latest 12 of 17 meetings.
Faceoffs: Eller vs Sharangovich
Model: Lars Eller wins 57.4% of draws against Yegor Sharangovich on average (L shot vs L shot). Same-handed, so the dot decides who is on his strong side; the gap between the left and right dots is the real matchup.
| Eller at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 62% | 51% | 64% | 53% | 58% | 64% | 53% | 65% | 54% |
| Road | 61% | 50% | 62% | 51% | 57% | 62% | 51% | 63% | 52% |
Head-to-head 2023-24 to 2024-25: Eller 4–3 (57.1%). Blended with the model: 57.4%. The record is normal luck for this matchup (z -0.0); pair-specific edges are about ±2 points, so the model carries most of the weight.
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Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
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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
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)
Yegor Sharangovich
2games
2.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Thu, Oct 22 vs MIN1.0 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs DET1.0 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CLikely vs John Gibson (.901)
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FAQ
- Should I start Lars Eller or Yegor Sharangovich in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Yegor Sharangovich projects to 1.05 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Lars Eller's 0.85. Eller had 15 points in 68 games; Sharangovich had 29 in 78 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 Yegor Sharangovich?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Lars Eller leads in 18 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Eller and Sharangovich done against each other?
- In 17 games against each other in our data, Eller's team went 12–5. Eller had 11 points (4 goals) and Sharangovich had 11 (7 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Eller or Sharangovich?
- Against each other, Eller has won 8 and Sharangovich 4 of their 12 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 →