Who to start · 2025-26
Louis Crevier vs Tyler Kleven
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Tyler Kleven projects to 1.58 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Louis Crevier's 1.24.
Crevier had 25 points in 78 games; Kleven had 18 in 70 games.
This week Crevier has 2 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; Kleven has 3 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Kleven for 4.3 to Crevier's 2.5 over the games left.
Tyler Kleven has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Crevier's biggest edges: Top skating speed 23.1, Transition attempts /60 0.78, Goals above expected +1.8.
Kleven's biggest edges: High-danger chances 56.7%, Offensive-zone start % 58.7%, Scoring chances 54.9%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Tyler Kleven rates ahead, +0.4 to -0.7 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Crevier is cooling, 0 P in last 5 (0.55/GP before); Kleven is steady, +1:36 TOI a game.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Louis Crevier
-0.7
category z-score total
Tyler Kleven
+0.4
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Tyler Kleven has the edge (Crevier wins 2, Kleven wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Crevier | Kleven |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Assists / game | 0.19 | 0.18 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.06 | 0.06 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.29 | 1.18 |
| Hits / game | 1.49 | 1.92 |
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: Crevier vs Kleven
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Crevier 1G 1A, 4 SOG · Kleven 0G 1A, 0 SOG
Crevier blocked 0 of Kleven's shots; Kleven blocked 3 of Crevier's.
On the ice against each other (Crevier's side)
4:27 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Crevier's side
- Shot attempts
- 6–2
- 75.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.0
- 91.5%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Crevier | Kleven |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-20 | CHI 4–6 OTT | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-10-28 | CHI 7–3 OTT | 1G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
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
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
Louis Crevier
2games
2.5proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs PHI1.3 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ WSH1.2 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
Tyler Kleven
3games
4.3proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLA1.4 ptsOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR1.4 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
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FAQ
- Should I start Louis Crevier or Tyler Kleven in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Tyler Kleven projects to 1.58 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Louis Crevier's 1.24. Crevier had 25 points in 78 games; Kleven had 18 in 70 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, Louis Crevier or Tyler Kleven?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Tyler Kleven leads in 19 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Crevier and Kleven done against each other?
- In 2 games against each other in our data, Crevier's team went 1–1. Crevier had 2 points (1 goals) and Kleven had 1 (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 →