Who to start · 2025-26
Lucas Raymond vs Rasmus Sandin
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Lucas Raymond projects to 1.78 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59.
Raymond had 76 points in 80 games; Sandin had 29 in 73 games.
This week Raymond has 1 game left; Sandin has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Raymond for 2.0 ESPN points to Sandin's 1.7.
Lucas Raymond has the better number in 22 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Raymond's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 1.93, Offensive-zone time 44.6%, Hardest shot 90.5.
Sandin's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 0, Hits 88, Blocked shots 127.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Lucas Raymond
1.88
fantasy points per game
Rasmus Sandin
1.59
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Lucas Raymond has the edge.
| Points per game from | Raymond | Sandin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.63 | 0.14 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.64 | 0.33 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.17 | 0.01 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.22 | 0.12 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.05 | 0.12 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.18 | 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: Raymond vs Sandin
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Raymond 6G 10A, 29 SOG · Sandin 3G 4A, 14 SOG
Raymond blocked 0 of Sandin's shots; Sandin blocked 1 of Raymond's.
On the ice against each other (Raymond's side)
12:43 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Raymond's side
- Shot attempts
- 11–12
- 47.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.7–0.3
- 71.4%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Raymond | Sandin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | DET 3–4 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-12-21 | DET 3–2 WSH | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-12-20 | DET 5–2 WSH | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-03-18 | DET 1–4 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-03-07 | DET 2–5 WSH | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-12-29 | DET 4–2 WSH | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-03-26 | DET 3–4 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-02-27 | DET 8–3 WSH | 1G 2A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-01-12 | DET 4–1 TOR | 1G 2A 1S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2023-01-07 | DET 1–4 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-11-28 | DET 2–4 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2022-02-26 | DET 7–10 TOR | 2G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
Latest 12 of 14 meetings.
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.
Lucas Raymond
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs NYROpp allows 7th-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs WPG2.0 ptsOpp allows 14th-most FP to LWLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
Rasmus Sandin
2games (1 left)
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 10th-most FP to DLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.7 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to DSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Lucas Raymond or Rasmus Sandin in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Lucas Raymond projects to 1.78 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59. Raymond had 76 points in 80 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, Lucas Raymond or Rasmus Sandin?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Lucas Raymond leads in 22 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Raymond and Sandin done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Raymond's team went 5–9. Raymond had 16 points (6 goals) and Sandin had 7 (3 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 →