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Macklin Celebrini vs Viggo Björck

Macklin CelebriniSharks · Centre
vs
Viggo BjörckJets · Centre
SurgingixG/60 1.90 (was 1.10)

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Viggo Björck's 0.14 (9 games so far).

Celebrini had 115 points in 82 games; Björck had 0 in 9 games.

This week Celebrini has 2 games left with 1 tough matchup; Björck has 2 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Celebrini for 5.3 to Björck's 1.6 over the games left.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Macklin Celebrini rates ahead, +13.2 to -7.9 in summed category z-scores.

Role trend over the last 5 games: Celebrini is surging, ixG/60 1.90 (was 1.10); Björck has no recent trend.

  • • Celebrini has played 8 of the Sharks' 10 games since Oct 1 (in and out of the lineup).
  • • Celebrini, 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 5 G, 9 A, 8 PPP, 37 SOG.
  • • Viggo Björck is an NHL rookie: this is his first season.
  • • Björck, 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Macklin Celebrini

+13.2

category z-score total

Viggo Björck

-7.9

category z-score total

Under Standard (6 categories), Macklin Celebrini has the edge (Celebrini wins 6, Björck wins 0 of 6 categories).

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryCelebriniBjörck
Goals / game0.580.00
Assists / game0.950.00
Plus/minus / game0.06-0.44
Power-play points / game0.610.00
Shots on goal / game3.890.89
Hits / game0.640.56

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

Macklin Celebrini and Viggo Björck have no head-to-head events in our data yet (regular season and playoffs since 2019-20).

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

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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)

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Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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

San Jose Sharks logo

Macklin Celebrini

4games (2 left)

5.3proj. ESPN default pts

  • Mon, Oct 19 @ TOR
    Opp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
  • Tue, Oct 20 @ MTLB2B
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
  • Thu, Oct 22 @ OTT2.8 pts
    Opp allows 11th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Samuel Ersson (.870)
  • Sat, Oct 24 @ BOS2.5 pts
    Opp allows 3rd-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
Winnipeg Jets logo

Viggo Björck

3games (2 left)

1.6proj. ESPN default pts

  • Tue, Oct 20 @ STL
    Opp allows 16th-most FP to CLikely vs Joel Hofer (.910)
  • Thu, Oct 22 @ DAL0.7 pts
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to Cvs Jake Oettinger (.899)
  • Sun, Oct 25 vs MTL0.9 pts
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)

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FAQ

Should I start Macklin Celebrini or Viggo Björck in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Viggo Björck's 0.14 (9 games so far). Celebrini had 115 points in 82 games; Björck had 0 in 9 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.

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 →