Who to start · 2025-26
Marat Khusnutdinov vs Yegor Sharangovich
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Marat Khusnutdinov projects to 1.06 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Yegor Sharangovich's 1.05.
Khusnutdinov had 33 points in 77 games; Sharangovich had 29 in 78 games.
This week Khusnutdinov has 2 games left with 2 soft matchups; Sharangovich has 2 left. In ESPN default points scoring we project Khusnutdinov for 2.4 to Sharangovich's 2.0 over the games left.
Marat Khusnutdinov has the better number in 21 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Khusnutdinov's biggest edges: Plus/minus +12, Luck Meter +46, Goals above expected +2.3.
Sharangovich's biggest edges: Hardest shot 96.1, Ascension score 79, Shots on goal 142.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Marat Khusnutdinov rates ahead, -0.5 to -2.5 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Khusnutdinov is rising, On-ice xGF/60 3.84 (was 2.14); Sharangovich is surging, ixG/60 1.57 (was 0.50).
- • Khusnutdinov, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 2 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 10 SOG.
- • Sharangovich, 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 16 SOG.
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Marat Khusnutdinov
-0.5
category z-score total
Yegor Sharangovich
-2.5
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Marat Khusnutdinov has the edge (Khusnutdinov wins 3, Sharangovich wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Khusnutdinov | Sharangovich |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.20 | 0.21 |
| Assists / game | 0.26 | 0.20 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.33 | -0.21 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.01 | 0.06 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.01 | 1.88 |
| Hits / game | 0.65 | 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: Khusnutdinov vs Sharangovich
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Khusnutdinov 0G 1A, 3 SOG · Sharangovich 0G 2A, 4 SOG
Khusnutdinov's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–1 · Khusnutdinov's defensive zone 0–1 (2024-25)
On the ice against each other (Khusnutdinov's side)
5:42 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Khusnutdinov's side
- Shot attempts
- 8–4
- 66.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.4
- 33.5%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Khusnutdinov | Sharangovich |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | BOS 4–1 CGY | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-12-29 | BOS 1–2 CGY | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-01-25 | MIN 4–5 CGY | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 0S |
Faceoffs: Khusnutdinov vs Sharangovich
Model: Marat Khusnutdinov wins 52.0% 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.
| Khusnutdinov at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 58% | 45% | 59% | 46% | 52% | 59% | 46% | 60% | 47% |
| Road | 57% | 44% | 58% | 45% | 52% | 58% | 45% | 59% | 46% |
Head-to-head 2024-25: Khusnutdinov 0–2 (0.0%). Blended with the model: 51.8%. The record is a bit unusual for this matchup (z -1.5); pair-specific edges are about ±2 points, so the model carries most of the weight.
Khusnutdinov faceoffs · Sharangovich faceoffs · how the model works
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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
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
Marat Khusnutdinov
3games (2 left)
2.4proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ DALOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs NSH1.2 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs SJS1.2 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to CLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
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 Marat Khusnutdinov or Yegor Sharangovich in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Marat Khusnutdinov projects to 1.06 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Yegor Sharangovich's 1.05. Khusnutdinov had 33 points in 77 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, Marat Khusnutdinov or Yegor Sharangovich?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Marat Khusnutdinov leads in 21 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Khusnutdinov and Sharangovich done against each other?
- In 3 games against each other in our data, Khusnutdinov's team went 1–2. Khusnutdinov had 1 points (0 goals) and Sharangovich had 2 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Khusnutdinov or Sharangovich?
- Against each other, Khusnutdinov has won 0 and Sharangovich 2 of their 2 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 →