Who to start · 2025-26
Martin Fehérváry vs Neal Pionk
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Martin Fehérváry projects to 1.75 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Neal Pionk's 1.69.
Fehérváry had 27 points in 81 games; Pionk had 12 in 51 games.
This week Fehérváry has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Pionk has 3 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Pionk for 5.3 to Fehérváry's 3.4 over the games left.
Martin Fehérváry has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Fehérváry's biggest edges: Blocked shots 176, Top skating speed 22.4, Transition attempts /60 0.70.
Pionk's biggest edges: Power-play share 37.5%, Offensive-zone start % 49.3%, Offensive-zone time 41.5%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Neal Pionk rates ahead, +3.6 to -0.9 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Fehérváry is rising, +3:26 TOI a game; Pionk is surging, 6 P in last 5 (0.30/GP before).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 1 G, 5 A, 1 PPP, 14 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Martin Fehérváry
-0.9
category z-score total
Neal Pionk
+3.6
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Neal Pionk has the edge (Fehérváry wins 1, Pionk wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Fehérváry | Pionk |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| Assists / game | 0.21 | 0.33 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.16 | 0.01 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| Shots on goal / game | 0.65 | 1.85 |
| Hits / game | 1.52 | 2.12 |
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: Fehérváry vs Pionk
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.
Fehérváry 0G 0A, 5 SOG · Pionk 0G 2A, 12 SOG
Fehérváry blocked 1 of Pionk's shots; Pionk blocked 0 of Fehérváry's.
On the ice against each other (Fehérváry's side)
5:30 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Fehérváry's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–4
- 63.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.2
- 41.2%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Fehérváry | Pionk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | WSH 1–5 WPG | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-02-01 | WSH 4–5 WPG | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 4S |
| 2024-03-24 | WSH 3–0 WPG | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-01-18 | WSH 4–3 WPG | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2021-12-17 | WSH 5–2 WPG | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
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
Martin Fehérváry
2games
3.4proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs LAK1.8 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to DLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs BUF1.7 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to DLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
Neal Pionk
3games
5.3proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ STL1.8 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to Dvs Joel Hofer (.910)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ DAL1.6 ptsOpp allows the fewest FP to DLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
- Sun, Oct 25 vs MTL1.9 ptsOpp allows 6th-most FP to DLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
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FAQ
- Should I start Martin Fehérváry or Neal Pionk in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Martin Fehérváry projects to 1.75 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Neal Pionk's 1.69. Fehérváry had 27 points in 81 games; Pionk had 12 in 51 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, Martin Fehérváry or Neal Pionk?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Martin Fehérváry 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 Fehérváry and Pionk done against each other?
- In 5 games against each other in our data, Fehérváry's team went 3–2. Fehérváry had 0 points (0 goals) and Pionk had 2 (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 →