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Martin Fehérváry vs Sidney Crosby

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sidney Crosby projects to 2.18 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Martin Fehérváry's 1.77.

Fehérváry had 27 points in 81 games; Crosby had 74 in 68 games.

This week Fehérváry has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Crosby has 1 left. We project Crosby for 2.0 ESPN points to Fehérváry's 1.9.

Sidney Crosby has the better number in 24 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.

Fehérváry's biggest edges: Blocked shots 176, Transition attempts /60 0.70, Hits 110.

Crosby's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 46.2%, Offensive-zone start % 66.5%, Power-play share 70.9%.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.

Fantasy value: your scoring

Martin Fehérváry

1.77

fantasy points per game

Sidney Crosby

2.18

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Sidney Crosby has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromFehérváryCrosby
Goals (+2)0.120.80
Assists (+1)0.250.68
Power-play points (+0.5)0.000.16
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.000.00
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.090.24
Hits (+0.1)0.130.10
Blocks (+0.5)1.170.21

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: Fehérváry vs Crosby

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.

FehérváryCrosby
8Team record in 15 meetings7
7Points in those games15

Fehérváry 4G 3A, 16 SOG · Crosby 6G 9A, 44 SOG

3Hits on each other3
1Shots blocked by the other1

Fehérváry blocked 1 of Crosby's shots; Crosby blocked 1 of Fehérváry's.

1Penalties drawn off the other0

On the ice against each other (Fehérváry's side)

10:43 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Fehérváry's side

Shot attempts
4–8
33.3%
Expected goals
0.2–0.3
35.2%
Goals
1–0

Games against each other

Games between Martin Fehérváry and Sidney Crosby
DateScoreFehérváryCrosby
2026-04-12WSH 3–0 PIT0G 2A 0S0G 0A 2S
2025-11-06WSH 3–5 PIT0G 0A 0S2G 0A 6S
2025-02-22WSH 8–3 PIT1G 1A 1S1G 0A 2S
2025-01-18WSH 4–1 PIT0G 0A 0S0G 1A 4S
2024-11-08WSH 2–4 PIT0G 0A 0S0G 1A 3S
2024-04-04WSH 1–4 PIT0G 0A 1S0G 0A 0S
2024-01-02WSH 4–3 PIT1G 0A 1S1G 1A 1S
2023-10-13WSH 0–4 PIT0G 0A 0S2G 0A 5S
2023-03-25WSH 3–4 PIT0G 0A 2S0G 0A 4S
2023-01-26WSH 3–2 PIT0G 0A 2S0G 1A 5S
2022-11-09WSH 1–4 PIT0G 0A 2S0G 1A 2S
2022-04-09WSH 6–3 PIT1G 0A 2S0G 0A 2S

Latest 12 of 15 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.

FehérváryCrosby

Fantasy box score

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.

Martin Fehérváry

2games (1 left)

1.9proj. ESPN pts

  • Fri, Oct 2 @ CAR
    Opp allows 10th-most FP to DLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.9 pts
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to DSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)

Sidney Crosby

2games (1 left)

2.0proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 @ PHI
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to CLikely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs MTL2.0 pts
    Opp allows 14th-most FP to CLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)

FAQ

Should I start Martin Fehérváry or Sidney Crosby in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sidney Crosby projects to 2.18 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Martin Fehérváry's 1.77. Fehérváry had 27 points in 81 games; Crosby had 74 in 68 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 Sidney Crosby?
On 2025-26 numbers, Sidney Crosby leads in 24 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 Crosby done against each other?
In 15 games against each other in our data, Fehérváry's team went 8–7. Fehérváry had 7 points (4 goals) and Crosby had 15 (6 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 →