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Martin Fehérváry vs William Eklund

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Martin Fehérváry projects to 1.77 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to William Eklund's 1.62.

Fehérváry had 27 points in 81 games; Eklund had 53 in 78 games.

This week Fehérváry has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Eklund has 1 left. We project Fehérváry for 1.9 ESPN points to Eklund's 1.2.

William Eklund has the better number in 18 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.

Fehérváry's biggest edges: Plus/minus +15, Faceoffs won 0, On-ice PDO 1012.

Eklund's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 45.9%, Power-play share 57.4%, Power-play time per game 2:51.

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

Fantasy value: your scoring

Martin Fehérváry

1.71

fantasy points per game

William Eklund

1.62

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Martin Fehérváry has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromFehérváryEklund
Goals (+2)0.120.38
Assists (+1)0.270.49
Power-play points (+0.5)0.000.10
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.000.00
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.090.23
Hits (+0.1)0.140.09
Blocks (+0.5)1.090.33

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 Eklund

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

FehérváryEklund
3Team record in 6 meetings3
4Points in those games2

Fehérváry 0G 4A, 6 SOG · Eklund 1G 1A, 13 SOG

0Hits on each other2
1Shots blocked by the other0

Fehérváry blocked 1 of Eklund's shots; Eklund blocked 0 of Fehérváry's.

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

7:32 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Fehérváry's side

Shot attempts
8–5
61.5%
Expected goals
0.3–0.2
55.4%
Goals
0–0

Games against each other

Games between Martin Fehérváry and William Eklund
DateScoreFehérváryEklund
2026-01-15WSH 2–3 SJS0G 1A 0S0G 1A 1S
2025-12-03WSH 7–1 SJS0G 0A 1S0G 0A 3S
2025-03-15WSH 5–1 SJS0G 1A 0S0G 0A 1S
2024-12-03WSH 1–2 SJS0G 1A 3S1G 0A 4S
2023-11-27WSH 1–2 SJS0G 1A 1S0G 0A 2S
2023-10-29WSH 3–1 SJS0G 0A 1S0G 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.

FehérváryEklund

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)

William Eklund

1games

1.2proj. ESPN pts

  • Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.2 pts
    Opp allows 11th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)

FAQ

Should I start Martin Fehérváry or William Eklund in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Martin Fehérváry projects to 1.77 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to William Eklund's 1.62. Fehérváry had 27 points in 81 games; Eklund had 53 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, Martin Fehérváry or William Eklund?
On 2025-26 numbers, William Eklund leads in 18 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
How have Fehérváry and Eklund done against each other?
In 6 games against each other in our data, Fehérváry's team went 3–3. Fehérváry had 4 points (0 goals) and Eklund had 2 (1 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 →