Who to start · 2025-26
Mason Marchment vs Nathan MacKinnon
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nathan MacKinnon projects to 3.08 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Mason Marchment's 1.39.
Marchment had 45 points in 68 games; MacKinnon had 127 in 80 games.
This week Marchment has 2 games left with 1 tough matchup; MacKinnon has 2 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project MacKinnon for 6.0 to Marchment's 2.8 over the games left.
Nathan MacKinnon has the better number in 30 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Marchment's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 −0.044, Penalty minutes 56, Hits 84.
MacKinnon's biggest edges: Top skating speed 24.8, 20+ mph bursts 455, Forecheck xG /60 0.34.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Nathan MacKinnon rates ahead, +14.0 to +0.4 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Marchment is cooling, PP1 in 1 of last 5 (was 15 of 20); MacKinnon is cooling, On-ice xGF/60 2.51 (was 3.88).
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 3 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 21 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 6 G, 10 A, 2 PPP, 44 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Mason Marchment
+0.4
category z-score total
Nathan MacKinnon
+14.0
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Nathan MacKinnon has the edge (Marchment wins 1, MacKinnon wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Marchment | MacKinnon |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.29 | 0.64 |
| Assists / game | 0.23 | 0.96 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.05 | 0.43 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.06 | 0.30 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.89 | 4.38 |
| Hits / game | 1.42 | 0.68 |
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: Marchment vs MacKinnon
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.
Marchment 5G 12A, 45 SOG · MacKinnon 14G 14A, 120 SOG
Marchment's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–1 · Marchment's defensive zone 0–0 (2022-23)
On the ice against each other (Marchment's side)
1:47 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Marchment's side
- Shot attempts
- 1–4
- 20.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.1
- 0.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Marchment | MacKinnon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | SEA 3–5 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 2G 1A 6S |
| 2025-05-03 · PO | DAL 4–2 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 6S |
| 2025-05-01 · PO | DAL 4–7 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 2A 2S |
| 2025-04-28 · PO | DAL 6–2 COL | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 7S |
| 2025-04-26 · PO | DAL 0–4 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-04-23 · PO | DAL 2–1 COL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 9S |
| 2025-04-21 · PO | DAL 4–3 COL | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-04-19 · PO | DAL 1–5 COL | 0G 0A 3S | 2G 1A 7S |
| 2025-03-16 | DAL 3–4 COL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2024-11-29 | DAL 5–3 COL | 2G 1A 5S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2024-05-17 · PO | DAL 2–1 COL | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2024-05-15 · PO | DAL 3–5 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 2S |
Latest 12 of 23 meetings.
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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
Mason Marchment
4games (2 left)
2.8proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ TOROpp allows 9th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ MTLB2B
- Thu, Oct 22 @ OTT1.5 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ BOS1.2 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
Nathan MacKinnon
4games (2 left)
6.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ PHIOpp allows 11th-most FP to CLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ NJDB2B
- Fri, Oct 23 vs TBL2.5 ptsOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ NSH3.5 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Mason Marchment or Nathan MacKinnon in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nathan MacKinnon projects to 3.08 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Mason Marchment's 1.39. Marchment had 45 points in 68 games; MacKinnon had 127 in 80 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, Mason Marchment or Nathan MacKinnon?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nathan MacKinnon leads in 30 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Marchment and MacKinnon done against each other?
- In 23 games against each other in our data, Marchment's team went 12–11. Marchment had 17 points (5 goals) and MacKinnon had 28 (14 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Marchment or MacKinnon?
- Against each other, Marchment has won 0 and MacKinnon 1 of their 1 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 →