Who to start · 2025-26
Matty Beniers vs Shane Pinto
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Matty Beniers projects to 1.73 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Shane Pinto's 1.72.
Beniers had 50 points in 82 games; Pinto had 46 in 72 games.
This week Beniers has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Pinto has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Beniers for 3.8 ESPN points to Pinto's 1.3.
Shane Pinto has the better number in 21 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Beniers's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 57.5%, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.38, On-ice PDO 1016.
Pinto's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.014, High-danger chances 54.7%, Sequence xG 54.4%.
Head to head on the dot, Pinto leads Beniers 17–6.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Matty Beniers
1.56
fantasy points per game
Shane Pinto
1.72
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Shane Pinto has the edge.
| Points per game from | Beniers | Pinto |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.49 | 0.64 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.37 | 0.32 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.22 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.04 | 0.13 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.42 | 0.35 |
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: Beniers vs Pinto
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Beniers 2G 1A, 9 SOG · Pinto 4G 2A, 10 SOG
Beniers's offensive zone 1–5 · neutral 5–9 · Beniers's defensive zone 0–3 (2022-23 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Beniers's side)
13:21 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Beniers's side
- Shot attempts
- 11–13
- 45.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.9
- 8.2%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Beniers | Pinto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-07 | SEA 4–7 OTT | 1G 0A 1S | 1G 2A 3S |
| 2025-10-16 | SEA 3–4 OTT | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2024-12-17 | SEA 0–3 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2023-03-09 | SEA 4–5 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2023-01-07 | SEA 8–4 OTT | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
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
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.
Matty Beniers
3games (2 left)
3.8proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ CGYOpp allows 2nd-most FP to CLikely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ EDM1.9 ptsOpp allows 12th-most FP to CLikely vs Tristan Jarry (.882)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs CGYB2B1.9 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to CLikely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
Shane Pinto
1games
1.3proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.3 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
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FAQ
- Should I start Matty Beniers or Shane Pinto in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Matty Beniers projects to 1.73 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Shane Pinto's 1.72. Beniers had 50 points in 82 games; Pinto had 46 in 72 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, Matty Beniers or Shane Pinto?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Shane Pinto leads in 21 of 35 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Beniers and Pinto done against each other?
- In 5 games against each other in our data, Beniers's team went 1–4. Beniers had 3 points (2 goals) and Pinto had 6 (4 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Beniers or Pinto?
- Against each other, Beniers has won 6 and Pinto 17 of their 23 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 →