Who to start · 2025-26
Matvei Michkov vs Michael Amadio
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Matvei Michkov projects to 1.51 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Michael Amadio's 1.16.
Michkov had 51 points in 81 games; Amadio had 35 in 81 games.
This week Michkov has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Amadio has 3 left with 2 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Michkov for 3.7 to Amadio's 3.0 over the games left.
Michael Amadio has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Michkov's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 74.2%, Penalty minutes 71, Power-play share 47.5%.
Amadio's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.46, Blocked shots 51, Hits 105.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Matvei Michkov rates ahead, -0.3 to -1.8 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Michkov is rising, ixG/60 1.66 (was 0.80); Amadio is cooling, −2:10 TOI a game.
- • 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 6 G, 1 A, 3 PPP, 14 SOG.
- • Last 10 games (Oct 1–Oct 19): 6 G, 1 A, 3 PPP, 13 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Matvei Michkov
-0.3
category z-score total
Michael Amadio
-1.8
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Matvei Michkov has the edge (Michkov wins 4, Amadio wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Michkov | Amadio |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.37 | 0.20 |
| Assists / game | 0.26 | 0.24 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.27 | 0.02 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.20 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.70 | 1.12 |
| Hits / game | 0.31 | 1.06 |
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: Michkov vs Amadio
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Michkov 4G 1A, 20 SOG · Amadio 3G 2A, 13 SOG
On the ice against each other (Michkov's side)
15:39 at 5-on-5 over 5 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Michkov's side
- Shot attempts
- 10–14
- 41.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.5
- 45.2%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Michkov | Amadio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | PHI 3–1 OTT | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-10-08 | PHI 1–2 OTT | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2026-02-05 | PHI 1–2 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-11-08 | PHI 2–3 OTT | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-10-23 | PHI 1–2 OTT | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-04-13 | PHI 3–4 OTT | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-11 | PHI 2–5 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2024-11-14 | PHI 5–4 OTT | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
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
Matvei Michkov
3games (2 left)
3.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF1.9 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.8 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to RWLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
Michael Amadio
3games
3.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLA1.0 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR1.0 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
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FAQ
- Should I start Matvei Michkov or Michael Amadio in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Matvei Michkov projects to 1.51 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Michael Amadio's 1.16. Michkov had 51 points in 81 games; Amadio had 35 in 81 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, Matvei Michkov or Michael Amadio?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Michael Amadio 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 Michkov and Amadio done against each other?
- In 8 games against each other in our data, Michkov's team went 2–6. Michkov had 5 points (4 goals) and Amadio had 5 (3 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 →