Who to start · 2025-26
Matvei Michkov vs Tyson Foerster
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Matvei Michkov projects to 1.51 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Tyson Foerster's 1.46.
Michkov had 51 points in 81 games; Foerster had 17 in 29 games.
This week Michkov has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Foerster has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Michkov for 3.7 to Foerster's 3.2 over the games left.
Matvei Michkov has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Michkov's biggest edges: Assists 31, Offensive-zone start % 74.2%, Ascension score 67.
Foerster's biggest edges: Hardest shot 92.9, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.070, Goals above expected +4.0.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Matvei Michkov rates ahead, -0.3 to -0.4 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Michkov is rising, ixG/60 1.66 (was 0.80); Foerster is cooling, ixG/60 0.56 (was 1.23).
- • 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: 10 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 22 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Matvei Michkov
-0.3
category z-score total
Tyson Foerster
-0.4
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Matvei Michkov has the edge (Michkov wins 3, Foerster wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Michkov | Foerster |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.37 | 0.31 |
| Assists / game | 0.26 | 0.08 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.27 | -0.15 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.20 | 0.08 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.70 | 2.14 |
| Hits / game | 0.31 | 1.28 |
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 Foerster
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 blocked 0 of Foerster's shots; Foerster blocked 2 of Michkov's.
Goals each scored with the other picking up an assist (as teammates).
On the ice together
54:28 at 5-on-5 over 11 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27
- Shot attempts
- 41–67
- 38.0%
- Expected goals
- 2.0–2.1
- 48.7%
- Goals
- 3–5
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
Chemistry as teammates
How their expected-goal share at 5v5 changed together vs apart (shrunk for sample size), and how closely their DraftKings points moved game to game (raw, that season only; for forward linemates the typical value is about .28).
| Season | 5v5 min together | xG% lift | xGF/60 lift | DK correlation (raw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 PHI | 80 | +1.0 | +0.20 | – (too few games together) |
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)
Tyson Foerster
3games (2 left)
3.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF1.7 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.6 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to RWLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Matvei Michkov or Tyson Foerster 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 Tyson Foerster's 1.46. Michkov had 51 points in 81 games; Foerster had 17 in 29 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 Tyson Foerster?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Matvei Michkov leads in 18 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
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 →