Who to start · 2025-26
Mikael Granlund vs Morgan Geekie
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Mikael Granlund projects to 1.94 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Morgan Geekie's 1.92.
Granlund had 41 points in 58 games; Geekie had 68 in 81 games.
This week Granlund has 3 games left with 1 tough matchup; Geekie has 3 left with 2 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Geekie for 5.7 to Granlund's 5.2 over the games left.
Mikael Granlund has the better number in 18 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Granlund's biggest edges: High-danger chances 53.7%, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.072, Fenwick 53.1%.
Geekie's biggest edges: Hardest shot 103.0, Transition attempts /60 1.31, Luck Meter +42.
Head to head on the dot, Geekie leads Granlund 8–4.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Morgan Geekie rates ahead, +5.2 to +2.6 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Granlund is steady, −2:42 5v5 TOI; Geekie is rising, 7 P in last 5 (0.60/GP before).
- • Granlund has played 7 of the Ducks' 8 games since Oct 2 (in and out of the lineup).
- • 2026-27 so far: 7 GP, 2 G, 6 A, 4 PPP, 14 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 7 A, 4 PPP, 9 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Mikael Granlund
+2.6
category z-score total
Morgan Geekie
+5.2
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Morgan Geekie has the edge (Granlund wins 2, Geekie wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Granlund | Geekie |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.31 | 0.34 |
| Assists / game | 0.53 | 0.52 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.20 | 0.09 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.33 | 0.34 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.01 | 1.77 |
| Hits / game | 0.38 | 1.52 |
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: Granlund vs Geekie
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2020-21 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Granlund 3G 8A, 14 SOG · Geekie 5G 3A, 22 SOG
Granlund's offensive zone 2–2 · neutral 0–3 · Granlund's defensive zone 2–3 (2021-22 to 2024-25)
On the ice against each other (Granlund's side)
4:18 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Granlund's side
- Shot attempts
- 9–7
- 56.3%
- Expected goals
- 0.7–0.3
- 72.7%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Granlund | Geekie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-23 | ANA 7–5 BOS | 2G 3A 5S | 2G 0A 4S |
| 2025-01-20 | SJS 3–6 BOS | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2023-11-30 | SJS 0–3 BOS | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-11-08 | NSH 1–5 SEA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2022-03-02 | NSH 3–4 SEA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2021-10-14 | NSH 3–4 SEA | 1G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2021-05-08 | NSH 3–1 CAR | 0G 2A 0S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2021-04-17 | NSH 1–3 CAR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2021-04-15 | NSH 1–4 CAR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2021-03-11 | NSH 1–5 CAR | 0G 0A 1S | 2G 0A 2S |
Faceoffs: Granlund vs Geekie
Model: Mikael Granlund wins 52.7% of draws against Morgan Geekie on average (L shot vs R shot). Opposite-handed, so they are both strong or both weak at every dot and the dot barely matters.
| Granlund at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 52% | 52% | 54% | 53% | 53% | 54% | 53% | 55% | 54% |
| Road | 51% | 51% | 52% | 52% | 52% | 52% | 52% | 53% | 53% |
Head-to-head 2023-24 to 2024-25: Granlund 1–3 (25.0%). Blended with the model: 52.5%. The record is a bit unusual for this matchup (z -1.1); pair-specific edges are about ±2 points, so the model carries most of the weight.
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
Mikael Granlund
4games (3 left)
5.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ NYROpp allows 5th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ NJD1.8 ptsOpp allows 16th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jake Allen (.904)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ PHI1.9 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to CLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
Morgan Geekie
3games
5.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ DAL1.5 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to Cvs Jake Oettinger (.899)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs NSH2.0 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to CLikely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs SJS2.1 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to CLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
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FAQ
- Should I start Mikael Granlund or Morgan Geekie in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Mikael Granlund projects to 1.94 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Morgan Geekie's 1.92. Granlund had 41 points in 58 games; Geekie had 68 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, Mikael Granlund or Morgan Geekie?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Mikael Granlund leads in 18 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Granlund and Geekie done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Granlund's team went 2–8. Granlund had 11 points (3 goals) and Geekie had 8 (5 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Granlund or Geekie?
- Against each other, Granlund has won 4 and Geekie 8 of their 12 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 →