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Who to start · 2025-26

Mitch Marner vs Porter Martone

Mitch MarnerGolden Knights · Right wing
vs
Porter MartoneFlyers · Right wing
Steady7 P in last 5 (0.80/GP before)
CoolingixG/60 0.79 (was 1.15)

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Mitch Marner projects to 2.05 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Porter Martone's 1.75.

Marner had 80 points in 81 games; Martone had 10 in 9 games.

This week Marner has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Martone has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Marner for 4.5 to Martone's 3.2 over the games left.

They split the 2 stats both are ranked on 1–1.

Marner's biggest edges: Ascension score 58.

Martone's biggest edges: Luck Meter +28.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Porter Martone rates ahead, +6.0 to +5.3 in summed category z-scores.

Role trend over the last 5 games: Marner is steady, 7 P in last 5 (0.80/GP before); Martone is cooling, ixG/60 0.79 (was 1.15).

  • • 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 2 G, 10 A, 5 PPP, 28 SOG.
  • • Last 10 games (Oct 2–Oct 20): 2 G, 10 A, 5 PPP, 24 SOG.
  • • Porter Martone is a rookie: 19 NHL games before this season.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 2 PPP, 12 SOG.
  • • Last 10 games (Oct 1–Oct 19): 2 G, 1 A, 2 PPP, 12 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Mitch Marner

+5.3

category z-score total

Porter Martone

+6.0

category z-score total

Under Standard (6 categories), Porter Martone has the edge (Marner wins 2, Martone wins 4 of 6 categories).

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryMarnerMartone
Goals / game0.250.33
Assists / game0.780.42
Plus/minus / game0.040.14
Power-play points / game0.360.33
Shots on goal / game2.252.51
Hits / game0.401.60

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

Mitch Marner and Porter Martone have no head-to-head events in our data yet (regular season and playoffs since 2019-20).

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

MarnerMartone

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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

Mitch Marner

3games (2 left)

4.5proj. ESPN default pts

  • Tue, Oct 20 vs TBL
    Opp allows 9th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
  • Thu, Oct 22 @ STL2.0 pts
    Opp allows 14th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Joel Hofer (.910)
  • Sat, Oct 24 @ CBJ2.5 pts
    Opp allows 4th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jet Greaves (.908)

Porter Martone

3games (2 left)

3.2proj. ESPN default pts

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FAQ

Should I start Mitch Marner or Porter Martone in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Mitch Marner projects to 2.05 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Porter Martone's 1.75. Marner had 80 points in 81 games; Martone had 10 in 9 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, Mitch Marner or Porter Martone?
On 2025-26 numbers they split 1–1 across 2 stats where both qualify.

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 →