Who to start · 2025-26
Mitch Marner vs Tyson Foerster
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Mitch Marner projects to 2.05 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Tyson Foerster's 1.46.
Marner had 80 points in 81 games; Foerster had 17 in 29 games.
This week Marner has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Foerster has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Marner for 4.5 to Foerster's 3.2 over the games left.
Mitch Marner has the better number in 27 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Marner's biggest edges: Assists 56, Corsi 54.5%, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.22.
Foerster's biggest edges: Hardest shot 92.9, Luck Meter +49, On-ice PDO 1067.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Mitch Marner rates ahead, +5.3 to -0.4 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Marner is steady, 7 P in last 5 (0.80/GP before); Foerster is cooling, ixG/60 0.56 (was 1.23).
- • 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.
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 22 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Mitch Marner
+5.3
category z-score total
Tyson Foerster
-0.4
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Mitch Marner has the edge (Marner wins 4, Foerster wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Marner | Foerster |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.25 | 0.31 |
| Assists / game | 0.78 | 0.08 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.04 | -0.15 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.36 | 0.08 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.25 | 2.14 |
| Hits / game | 0.40 | 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: Marner vs Foerster
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2024-25: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Marner 0G 3A, 5 SOG · Foerster 1G 0A, 4 SOG
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Marner | Foerster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-25 | TOR 7–2 PHI | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-01-07 | TOR 3–2 PHI | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-01-05 | TOR 3–2 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
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
Mitch Marner
3games (2 left)
4.5proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs TBLOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ STL2.0 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ CBJ2.5 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
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 Mitch Marner or Tyson Foerster 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 Tyson Foerster's 1.46. Marner had 80 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, Mitch Marner or Tyson Foerster?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Mitch Marner leads in 27 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Marner and Foerster done against each other?
- In 3 games against each other in our data, Marner's team went 3–0. Marner had 3 points (0 goals) and Foerster had 1 (1 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 →