Who to start · 2025-26
Morgan Geekie vs Ryan O'Reilly
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Morgan Geekie projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan O'Reilly's 1.90.
Geekie had 68 points in 81 games; O'Reilly had 74 in 81 games.
This week Geekie has 1 game left; O'Reilly has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project O'Reilly for 2.0 ESPN points to Geekie's 1.4.
Ryan O'Reilly has the better number in 22 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Geekie's biggest edges: Hits 110, Hardest shot 103.0, Ascension score 62.
O'Reilly's biggest edges: High-danger chances 53.8%, Scoring chances 53.3%, Faceoff win % 55.1%.
Head to head on the dot, O'Reilly leads Geekie 6–5.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Morgan Geekie
1.90
fantasy points per game
Ryan O'Reilly
1.90
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Morgan Geekie has the edge.
| Points per game from | Geekie | O'Reilly |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.85 | 0.58 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.37 | 0.57 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.16 | 0.03 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.19 | 0.38 |
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 custom weights are saved in this browser only.
Head-to-head: Geekie vs O'Reilly
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Geekie 2G 2A, 14 SOG · O'Reilly 4G 4A, 23 SOG
Geekie's offensive zone 2–1 · neutral 0–2 · Geekie's defensive zone 3–3 (2021-22 to 2024-25)
Geekie blocked 1 of O'Reilly's shots; O'Reilly blocked 0 of Geekie's.
On the ice against each other (Geekie's side)
7:12 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Geekie's side
- Shot attempts
- 5–14
- 26.3%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.7
- 25.5%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Geekie | O'Reilly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | BOS 3–2 NSH | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-03-04 | BOS 3–6 NSH | 1G 0A 1S | 2G 1A 2S |
| 2024-10-22 | BOS 0–4 NSH | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2024-04-02 | BOS 3–0 NSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2023-10-14 | BOS 3–2 NSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-02-26 | SEA 1–5 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-12-20 | SEA 5–2 STL | 0G 2A 0S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-04-06 | SEA 1–4 STL | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2022-01-21 | SEA 0–5 STL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
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
Sep 28 to Oct 4. 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 use ESPN default points for the games left.
Morgan Geekie
3games (1 left)
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs NYROpp allows 15th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
- Fri, Oct 2 @ WPGOpp allows 4th-most FP to CLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ MINB2B1.4 ptsOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −12.7 win%vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
Ryan O'Reilly
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs MINOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs DAL2.0 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to CSchedule edge +13.0 win%Likely vs Casey DeSmith (.907)
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FAQ
- Should I start Morgan Geekie or Ryan O'Reilly in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Morgan Geekie projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan O'Reilly's 1.90. Geekie had 68 points in 81 games; O'Reilly had 74 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, Morgan Geekie or Ryan O'Reilly?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Ryan O'Reilly leads in 22 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Geekie and O'Reilly done against each other?
- In 9 games against each other in our data, Geekie's team went 4–5. Geekie had 4 points (2 goals) and O'Reilly had 8 (4 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Geekie or O'Reilly?
- Against each other, Geekie has won 5 and O'Reilly 6 of their 11 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 →