Who to start · 2025-26
Morgan Rielly vs Rasmus Sandin
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Morgan Rielly projects to 1.61 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59.
Rielly had 36 points in 78 games; Sandin had 29 in 73 games.
This week Rielly has 1 game left; Sandin has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Sandin for 1.7 ESPN points to Rielly's 1.5.
Morgan Rielly has the better number in 20 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Rielly's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 43.7%, Transition attempts /60 0.63, Offensive-zone start % 67.6%.
Sandin's biggest edges: Plus/minus +4, Hits 88, Expected goals 48.5%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Morgan Rielly
1.60
fantasy points per game
Rasmus Sandin
1.59
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Morgan Rielly has the edge.
| Points per game from | Rielly | Sandin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.28 | 0.14 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.32 | 0.33 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.12 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.04 | 0.12 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.73 | 0.87 |
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: Rielly vs Sandin
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Rielly 2G 2A, 19 SOG · Sandin 0G 3A, 11 SOG
On the ice against each other (Rielly's side)
16:39 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Rielly's side
- Shot attempts
- 27–12
- 69.2%
- Expected goals
- 0.9–1.0
- 47.9%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Rielly | Sandin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | TOR 0–4 WSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-12-18 | TOR 0–4 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-11-28 | TOR 2–4 WSH | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-12-28 | TOR 2–5 WSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-12-06 | TOR 1–3 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-11-13 | TOR 4–3 WSH | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-03-20 | TOR 7–3 WSH | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-10-24 | TOR 4–1 WSH | 1G 1A 1S | 0G 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
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 Rielly
3games (1 left)
1.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 16th-most FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT1.5 ptsvs Linus Ullmark (.891)
Rasmus Sandin
2games (1 left)
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 10th-most FP to DLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.7 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to DSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Morgan Rielly or Rasmus Sandin in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Morgan Rielly projects to 1.61 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59. Rielly had 36 points in 78 games; Sandin had 29 in 73 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 Rielly or Rasmus Sandin?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Morgan Rielly leads in 20 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Rielly and Sandin done against each other?
- In 8 games against each other in our data, Rielly's team went 3–5. Rielly had 4 points (2 goals) and Sandin had 3 (0 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 →