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Who to start · 2025-26

Nathan MacKinnon vs Oliver Bonk

Nathan MacKinnonAvalanche · Centre
vs
Oliver BonkFlyers · Defence
CoolingOn-ice xGF/60 2.51 (was 3.88)

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nathan MacKinnon projects to 3.08 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Oliver Bonk's 2.81.

MacKinnon had 127 points in 80 games; Bonk had 2 in 1 game.

This week MacKinnon has 2 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; Bonk has 2 left. In ESPN default points scoring we project MacKinnon for 5.9 to Bonk's 1.9 over the games left.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Oliver Bonk rates ahead, +16.6 to +14.0 in summed category z-scores.

Role trend over the last 5 games: MacKinnon is cooling, On-ice xGF/60 2.51 (was 3.88); Bonk has no recent trend.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 6 G, 10 A, 2 PPP, 44 SOG.
  • • Oliver Bonk is a rookie: 2 NHL games before this season.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 5 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Nathan MacKinnon

+14.0

category z-score total

Oliver Bonk

+16.6

category z-score total

Under Standard (6 categories), Oliver Bonk has the edge (MacKinnon wins 4, Bonk wins 2 of 6 categories).

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryMacKinnonBonk
Goals / game0.640.75
Assists / game0.960.85
Plus/minus / game0.430.50
Power-play points / game0.300.00
Shots on goal / game4.381.00
Hits / game0.681.60

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: MacKinnon vs Bonk

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2026-27 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

MacKinnonBonk
0Team record in 1 meetings1
0Points in those games1

MacKinnon 0G 0A, 1 SOG · Bonk 0G 1A, 0 SOG

On the ice against each other (MacKinnon's side)

13:31 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2026-27, from MacKinnon's side

Shot attempts
14–10
58.3%
Expected goals
0.3–1.0
23.0%
Goals
0–1

Games against each other

Games between Nathan MacKinnon and Oliver Bonk
DateScoreMacKinnonBonk
2026-10-19COL 2–3 PHI0G 0A 1S0G 1A 0S

Every stat, side by side

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

MacKinnonBonk

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

Colorado Avalanche logo

Nathan MacKinnon

4games (2 left)

5.9proj. ESPN default pts

  • Mon, Oct 19 @ PHI
    Opp allows 10th-most FP to CLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
  • Tue, Oct 20 @ NJDB2B
    Opp allows 16th-most FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
  • Fri, Oct 23 vs TBL2.5 pts
    Opp allows 4th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
  • Sun, Oct 25 @ NSH3.4 pts
    Opp allows 8th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
Philadelphia Flyers logo

Oliver Bonk

3games (2 left)

1.9proj. ESPN default pts

  • Mon, Oct 19 vs COL
    Opp allows 11th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
  • Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF0.9 pts
    Opp allows 16th-most FP to DSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
  • Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA0.9 pts
    Opp allows 16th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −2.4 win%Likely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)

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FAQ

Should I start Nathan MacKinnon or Oliver Bonk in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nathan MacKinnon projects to 3.08 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Oliver Bonk's 2.81. MacKinnon had 127 points in 80 games; Bonk had 2 in 1 game. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.
How have MacKinnon and Bonk done against each other?
In 1 games against each other in our data, MacKinnon's team went 0–1. MacKinnon had 0 points (0 goals) and Bonk had 1 (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 →