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Who to start · 2025-26

Nathan MacKinnon vs Raphael Lavoie

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 Raphael Lavoie's 0.24.

MacKinnon had 127 points in 80 games; Lavoie had 0 in 1 game.

This week MacKinnon has 2 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; Lavoie has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project MacKinnon for 5.9 to Lavoie's 1.5 over the games left.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Nathan MacKinnon rates ahead, +14.0 to -4.7 in summed category z-scores.

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

  • • MacKinnon, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 6 G, 10 A, 2 PPP, 44 SOG.
  • • Raphael Lavoie is a rookie: 17 NHL games before this season.
  • • Lavoie, 2026-27 so far: 7 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Nathan MacKinnon

+14.0

category z-score total

Raphael Lavoie

-4.7

category z-score total

Under Standard (6 categories), Nathan MacKinnon has the edge (MacKinnon wins 5, Lavoie wins 1 of 6 categories).

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryMacKinnonLavoie
Goals / game0.640.00
Assists / game0.960.09
Plus/minus / game0.430.09
Power-play points / game0.300.00
Shots on goal / game4.380.36
Hits / game0.681.09

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

Nathan MacKinnon and Raphael Lavoie have no head-to-head events in our data yet (regular season and playoffs since 2019-20).

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

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Fantasy box score

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs, Usage, Special teams & discipline, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below

Every stat, side by side (continued)

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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

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Nathan MacKinnon

4games (2 left)

5.9proj. ESPN default pts

  • Mon, Oct 19 @ PHI
    Opp allows 12th-most FP to CLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
  • Tue, Oct 20 @ NJDB2B
    Opp allows 16th-fewest 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 9th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
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Raphael Lavoie

3games (2 left)

1.5proj. ESPN default pts

  • Tue, Oct 20 vs TBL
    Opp allows 4th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
  • Thu, Oct 22 @ STL0.7 pts
    Opp allows 16th-most FP to CSchedule edge −5.0 win%vs Joel Hofer (.910)
  • Sat, Oct 24 @ CBJ0.8 pts
    Opp allows 3rd-most FP to CLikely vs Jet Greaves (.908)

FAQ

Should I start Nathan MacKinnon or Raphael Lavoie 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 Raphael Lavoie's 0.24. MacKinnon had 127 points in 80 games; Lavoie had 0 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.

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 →