Who to start · 2025-26
Nick Seeler vs Tyler Kleven
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Tyler Kleven projects to 1.58 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nick Seeler's 1.53.
Seeler had 10 points in 80 games; Kleven had 18 in 70 games.
This week Seeler has 2 games left; Kleven has 3 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Kleven for 4.3 to Seeler's 3.2 over the games left.
Tyler Kleven has the better number in 21 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Seeler's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 −0.13, Blocked shots 149, Top skating speed 22.3.
Kleven's biggest edges: Hardest shot 103.5, Scoring chances 54.9%, Luck Meter −4.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Tyler Kleven rates ahead, +0.4 to -1.2 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Seeler is steady, +5:26 TOI a game; Kleven is steady, +1:36 TOI a game.
- • 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
- • Last 10 games (Oct 1–Oct 19): 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Nick Seeler
-1.2
category z-score total
Tyler Kleven
+0.4
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Tyler Kleven has the edge (Seeler wins 1, Kleven wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Seeler | Kleven |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Assists / game | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 0.99 | 1.18 |
| Hits / game | 1.60 | 1.92 |
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: Seeler vs Kleven
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Seeler 0G 2A, 5 SOG · Kleven 1G 2A, 10 SOG
On the ice against each other (Seeler's side)
22:06 at 5-on-5 over 5 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Seeler's side
- Shot attempts
- 18–27
- 40.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–1.1
- 28.3%
- Goals
- 1–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Seeler | Kleven |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | PHI 3–1 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-10-08 | PHI 1–2 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2026-02-05 | PHI 1–2 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-11-08 | PHI 2–3 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-10-23 | PHI 1–2 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-04-13 | PHI 3–4 OTT | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-03-11 | PHI 2–5 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2024-11-14 | PHI 5–4 OTT | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-03-30 | PHI 4–5 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 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
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
Nick Seeler
3games (2 left)
3.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF1.6 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.6 ptsOpp allows 16th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
Tyler Kleven
3games
4.3proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLA1.4 ptsOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR1.4 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
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FAQ
- Should I start Nick Seeler or Tyler Kleven in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Tyler Kleven projects to 1.58 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nick Seeler's 1.53. Seeler had 10 points in 80 games; Kleven had 18 in 70 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, Nick Seeler or Tyler Kleven?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Tyler Kleven leads in 21 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Seeler and Kleven done against each other?
- In 9 games against each other in our data, Seeler's team went 2–7. Seeler had 2 points (0 goals) and Kleven had 3 (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 →