Who to start · 2025-26
Nico Hischier vs Rasmus Sandin
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nico Hischier projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59.
Hischier had 66 points in 82 games; Sandin had 29 in 73 games.
This week Hischier has 1 game left; Sandin has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Hischier for 1.9 ESPN points to Sandin's 1.7.
Nico Hischier has the better number in 26 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Hischier's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.007, Forecheck xG /60 0.33, Corsi 54.0%.
Sandin's biggest edges: Luck Meter +28, Goals above expected +0.4, On-ice PDO 1003.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Nico Hischier
2.00
fantasy points per game
Rasmus Sandin
1.59
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Nico Hischier has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hischier | Sandin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.68 | 0.14 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.46 | 0.33 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.01 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.26 | 0.12 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.07 | 0.12 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.38 | 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: Hischier vs Sandin
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hischier 7G 9A, 52 SOG · Sandin 2G 8A, 18 SOG
Hischier blocked 0 of Sandin's shots; Sandin blocked 4 of Hischier's.
On the ice against each other (Hischier's side)
20:10 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Hischier's side
- Shot attempts
- 25–25
- 50.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.7–1.4
- 33.2%
- Goals
- 2–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hischier | Sandin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | NJD 7–3 WSH | 0G 2A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2026-03-20 | NJD 1–2 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-12-27 | NJD 3–4 WSH | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-11-15 | NJD 3–2 WSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-11-30 | NJD 5–6 WSH | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2024-11-23 | NJD 3–2 WSH | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-10-19 | NJD 5–6 WSH | 2G 1A 6S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-10-12 | NJD 5–3 WSH | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-02-20 | NJD 2–6 WSH | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-01-03 | NJD 6–3 WSH | 2G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-10-25 | NJD 4–6 WSH | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-04-13 | NJD 5–4 WSH | 0G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 3S |
Latest 12 of 18 meetings.
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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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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.
Nico Hischier
2games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 7th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.9 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to CSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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 Nico Hischier or Rasmus Sandin in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nico Hischier projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59. Hischier had 66 points in 82 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, Nico Hischier or Rasmus Sandin?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nico Hischier leads in 26 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Hischier and Sandin done against each other?
- In 18 games against each other in our data, Hischier's team went 8–10. Hischier had 16 points (7 goals) and Sandin had 10 (2 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 →