Who to start · 2025-26
Nico Hischier vs Sam Reinhart
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sam Reinhart projects to 2.13 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nico Hischier's 1.93.
Hischier had 66 points in 82 games; Reinhart had 61 in 64 games.
This week Hischier has 1 game left; Reinhart has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Reinhart for 2.5 ESPN points to Hischier's 1.9.
Nico Hischier has the better number in 23 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Hischier's biggest edges: Draw Equity /100 +0.070, Faceoff win % 55.8%, 20+ mph bursts 109.
Reinhart's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 45.3%, Luck Meter −19, Offensive-zone start % 51.1%.
Head to head on the dot, Hischier leads Reinhart 23–9.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Nico Hischier
1.93
fantasy points per game
Sam Reinhart
2.13
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Sam Reinhart has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hischier | Reinhart |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.64 | 0.80 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.44 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.13 | 0.17 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.39 | 0.31 |
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 Reinhart
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hischier 6G 12A, 59 SOG · Reinhart 18G 2A, 69 SOG
Hischier's offensive zone 9–0 · neutral 2–4 · Hischier's defensive zone 12–5 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Hischier's side)
22:01 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Hischier's side
- Shot attempts
- 22–12
- 64.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.9–0.7
- 54.2%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hischier | Reinhart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | NJD 5–1 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-11-20 | NJD 0–1 FLA | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-10-16 | NJD 3–1 FLA | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-01-14 | NJD 1–2 FLA | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-11-14 | NJD 6–2 FLA | 0G 3A 3S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2024-11-12 | NJD 4–1 FLA | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2024-03-05 | NJD 3–5 FLA | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-01-13 | NJD 4–1 FLA | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2023-10-16 | NJD 3–4 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 2G 0A 5S |
| 2023-03-18 | NJD 2–4 FLA | 1G 0A 4S | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2022-12-21 | NJD 4–2 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-12-17 | NJD 2–4 FLA | 0G 0A 4S | 2G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 26 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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Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
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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.
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)
Sam Reinhart
3games (1 left)
2.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA2.5 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to CLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Nico Hischier or Sam Reinhart in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sam Reinhart projects to 2.13 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nico Hischier's 1.93. Hischier had 66 points in 82 games; Reinhart had 61 in 64 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 Sam Reinhart?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nico Hischier leads in 23 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Hischier and Reinhart done against each other?
- In 26 games against each other in our data, Hischier's team went 12–14. Hischier had 18 points (6 goals) and Reinhart had 20 (18 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Hischier or Reinhart?
- Against each other, Hischier has won 23 and Reinhart 9 of their 32 head-to-head draws.
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 →