Who to start · 2025-26
Nico Hischier vs Shayne Gostisbehere
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Shayne Gostisbehere projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nico Hischier's 1.93.
Hischier had 66 points in 82 games; Gostisbehere had 50 in 55 games.
This week Hischier has 1 game left; Gostisbehere has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Hischier for 1.9 ESPN points to Gostisbehere's 1.8.
Nico Hischier has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hischier's biggest edges: Blocked shots 62, 20+ mph bursts 109, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.007.
Gostisbehere's biggest edges: Goals above expected +3.0, Luck Meter +51, Offensive-zone start % 72.2%.
- • 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, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Nico Hischier
1.93
fantasy points per game
Shayne Gostisbehere
1.93
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Shayne Gostisbehere has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hischier | Gostisbehere |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.64 | 0.42 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.59 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.19 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.39 | 0.53 |
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 Gostisbehere
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 12G 11A, 72 SOG · Gostisbehere 5G 17A, 54 SOG
Hischier blocked 8 of Gostisbehere's shots; Gostisbehere blocked 2 of Hischier's.
On the ice against each other (Hischier's side)
6:50 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Hischier's side
- Shot attempts
- 4–6
- 40.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.4
- 24.5%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hischier | Gostisbehere |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | NJD 2–5 CAR | 0G 1A 5S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2026-01-04 | NJD 1–3 CAR | 0G 0A 6S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-10-09 | NJD 3–6 CAR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2025-04-29 · PO | NJD 4–5 CAR | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2025-04-27 · PO | NJD 2–5 CAR | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-04-25 · PO | NJD 3–2 CAR | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-04-22 · PO | NJD 1–3 CAR | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-04-20 · PO | NJD 1–4 CAR | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-12-27 | NJD 4–2 CAR | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-11-21 | NJD 4–2 CAR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-10-15 | NJD 2–4 CAR | 1G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 6S |
| 2023-12-23 | NJD 3–2 DET | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
Latest 12 of 32 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)
Shayne Gostisbehere
3games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs FLAOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jacob Markstrom (.883)
- Fri, Oct 2 vs WSHOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ PHIB2B1.8 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to DSchedule edge −8.7 win%vs Joseph Woll (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Nico Hischier or Shayne Gostisbehere in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Shayne Gostisbehere projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nico Hischier's 1.93. Hischier had 66 points in 82 games; Gostisbehere had 50 in 55 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 Shayne Gostisbehere?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nico Hischier leads in 19 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Hischier and Gostisbehere done against each other?
- In 32 games against each other in our data, Hischier's team went 13–19. Hischier had 23 points (12 goals) and Gostisbehere had 22 (5 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 →