Who to start · 2025-26
Nico Hischier vs Trevor Zegras
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nico Hischier projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Trevor Zegras's 1.53.
Hischier had 66 points in 82 games; Zegras had 67 in 81 games.
This week Hischier has 1 game left; Zegras has 1 left. We project Hischier for 1.9 ESPN points to Zegras's 1.2.
Nico Hischier has the better number in 22 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Hischier's biggest edges: Faceoff win % 55.8%, Draw Equity /100 +0.070, Hardest shot 89.4.
Zegras's biggest edges: Goals above expected +2.5, Luck Meter +27, On-ice PDO 1016.
- • 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, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Nico Hischier
1.93
fantasy points per game
Trevor Zegras
1.53
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Nico Hischier has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hischier | Zegras |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.64 | 0.57 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.45 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| 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 | 0.15 |
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 Zegras
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hischier 4G 3A, 26 SOG · Zegras 5G 2A, 14 SOG
Hischier's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 1–2 · Hischier's defensive zone 1–3 (2022-23 to 2025-26)
Hischier blocked 1 of Zegras's shots; Zegras blocked 1 of Hischier's.
On the ice against each other (Hischier's side)
13:50 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Hischier's side
- Shot attempts
- 10–11
- 47.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–0.7
- 42.2%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hischier | Zegras |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | NJD 3–2 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-04-07 | NJD 1–5 PHI | 0G 0A 3S | 2G 1A 2S |
| 2025-11-29 | NJD 3–5 PHI | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2025-11-22 | NJD 3–6 PHI | 2G 1A 5S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-10-27 | NJD 6–2 ANA | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-01-13 | NJD 6–2 ANA | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-10-18 | NJD 4–2 ANA | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2021-11-02 | NJD 0–4 ANA | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
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
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)
Trevor Zegras
3games (1 left)
1.2proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs PITOpp allows the fewest FP to CLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NJDB2BOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CAR1.2 ptsOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +9.0 win%Likely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Nico Hischier or Trevor Zegras 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 Trevor Zegras's 1.53. Hischier had 66 points in 82 games; Zegras had 67 in 81 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 Trevor Zegras?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nico Hischier leads in 22 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 Zegras done against each other?
- In 8 games against each other in our data, Hischier's team went 4–4. Hischier had 7 points (4 goals) and Zegras had 7 (5 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Hischier or Zegras?
- Against each other, Hischier has won 2 and Zegras 5 of their 7 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 →