Who to start · 2025-26
Nico Hischier vs Tyler Bertuzzi
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nico Hischier projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Tyler Bertuzzi's 1.52.
Hischier had 66 points in 82 games; Bertuzzi had 58 in 79 games.
This week Hischier has 1 game left; Bertuzzi has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Hischier for 1.9 ESPN points to Bertuzzi's 1.6.
Nico Hischier has the better number in 28 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Hischier's biggest edges: High-danger chances 55.2%, Top skating speed 22.8, Draw Equity /100 +0.070.
Bertuzzi's biggest edges: Goals above expected +3.9, Luck Meter +45, On-ice PDO 1020.
- • 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
Tyler Bertuzzi
1.52
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Nico Hischier has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hischier | Bertuzzi |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.64 | 0.71 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.29 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.19 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.39 | 0.13 |
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 Bertuzzi
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 5G 13A, 33 SOG · Bertuzzi 7G 11A, 38 SOG
Hischier's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–0 · Hischier's defensive zone 3–0 (2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Hischier's side)
10:58 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Hischier's side
- Shot attempts
- 16–14
- 53.3%
- Expected goals
- 1.3–0.7
- 63.5%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hischier | Bertuzzi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | NJD 5–3 CHI | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-11-12 | NJD 4–3 CHI | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2025-03-26 | NJD 5–3 CHI | 0G 2A 1S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2024-12-14 | NJD 4–1 CHI | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-04-11 | NJD 6–5 TOR | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-04-09 | NJD 2–5 TOR | 1G 1A 2S | 2G 1A 3S |
| 2024-03-26 | NJD 6–3 TOR | 1G 2A 3S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2023-04-08 | NJD 1–2 BOS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2022-10-15 | NJD 2–5 DET | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2022-04-29 | NJD 3–5 DET | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2020-02-25 | NJD 4–1 DET | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2019-11-23 | NJD 5–1 DET | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
Latest 12 of 16 meetings.
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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)
Tyler Bertuzzi
3games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ VGKOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Carter Hart (.891)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ UTAOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ BUF1.6 ptsOpp allows 10th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
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FAQ
- Should I start Nico Hischier or Tyler Bertuzzi 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 Tyler Bertuzzi's 1.52. Hischier had 66 points in 82 games; Bertuzzi had 58 in 79 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 Tyler Bertuzzi?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nico Hischier leads in 28 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 Bertuzzi done against each other?
- In 16 games against each other in our data, Hischier's team went 9–7. Hischier had 18 points (5 goals) and Bertuzzi had 18 (7 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Hischier or Bertuzzi?
- Against each other, Hischier has won 3 and Bertuzzi 0 of their 3 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 →