Who to start · 2025-26
Nico Hischier vs Vincent Trocheck
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Vincent Trocheck projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nico Hischier's 1.93.
Hischier had 66 points in 82 games; Trocheck had 53 in 67 games.
This week Hischier has 1 game left; Trocheck has 2 left. We project Trocheck for 3.3 ESPN points to Hischier's 1.9.
Nico Hischier has the better number in 21 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Hischier's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.28, Expected goals 52.7%, Sequence xG 52.7%.
Trocheck's biggest edges: Luck Meter +42, Goals above expected +1.3, On-ice PDO 1022.
Head to head on the dot, Trocheck leads Hischier 84–81.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Nico Hischier
1.93
fantasy points per game
Vincent Trocheck
2.00
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Vincent Trocheck has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hischier | Trocheck |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.64 | 0.45 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.58 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.17 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.31 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.39 | 0.37 |
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 Trocheck
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 7G 19A, 72 SOG · Trocheck 6G 8A, 67 SOG
Hischier's offensive zone 28–26 · neutral 16–28 · Hischier's defensive zone 37–30 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Hischier's side)
13:41 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Hischier's side
- Shot attempts
- 19–8
- 70.4%
- Expected goals
- 1.1–0.1
- 91.4%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hischier | Trocheck |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NJD 1–4 NYR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-03-18 | NJD 6–3 NYR | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-03-07 | NJD 6–3 NYR | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-04-05 | NJD 4–0 NYR | 1G 2A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-01-09 | NJD 2–3 NYR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2024-12-23 | NJD 5–0 NYR | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-12-02 | NJD 5–1 NYR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 7S |
| 2024-04-03 | NJD 3–4 NYR | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-03-11 | NJD 1–3 NYR | 0G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2024-02-22 | NJD 1–5 NYR | 0G 0A 6S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2023-05-01 · PO | NJD 4–0 NYR | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-04-29 · PO | NJD 2–5 NYR | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
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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)
Vincent Trocheck
3games (2 left)
3.3proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs CHIOpp allows 8th-most FP to CLikely vs Arvid Soderblom (.880)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ CBJ1.8 ptsOpp allows 16th-most FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ NYRB2B1.5 ptsOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Nico Hischier or Vincent Trocheck in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Vincent Trocheck projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nico Hischier's 1.93. Hischier had 66 points in 82 games; Trocheck had 53 in 67 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 Vincent Trocheck?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nico Hischier leads in 21 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 Trocheck done against each other?
- In 30 games against each other in our data, Hischier's team went 16–14. Hischier had 26 points (7 goals) and Trocheck had 14 (6 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Hischier or Trocheck?
- Against each other, Hischier has won 81 and Trocheck 84 of their 165 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 →