Who to start · 2025-26
Niko Mikkola vs Radko Gudas
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Radko Gudas projects to 1.39 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Niko Mikkola's 1.07.
Mikkola had 11 points in 68 games; Gudas had 13 in 56 games.
This week Mikkola has 3 games left with 2 soft and 1 tough matchups; Gudas has 3 left with 2 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Gudas for 4.3 to Mikkola's 3.4 over the games left.
Radko Gudas has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Mikkola's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 −0.02, 20+ mph bursts 67, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.026.
Gudas's biggest edges: Hardest shot 98.8, Luck Meter +6, Sequence xG 51.1%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Radko Gudas rates ahead, +0.5 to -0.6 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Mikkola is steady, 2 P in last 5 (0.15/GP before); Gudas is cooling, On-ice xGF/60 2.17 (was 2.73).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 13 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 6 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Niko Mikkola
-0.6
category z-score total
Radko Gudas
+0.5
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Radko Gudas has the edge (Mikkola wins 3, Gudas wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Mikkola | Gudas |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Assists / game | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.17 | 0.95 |
| Hits / game | 1.44 | 2.71 |
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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head: Mikkola vs Gudas
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.
Mikkola 0G 2A, 8 SOG · Gudas 1G 2A, 18 SOG
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Mikkola | Gudas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-21 | FLA 5–2 ANA | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2025-01-18 | FLA 3–0 ANA | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-01-15 | FLA 4–5 ANA | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-11-17 | FLA 2–1 ANA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-03-25 | NYR 4–3 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-11-26 | STL 5–4 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2021-12-07 | STL 4–3 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2021-12-04 | STL 3–4 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
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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
Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Niko Mikkola
3games
3.4proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 @ OTT1.1 ptsOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI1.2 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to DLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
Radko Gudas
3games
4.3proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 @ OTT1.4 ptsOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI1.5 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to DLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
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FAQ
- Should I start Niko Mikkola or Radko Gudas in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Radko Gudas projects to 1.39 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Niko Mikkola's 1.07. Mikkola had 11 points in 68 games; Gudas had 13 in 56 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, Niko Mikkola or Radko Gudas?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Radko Gudas leads in 18 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Mikkola and Gudas done against each other?
- In 8 games against each other in our data, Mikkola's team went 6–2. Mikkola had 2 points (0 goals) and Gudas had 3 (1 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 →