Who to start · 2025-26
Nikolaj Ehlers vs Parker Wotherspoon
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nikolaj Ehlers projects to 1.65 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Parker Wotherspoon's 1.29.
Ehlers had 71 points in 82 games; Wotherspoon had 30 in 80 games.
This week Ehlers has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Wotherspoon has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Ehlers for 1.8 ESPN points to Wotherspoon's 1.3.
Nikolaj Ehlers has the better number in 25 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Ehlers's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.024, Transition attempts /60 1.78, Power-play share 63.4%.
Wotherspoon's biggest edges: Hits 162, Faceoffs won 0, Penalty minutes 55.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Nikolaj Ehlers
1.65
fantasy points per game
Parker Wotherspoon
1.29
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Nikolaj Ehlers has the edge.
| Points per game from | Ehlers | Wotherspoon |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.56 | 0.07 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.48 | 0.30 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.00 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.26 | 0.08 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.03 | 0.18 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.16 | 0.65 |
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: Ehlers vs Wotherspoon
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Ehlers 2G 8A, 21 SOG · Wotherspoon 0G 2A, 6 SOG
Ehlers blocked 0 of Wotherspoon's shots; Wotherspoon blocked 1 of Ehlers's.
On the ice against each other (Ehlers's side)
15:35 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Ehlers's side
- Shot attempts
- 18–14
- 56.3%
- Expected goals
- 0.8–0.3
- 75.6%
- Goals
- 2–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Ehlers | Wotherspoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-22 | CAR 5–1 PIT | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-03-18 | CAR 6–5 PIT | 0G 3A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2026-03-10 | CAR 5–4 PIT | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-30 | CAR 1–5 PIT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-01-30 | WPG 6–2 BOS | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-01-22 | WPG 1–4 BOS | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-12-22 | WPG 5–1 BOS | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
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.
Nikolaj Ehlers
3games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs FLAOpp allows 13th-most FP to LWLikely vs Jacob Markstrom (.883)
- Fri, Oct 2 vs WSHLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ PHIB2B1.8 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −12.8 win%Likely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
Parker Wotherspoon
3games (1 left)
1.3proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs CHIOpp allows 4th-most FP to DLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
- Fri, Oct 2 vs ANALikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ VAN1.3 ptsOpp allows 5th-most FP to DSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
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FAQ
- Should I start Nikolaj Ehlers or Parker Wotherspoon in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nikolaj Ehlers projects to 1.65 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Parker Wotherspoon's 1.29. Ehlers had 71 points in 82 games; Wotherspoon had 30 in 80 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, Nikolaj Ehlers or Parker Wotherspoon?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nikolaj Ehlers leads in 25 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Ehlers and Wotherspoon done against each other?
- In 7 games against each other in our data, Ehlers's team went 5–2. Ehlers had 10 points (2 goals) and Wotherspoon had 2 (0 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 →