Who to start · 2025-26
Noel Acciari vs Stephen Halliday
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Stephen Halliday projects to 1.21 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Noel Acciari's 1.18.
Acciari had 25 points in 67 games; Halliday had 11 in 30 games.
This week Acciari has 1 game left; Halliday has 2 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Halliday for 2.2 to Acciari's 1.1 over the games left.
Noel Acciari has the better number in 13 of the 22 stats both are ranked on.
Acciari's biggest edges: Blocked shots 62, Penalty minutes 25, Ice time per game 13:42.
Halliday's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 50.5%, Ascension score 67, Power-play time per game 1:54.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Stephen Halliday rates ahead, -1.0 to -2.8 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Acciari is rising, ixG/60 0.91 (was 0.51); Halliday is surging, +2:23 PP TOI.
- • Acciari, 2026-27 so far: 12 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 10 SOG.
- • Acciari, last 10 games (Oct 3–Oct 21): 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
- • Halliday, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 3 PPP, 16 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Noel Acciari
-2.8
category z-score total
Stephen Halliday
-1.0
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Stephen Halliday has the edge (Acciari wins 1, Halliday wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Acciari | Halliday |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.14 | 0.20 |
| Assists / game | 0.10 | 0.22 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.11 | -0.08 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.18 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.14 | 1.32 |
| Hits / game | 1.76 | 0.84 |
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: Acciari vs Halliday
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Acciari 0G 0A, 4 SOG · Halliday 0G 0A, 7 SOG
Acciari's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–0 · Acciari's defensive zone 4–0 (2026-27)
On the ice against each other (Acciari's side)
8:18 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Acciari's side
- Shot attempts
- 14–6
- 70.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.2
- 67.6%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Acciari | Halliday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | PHI 3–1 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2026-10-08 | PHI 1–2 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-02-02 | PIT 2–3 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-18 | PIT 0–4 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
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
Noel Acciari
3games (1 left)
1.1proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 15th-most FP to CLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUFOpp allows 14th-most FP to CLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.1 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to CLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
Stephen Halliday
3games (2 left)
2.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLAOpp allows 10th-most FP to CLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR1.0 ptsOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
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FAQ
- Should I start Noel Acciari or Stephen Halliday in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Stephen Halliday projects to 1.21 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Noel Acciari's 1.18. Acciari had 25 points in 67 games; Halliday had 11 in 30 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, Noel Acciari or Stephen Halliday?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Noel Acciari leads in 13 of 22 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Acciari and Halliday done against each other?
- In 4 games against each other in our data, Acciari's team went 1–3. Acciari had 0 points (0 goals) and Halliday had 0 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Acciari or Halliday?
- Against each other, Acciari has won 4 and Halliday 0 of their 4 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 →