Who to start · 2025-26
Owen Tippett vs Rickard Rakell
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Rickard Rakell projects to 2.10 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Owen Tippett's 1.73.
Tippett had 51 points in 81 games; Rakell had 48 in 60 games.
This week Tippett has 1 game left; Rakell has 1 left. We project Tippett for 2.0 ESPN points to Rakell's 2.0.
They split the 34 stats both are ranked on 17–17.
Tippett's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 2.54, Penalty minutes 32, Sequence xG 54.9%.
Rakell's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 66.1%, Ascension score 50, Goals above expected +0.3.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Owen Tippett
1.73
fantasy points per game
Rickard Rakell
2.10
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Rickard Rakell has the edge.
| Points per game from | Tippett | Rakell |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.61 | 0.75 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.25 | 0.44 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.04 | 0.16 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.24 | 0.13 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.30 | 0.34 |
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: Tippett vs Rakell
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Tippett 6G 4A, 55 SOG · Rakell 8G 9A, 52 SOG
Tippett's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 1–0 · Tippett's defensive zone 0–0 (2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Tippett's side)
33:46 at 5-on-5 over 9 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Tippett's side
- Shot attempts
- 24–40
- 37.5%
- Expected goals
- 1.1–1.1
- 50.6%
- Goals
- 0–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tippett | Rakell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | PHI 0–7 PIT | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2026-04-29 · PO | PHI 1–0 PIT | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2026-04-27 · PO | PHI 2–3 PIT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2026-04-25 · PO | PHI 2–4 PIT | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2026-04-22 · PO | PHI 5–2 PIT | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2026-04-20 · PO | PHI 3–0 PIT | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-04-18 · PO | PHI 3–2 PIT | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2026-03-07 | PHI 4–3 PIT | 1G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2026-01-15 | PHI 3–6 PIT | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2025-02-27 | PHI 4–5 PIT | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-02-25 | PHI 6–1 PIT | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-12-23 | PHI 3–7 PIT | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 2A 2S |
Latest 12 of 19 meetings.
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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
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.
Owen Tippett
3games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs PITOpp allows the fewest FP to RWLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NJDB2BOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CAR2.0 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +9.0 win%Likely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
Rickard Rakell
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to RWLikely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs MTL2.0 ptsOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
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FAQ
- Should I start Owen Tippett or Rickard Rakell in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Rickard Rakell projects to 2.10 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Owen Tippett's 1.73. Tippett had 51 points in 81 games; Rakell had 48 in 60 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, Owen Tippett or Rickard Rakell?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 17–17 across 34 stats where both qualify.
- How have Tippett and Rakell done against each other?
- In 19 games against each other in our data, Tippett's team went 8–11. Tippett had 10 points (6 goals) and Rakell had 17 (8 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Tippett or Rakell?
- Against each other, Tippett has won 1 and Rakell 0 of their 1 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 →