Who to start · 2025-26
Owen Tippett vs Sidney Crosby
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sidney Crosby projects to 2.18 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Owen Tippett's 1.73.
Tippett had 51 points in 81 games; Crosby had 74 in 68 games.
This week Tippett has 1 game left; Crosby has 1 left. We project Tippett for 2.0 ESPN points to Crosby's 2.0.
Sidney Crosby has the better number in 20 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Tippett's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.35, Transition attempts /60 2.54, Expected goals 54.7%.
Crosby's biggest edges: Ascension score 57, Goals above expected +6.6, Faceoffs won 773.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Owen Tippett
1.73
fantasy points per game
Sidney Crosby
2.18
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Sidney Crosby has the edge.
| Points per game from | Tippett | Crosby |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.61 | 0.80 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.25 | 0.68 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.04 | 0.16 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.27 | 0.24 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.24 | 0.10 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.30 | 0.21 |
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 Crosby
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 5G 4A, 67 SOG · Crosby 12G 15A, 78 SOG
Tippett's offensive zone 0–1 · neutral 0–1 · Tippett's defensive zone 0–1 (2023-24 to 2025-26)
Tippett blocked 0 of Crosby's shots; Crosby blocked 2 of Tippett's.
On the ice against each other (Tippett's side)
43:07 at 5-on-5 over 10 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Tippett's side
- Shot attempts
- 45–48
- 48.4%
- Expected goals
- 2.4–1.6
- 59.1%
- Goals
- 0–3
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tippett | Crosby |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | PHI 0–7 PIT | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2026-04-29 · PO | PHI 1–0 PIT | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2026-04-27 · PO | PHI 2–3 PIT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 0S |
| 2026-04-25 · PO | PHI 2–4 PIT | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 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 4S |
| 2026-04-18 · PO | PHI 3–2 PIT | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2026-01-15 | PHI 3–6 PIT | 0G 0A 5S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2025-12-01 | PHI 1–5 PIT | 0G 0A 2S | 2G 0A 5S |
| 2025-10-28 | PHI 3–2 PIT | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-02-27 | PHI 4–5 PIT | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-02-25 | PHI 6–1 PIT | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 22 meetings.
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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.
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)
Sidney Crosby
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ PHIOpp allows 7th-most FP to CLikely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs MTL2.0 ptsOpp allows 14th-most FP to Cvs Jakub Dobes (.901)
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FAQ
- Should I start Owen Tippett or Sidney Crosby in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sidney Crosby projects to 2.18 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Owen Tippett's 1.73. Tippett had 51 points in 81 games; Crosby had 74 in 68 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 Sidney Crosby?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Sidney Crosby leads in 20 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Tippett and Crosby done against each other?
- In 22 games against each other in our data, Tippett's team went 9–13. Tippett had 9 points (5 goals) and Crosby had 27 (12 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Tippett or Crosby?
- Against each other, Tippett has won 0 and Crosby 3 of their 3 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 →