Who to start · 2025-26
Owen Tippett vs Vincent Trocheck
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Vincent Trocheck projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Owen Tippett's 1.73.
Tippett had 51 points in 81 games; Trocheck had 53 in 67 games.
This week Tippett has 1 game left; Trocheck has 2 left. We project Trocheck for 3.3 ESPN points to Tippett's 2.0.
They split the 34 stats both are ranked on 17–17.
Tippett's biggest edges: Expected goals 54.7%, Sequence xG 54.9%, Transition attempts /60 2.54.
Trocheck's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 625, Goals above expected +1.3, Luck Meter +42.
- • 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, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Owen Tippett
1.73
fantasy points per game
Vincent Trocheck
2.00
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Vincent Trocheck has the edge.
| Points per game from | Tippett | Trocheck |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.61 | 0.45 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.25 | 0.58 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.04 | 0.11 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.27 | 0.17 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.24 | 0.31 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.30 | 0.37 |
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 Trocheck
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2020-21 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Tippett 5G 5A, 54 SOG · Trocheck 8G 14A, 56 SOG
Tippett's offensive zone 0–1 · neutral 0–1 · Tippett's defensive zone 0–0 (2023-24 to 2025-26)
Tippett blocked 0 of Trocheck's shots; Trocheck blocked 1 of Tippett's.
On the ice against each other (Tippett's side)
14:59 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Tippett's side
- Shot attempts
- 19–10
- 65.5%
- Expected goals
- 1.1–0.4
- 75.6%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tippett | Trocheck |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | PHI 2–6 NYR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 3A 3S |
| 2026-02-26 | PHI 3–2 NYR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2026-01-17 | PHI 3–6 NYR | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2025-12-20 | PHI 4–5 NYR | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-04-09 | PHI 8–5 NYR | 1G 1A 4S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-01-23 | PHI 1–6 NYR | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-11-29 | PHI 3–1 NYR | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-04-11 | PHI 4–1 NYR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2024-03-26 | PHI 5–6 NYR | 1G 0A 4S | 1G 2A 3S |
| 2024-02-24 | PHI 1–2 NYR | 0G 0A 10S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-11-24 | PHI 1–3 NYR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-03-01 | PHI 2–3 NYR | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 2S |
Latest 12 of 22 meetings.
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.
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)
Vincent Trocheck
3games (2 left)
3.3proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs CHIOpp allows 8th-most FP to CLikely vs Arvid Soderblom (.880)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ CBJ1.8 ptsOpp allows 16th-most FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ NYRB2B1.5 ptsOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Owen Tippett or Vincent Trocheck in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Vincent Trocheck projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Owen Tippett's 1.73. Tippett had 51 points in 81 games; Trocheck had 53 in 67 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 Vincent Trocheck?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 17–17 across 34 stats where both qualify.
- How have Tippett and Trocheck done against each other?
- In 22 games against each other in our data, Tippett's team went 9–13. Tippett had 10 points (5 goals) and Trocheck had 22 (8 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Tippett or Trocheck?
- Against each other, Tippett has won 0 and Trocheck 2 of their 2 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 →