Who to start · 2025-26
Parker Kelly vs William Nylander
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Parker Kelly's 1.51.
Kelly had 35 points in 82 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 games.
This week Kelly has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Nylander has 1 left. We project Nylander for 2.1 ESPN points to Kelly's 0.9.
They split the 34 stats both are ranked on 17–17.
Kelly's biggest edges: Hits 177, Plus/minus +18, Scoring chances 58.5%.
Nylander's biggest edges: Power-play share 71.2%, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.036, Power-play time per game 2:45.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Parker Kelly
1.51
fantasy points per game
William Nylander
2.36
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, William Nylander has the edge.
| Points per game from | Kelly | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.61 | 1.05 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.22 | 0.67 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.13 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.22 | 0.02 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.33 | 0.24 |
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: Kelly vs Nylander
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.
Kelly 2G 1A, 13 SOG · Nylander 6G 9A, 46 SOG
Kelly blocked 1 of Nylander's shots; Nylander blocked 0 of Kelly's.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Kelly | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | COL 3–4 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2025-03-19 | COL 1–2 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-08 | COL 7–4 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2024-02-10 | OTT 5–3 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-12-27 | OTT 4–2 TOR | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2023-12-07 | OTT 3–4 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2023-11-08 | OTT 6–3 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2023-01-27 | OTT 6–2 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-10-15 | OTT 2–3 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-04-16 | OTT 4–5 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2021-10-16 | OTT 1–3 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2021-10-14 | OTT 3–2 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 6S |
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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.
Parker Kelly
2games (1 left)
0.9proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs LAKOpp allows the most FP to CLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs STL0.9 ptsOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +10.1 win%vs Jordan Binnington (.873)
William Nylander
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.1 ptsvs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Parker Kelly or William Nylander in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Parker Kelly's 1.51. Kelly had 35 points in 82 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 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, Parker Kelly or William Nylander?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 17–17 across 34 stats where both qualify.
- How have Kelly and Nylander done against each other?
- In 13 games against each other in our data, Kelly's team went 7–6. Kelly had 3 points (2 goals) and Nylander had 15 (6 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 →