Who to start · 2025-26
Patrick Kane vs Pavel Zacha
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Pavel Zacha projects to 1.70 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Patrick Kane's 1.68.
Kane had 57 points in 67 games; Zacha had 65 in 78 games.
This week Kane has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Zacha has 1 left. We project Kane for 1.6 ESPN points to Zacha's 1.0.
Patrick Kane has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Kane's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.37, Transition attempts /60 1.70, Sequence xG 52.2%.
Zacha's biggest edges: Hardest shot 93.0, Goals above expected +7.4, Luck Meter +68.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Patrick Kane
1.68
fantasy points per game
Pavel Zacha
1.70
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Pavel Zacha has the edge.
| Points per game from | Kane | Zacha |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.54 | 0.68 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.54 | 0.40 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.18 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.19 | 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: Kane vs Zacha
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Kane 8G 14A, 69 SOG · Zacha 4G 5A, 31 SOG
Kane blocked 1 of Zacha's shots; Zacha blocked 0 of Kane's.
On the ice against each other (Kane's side)
15:11 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Kane's side
- Shot attempts
- 9–10
- 47.4%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.2
- 60.2%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Kane | Zacha |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | DET 2–4 BOS | 0G 1A 7S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2026-01-13 | DET 0–3 BOS | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2025-12-02 | DET 5–4 BOS | 0G 2A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-11-29 | DET 2–3 BOS | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-29 | DET 2–1 BOS | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-11-23 | DET 1–2 BOS | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2023-12-31 | DET 3–5 BOS | 0G 0A 5S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2023-03-04 | NYR 2–4 BOS | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-11-19 | CHI 1–6 BOS | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-02-25 | CHI 8–5 NJD | 3G 1A 6S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2021-10-15 | CHI 3–4 NJD | 0G 2A 7S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2019-12-23 | CHI 1–7 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 3S |
Latest 12 of 17 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.
Patrick Kane
3games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ VGKOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Carter Hart (.891)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ UTAOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ BUF1.6 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to RWSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
Pavel Zacha
3games (1 left)
1.0proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs NYROpp allows 15th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
- Fri, Oct 2 @ WPGOpp allows 4th-most FP to CLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ MINB2B1.0 ptsOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −12.7 win%vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
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FAQ
- Should I start Patrick Kane or Pavel Zacha in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Pavel Zacha projects to 1.70 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Patrick Kane's 1.68. Kane had 57 points in 67 games; Zacha had 65 in 78 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, Patrick Kane or Pavel Zacha?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Patrick Kane leads in 18 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Kane and Zacha done against each other?
- In 17 games against each other in our data, Kane's team went 5–12. Kane had 22 points (8 goals) and Zacha had 9 (4 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 →