Who to start · 2025-26
Patrick Kane vs Tage Thompson
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Tage Thompson projects to 2.26 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Patrick Kane's 1.68.
Kane had 57 points in 67 games; Thompson had 81 in 81 games.
This week Kane has 1 game left; Thompson has 1 left. We project Thompson for 2.2 ESPN points to Kane's 1.3.
Tage Thompson has the better number in 25 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Kane's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.37, Transition attempts /60 1.70, Fenwick 52.8%.
Thompson's biggest edges: Hardest shot 97.9, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.008, Faceoffs won 390.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Patrick Kane
1.68
fantasy points per game
Tage Thompson
2.26
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Tage Thompson has the edge.
| Points per game from | Kane | Thompson |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.54 | 0.93 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.54 | 0.47 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.34 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.05 | 0.10 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.19 | 0.28 |
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 Thompson
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 10G 13A, 54 SOG · Thompson 13G 9A, 64 SOG
Kane blocked 1 of Thompson's shots; Thompson blocked 0 of Kane's.
On the ice against each other (Kane's side)
6:09 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Kane's side
- Shot attempts
- 5–9
- 35.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.7
- 14.1%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Kane | Thompson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | DET 5–2 BUF | 1G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-11-15 | DET 4–5 BUF | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 6S |
| 2025-03-12 | DET 7–3 BUF | 2G 3A 5S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2024-12-09 | DET 6–5 BUF | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2024-11-02 | DET 2–1 BUF | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-10-26 | DET 3–5 BUF | 0G 0A 0S | 2G 1A 6S |
| 2024-04-07 | DET 3–1 BUF | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-03-16 | DET 4–1 BUF | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2024-03-12 | DET 3–7 BUF | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2023-04-10 | NYR 2–3 BUF | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2023-03-11 | NYR 2–1 BUF | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2023-01-17 | CHI 4–3 BUF | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
Latest 12 of 21 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)
1.3proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ VGK
- Thu, Oct 1 @ UTA
- Sat, Oct 3 @ BUF1.3 ptsSchedule edge −1.0 win%
Tage Thompson
2games (1 left)
2.2proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ CBJ
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CHI2.2 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Patrick Kane or Tage Thompson in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Tage Thompson projects to 2.26 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Patrick Kane's 1.68. Kane had 57 points in 67 games; Thompson had 81 in 81 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 Tage Thompson?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Tage Thompson leads in 25 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 Thompson done against each other?
- In 21 games against each other in our data, Kane's team went 12–9. Kane had 23 points (10 goals) and Thompson had 22 (13 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 →