Who to start · 2025-26
Rickard Rakell vs Sam Reinhart
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sam Reinhart projects to 2.13 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rickard Rakell's 2.10.
Rakell had 48 points in 60 games; Reinhart had 61 in 64 games.
This week Rakell has 1 game left; Reinhart has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Reinhart for 2.5 ESPN points to Rakell's 2.0.
Sam Reinhart has the better number in 20 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Rakell's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1018, Goals above expected +0.3, Plus/minus −2.
Reinhart's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 −0.016, Transition attempts /60 1.17, Scoring chances 52.3%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Rickard Rakell
2.10
fantasy points per game
Sam Reinhart
2.13
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Sam Reinhart has the edge.
| Points per game from | Rakell | Reinhart |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.75 | 0.80 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.44 | 0.44 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.27 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.34 | 0.31 |
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: Rakell vs Reinhart
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.
Rakell 5G 7A, 33 SOG · Reinhart 7G 7A, 36 SOG
Rakell blocked 2 of Reinhart's shots; Reinhart blocked 0 of Rakell's.
On the ice against each other (Rakell's side)
3:41 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Rakell's side
- Shot attempts
- 5–3
- 62.5%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.0
- 96.7%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Rakell | Reinhart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-23 | PIT 5–3 FLA | 1G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-03-23 | PIT 3–4 FLA | 0G 1A 2S | 2G 0A 5S |
| 2025-01-03 | PIT 2–3 FLA | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-12-03 | PIT 5–4 FLA | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-02-14 | PIT 2–5 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-01-26 | PIT 2–3 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2023-03-04 | PIT 1–4 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-01-24 | PIT 7–6 FLA | 1G 0A 5S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2022-12-15 | PIT 4–2 FLA | 0G 1A 4S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2020-02-09 | ANA 3–2 BUF | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2019-10-16 | ANA 5–2 BUF | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2018-10-21 | ANA 2–4 BUF | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 2A 3S |
Latest 12 of 14 meetings.
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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.
Rickard Rakell
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to RWLikely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs MTL2.0 ptsOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWvs Jakub Dobes (.901)
Sam Reinhart
3games (1 left)
2.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA2.5 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to CLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Rickard Rakell or Sam Reinhart in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sam Reinhart projects to 2.13 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rickard Rakell's 2.10. Rakell had 48 points in 60 games; Reinhart had 61 in 64 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, Rickard Rakell or Sam Reinhart?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Sam Reinhart leads in 20 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Rakell and Reinhart done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Rakell's team went 7–7. Rakell had 12 points (5 goals) and Reinhart had 14 (7 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 →