Who to start · 2025-26
Rickard Rakell vs Vladislav Gavrikov
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Rickard Rakell projects to 2.10 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Vladislav Gavrikov's 1.51.
Rakell had 48 points in 60 games; Gavrikov had 35 in 82 games.
This week Rakell has 1 game left; Gavrikov has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Rakell for 2.1 ESPN points to Gavrikov's 1.0.
Rickard Rakell has the better number in 21 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Rakell's biggest edges: Ascension score 50, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.42, On-ice PDO 1018.
Gavrikov's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 50, Faceoffs won 0, Scoring chances 53.5%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Rickard Rakell
2.10
fantasy points per game
Vladislav Gavrikov
1.51
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Rickard Rakell has the edge.
| Points per game from | Rakell | Gavrikov |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.75 | 0.28 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.44 | 0.21 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.16 | 0.03 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.27 | 0.13 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.13 | 0.07 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.34 | 0.78 |
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 Gavrikov
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Rakell 2G 4A, 40 SOG · Gavrikov 1G 5A, 18 SOG
Rakell blocked 5 of Gavrikov's shots; Gavrikov blocked 2 of Rakell's.
On the ice against each other (Rakell's side)
25:02 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Rakell's side
- Shot attempts
- 14–20
- 41.2%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–0.8
- 38.1%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Rakell | Gavrikov |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | PIT 2–3 NYR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2026-01-31 | PIT 6–5 NYR | 1G 1A 5S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2025-10-11 | PIT 1–6 NYR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-10-07 | PIT 3–0 NYR | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-12-17 | PIT 3–2 LAK | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2024-02-18 | PIT 1–2 LAK | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-11-09 | PIT 4–3 LAK | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-12-06 | PIT 4–1 CBJ | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-10-22 | PIT 6–3 CBJ | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-04-29 | PIT 5–3 CBJ | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-03-22 | PIT 5–1 CBJ | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2021-12-09 | ANA 2–1 CBJ | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 14 meetings.
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Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
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Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
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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)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to RWLikely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs MTL2.1 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
Vladislav Gavrikov
4games (1 left)
1.0proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ BOSOpp allows 4th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
- Thu, Oct 1 vs TBLOpp allows 7th-most FP to DLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2BSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.0 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to DSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
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FAQ
- Should I start Rickard Rakell or Vladislav Gavrikov in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Rickard Rakell projects to 2.10 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Vladislav Gavrikov's 1.51. Rakell had 48 points in 60 games; Gavrikov had 35 in 82 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 Vladislav Gavrikov?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Rickard Rakell leads in 21 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Rakell and Gavrikov done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Rakell's team went 10–4. Rakell had 6 points (2 goals) and Gavrikov had 6 (1 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 →