Who to start · 2025-26
Rickard Rakell vs Zach Hyman
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Rickard Rakell projects to 2.10 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Zach Hyman's 1.99.
Rakell had 48 points in 60 games; Hyman had 52 in 58 games.
This week Rakell has 1 game left; Hyman has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Rakell for 2.0 ESPN points to Hyman's 1.5.
Zach Hyman has the better number in 21 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Rakell's biggest edges: Hardest shot 88.0, Blocked shots 43, Faceoffs won 81.
Hyman's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 1.55, Sequence xG 55.6%, Penalty minutes 28.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Rickard Rakell
2.10
fantasy points per game
Zach Hyman
1.99
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Rickard Rakell has the edge.
| Points per game from | Rakell | Hyman |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.75 | 1.00 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.44 | 0.34 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.16 | 0.12 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.27 | 0.28 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.34 | 0.15 |
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 Hyman
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 6G 5A, 39 SOG · Hyman 7G 11A, 45 SOG
Rakell's offensive zone 2–0 · neutral 0–0 · Rakell's defensive zone 0–0 (2017-18 to 2018-19)
Rakell blocked 1 of Hyman's shots; Hyman blocked 0 of Rakell's.
On the ice against each other (Rakell's side)
9:59 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Rakell's side
- Shot attempts
- 4–16
- 20.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.9
- 2.6%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Rakell | Hyman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | PIT 6–2 EDM | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-12-16 | PIT 4–6 EDM | 0G 1A 4S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2025-01-09 | PIT 5–3 EDM | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2024-10-25 | PIT 0–4 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 6S |
| 2024-03-10 | PIT 0–4 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2024-03-03 | PIT 1–6 EDM | 0G 1A 2S | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2023-02-23 | PIT 2–7 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2022-10-24 | PIT 3–6 EDM | 1G 1A 2S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2022-04-26 | PIT 1–5 EDM | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2022-02-17 | ANA 3–7 EDM | 0G 1A 4S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2021-10-19 | ANA 5–6 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2020-03-06 | ANA 2–1 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 17 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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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 RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
Zach Hyman
3games (1 left)
1.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs VANOpp allows 5th-most FP to LWLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ VANOpp allows 5th-most FP to LWLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs SEA1.5 ptsOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)
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FAQ
- Should I start Rickard Rakell or Zach Hyman 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 Zach Hyman's 1.99. Rakell had 48 points in 60 games; Hyman had 52 in 58 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 Zach Hyman?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Zach Hyman 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 Hyman done against each other?
- In 17 games against each other in our data, Rakell's team went 3–14. Rakell had 11 points (6 goals) and Hyman had 18 (7 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Rakell or Hyman?
- Against each other, Rakell has won 2 and Hyman 0 of their 2 head-to-head draws.
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 →