Who to start · 2025-26
Ridly Greig vs Stephen Halliday
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Ridly Greig projects to 1.24 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Stephen Halliday's 1.07.
Greig had 35 points in 77 games; Halliday had 11 in 30 games.
This week Greig has 3 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; Halliday has 3 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Greig for 3.5 to Halliday's 3.1 over the games left.
Ridly Greig has the better number in 15 of the 22 stats both are ranked on.
Greig's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 83, Blocked shots 52, Ice-time share 27.6%.
Halliday's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 50.5%, Ascension score 59, Goals above expected +0.3.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Ridly Greig rates ahead, -0.2 to -2.1 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Greig is cooling, On-ice xGF/60 1.57 (was 2.99); Halliday is steady, +3:19 TOI a game.
- • 2026-27 so far: 7 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 10 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 2 PPP, 12 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Ridly Greig
-0.2
category z-score total
Stephen Halliday
-2.1
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Ridly Greig has the edge (Greig wins 4, Halliday wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Greig | Halliday |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| Assists / game | 0.24 | 0.19 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.20 | -0.13 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.03 | 0.15 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.60 | 1.21 |
| Hits / game | 1.12 | 0.83 |
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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head: Greig vs Halliday
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
On the ice together
6:48 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26
- Shot attempts
- 6–8
- 42.9%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.3
- 21.3%
- Goals
- 0–0
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
Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Ridly Greig
3games
3.5proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLA1.1 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to Cvs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR1.0 ptsOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
Stephen Halliday
3games
3.1proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLA1.0 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to Cvs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR0.9 ptsOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
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FAQ
- Should I start Ridly Greig or Stephen Halliday in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Ridly Greig projects to 1.24 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Stephen Halliday's 1.07. Greig had 35 points in 77 games; Halliday had 11 in 30 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, Ridly Greig or Stephen Halliday?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Ridly Greig leads in 15 of 22 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
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 →