Who to start · 2025-26
Ryan Hartman vs Tyson Foerster
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Tyson Foerster projects to 1.46 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan Hartman's 1.43.
Hartman had 43 points in 76 games; Foerster had 17 in 29 games.
This week Hartman has 3 games left with 2 soft matchups; Foerster has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Hartman for 4.5 to Foerster's 3.2 over the games left.
Ryan Hartman has the better number in 20 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hartman's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.64, Faceoffs won 492, Blocked shots 95.
Foerster's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1067, Luck Meter +49, Hardest shot 92.9.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Tyson Foerster rates ahead, -0.4 to -2.0 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Hartman is falling, 1 P in last 5 (0.80/GP before); Foerster is cooling, ixG/60 0.56 (was 1.23).
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 9 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 22 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Ryan Hartman
-2.0
category z-score total
Tyson Foerster
-0.4
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Tyson Foerster has the edge (Hartman wins 2, Foerster wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Hartman | Foerster |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.22 | 0.31 |
| Assists / game | 0.20 | 0.08 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.29 | -0.15 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.10 | 0.08 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.68 | 2.14 |
| Hits / game | 1.03 | 1.28 |
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 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: Hartman vs Foerster
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hartman 1G 2A, 10 SOG · Foerster 2G 2A, 8 SOG
On the ice against each other (Hartman's side)
3:04 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Hartman's side
- Shot attempts
- 2–3
- 40.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.1
- 0.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hartman | Foerster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-18 | MIN 1–2 PHI | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-12-14 | MIN 4–1 PHI | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-01-12 | MIN 3–4 PHI | 1G 1A 5S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2023-10-26 | MIN 2–6 PHI | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-03-23 | MIN 4–5 PHI | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 0A 2S |
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
Ryan Hartman
4games (3 left)
4.5proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ EDMOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Devon Levi (.898)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ CGY1.5 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to RWLikely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ SEA1.4 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to RWLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)
Tyson Foerster
3games (2 left)
3.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF1.7 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.6 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to RWLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Ryan Hartman or Tyson Foerster in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Tyson Foerster projects to 1.46 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan Hartman's 1.43. Hartman had 43 points in 76 games; Foerster had 17 in 29 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, Ryan Hartman or Tyson Foerster?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Ryan Hartman leads in 20 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Hartman and Foerster done against each other?
- In 5 games against each other in our data, Hartman's team went 1–4. Hartman had 3 points (1 goals) and Foerster had 4 (2 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 →