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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins vs Sidney Crosby

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Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sidney Crosby projects to 2.18 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's 1.70.

Nugent-Hopkins had 56 points in 72 games; Crosby had 74 in 68 games.

This week Nugent-Hopkins has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Crosby has 1 left. We project Crosby for 2.0 ESPN points to Nugent-Hopkins's 1.1.

Sidney Crosby has the better number in 24 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.

Nugent-Hopkins's biggest edges: Expected goals 51.2%, High-danger chances 54.8%, Sequence xG 51.1%.

Crosby's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1016, Draw Equity /100 +0.063, Faceoff win % 55.2%.

Head to head on the dot, Nugent-Hopkins leads Crosby 17–17.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.

Fantasy value: your scoring

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

1.70

fantasy points per game

Sidney Crosby

2.23

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Sidney Crosby has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromNugent-HopkinsCrosby
Goals (+2)0.560.85
Assists (+1)0.500.66
Power-play points (+0.5)0.200.17
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.010.00
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.180.24
Hits (+0.1)0.030.09
Blocks (+0.5)0.220.22

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: Nugent-Hopkins vs Crosby

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.

Nugent-HopkinsCrosby
9Team record in 15 meetings6
11Points in those games12

Nugent-Hopkins 5G 6A, 38 SOG · Crosby 5G 7A, 42 SOG

17Faceoffs against each other17

Nugent-Hopkins's offensive zone 3–4 · neutral 5–2 · Nugent-Hopkins's defensive zone 9–11 (2017-18 to 2025-26)

On the ice against each other (Nugent-Hopkins's side)

11:53 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Nugent-Hopkins's side

Shot attempts
19–8
70.4%
Expected goals
1.1–0.6
63.6%
Goals
0–0

Games against each other

Games between Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Sidney Crosby
DateScoreNugent-HopkinsCrosby
2026-01-22EDM 2–6 PIT0G 0A 0S1G 0A 2S
2025-12-16EDM 6–4 PIT0G 0A 2S0G 1A 2S
2025-01-09EDM 3–5 PIT1G 0A 1S1G 2A 4S
2024-10-25EDM 4–0 PIT1G 0A 4S0G 0A 1S
2024-03-10EDM 4–0 PIT0G 1A 3S0G 0A 2S
2024-03-03EDM 6–1 PIT0G 0A 2S0G 0A 3S
2023-02-23EDM 7–2 PIT1G 1A 3S0G 1A 2S
2022-10-24EDM 6–3 PIT1G 1A 1S1G 0A 3S
2022-04-26EDM 5–1 PIT0G 1A 3S0G 0A 5S
2021-12-01EDM 5–2 PIT0G 0A 2S0G 1A 1S
2019-11-02EDM 2–1 PIT0G 0A 5S0G 0A 2S
2019-02-13EDM 1–3 PIT0G 0A 3S0G 1A 2S

Latest 12 of 15 meetings.

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

Nugent-HopkinsCrosby

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

3games (1 left)

1.1proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 vs VAN
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
  • Thu, Oct 1 @ VAN
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs SEA1.1 pts
    Opp allows 6th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)

Sidney Crosby

2games (1 left)

2.0proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 @ PHI
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to CLikely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs MTL2.0 pts
    Opp allows 14th-most FP to CLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)

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FAQ

Should I start Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Sidney Crosby in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sidney Crosby projects to 2.18 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's 1.70. Nugent-Hopkins had 56 points in 72 games; Crosby had 74 in 68 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 Nugent-Hopkins or Sidney Crosby?
On 2025-26 numbers, Sidney Crosby leads in 24 of 35 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
How have Nugent-Hopkins and Crosby done against each other?
In 15 games against each other in our data, Nugent-Hopkins's team went 9–6. Nugent-Hopkins had 11 points (5 goals) and Crosby had 12 (5 goals).
Who wins more faceoffs, Nugent-Hopkins or Crosby?
Against each other, Nugent-Hopkins has won 17 and Crosby 17 of their 34 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 →