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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins vs Travis Konecny

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Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Travis Konecny projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's 1.70.

Nugent-Hopkins had 56 points in 72 games; Konecny had 68 in 77 games.

This week Nugent-Hopkins has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Konecny has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Konecny for 1.4 ESPN points to Nugent-Hopkins's 1.1.

Travis Konecny has the better number in 17 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.

Nugent-Hopkins's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.34, Goals above expected +2.1, Corsi 49.4%.

Konecny's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1032, Plus/minus +14, Hits 108.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.

Fantasy value: your scoring

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

1.70

fantasy points per game

Travis Konecny

1.95

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Travis Konecny has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromNugent-HopkinsKonecny
Goals (+2)0.560.70
Assists (+1)0.500.53
Power-play points (+0.5)0.200.09
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.010.02
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.180.22
Hits (+0.1)0.030.14
Blocks (+0.5)0.220.25

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 Konecny

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-HopkinsKonecny
4Team record in 12 meetings8
9Points in those games6

Nugent-Hopkins 4G 5A, 26 SOG · Konecny 2G 4A, 32 SOG

1Hits on each other2
1Shots blocked by the other0

Nugent-Hopkins blocked 1 of Konecny's shots; Konecny blocked 0 of Nugent-Hopkins's.

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

7:36 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Nugent-Hopkins's side

Shot attempts
13–5
72.2%
Expected goals
0.6–0.1
90.8%
Goals
0–0

Games against each other

Games between Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Travis Konecny
DateScoreNugent-HopkinsKonecny
2026-01-03EDM 2–5 PHI0G 1A 4S0G 0A 2S
2025-02-22EDM 3–6 PHI0G 0A 0S0G 1A 3S
2024-10-15EDM 4–3 PHI0G 0A 2S0G 1A 5S
2024-01-02EDM 5–2 PHI2G 1A 3S1G 1A 5S
2023-10-19EDM 1–4 PHI0G 0A 1S0G 0A 5S
2023-02-09EDM 1–2 PHI0G 0A 4S0G 0A 3S
2021-10-27EDM 3–5 PHI0G 2A 1S0G 1A 2S
2019-10-16EDM 6–3 PHI1G 1A 4S0G 0A 2S
2019-02-02EDM 4–5 PHI0G 0A 2S1G 0A 1S
2018-12-14EDM 4–1 PHI0G 0A 2S0G 0A 4S
2017-12-06EDM 2–4 PHI1G 0A 2S0G 0A 0S
2017-10-21EDM 1–2 PHI0G 0A 1S0G 0A 0S

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-HopkinsKonecny

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 4th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
  • Thu, Oct 1 @ VAN
    Opp allows 4th-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)

Travis Konecny

3games (1 left)

1.4proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 vs PIT
    Opp allows the fewest FP to RWLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
  • Thu, Oct 1 @ NJDB2B
    Opp allows 12th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs CAR1.4 pts
    Opp allows 5th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge +12.2 win%Likely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)

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FAQ

Should I start Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Travis Konecny in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Travis Konecny projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's 1.70. Nugent-Hopkins had 56 points in 72 games; Konecny had 68 in 77 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 Travis Konecny?
On 2025-26 numbers, Travis Konecny leads in 17 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
How have Nugent-Hopkins and Konecny done against each other?
In 12 games against each other in our data, Nugent-Hopkins's team went 4–8. Nugent-Hopkins had 9 points (4 goals) and Konecny had 6 (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 →