Who to start · 2025-26
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins vs William Nylander
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's 1.70.
Nugent-Hopkins had 56 points in 72 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 games.
This week Nugent-Hopkins has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Nylander has 1 left. We project Nylander for 2.1 ESPN points to Nugent-Hopkins's 1.1.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has the better number in 17 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Nugent-Hopkins's biggest edges: High-danger chances 54.8%, Offensive-zone time 46.0%, Expected goals 51.2%.
Nylander's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.036, On-ice PDO 1017, Luck Meter +74.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
1.70
fantasy points per game
William Nylander
2.30
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, William Nylander has the edge.
| Points per game from | Nugent-Hopkins | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.56 | 0.92 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.50 | 0.75 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.20 | 0.16 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.24 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.22 | 0.20 |
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 Nylander
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-Hopkins 3G 10A, 42 SOG · Nylander 11G 13A, 56 SOG
Nugent-Hopkins's offensive zone 1–1 · neutral 1–1 · Nugent-Hopkins's defensive zone 0–1 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
Nugent-Hopkins blocked 1 of Nylander's shots; Nylander blocked 0 of Nugent-Hopkins's.
On the ice against each other (Nugent-Hopkins's side)
5:26 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Nugent-Hopkins's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–1
- 87.5%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–0.1
- 79.6%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Nugent-Hopkins | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | EDM 2–5 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-12-13 | EDM 6–3 TOR | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-02-01 | EDM 3–4 TOR | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2024-11-16 | EDM 3–4 TOR | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-03-23 | EDM 3–6 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2024-01-16 | EDM 4–2 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2023-03-11 | EDM 4–7 TOR | 0G 2A 1S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2023-03-01 | EDM 5–2 TOR | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2021-12-14 | EDM 1–5 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2021-03-29 | EDM 3–2 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2021-03-27 | EDM 3–4 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2021-03-03 | EDM 1–6 TOR | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 3S |
Latest 12 of 24 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.
Fantasy box score
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
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.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
3games (1 left)
1.1proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs VANOpp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ VANOpp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs SEA1.1 ptsOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)
William Nylander
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.1 ptsLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or William Nylander in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's 1.70. Nugent-Hopkins had 56 points in 72 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 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 William Nylander?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 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 Nylander done against each other?
- In 24 games against each other in our data, Nugent-Hopkins's team went 7–17. Nugent-Hopkins had 13 points (3 goals) and Nylander had 24 (11 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Nugent-Hopkins or Nylander?
- Against each other, Nugent-Hopkins has won 2 and Nylander 3 of their 5 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 →