Who to start · 2025-26
Ryan O'Reilly vs Shane Pinto
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Ryan O'Reilly projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Shane Pinto's 1.72.
O'Reilly had 74 points in 81 games; Pinto had 46 in 72 games.
This week O'Reilly has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Pinto has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project O'Reilly for 2.0 ESPN points to Pinto's 1.3.
Ryan O'Reilly has the better number in 21 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
O'Reilly's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1023, Offensive-zone time 44.6%, Power-play points 20.
Pinto's biggest edges: Hits 94, Transition attempts /60 1.56, Hardest shot 90.6.
Head to head on the dot, O'Reilly leads Pinto 18–12.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Ryan O'Reilly
1.98
fantasy points per game
Shane Pinto
1.72
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Ryan O'Reilly has the edge.
| Points per game from | O'Reilly | Pinto |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.62 | 0.64 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.60 | 0.32 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.19 | 0.22 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.02 | 0.13 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.41 | 0.35 |
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: O'Reilly vs Pinto
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
O'Reilly 1G 5A, 5 SOG · Pinto 1G 0A, 18 SOG
O'Reilly's offensive zone 6–8 · neutral 7–2 · O'Reilly's defensive zone 5–2 (2023-24 to 2025-26)
O'Reilly blocked 0 of Pinto's shots; Pinto blocked 1 of O'Reilly's.
On the ice against each other (O'Reilly's side)
8:23 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from O'Reilly's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–8
- 46.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.4
- 36.7%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | O'Reilly | Pinto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | NSH 5–3 OTT | 0G 3A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-10-13 | NSH 4–1 OTT | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-02-03 | NSH 2–5 OTT | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 7S |
| 2024-02-27 | NSH 4–1 OTT | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2024-01-29 | NSH 3–4 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 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
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 O'Reilly
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs MINOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs DAL2.0 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to CSchedule edge +13.0 win%Likely vs Casey DeSmith (.907)
Shane Pinto
1games
1.3proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.3 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
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FAQ
- Should I start Ryan O'Reilly or Shane Pinto in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Ryan O'Reilly projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Shane Pinto's 1.72. O'Reilly had 74 points in 81 games; Pinto had 46 in 72 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 O'Reilly or Shane Pinto?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Ryan O'Reilly leads in 21 of 35 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have O'Reilly and Pinto done against each other?
- In 5 games against each other in our data, O'Reilly's team went 3–2. O'Reilly had 6 points (1 goals) and Pinto had 1 (1 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, O'Reilly or Pinto?
- Against each other, O'Reilly has won 18 and Pinto 12 of their 30 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 →