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Ryan O'Reilly vs Vladislav Gavrikov

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Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Ryan O'Reilly projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Vladislav Gavrikov's 1.51.

O'Reilly had 74 points in 81 games; Gavrikov had 35 in 82 games.

This week O'Reilly has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Gavrikov has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project O'Reilly for 2.0 ESPN points to Gavrikov's 1.0.

Ryan O'Reilly has the better number in 22 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.

O'Reilly's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 −0.007, Plus/minus +8, On-ice PDO 1023.

Gavrikov's biggest edges: Top skating speed 23.0, Hits 50, Offensive-zone start % 53.0%.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.

Fantasy value: your scoring

Ryan O'Reilly

1.90

fantasy points per game

Vladislav Gavrikov

1.51

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Ryan O'Reilly has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromO'ReillyGavrikov
Goals (+2)0.580.28
Assists (+1)0.570.21
Power-play points (+0.5)0.120.03
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.020.01
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.200.13
Hits (+0.1)0.030.07
Blocks (+0.5)0.380.78

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 Gavrikov

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

O'ReillyGavrikov
7Team record in 13 meetings6
8Points in those games6

O'Reilly 1G 7A, 20 SOG · Gavrikov 2G 4A, 20 SOG

0Hits on each other1
0Shots blocked by the other2

O'Reilly blocked 0 of Gavrikov's shots; Gavrikov blocked 2 of O'Reilly's.

On the ice against each other (O'Reilly's side)

15:06 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from O'Reilly's side

Shot attempts
15–11
57.7%
Expected goals
0.9–0.4
69.4%
Goals
1–1

Games against each other

Games between Ryan O'Reilly and Vladislav Gavrikov
DateScoreO'ReillyGavrikov
2025-12-21NSH 2–1 NYR0G 2A 1S0G 0A 2S
2025-11-10NSH 3–6 NYR0G 1A 1S1G 1A 3S
2025-03-15NSH 0–1 LAK0G 0A 2S0G 0A 2S
2024-12-21NSH 3–2 LAK0G 1A 1S0G 1A 3S
2024-11-04NSH 0–3 LAK0G 0A 1S0G 1A 1S
2024-02-22NSH 4–1 LAK0G 0A 1S0G 0A 2S
2024-01-31NSH 2–4 LAK0G 0A 2S0G 0A 0S
2024-01-18NSH 2–1 LAK1G 1A 5S0G 0A 4S
2022-10-15STL 5–2 CBJ0G 0A 0S0G 0A 0S
2022-03-19STL 4–5 CBJ0G 0A 0S0G 1A 0S
2021-11-27STL 6–3 CBJ0G 1A 2S0G 0A 0S
2019-11-15STL 2–3 CBJ0G 0A 3S1G 0A 2S

Latest 12 of 13 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.

O'ReillyGavrikov

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 O'Reilly

2games (1 left)

2.0proj. ESPN pts

  • Thu, Oct 1 vs MIN
    Opp allows 11th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs DAL2.0 pts
    Opp allows 3rd-most FP to CSchedule edge +13.0 win%Likely vs Casey DeSmith (.907)

Vladislav Gavrikov

4games (1 left)

1.0proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ BOS
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
  • Thu, Oct 1 vs TBL
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to DLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
  • Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2B
    Opp allows 15th-most FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.0 pts
    Opp allows 2nd-fewest FP to DSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)

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FAQ

Should I start Ryan O'Reilly or Vladislav Gavrikov 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 Vladislav Gavrikov's 1.51. O'Reilly had 74 points in 81 games; Gavrikov had 35 in 82 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 Vladislav Gavrikov?
On 2025-26 numbers, Ryan O'Reilly leads in 22 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
How have O'Reilly and Gavrikov done against each other?
In 13 games against each other in our data, O'Reilly's team went 7–6. O'Reilly had 8 points (1 goals) and Gavrikov 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 →