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Who to start · 2025-26

Sandis Vilmanis vs Warren Foegele

Sandis VilmanisPanthers · Left wing
vs
Warren FoegeleSenators · Left wing
Steady
CoolingixG/60 0.81 (was 1.13)

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sandis Vilmanis projects to 0.83 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Warren Foegele's 0.77.

Vilmanis had 5 points in 19 games; Foegele had 17 in 68 games.

This week Vilmanis has 3 games left with 1 soft matchup; Foegele has 3 left with 1 soft and 2 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Vilmanis for 3.0 to Foegele's 2.6 over the games left.

Sandis Vilmanis has the better number in 2 of the 2 stats both are ranked on.

Vilmanis's biggest edges: Ascension score 70, Luck Meter +12.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Warren Foegele rates ahead, -1.7 to -2.7 in summed category z-scores.

Role trend over the last 5 games: Vilmanis is steady; Foegele is cooling, ixG/60 0.81 (was 1.13).

  • • Sandis Vilmanis is a rookie: 19 NHL games before this season.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 11 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Sandis Vilmanis

-2.7

category z-score total

Warren Foegele

-1.7

category z-score total

Under Standard (6 categories), Warren Foegele has the edge (Vilmanis wins 1, Foegele wins 5 of 6 categories).

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryVilmanisFoegele
Goals / game0.100.12
Assists / game0.110.12
Plus/minus / game-0.120.17
Power-play points / game0.000.01
Shots on goal / game0.951.30
Hits / game2.421.22

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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.

Head-to-head

Sandis Vilmanis and Warren Foegele have no head-to-head events in our data yet (regular season and playoffs since 2019-20).

Every stat, side by side

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

VilmanisFoegele

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

Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.

Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring

Sandis Vilmanis

3games

3.0proj. ESPN default pts

  • Wed, Oct 21 @ OTT1.0 pts
    Opp allows 14th-most FP to LWLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
  • Thu, Oct 22 @ PITB2B1.0 pts
    Opp allows 12th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −11.9 win%Likely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
  • Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI1.0 pts
    Opp allows 9th-most FP to LWLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)

Warren Foegele

3games

2.6proj. ESPN default pts

  • Wed, Oct 21 vs FLA0.8 pts
    Opp allows 10th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
  • Thu, Oct 22 vs SJSB2B1.0 pts
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
  • Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR0.8 pts
    Opp allows 2nd-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)

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FAQ

Should I start Sandis Vilmanis or Warren Foegele in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sandis Vilmanis projects to 0.83 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Warren Foegele's 0.77. Vilmanis had 5 points in 19 games; Foegele had 17 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, Sandis Vilmanis or Warren Foegele?
On 2025-26 numbers, Sandis Vilmanis leads in 2 of 2 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.

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 →