Who to start · 2025-26
Steven Stamkos vs Travis Konecny
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Steven Stamkos projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Travis Konecny's 1.90.
Stamkos had 66 points in 82 games; Konecny had 68 in 77 games.
This week Stamkos has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Konecny has 1 left. We project Konecny for 2.1 ESPN points to Stamkos's 2.0.
Steven Stamkos has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Stamkos's biggest edges: Ascension score 48, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.020, Forecheck xG /60 0.43.
Konecny's biggest edges: Plus/minus +14, Transition attempts /60 1.44, On-ice PDO 1032.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Steven Stamkos
2.00
fantasy points per game
Travis Konecny
1.90
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Steven Stamkos has the edge.
| Points per game from | Stamkos | Konecny |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.96 | 0.62 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.34 | 0.53 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.08 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.24 | 0.21 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.11 | 0.16 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.21 | 0.28 |
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: Stamkos 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.
Stamkos 9G 19A, 43 SOG · Konecny 8G 7A, 53 SOG
On the ice against each other (Stamkos's side)
8:24 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Stamkos's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–3
- 70.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.3
- 35.3%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Stamkos | Konecny |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-06 | NSH 1–3 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2025-10-30 | NSH 1–4 PHI | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-31 | NSH 1–2 PHI | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 0S |
| 2024-11-27 | NSH 2–3 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2024-03-09 | TBL 7–0 PHI | 0G 2A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-23 | TBL 6–3 PHI | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-12-01 | TBL 4–1 PHI | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-10-18 | TBL 2–3 PHI | 2G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2021-12-05 | TBL 7–1 PHI | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2021-11-23 | TBL 4–0 PHI | 1G 2A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2021-11-18 | TBL 4–3 PHI | 1G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 6S |
| 2020-02-15 | TBL 5–3 PHI | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
Latest 12 of 19 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.
Steven Stamkos
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)
Travis Konecny
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs PITOpp allows the fewest FP to RWLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NJDB2BOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CAR2.1 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +9.0 win%Likely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Steven Stamkos or Travis Konecny in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Steven Stamkos projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Travis Konecny's 1.90. Stamkos had 66 points in 82 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, Steven Stamkos or Travis Konecny?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Steven Stamkos leads in 19 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Stamkos and Konecny done against each other?
- In 19 games against each other in our data, Stamkos's team went 13–6. Stamkos had 28 points (9 goals) and Konecny had 15 (8 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 →