Who to start · 2025-26
Tage Thompson vs Timo Meier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Tage Thompson projects to 2.26 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Timo Meier's 1.74.
Thompson had 81 points in 81 games; Meier had 44 in 77 games.
This week Thompson has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Meier has 1 left. We project Thompson for 2.6 ESPN points to Meier's 2.0.
Tage Thompson has the better number in 23 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Thompson's biggest edges: Luck Meter +28, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.008, On-ice PDO 1014.
Meier's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 2.14, Scoring chances 53.4%, Fenwick 54.0%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Tage Thompson
2.26
fantasy points per game
Timo Meier
1.74
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Tage Thompson has the edge.
| Points per game from | Thompson | Meier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.93 | 0.58 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.47 | 0.24 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.34 | 0.35 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.10 | 0.17 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.28 | 0.32 |
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: Thompson vs Meier
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.
Thompson 10G 8A, 49 SOG · Meier 3G 6A, 55 SOG
Thompson's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–0 · Thompson's defensive zone 1–0 (2025-26)
Thompson blocked 1 of Meier's shots; Meier blocked 1 of Thompson's.
On the ice against each other (Thompson's side)
16:41 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Thompson's side
- Shot attempts
- 18–16
- 52.9%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–1.2
- 28.0%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Thompson | Meier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | BUF 2–1 NJD | 1G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 6S |
| 2025-12-21 | BUF 3–1 NJD | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 7S |
| 2025-11-28 | BUF 0–5 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-02-02 | BUF 4–3 NJD | 1G 2A 3S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-10-05 | BUF 1–3 NJD | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 8S |
| 2024-10-04 | BUF 1–4 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-03-29 | BUF 5–2 NJD | 4G 0A 6S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-10-27 | BUF 4–5 NJD | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2023-04-11 | BUF 2–6 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-03-24 | BUF 5–4 NJD | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-02-18 | BUF 4–2 SJS | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-12-04 | BUF 6–3 SJS | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 17 meetings.
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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.
Tage Thompson
2games (1 left)
2.6proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ CBJOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CHI2.6 ptsOpp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
Timo Meier
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI2.0 ptsOpp allows 10th-most FP to RWvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Tage Thompson or Timo Meier in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Tage Thompson projects to 2.26 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Timo Meier's 1.74. Thompson had 81 points in 81 games; Meier had 44 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, Tage Thompson or Timo Meier?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Tage Thompson leads in 23 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Thompson and Meier done against each other?
- In 17 games against each other in our data, Thompson's team went 9–8. Thompson had 18 points (10 goals) and Meier had 9 (3 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Thompson or Meier?
- Against each other, Thompson has won 1 and Meier 0 of their 1 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 →