Who to start · 2025-26
Adam Edstrom vs Adam Lowry
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adam Edstrom projects to 1.34 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Adam Lowry's 1.12.
Edstrom had 5 points in 35 games; Lowry had 21 in 70 games.
This week Edstrom has 3 games left with 1 tough matchup; Lowry has 2 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Edstrom for 3.7 to Lowry's 2.2 over the games left.
Adam Lowry has the better number in 21 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Edstrom's biggest edges: Top skating speed 23.8, On-ice PDO 1022, Ascension score 85.
Lowry's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 32, Faceoffs won 522, Blocked shots 48.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Adam Edstrom rates ahead, +0.1 to -1.5 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Edstrom is surging, ixG/60 1.97 (was 0.87); Lowry is cooling, On-ice xGF/60 1.15 (was 2.04).
- • Edstrom, 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 4 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 15 SOG.
- • Lowry, 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Adam Edstrom
+0.1
category z-score total
Adam Lowry
-1.5
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Adam Edstrom has the edge (Edstrom wins 4, Lowry wins 1 of 6 categories).
| Category | Edstrom | Lowry |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.23 | 0.09 |
| Assists / game | 0.04 | 0.27 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.11 | 0.03 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.23 | 0.97 |
| Hits / game | 2.95 | 2.09 |
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: Edstrom vs Lowry
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Edstrom 1G 0A, 3 SOG · Lowry 1G 1A, 5 SOG
On the ice against each other (Edstrom's side)
5:49 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Edstrom's side
- Shot attempts
- 5–8
- 38.5%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.7
- 16.0%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Edstrom | Lowry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-22 | NYR 2–3 WPG | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2026-03-12 | NYR 6–3 WPG | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-11-12 | NYR 3–6 WPG | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
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
Adam Edstrom
3games
3.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Thu, Oct 22 @ BOS1.2 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ PIT1.3 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to CLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
Adam Lowry
3games (2 left)
2.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ STLOpp allows 16th-most FP to CLikely vs Joel Hofer (.910)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ DAL1.0 ptsOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to Cvs Jake Oettinger (.899)
- Sun, Oct 25 vs MTL1.2 ptsOpp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
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FAQ
- Should I start Adam Edstrom or Adam Lowry in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adam Edstrom projects to 1.34 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Adam Lowry's 1.12. Edstrom had 5 points in 35 games; Lowry had 21 in 70 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, Adam Edstrom or Adam Lowry?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Adam Lowry leads in 21 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Edstrom and Lowry done against each other?
- In 3 games against each other in our data, Edstrom's team went 1–2. Edstrom had 1 points (1 goals) and Lowry had 2 (1 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 →