Who to start · 2025-26
Adam Lowry vs Noah Laba
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adam Lowry projects to 1.12 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Noah Laba's 0.90.
Lowry had 21 points in 70 games; Laba had 24 in 74 games.
This week Lowry has 2 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; Laba has 2 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Lowry for 2.2 to Laba's 1.8 over the games left.
Adam Lowry has the better number in 21 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Lowry's biggest edges: Corsi 51.3%, Fenwick 50.5%, Hardest shot 86.1.
Laba's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.009, On-ice PDO 1027, Top skating speed 23.0.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Adam Lowry rates ahead, -1.5 to -2.2 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Lowry is cooling, On-ice xGF/60 1.15 (was 2.04); Laba is steady, ixG/60 0.44 (was 0.77).
- • Lowry, 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
- • Laba, 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
- • Laba, last 10 games (Oct 1–Oct 19): 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Adam Lowry
-1.5
category z-score total
Noah Laba
-2.2
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Adam Lowry has the edge (Lowry wins 5, Laba wins 1 of 6 categories).
| Category | Lowry | Laba |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| Assists / game | 0.27 | 0.19 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Shots on goal / game | 0.97 | 0.92 |
| Hits / game | 2.09 | 1.74 |
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: Lowry vs Laba
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Lowry 0G 1A, 1 SOG · Laba 1G 0A, 1 SOG
On the ice against each other (Lowry's side)
2:28 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Lowry's side
- Shot attempts
- 0–1
- 0.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.0
- 0.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Lowry | Laba |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | WPG 3–6 NYR | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 1S |
Faceoffs: Lowry vs Laba
Model: Adam Lowry wins 52.5% of draws against Noah Laba on average (L shot vs R shot). Opposite-handed, so they are both strong or both weak at every dot and the dot barely matters.
| Lowry at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 53% | 51% | 54% | 52% | 53% | 54% | 52% | 55% | 54% |
| Road | 52% | 50% | 53% | 51% | 52% | 53% | 51% | 54% | 52% |
They have not faced each other on a draw in the seasons we track.
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 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)
Noah Laba
3games (2 left)
1.8proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs ANAOpp allows 11th-most FP to CLikely vs Ville Husso (.884)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ TOR0.9 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to Cvs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ OTT0.9 ptsOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Samuel Ersson (.870)
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FAQ
- Should I start Adam Lowry or Noah Laba in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adam Lowry projects to 1.12 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Noah Laba's 0.90. Lowry had 21 points in 70 games; Laba had 24 in 74 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 Lowry or Noah Laba?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Adam Lowry leads in 21 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Lowry and Laba done against each other?
- In 1 games against each other in our data, Lowry's team went 0–1. Lowry had 1 points (0 goals) and Laba had 1 (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 →