Who to start · 2025-26
Alex Laferriere vs Jordan Kyrou
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Laferriere projects to 1.85 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jordan Kyrou's 1.43.
Laferriere had 44 points in 82 games; Kyrou had 46 in 72 games.
This week Laferriere has 3 games left with 2 soft matchups; Kyrou has 2 left with 2 soft matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Laferriere for 5.7 to Kyrou's 3.6 over the games left.
Alex Laferriere has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Laferriere's biggest edges: Hits 255, Faceoffs won 198, Goals above expected −1.0.
Kyrou's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 67.9%, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.035, Offensive-zone time 45.2%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Alex Laferriere rates ahead, +3.7 to -0.3 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Laferriere is steady, ixG/60 0.86 (was 1.35); Kyrou is rising, On-ice xGF/60 4.08 (was 3.08).
- • 2026-27 so far: 7 GP, 2 G, 4 A, 0 PPP, 14 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 2 G, 4 A, 3 PPP, 12 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Alex Laferriere
+3.7
category z-score total
Jordan Kyrou
-0.3
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Alex Laferriere has the edge (Laferriere wins 4, Kyrou wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Laferriere | Kyrou |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.27 | 0.24 |
| Assists / game | 0.37 | 0.41 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.02 | -0.34 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.03 | 0.24 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.37 | 2.00 |
| Hits / game | 3.17 | 0.20 |
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: Laferriere vs Kyrou
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Laferriere 2G 5A, 26 SOG · Kyrou 3G 5A, 29 SOG
On the ice against each other (Laferriere's side)
19:26 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Laferriere's side
- Shot attempts
- 9–13
- 40.9%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.7
- 36.3%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Laferriere | Kyrou |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | LAK 5–2 WSH | 0G 2A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2026-04-01 | LAK 2–1 STL | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2026-01-24 | LAK 5–4 STL | 1G 1A 4S | 2G 0A 4S |
| 2025-10-21 | LAK 2–1 STL | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-03-08 | LAK 2–1 STL | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-03-05 | LAK 2–3 STL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-03-01 | LAK 1–4 STL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 7S |
| 2024-03-13 | LAK 1–3 STL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-01-28 | LAK 3–4 STL | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 2A 3S |
| 2023-11-18 | LAK 5–1 STL | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
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
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
Alex Laferriere
3games
5.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ WSH2.0 ptsOpp allows 6th-most FP to RWLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ NYI1.8 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to RWLikely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ NJD1.9 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jake Allen (.904)
Jordan Kyrou
2games
3.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs LAK1.8 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to RWLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs BUF1.8 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to RWLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
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FAQ
- Should I start Alex Laferriere or Jordan Kyrou in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Laferriere projects to 1.85 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jordan Kyrou's 1.43. Laferriere had 44 points in 82 games; Kyrou had 46 in 72 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, Alex Laferriere or Jordan Kyrou?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Alex Laferriere 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 Laferriere and Kyrou done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Laferriere's team went 6–4. Laferriere had 7 points (2 goals) and Kyrou had 8 (3 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 →