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Alex Laferriere vs Will Cuylle

Alex LaferriereAlex LaferriereKings · Right wingvsWill CuylleWill CuylleRangers · Left wing

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Laferriere projects to 1.79 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Will Cuylle's 1.63.

Laferriere had 44 points in 82 games; Cuylle had 38 in 82 games.

This week Laferriere has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Cuylle has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Cuylle for 1.4 ESPN points to Laferriere's 1.3.

Alex Laferriere has the better number in 23 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.

Laferriere's biggest edges: Plus/minus +3, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.28, Fenwick 52.3%.

Cuylle's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 65, Forecheck xG /60 0.32, Hardest shot 90.3.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 8 SOG.

Fantasy value: your scoring

Alex Laferriere

1.79

fantasy points per game

Will Cuylle

1.63

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Alex Laferriere has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromLaferriereCuylle
Goals (+2)0.480.41
Assists (+1)0.390.24
Power-play points (+0.5)0.020.07
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.010.00
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.250.20
Hits (+0.1)0.320.37
Blocks (+0.5)0.310.35

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: Laferriere vs Cuylle

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

LaferriereCuylle
5Team record in 6 meetings1
3Points in those games2

Laferriere 1G 2A, 12 SOG · Cuylle 2G 0A, 12 SOG

0Hits on each other1
0Penalties drawn off the other1

On the ice against each other (Laferriere's side)

5:11 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Laferriere's side

Shot attempts
4–10
28.6%
Expected goals
0.0–0.4
5.5%
Goals
0–0

Games against each other

Games between Alex Laferriere and Will Cuylle
DateScoreLaferriereCuylle
2026-03-16LAK 4–1 NYR1G 2A 3S0G 0A 0S
2026-01-20LAK 4–3 NYR0G 0A 1S1G 0A 4S
2025-03-25LAK 3–1 NYR0G 0A 5S0G 0A 2S
2024-12-14LAK 5–1 NYR0G 0A 0S0G 0A 3S
2024-01-20LAK 2–1 NYR0G 0A 2S0G 0A 1S
2023-12-10LAK 1–4 NYR0G 0A 1S1G 0A 2S

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

LaferriereCuylle

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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.

Alex Laferriere

2games (1 left)

1.3proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 @ COL
    Opp allows 8th-most FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS1.3 pts
    Opp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −3.2 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)

Will Cuylle

4games (1 left)

1.4proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ BOS
    Opp allows 2nd-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
  • Thu, Oct 1 vs TBL
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to LWLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
  • Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2B
    Schedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.4 pts
    Opp allows 3rd-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)

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FAQ

Should I start Alex Laferriere or Will Cuylle in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Laferriere projects to 1.79 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Will Cuylle's 1.63. Laferriere had 44 points in 82 games; Cuylle had 38 in 82 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 Will Cuylle?
On 2025-26 numbers, Alex Laferriere leads in 23 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 Cuylle done against each other?
In 6 games against each other in our data, Laferriere's team went 5–1. Laferriere had 3 points (1 goals) and Cuylle had 2 (2 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 →