Who to start · 2025-26
Alexander Wennberg vs Quinton Byfield
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alexander Wennberg projects to 1.69 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57.
Wennberg had 55 points in 80 games; Byfield had 49 in 79 games.
This week Wennberg has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Byfield has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Wennberg for 1.6 ESPN points to Byfield's 1.4.
Quinton Byfield has the better number in 19 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Wennberg's biggest edges: Luck Meter +44, Goals above expected +4.1, Power-play time per game 3:17.
Byfield's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 1.78, Penalty minutes 46, Plus/minus −2.
Head to head on the dot, Wennberg leads Byfield 26–14.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Alexander Wennberg
1.69
fantasy points per game
Quinton Byfield
1.57
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Alexander Wennberg has the edge.
| Points per game from | Wennberg | Byfield |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.42 | 0.57 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.30 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.13 | 0.23 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.58 | 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: Wennberg vs Byfield
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Wennberg 4G 5A, 14 SOG · Byfield 0G 3A, 21 SOG
Wennberg's offensive zone 11–5 · neutral 5–3 · Wennberg's defensive zone 10–6 (2021-22 to 2025-26)
Wennberg blocked 1 of Byfield's shots; Byfield blocked 0 of Wennberg's.
On the ice against each other (Wennberg's side)
12:50 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Wennberg's side
- Shot attempts
- 6–13
- 31.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.5
- 31.3%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Wennberg | Byfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | SJS 4–3 LAK | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-20 | SJS 4–3 LAK | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-10-28 | SJS 3–4 LAK | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-03-30 | SJS 1–8 LAK | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 4S |
| 2024-11-25 | SJS 7–2 LAK | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-10-29 | SJS 4–2 LAK | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-10-24 | SJS 2–3 LAK | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2023-12-20 | SEA 2–1 LAK | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-12-16 | SEA 2–3 LAK | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2023-04-01 | SEA 1–3 LAK | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-10-13 | SEA 4–1 LAK | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-04-27 | SEA 3–5 LAK | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 14 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.
Alexander Wennberg
2games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs FLAOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs LAK1.6 ptsOpp allows the most FP to CSchedule edge +3.3 win%Likely vs Anton Forsberg (.910)
Quinton Byfield
2games (1 left)
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ COLOpp allows 10th-most FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS1.4 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −3.2 win%vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
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FAQ
- Should I start Alexander Wennberg or Quinton Byfield in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alexander Wennberg projects to 1.69 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57. Wennberg had 55 points in 80 games; Byfield had 49 in 79 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, Alexander Wennberg or Quinton Byfield?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Quinton Byfield leads in 19 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Wennberg and Byfield done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Wennberg's team went 7–7. Wennberg had 9 points (4 goals) and Byfield had 3 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Wennberg or Byfield?
- Against each other, Wennberg has won 26 and Byfield 14 of their 40 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 →