Who to start · 2025-26
Anton Lundell vs Jiri Kulich
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Anton Lundell projects to 1.50 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jiri Kulich's 1.26.
Lundell had 44 points in 64 games; Kulich had 5 in 12 games.
This week Lundell has 3 games left with 1 soft matchup; Kulich has 2 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Lundell for 4.4 to Kulich's 2.5 over the games left.
Anton Lundell has the better number in 2 of the 3 stats both are ranked on.
Lundell's biggest edges: Draw Equity /100 +0.034, Faceoff win % 51.8%.
Kulich's biggest edges: Luck Meter +4.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Anton Lundell rates ahead, +1.0 to -2.2 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Lundell is steady, −1:35 TOI a game; Kulich has no recent trend.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 25 SOG.
- • Kulich has played 7 of the Sabres' 9 games since Oct 1 (in and out of the lineup).
- • 2026-27 so far: 7 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Anton Lundell
+1.0
category z-score total
Jiri Kulich
-2.2
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Anton Lundell has the edge (Lundell wins 5, Kulich wins 1 of 6 categories).
| Category | Lundell | Kulich |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| Assists / game | 0.34 | 0.20 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.16 | -0.09 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.15 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.39 | 1.50 |
| Hits / game | 1.27 | 0.83 |
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: Lundell vs Kulich
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Lundell 1G 0A, 5 SOG · Kulich 0G 0A, 12 SOG
Lundell's offensive zone 1–2 · neutral 1–0 · Lundell's defensive zone 1–1 (2024-25 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Lundell's side)
4:29 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Lundell's side
- Shot attempts
- 6–6
- 50.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.3
- 13.9%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Lundell | Kulich |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | FLA 3–5 BUF | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-10-18 | FLA 0–3 BUF | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-04-12 | FLA 3–2 BUF | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2024-10-12 | FLA 2–5 BUF | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
Faceoffs: Lundell vs Kulich
Model: Anton Lundell wins 56.4% of draws against Jiri Kulich on average (L shot vs L shot). Same-handed, so the dot decides who is on his strong side; the gap between the left and right dots is the real matchup.
| Lundell at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 60% | 52% | 61% | 53% | 57% | 61% | 53% | 62% | 54% |
| Road | 58% | 51% | 59% | 52% | 56% | 59% | 52% | 61% | 53% |
Head-to-head 2024-25 to 2025-26: Lundell 3–3 (50.0%). Blended with the model: 56.3%. The record is normal luck for this matchup (z -0.3); pair-specific edges are about ±2 points, so the model carries most of the weight.
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
Anton Lundell
3games
4.4proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 @ OTT1.4 ptsOpp allows 14th-most FP to CLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI1.6 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to CLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
Jiri Kulich
2games
2.5proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs PHI1.4 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ WSH1.1 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Anton Lundell or Jiri Kulich in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Anton Lundell projects to 1.50 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jiri Kulich's 1.26. Lundell had 44 points in 64 games; Kulich had 5 in 12 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, Anton Lundell or Jiri Kulich?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Anton Lundell leads in 2 of 3 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Lundell and Kulich done against each other?
- In 4 games against each other in our data, Lundell's team went 1–3. Lundell had 1 points (1 goals) and Kulich had 0 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Lundell or Kulich?
- Against each other, Lundell has won 3 and Kulich 3 of their 6 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 →