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Braden Schneider vs Quinton Byfield

Braden SchneiderBraden SchneiderRangers · DefencevsQuinton ByfieldQuinton ByfieldKings · Right wing

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Quinton Byfield projects to 1.57 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Braden Schneider's 1.38.

Schneider had 18 points in 82 games; Byfield had 49 in 79 games.

This week Schneider has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Byfield has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Byfield for 1.4 ESPN points to Schneider's 1.2.

Quinton Byfield has the better number in 26 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.

Schneider's biggest edges: Hits 163, On-ice PDO 1005, Faceoffs won 0.

Byfield's biggest edges: Ascension score 56, Fenwick 52.9%, Sequence xG 53.2%.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.

Fantasy value: your scoring

Braden Schneider

1.38

fantasy points per game

Quinton Byfield

1.57

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Quinton Byfield has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromSchneiderByfield
Goals (+2)0.040.57
Assists (+1)0.160.30
Power-play points (+0.5)0.000.07
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.000.01
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.140.23
Hits (+0.1)0.220.08
Blocks (+0.5)0.820.32

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: Schneider 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.

SchneiderByfield
3Team record in 8 meetings5
2Points in those games5

Schneider 0G 2A, 11 SOG · Byfield 2G 3A, 13 SOG

1Hits on each other4
0Penalties drawn off the other1

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

9:21 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Schneider's side

Shot attempts
6–9
40.0%
Expected goals
0.4–0.5
45.0%
Goals
1–0

Games against each other

Games between Braden Schneider and Quinton Byfield
DateScoreSchneiderByfield
2026-03-16NYR 1–4 LAK0G 0A 1S0G 2A 3S
2026-01-20NYR 3–4 LAK0G 1A 2S0G 0A 1S
2025-03-25NYR 1–3 LAK0G 1A 3S0G 0A 1S
2024-12-14NYR 1–5 LAK0G 0A 2S1G 1A 3S
2024-01-20NYR 1–2 LAK0G 0A 2S1G 0A 2S
2023-12-10NYR 4–1 LAK0G 0A 0S0G 0A 1S
2023-02-26NYR 5–2 LAK0G 0A 0S0G 0A 1S
2022-01-24NYR 3–2 LAK0G 0A 1S0G 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.

SchneiderByfield

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.

Braden Schneider

4games (1 left)

1.2proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ BOS
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
  • Thu, Oct 1 vs TBL
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to DLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
  • Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2B
    Opp allows 15th-most FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.2 pts
    Opp allows 2nd-fewest FP to DSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)

Quinton Byfield

2games (1 left)

1.4proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 @ COL
    Opp allows 10th-most FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS1.4 pts
    Opp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −3.2 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)

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FAQ

Should I start Braden Schneider or Quinton Byfield in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Quinton Byfield projects to 1.57 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Braden Schneider's 1.38. Schneider had 18 points in 82 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, Braden Schneider or Quinton Byfield?
On 2025-26 numbers, Quinton Byfield leads in 26 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
How have Schneider and Byfield done against each other?
In 8 games against each other in our data, Schneider's team went 3–5. Schneider had 2 points (0 goals) and Byfield had 5 (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 →