Who to start · 2025-26
Brock Boeser vs Easton Cowan
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brock Boeser projects to 1.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Easton Cowan's 1.46.
Boeser had 48 points in 75 games; Cowan had 29 in 66 games.
This week Boeser has 2 games left with 1 tough matchup; Cowan has 2 left with 2 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Boeser for 3.0 to Cowan's 2.3 over the games left.
Easton Cowan has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Boeser's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 57, Hardest shot 96.4, Ice time per game 19:03.
Cowan's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1032, Penalty minutes 45, 20+ mph bursts 112.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Easton Cowan rates ahead, +0.7 to -0.2 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Boeser is steady, On-ice xGF/60 2.06 (was 1.34); Cowan is steady, PP1 in 0 of last 5 (was 9 of 20).
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 5 PPP, 14 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 4 G, 6 A, 1 PPP, 23 SOG.
- • Last 10 games (Sep 30–Oct 20): 4 G, 5 A, 1 PPP, 22 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Brock Boeser
-0.2
category z-score total
Easton Cowan
+0.7
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Easton Cowan has the edge (Boeser wins 4, Cowan wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Boeser | Cowan |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.26 | 0.25 |
| Assists / game | 0.41 | 0.39 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.58 | -0.01 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.35 | 0.09 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.89 | 1.69 |
| Hits / game | 0.75 | 1.01 |
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: Boeser vs Cowan
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Boeser 0G 0A, 2 SOG · Cowan 0G 0A, 1 SOG
On the ice against each other (Boeser's side)
3:17 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Boeser's side
- Shot attempts
- 4–3
- 57.1%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.1
- 43.3%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Boeser | Cowan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-10 | VAN 0–5 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 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
Brock Boeser
3games (2 left)
3.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs CAROpp allows 12th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs DET1.7 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to RWLikely vs John Gibson (.901)
- Sun, Oct 25 vs MIN1.3 pts
Easton Cowan
4games (2 left)
2.3proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs SJSOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ CBJB2B
- Thu, Oct 22 vs NYR1.1 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ EDM1.1 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Brock Boeser or Easton Cowan in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brock Boeser projects to 1.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Easton Cowan's 1.46. Boeser had 48 points in 75 games; Cowan had 29 in 66 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, Brock Boeser or Easton Cowan?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Easton Cowan 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 Boeser and Cowan done against each other?
- In 1 games against each other in our data, Boeser's team went 0–1. Boeser had 0 points (0 goals) and Cowan had 0 (0 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 →