Who to start · 2025-26
Cody Glass vs Jack Drury
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Drury projects to 1.02 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Cody Glass's 0.95.
Glass had 26 points in 70 games; Drury had 27 in 82 games.
This week Glass has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Drury has 3 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Drury for 3.0 to Glass's 1.9 over the games left.
Jack Drury has the better number in 25 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Glass's biggest edges: Goals above expected +5.9, Luck Meter +45, Goals 19.
Drury's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.45, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.042, Expected goals 59.5%.
Head to head on the dot, Drury leads Glass 6–4.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Cody Glass rates ahead, -2.5 to -2.8 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Glass is steady, ixG/60 0.90 (was 0.70); Drury is rising, +4:26 TOI a game.
- • Glass, 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 13 SOG.
- • Drury, 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Cody Glass
-2.5
category z-score total
Jack Drury
-2.8
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Cody Glass has the edge (Glass wins 4, Drury wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Glass | Drury |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.21 | 0.12 |
| Assists / game | 0.06 | 0.18 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.01 | 0.08 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.47 | 1.18 |
| Hits / game | 0.75 | 0.63 |
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: Glass vs Drury
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2024-25: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Glass 0G 0A, 7 SOG · Drury 2G 1A, 9 SOG
Glass's offensive zone 0–1 · neutral 3–1 · Glass's defensive zone 1–4 (2022-23 to 2024-25)
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Glass | Drury |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-04 | PIT 1–4 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-01-05 | PIT 3–4 CAR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-11-07 | PIT 1–5 CAR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-10-18 | PIT 1–4 CAR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-12-27 | NSH 2–5 CAR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2023-12-15 | NSH 6–5 CAR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2023-04-06 | NSH 3–0 CAR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
Faceoffs: Glass vs Drury
Model: Cody Glass wins 45.6% of draws against Jack Drury on average (R shot vs L shot). Opposite-handed, so they are both strong or both weak at every dot and the dot barely matters.
| Glass at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 46% | 44% | 48% | 45% | 46% | 48% | 45% | 49% | 46% |
| Road | 45% | 42% | 46% | 44% | 45% | 46% | 44% | 47% | 45% |
Head-to-head 2023-24 to 2024-25: Glass 4–5 (44.4%). Blended with the model: 45.5%. The record is normal luck for this matchup (z -0.1); 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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
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
Cody Glass
3games (2 left)
1.9proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs COL
- Thu, Oct 22 vs ANA0.9 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to Cvs Ville Husso (.884)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs LAK1.0 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to CLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
Jack Drury
3games
3.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Thu, Oct 22 @ BOS0.9 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ PIT1.1 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to CLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Cody Glass or Jack Drury in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Drury projects to 1.02 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Cody Glass's 0.95. Glass had 26 points in 70 games; Drury had 27 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, Cody Glass or Jack Drury?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jack Drury leads in 25 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Glass and Drury done against each other?
- In 7 games against each other in our data, Glass's team went 2–5. Glass had 0 points (0 goals) and Drury had 3 (2 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Glass or Drury?
- Against each other, Glass has won 4 and Drury 6 of their 10 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 →