Who to start · 2025-26
Cole Caufield vs Rasmus Dahlin
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Cole Caufield projects to 2.29 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Dahlin's 2.10.
Caufield had 88 points in 81 games; Dahlin had 74 in 77 games.
This week Caufield has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Dahlin has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Dahlin for 2.5 ESPN points to Caufield's 1.6.
Cole Caufield has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Caufield's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 −0.016, Offensive-zone start % 62.5%, Transition attempts /60 1.65.
Dahlin's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 0, Penalty minutes 76, Ascension score 55.
- • 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, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Cole Caufield
2.29
fantasy points per game
Rasmus Dahlin
2.10
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Cole Caufield has the edge.
| Points per game from | Caufield | Dahlin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 1.18 | 0.46 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.67 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.17 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.32 | 0.26 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.12 | 0.48 |
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: Caufield vs Dahlin
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.
Caufield 13G 6A, 81 SOG · Dahlin 7G 18A, 74 SOG
Caufield blocked 2 of Dahlin's shots; Dahlin blocked 2 of Caufield's.
On the ice against each other (Caufield's side)
69:53 at 5-on-5 over 11 games, 2025-26, from Caufield's side
- Shot attempts
- 50–68
- 42.4%
- Expected goals
- 3.4–4.2
- 44.5%
- Goals
- 4–5
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Caufield | Dahlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 · PO | MTL 3–2 BUF | 0G 0A 5S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2026-05-16 · PO | MTL 3–8 BUF | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 4A 3S |
| 2026-05-14 · PO | MTL 6–3 BUF | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2026-05-12 · PO | MTL 2–3 BUF | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2026-05-10 · PO | MTL 6–2 BUF | 1G 1A 3S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2026-05-08 · PO | MTL 5–1 BUF | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2026-05-06 · PO | MTL 2–4 BUF | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2026-01-31 | MTL 4–2 BUF | 2G 1A 5S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2026-01-22 | MTL 2–4 BUF | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-01-15 | MTL 3–5 BUF | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-10-20 | MTL 4–2 BUF | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2025-03-03 | MTL 4–3 BUF | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 6S |
Latest 12 of 24 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.
Cole Caufield
2games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ TOROpp allows 11th-most FP to RW
- Sat, Oct 3 @ PIT1.6 ptsOpp allows the fewest FP to RW
Rasmus Dahlin
2games (1 left)
2.5proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ CBJOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to D
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CHI2.5 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to D
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FAQ
- Should I start Cole Caufield or Rasmus Dahlin in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Cole Caufield projects to 2.29 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Dahlin's 2.10. Caufield had 88 points in 81 games; Dahlin had 74 in 77 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, Cole Caufield or Rasmus Dahlin?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Cole Caufield leads in 18 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Caufield and Dahlin done against each other?
- In 24 games against each other in our data, Caufield's team went 13–11. Caufield had 19 points (13 goals) and Dahlin had 25 (7 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 →