Who to start · 2025-26
Cole Caufield vs Rasmus Sandin
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Cole Caufield projects to 2.29 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59.
Caufield had 88 points in 81 games; Sandin had 29 in 73 games.
This week Caufield has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Sandin has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Sandin for 1.7 ESPN points to Caufield's 1.6.
Cole Caufield has the better number in 27 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Caufield's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 46.2%, Forecheck xG /60 0.33, Transition attempts /60 1.65.
Sandin's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 0, Blocked shots 127, Hits 88.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Cole Caufield
2.40
fantasy points per game
Rasmus Sandin
1.59
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Cole Caufield has the edge.
| Points per game from | Caufield | Sandin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 1.26 | 0.14 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.46 | 0.33 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.01 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.32 | 0.12 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.13 | 0.87 |
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 Sandin
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2020-21 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Caufield 13G 7A, 92 SOG · Sandin 1G 7A, 27 SOG
Caufield blocked 2 of Sandin's shots; Sandin blocked 6 of Caufield's.
On the ice against each other (Caufield's side)
12:12 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Caufield's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–13
- 35.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.4
- 28.2%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Caufield | Sandin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | MTL 6–2 WSH | 2G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-01-13 | MTL 2–3 WSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 3A 3S |
| 2025-11-20 | MTL 4–8 WSH | 0G 1A 8S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2025-04-30 · PO | MTL 1–4 WSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-04-27 · PO | MTL 2–5 WSH | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-04-25 · PO | MTL 6–3 WSH | 1G 1A 11S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-04-23 · PO | MTL 1–3 WSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-04-21 · PO | MTL 2–3 WSH | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-01-10 | MTL 3–2 WSH | 1G 1A 6S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-12-07 | MTL 2–4 WSH | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-10-31 | MTL 3–6 WSH | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-02-17 | MTL 3–4 WSH | 0G 0A 6S | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 22 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 16th-most FP to RWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ PIT1.6 ptsOpp allows the fewest FP to RWvs Arturs Silovs (.888)
Rasmus Sandin
2games (1 left)
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 10th-most FP to DLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.7 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to DSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Cole Caufield or Rasmus Sandin 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 Sandin's 1.59. Caufield had 88 points in 81 games; Sandin had 29 in 73 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 Sandin?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Cole Caufield leads in 27 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Caufield and Sandin done against each other?
- In 22 games against each other in our data, Caufield's team went 9–13. Caufield had 20 points (13 goals) and Sandin had 8 (1 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 →