Who to start · 2026-27
Devon Toews vs Jack Quinn
In 2026-27, Jack Quinn scored 2.08 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Devon Toews's 1.96.
Toews had 19 points in 21 games; Quinn had 19 in 20 games.
This week Toews has no games left; Quinn has no games left.
Devon Toews has the better number in 17 of the 30 stats both are ranked on.
Toews's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.013, On-ice PDO 1047, Faceoffs won 0.
Quinn's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 13, Offensive-zone start % 87.3%, Power-play share 71.2%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Devon Toews rates ahead, +6.0 to +2.9 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Toews is rising, +2:55 TOI a game; Quinn is cooling, ixG/60 0.97 (was 1.46).
- • Toews, last 10 games (Oct 25–Nov 14): 3 G, 7 A, 2 PPP, 21 SOG.
- • Quinn, last 10 games (Oct 24–Nov 14): 4 G, 5 A, 4 PPP, 28 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Under Standard (6 categories), Devon Toews has the edge (Toews wins 3, Quinn wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Toews | Quinn |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.29 | 0.45 |
| Assists / game | 0.62 | 0.50 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.76 | -0.10 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.24 | 0.35 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.76 | 2.80 |
| Hits / game | 0.43 | 0.70 |
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: Toews vs Quinn
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Toews 1G 6A, 13 SOG · Quinn 0G 2A, 5 SOG
Toews blocked 3 of Quinn's shots; Quinn blocked 0 of Toews's.
On the ice against each other (Toews's side)
7:47 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Toews's side
- Shot attempts
- 8–4
- 66.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.1
- 80.3%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Toews | Quinn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | COL 6–3 BUF | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-10-13 | COL 3–1 BUF | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-01-02 | COL 6–5 BUF | 1G 2A 4S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-12-03 | COL 5–4 BUF | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-12-15 | COL 2–4 BUF | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-12-01 | COL 6–4 BUF | 0G 2A 1S | 0G 1A 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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
This week's schedule
Nov 9 to Nov 15. 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
Devon Toews
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Nov 10 @ TOROpp allows 7th-most FP to DLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.881)
- Thu, Nov 12 @ OTTOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.939)
- Sat, Nov 14 @ MTLOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.852)
Jack Quinn
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Nov 11 vs TBLOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.889)
- Thu, Nov 12 @ CHIB2B
- Sat, Nov 14 @ DALOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.902)
Player data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- In 2022-23, Four NHL Players Wore a Number in the 90s for Every One in No. 9 The count was 53 to 13, and the incomplete 2025-26 rosters show the same split, 51 to 12.
- The 1,000-Game Club Had Its Biggest Year. Getting In Is No Easier. Seventeen players reached 1,000 NHL games in 2025-26, more than in any season before, in the biggest league the NHL has had.
- Only 14 NHL Defencemen Still Score Like Ken Daneyko A stay-at-home defenceman stays back to defend and leaves the scoring to others.
- How Much Lighter Did the NHL Really Get? Teams write down NHL weights.
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FAQ
- Should I start Devon Toews or Jack Quinn in fantasy hockey?
- In 2026-27, Jack Quinn scored 2.08 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Devon Toews's 1.96. Toews had 19 points in 21 games; Quinn had 19 in 20 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, Devon Toews or Jack Quinn?
- On 2026-27 numbers, Devon Toews leads in 17 of 30 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Toews and Quinn done against each other?
- In 6 games against each other in our data, Toews's team went 5–1. Toews had 7 points (1 goals) and Quinn had 2 (0 goals).
2026-27 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 →