Who to start · 2025-26
Drake Batherson vs Dylan Cozens
In 2025-26, Drake Batherson scored 2.01 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Cozens's 1.90.
Batherson had 71 points in 79 games; Cozens had 59 in 82 games.
This week Batherson has 1 game left; Cozens has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Batherson for 1.7 ESPN points to Cozens's 1.4.
Drake Batherson has the better number in 16 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Batherson's biggest edges: Luck Meter +49, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.22, Offensive-zone start % 76.7%.
Cozens's biggest edges: Top skating speed 23.7, Transition attempts /60 1.42, Faceoffs won 435.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Drake Batherson
2.01
fantasy points per game
Dylan Cozens
1.90
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Drake Batherson has the edge.
| Points per game from | Batherson | Cozens |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.84 | 0.68 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.48 | 0.38 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.19 | 0.18 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.21 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.15 | 0.26 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.15 |
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: Batherson vs Cozens
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.
Batherson 3G 4A, 21 SOG · Cozens 3G 4A, 31 SOG
Batherson's offensive zone 2–1 · neutral 0–0 · Batherson's defensive zone 1–0 (2021-22 to 2023-24)
Batherson blocked 1 of Cozens's shots; Cozens blocked 1 of Batherson's.
Goals each scored with the other picking up an assist (as teammates).
On the ice together
317:01 at 5-on-5 over 49 games, 2025-26
- Shot attempts
- 348–258
- 57.4%
- Expected goals
- 16.0–11.3
- 58.7%
- Goals
- 10–12
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Batherson | Cozens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | OTT 0–4 BUF | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2024-11-05 | OTT 1–5 BUF | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-03-27 | OTT 6–2 BUF | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-11 | OTT 3–5 BUF | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2023-12-31 | OTT 5–1 BUF | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2023-10-24 | OTT 4–6 BUF | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-04-13 | OTT 3–4 BUF | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-01-01 | OTT 3–1 BUF | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-11-16 | OTT 4–1 BUF | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-10-13 | OTT 1–4 BUF | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2022-01-25 | OTT 5–0 BUF | 1G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-01-18 | OTT 1–3 BUF | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 4S |
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
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.
Drake Batherson
1games
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.7 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to RWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
Dylan Cozens
1games
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.4 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
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FAQ
- Should I start Drake Batherson or Dylan Cozens in fantasy hockey?
- In 2025-26, Drake Batherson scored 2.01 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Cozens's 1.90. Batherson had 71 points in 79 games; Cozens had 59 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, Drake Batherson or Dylan Cozens?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Drake Batherson leads in 16 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Batherson and Cozens done against each other?
- In 12 games against each other in our data, Batherson's team went 5–7. Batherson had 7 points (3 goals) and Cozens had 7 (3 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Batherson or Cozens?
- Against each other, Batherson has won 3 and Cozens 1 of their 4 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 →