Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Cozens vs Filip Hronek
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Hronek projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Cozens's 1.90.
Cozens had 59 points in 82 games; Hronek had 49 in 82 games.
This week Cozens has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Hronek has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Hronek for 3.5 ESPN points to Cozens's 1.4.
Dylan Cozens has the better number in 24 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Cozens's biggest edges: Expected goals 59.4%, Sequence xG 59.7%, Scoring chances 60.8%.
Hronek's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 −0.09, Shorthanded points 2, Blocked shots 100.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 1 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Cozens
1.90
fantasy points per game
Filip Hronek
1.77
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Dylan Cozens has the edge.
| Points per game from | Cozens | Hronek |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.68 | 0.20 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.38 | 0.50 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.17 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.26 | 0.16 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.61 |
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: Cozens vs Hronek
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.
Cozens 4G 1A, 30 SOG · Hronek 0G 5A, 29 SOG
Cozens blocked 0 of Hronek's shots; Hronek blocked 1 of Cozens's.
On the ice against each other (Cozens's side)
12:20 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Cozens's side
- Shot attempts
- 11–8
- 57.9%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–0.5
- 53.6%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Cozens | Hronek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | OTT 2–0 VAN | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2026-01-13 | OTT 2–1 VAN | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-01-21 | BUF 3–2 VAN | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-03-19 | BUF 2–3 VAN | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-13 | BUF 0–1 VAN | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-12-29 | BUF 6–3 DET | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2022-11-30 | BUF 5–4 DET | 2G 0A 5S | 0G 2A 5S |
| 2022-10-31 | BUF 8–3 DET | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2022-01-17 | BUF 2–3 DET | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-01-15 | BUF 0–4 DET | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2021-11-27 | BUF 2–3 DET | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2021-11-06 | BUF 3–4 DET | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
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.
Dylan Cozens
1games
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.4 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
Filip Hronek
4games (2 left)
3.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ EDMOpp allows 13th-most FP to DLikely vs Tristan Jarry (.882)
- Thu, Oct 1 vs EDMOpp allows 13th-most FP to DLikely vs Devon Levi (.682)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CGY2.1 ptsOpp allows the most FP to DSchedule edge −3.3 win%Likely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs VGKB2B1.4 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Carter Hart (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Cozens or Filip Hronek in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Hronek projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Cozens's 1.90. Cozens had 59 points in 82 games; Hronek had 49 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, Dylan Cozens or Filip Hronek?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Dylan Cozens leads in 24 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Cozens and Hronek done against each other?
- In 12 games against each other in our data, Cozens's team went 6–6. Cozens had 5 points (4 goals) and Hronek had 5 (0 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 →