Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Cozens vs Ivan Provorov
In 2025-26, Dylan Cozens scored 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ivan Provorov's 1.56.
Cozens had 59 points in 82 games; Provorov had 31 in 82 games.
This week Cozens has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Provorov has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Cozens for 1.4 ESPN points to Provorov's 1.1.
Dylan Cozens has the better number in 24 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Cozens's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 48.0%, Hits 215, Fenwick 57.3%.
Provorov's biggest edges: Plus/minus +14, On-ice PDO 1012, Blocked shots 134.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Cozens
1.90
fantasy points per game
Ivan Provorov
1.56
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Dylan Cozens has the edge.
| Points per game from | Cozens | Provorov |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.68 | 0.22 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.38 | 0.27 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.03 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.19 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.26 | 0.03 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.82 |
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 Provorov
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.
Cozens 1G 12A, 49 SOG · Provorov 2G 11A, 46 SOG
Cozens blocked 0 of Provorov's shots; Provorov blocked 1 of Cozens's.
On the ice against each other (Cozens's side)
14:28 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Cozens's side
- Shot attempts
- 21–12
- 63.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–0.5
- 49.5%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Cozens | Provorov |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | OTT 4–1 CBJ | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-12-29 | OTT 1–4 CBJ | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-12-11 | OTT 6–3 CBJ | 0G 3A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-04-08 | OTT 2–5 CBJ | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-04-06 | OTT 4–0 CBJ | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-29 | OTT 3–2 CBJ | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-02-04 | BUF 3–2 CBJ | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2024-10-17 | BUF 4–6 CBJ | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2024-02-23 | BUF 2–1 CBJ | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2023-12-30 | BUF 3–2 CBJ | 0G 1A 6S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-12-19 | BUF 4–9 CBJ | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2023-04-01 | BUF 6–3 PHI | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 23 meetings.
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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)
Ivan Provorov
2games (1 left)
1.1proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs BUFOpp allows 11th-most FP to DLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs UTA1.1 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to DLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Cozens or Ivan Provorov in fantasy hockey?
- In 2025-26, Dylan Cozens scored 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ivan Provorov's 1.56. Cozens had 59 points in 82 games; Provorov had 31 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 Ivan Provorov?
- 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 Provorov done against each other?
- In 23 games against each other in our data, Cozens's team went 13–10. Cozens had 13 points (1 goals) and Provorov had 13 (2 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 →