Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Cozens vs Quinton Byfield
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dylan Cozens projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57.
Cozens had 59 points in 82 games; Byfield had 49 in 79 games.
This week Cozens has 1 game left; Byfield has 1 left. We project Cozens for 1.9 ESPN points to Byfield's 1.6.
Dylan Cozens has the better number in 25 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Cozens's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 60.9%, Offensive-zone time 48.0%, Draw Equity /100 +0.036.
Byfield's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.42, Blocked shots 44, On-ice PDO 992.
Head to head on the dot, Cozens leads Byfield 6–4.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Cozens
1.90
fantasy points per game
Quinton Byfield
1.59
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Dylan Cozens has the edge.
| Points per game from | Cozens | Byfield |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.68 | 0.61 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.38 | 0.32 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.07 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.23 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.26 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.28 |
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 Byfield
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 2G 2A, 14 SOG · Byfield 0G 4A, 15 SOG
Cozens's offensive zone 1–3 · neutral 2–0 · Cozens's defensive zone 3–1 (2021-22 to 2025-26)
Cozens blocked 1 of Byfield's shots; Byfield blocked 0 of Cozens's.
On the ice against each other (Cozens's side)
7:11 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Cozens's side
- Shot attempts
- 6–6
- 50.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.1
- 87.3%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Cozens | Byfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | OTT 1–2 LAK | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-15 | OTT 0–1 LAK | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-11-20 | BUF 1–0 LAK | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-10-10 | BUF 1–3 LAK | 0G 0A 6S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2024-02-13 | BUF 7–0 LAK | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-01-24 | BUF 5–3 LAK | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-02-13 | BUF 2–5 LAK | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2022-03-06 | BUF 0–3 LAK | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
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
1.9proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.9 pts
Quinton Byfield
2games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Wed, Sep 30 @ COL
- Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS1.6 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Cozens or Quinton Byfield in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dylan Cozens projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57. Cozens had 59 points in 82 games; Byfield had 49 in 79 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 Quinton Byfield?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Dylan Cozens leads in 25 of 35 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Cozens and Byfield done against each other?
- In 8 games against each other in our data, Cozens's team went 3–5. Cozens had 4 points (2 goals) and Byfield had 4 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Cozens or Byfield?
- Against each other, Cozens has won 6 and Byfield 4 of their 10 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 →