Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Cozens vs Rasmus Sandin
In 2025-26, Dylan Cozens scored 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59.
Cozens had 59 points in 82 games; Sandin had 29 in 73 games.
This week Cozens has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Sandin has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Sandin for 1.7 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: Offensive-zone time 48.0%, Penalty minutes 59, Corsi 56.8%.
Sandin's biggest edges: Blocked shots 127, Net penalties drawn /60 −0.09, On-ice PDO 1003.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Cozens
1.90
fantasy points per game
Rasmus Sandin
1.59
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Dylan Cozens has the edge.
| Points per game from | Cozens | Sandin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.68 | 0.14 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.38 | 0.33 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.01 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.12 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.26 | 0.12 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.87 |
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 Sandin
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 1G 4A, 26 SOG · Sandin 1G 2A, 8 SOG
Cozens blocked 0 of Sandin's shots; Sandin blocked 1 of Cozens's.
On the ice against each other (Cozens's side)
11:23 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Cozens's side
- Shot attempts
- 13–11
- 54.2%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.4
- 49.2%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Cozens | Sandin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | OTT 1–4 WSH | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2026-01-01 | OTT 4–3 WSH | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-01-06 | BUF 4–3 WSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-12-14 | BUF 2–4 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-04-02 | BUF 6–2 WSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-11-22 | BUF 3–4 WSH | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-03-15 | BUF 4–5 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-11-19 | BUF 2–5 TOR | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2022-03-13 | BUF 5–2 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-03-02 | BUF 5–1 TOR | 0G 2A 2S | 1G 0A 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
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)
Rasmus Sandin
2games (1 left)
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 10th-most FP to DLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.7 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to DSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Cozens or Rasmus Sandin in fantasy hockey?
- In 2025-26, Dylan Cozens scored 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Sandin's 1.59. Cozens had 59 points in 82 games; Sandin had 29 in 73 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 Rasmus Sandin?
- 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 Sandin done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Cozens's team went 5–5. Cozens had 5 points (1 goals) and Sandin had 3 (1 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 →