Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Cozens vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
In 2025-26, Dylan Cozens scored 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's 1.70.
Cozens had 59 points in 82 games; Nugent-Hopkins had 56 in 72 games.
This week Cozens has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Nugent-Hopkins has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Cozens for 1.4 ESPN points to Nugent-Hopkins's 1.1.
Dylan Cozens has the better number in 23 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Cozens's biggest edges: Hits 215, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.001, 20+ mph bursts 211.
Nugent-Hopkins's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.34, Power-play share 86.6%, Ice-time share 31.4%.
Head to head on the dot, Cozens leads Nugent-Hopkins 12–6.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Cozens
1.90
fantasy points per game
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
1.70
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Dylan Cozens has the edge.
| Points per game from | Cozens | Nugent-Hopkins |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.68 | 0.56 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.38 | 0.50 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.20 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.18 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.26 | 0.03 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.22 |
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 Nugent-Hopkins
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 5G 2A, 25 SOG · Nugent-Hopkins 4G 4A, 27 SOG
Cozens's offensive zone 4–1 · neutral 2–2 · Cozens's defensive zone 6–3 (2021-22 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Cozens's side)
11:07 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Cozens's side
- Shot attempts
- 11–10
- 52.4%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.6
- 27.9%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Cozens | Nugent-Hopkins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | OTT 4–5 EDM | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2025-10-21 | OTT 2–3 EDM | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-01-25 | BUF 2–3 EDM | 0G 1A 4S | 2G 0A 4S |
| 2024-03-21 | BUF 3–8 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2024-03-09 | BUF 3–2 EDM | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-03-06 | BUF 2–3 EDM | 1G 0A 6S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-10-18 | BUF 4–2 EDM | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 7S |
| 2021-11-12 | BUF 3–2 EDM | 2G 0A 3S | 0G 2A 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)
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
3games (1 left)
1.1proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs VANOpp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ VANOpp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs SEA1.1 ptsOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Cozens or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in fantasy hockey?
- In 2025-26, Dylan Cozens scored 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's 1.70. Cozens had 59 points in 82 games; Nugent-Hopkins had 56 in 72 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 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Dylan Cozens leads in 23 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 Nugent-Hopkins done against each other?
- In 8 games against each other in our data, Cozens's team went 3–5. Cozens had 7 points (5 goals) and Nugent-Hopkins had 8 (4 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Cozens or Nugent-Hopkins?
- Against each other, Cozens has won 12 and Nugent-Hopkins 6 of their 18 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 →