Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Cozens vs Timo Meier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dylan Cozens projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Timo Meier's 1.74.
Cozens had 59 points in 82 games; Meier had 44 in 77 games.
This week Cozens has 1 game left; Meier has 1 left. We project Cozens for 1.9 ESPN points to Meier's 1.8.
Dylan Cozens has the better number in 26 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Cozens's biggest edges: Goals above expected +2.0, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.001, Luck Meter −6.
Meier's biggest edges: Blocked shots 53, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.17, Transition attempts /60 2.14.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Cozens
1.90
fantasy points per game
Timo Meier
1.81
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Dylan Cozens has the edge.
| Points per game from | Cozens | Meier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.68 | 0.62 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.38 | 0.26 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.35 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.26 | 0.17 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.34 |
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 Meier
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 8A, 33 SOG · Meier 3G 4A, 42 SOG
Cozens's offensive zone 0–1 · neutral 0–0 · Cozens's defensive zone 0–0 (2022-23)
On the ice against each other (Cozens's side)
16:21 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Cozens's side
- Shot attempts
- 26–17
- 60.5%
- Expected goals
- 1.4–0.2
- 87.0%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Cozens | Meier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | OTT 3–4 NJD | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2026-01-31 | OTT 4–1 NJD | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-12-09 | OTT 3–4 NJD | 0G 2A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-03-22 | OTT 3–2 NJD | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-02-02 | BUF 4–3 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-10-05 | BUF 1–3 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 8S |
| 2024-10-04 | BUF 1–4 NJD | 0G 0A 7S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-03-29 | BUF 5–2 NJD | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-10-27 | BUF 4–5 NJD | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2023-04-11 | BUF 2–6 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-03-24 | BUF 5–4 NJD | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-02-18 | BUF 4–2 SJS | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 14 meetings.
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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
Timo Meier
2games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHISchedule edge +9.3 win%
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.8 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Cozens or Timo Meier 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 Timo Meier's 1.74. Cozens had 59 points in 82 games; Meier had 44 in 77 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 Timo Meier?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Dylan Cozens leads in 26 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 Meier done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Cozens's team went 7–7. Cozens had 12 points (4 goals) and Meier had 7 (3 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Cozens or Meier?
- Against each other, Cozens has won 0 and Meier 1 of their 1 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 →