Who to start · 2026-27
Dylan Holloway vs Easton Cowan
In 2026-27, Dylan Holloway scored 1.79 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Easton Cowan's 1.64.
Holloway had 14 points in 20 games; Cowan had 16 in 22 games.
This week Holloway has no games left; Cowan has no games left.
Dylan Holloway has the better number in 20 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Holloway's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.51, Scoring chances 56.3%, Corsi 53.3%.
Cowan's biggest edges: Goals above expected +2.3, Penalty minutes 18, Transition attempts /60 2.37.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Dylan Holloway rates ahead, +1.1 to +0.2 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Holloway is steady, PP1 in 1 of last 5 (was 13 of 20); Cowan is steady, On-ice xGF/60 1.85 (was 2.78).
- • Holloway, last 10 games (Oct 24–Nov 14): 1 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 30 SOG.
- • Cowan, last 10 games (Oct 24–Nov 14): 2 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 16 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Under Standard (6 categories), Dylan Holloway has the edge (Holloway wins 4, Cowan wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Holloway | Cowan |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.20 | 0.32 |
| Assists / game | 0.50 | 0.41 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.20 | 0.09 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.45 | 1.95 |
| Hits / game | 2.25 | 1.27 |
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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head: Holloway vs Cowan
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Holloway 1G 1A, 7 SOG · Cowan 0G 0A, 2 SOG
On the ice against each other (Holloway's side)
10:04 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Holloway's side
- Shot attempts
- 8–9
- 47.1%
- Expected goals
- 0.8–0.4
- 64.7%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Holloway | Cowan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | STL 5–1 TOR | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-11-18 | STL 2–3 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
This week's schedule
Nov 9 to Nov 15. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Dylan Holloway
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Nov 10 vs DETOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs John Gibson (.862)
- Thu, Nov 12 @ UTA
- Sat, Nov 14 vs FLAOpp allows 14th-most FP to LWLikely vs Jacob Markstrom (.906)
Easton Cowan
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Nov 10 vs COLOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.905)
- Thu, Nov 12 vs MINOpp allows the fewest FP to RWLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.926)
- Sat, Nov 14 vs EDMOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Devon Levi (.906)
Player data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- In 2022-23, Four NHL Players Wore a Number in the 90s for Every One in No. 9 The count was 53 to 13, and the incomplete 2025-26 rosters show the same split, 51 to 12.
- The 1,000-Game Club Had Its Biggest Year. Getting In Is No Easier. Seventeen players reached 1,000 NHL games in 2025-26, more than in any season before, in the biggest league the NHL has had.
- Only 14 NHL Defencemen Still Score Like Ken Daneyko A stay-at-home defenceman stays back to defend and leaves the scoring to others.
- How Much Lighter Did the NHL Really Get? Teams write down NHL weights.
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Holloway or Easton Cowan in fantasy hockey?
- In 2026-27, Dylan Holloway scored 1.79 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Easton Cowan's 1.64. Holloway had 14 points in 20 games; Cowan had 16 in 22 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 Holloway or Easton Cowan?
- On 2026-27 numbers, Dylan Holloway leads in 20 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Holloway and Cowan done against each other?
- In 2 games against each other in our data, Holloway's team went 1–1. Holloway had 2 points (1 goals) and Cowan had 0 (0 goals).
2026-27 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 →