Who to start · 2025-26
Easton Cowan vs JJ Peterka
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Easton Cowan projects to 1.46 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to JJ Peterka's 1.29.
Cowan had 29 points in 66 games; Peterka had 47 in 82 games.
This week Cowan has 2 games left with 2 tough matchups; Peterka has 2 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Peterka for 2.7 to Cowan's 2.3 over the games left.
JJ Peterka has the better number in 26 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Cowan's biggest edges: Hits 72, Blocked shots 32, Penalty minutes 45.
Peterka's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.033, Corsi 53.3%, Fenwick 52.5%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Easton Cowan rates ahead, +0.7 to +0.5 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Cowan is steady, PP1 in 0 of last 5 (was 9 of 20); Peterka is surging, 4 P in last 5 (0.45/GP before).
- • 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 4 G, 6 A, 1 PPP, 23 SOG.
- • Last 10 games (Sep 30–Oct 20): 4 G, 5 A, 1 PPP, 22 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 3 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 16 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Easton Cowan
+0.7
category z-score total
JJ Peterka
+0.5
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Easton Cowan has the edge (Cowan wins 3, Peterka wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Cowan | Peterka |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.25 | 0.30 |
| Assists / game | 0.39 | 0.28 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.01 | 0.16 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.09 | 0.04 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.69 | 1.80 |
| Hits / game | 1.01 | 0.40 |
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: Cowan vs Peterka
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.
Cowan 0G 0A, 2 SOG · Peterka 1G 1A, 2 SOG
On the ice against each other (Cowan's side)
3:25 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Cowan's side
- Shot attempts
- 2–5
- 28.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.1
- 0.8%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Cowan | Peterka |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | TOR 1–6 UTA | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 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
This week's schedule
Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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
Easton Cowan
4games (2 left)
2.3proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs SJSOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ CBJB2B
- Thu, Oct 22 vs NYR1.1 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ EDM1.1 pts
JJ Peterka
3games (2 left)
2.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ DALOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs NSH1.2 ptsOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs SJS1.5 ptsOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
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FAQ
- Should I start Easton Cowan or JJ Peterka in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Easton Cowan projects to 1.46 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to JJ Peterka's 1.29. Cowan had 29 points in 66 games; Peterka had 47 in 82 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, Easton Cowan or JJ Peterka?
- On 2025-26 numbers, JJ Peterka leads in 26 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Cowan and Peterka done against each other?
- In 1 games against each other in our data, Cowan's team went 0–1. Cowan had 0 points (0 goals) and Peterka had 2 (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 →