Who to start · 2025-26
Easton Cowan vs Timo Meier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Timo Meier projects to 1.65 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Easton Cowan's 1.46.
Cowan had 29 points in 66 games; Meier had 44 in 77 games.
This week Cowan has 2 games left with 2 tough matchups; Meier has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Meier for 4.1 to Cowan's 2.3 over the games left.
Timo Meier has the better number in 24 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Cowan's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1032, Luck Meter +16, Goals above expected +0.5.
Meier's biggest edges: Fenwick 54.0%, Corsi 54.3%, Scoring chances 53.4%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Timo Meier rates ahead, +3.1 to +0.7 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); Meier is cooling, −3:15 TOI a game.
- • 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: 9 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 38 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Easton Cowan
+0.7
category z-score total
Timo Meier
+3.1
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Timo Meier has the edge (Cowan wins 3, Meier wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Cowan | Meier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.25 | 0.24 |
| Assists / game | 0.39 | 0.29 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.01 | -0.17 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.09 | 0.12 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.69 | 3.77 |
| Hits / game | 1.01 | 1.77 |
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 Meier
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 1A, 3 SOG · Meier 1G 0A, 10 SOG
On the ice against each other (Cowan's side)
10:28 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Cowan's side
- Shot attempts
- 9–16
- 36.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.8
- 26.2%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Cowan | Meier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | TOR 3–4 NJD | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 0A 7S |
| 2025-12-30 | TOR 4–0 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
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
Timo Meier
3games (2 left)
4.1proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs COL
- Thu, Oct 22 vs ANA2.0 ptsOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs LAK2.1 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to RWLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Easton Cowan or Timo Meier in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Timo Meier projects to 1.65 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Easton Cowan's 1.46. Cowan had 29 points in 66 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, Easton Cowan or Timo Meier?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Timo Meier leads in 24 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 Meier done against each other?
- In 2 games against each other in our data, Cowan's team went 1–1. Cowan had 1 points (0 goals) and Meier had 1 (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 →