Who to start · 2025-26
Jack Hughes vs Will Cuylle
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Hughes projects to 2.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Will Cuylle's 1.63.
Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Cuylle had 38 in 82 games.
This week Hughes has 1 game left; Cuylle has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Hughes for 2.4 ESPN points to Cuylle's 1.4.
Jack Hughes has the better number in 29 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hughes's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.55, Fenwick 55.3%, Offensive-zone start % 79.3%.
Cuylle's biggest edges: Hits 302, Penalty minutes 65, On-ice PDO 1013.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 8 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jack Hughes
2.55
fantasy points per game
Will Cuylle
1.63
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jack Hughes has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hughes | Cuylle |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.95 | 0.41 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.77 | 0.24 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.07 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.38 | 0.20 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.37 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.25 | 0.35 |
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: Hughes vs Cuylle
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hughes 11G 9A, 50 SOG · Cuylle 1G 0A, 10 SOG
Hughes's offensive zone 1–0 · neutral 0–0 · Hughes's defensive zone 0–0 (2025-26)
Hughes blocked 0 of Cuylle's shots; Cuylle blocked 2 of Hughes's.
On the ice against each other (Hughes's side)
11:11 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Hughes's side
- Shot attempts
- 15–4
- 78.9%
- Expected goals
- 0.6–0.4
- 60.6%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hughes | Cuylle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NJD 1–4 NYR | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-03-18 | NJD 6–3 NYR | 1G 2A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-03-07 | NJD 6–3 NYR | 3G 1A 5S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-01-09 | NJD 2–3 NYR | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-12-23 | NJD 5–0 NYR | 2G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-12-02 | NJD 5–1 NYR | 2G 1A 8S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-04-03 | NJD 3–4 NYR | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-03-11 | NJD 1–3 NYR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-02-22 | NJD 1–5 NYR | 1G 0A 10S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-11-18 | NJD 3–5 NYR | 1G 1A 8S | 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
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.
Jack Hughes
2games (1 left)
2.4proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI2.4 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to Cvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
Will Cuylle
4games (1 left)
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ BOSOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
- Thu, Oct 1 vs TBLOpp allows 6th-most FP to LWLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2BSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.4 ptsOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jack Hughes or Will Cuylle in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Hughes projects to 2.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Will Cuylle's 1.63. Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Cuylle had 38 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, Jack Hughes or Will Cuylle?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jack Hughes leads in 29 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Hughes and Cuylle done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Hughes's team went 4–6. Hughes had 20 points (11 goals) and Cuylle had 1 (1 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Hughes or Cuylle?
- Against each other, Hughes has won 1 and Cuylle 0 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 →