Who to start · 2025-26
Jacob Gaucher vs Sean Couturier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sean Couturier projects to 0.94 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jacob Gaucher's 0.35.
Gaucher had 0 points in 4 games; Couturier had 36 in 78 games.
This week Gaucher has 2 games left; Couturier has 2 left. In ESPN default points scoring we project Couturier for 1.9 to Gaucher's 1.6 over the games left.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Sean Couturier rates ahead, -2.3 to -5.6 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Gaucher has no recent trend; Couturier is steady, On-ice xGF/60 1.46 (was 2.41).
- • Jacob Gaucher is a rookie: 8 NHL games before this season.
- • Gaucher, 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
- • Couturier, 2026-27 so far: 12 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 14 SOG.
- • Couturier, last 10 games (Oct 3–Oct 21): 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 12 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Jacob Gaucher
-5.6
category z-score total
Sean Couturier
-2.3
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Sean Couturier has the edge (Gaucher wins 1, Couturier wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Gaucher | Couturier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| Assists / game | 0.00 | 0.28 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.10 | -0.11 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal / game | 0.94 | 1.37 |
| Hits / game | 0.90 | 1.45 |
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: Gaucher vs Couturier
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2026-27 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
On the ice together
11:48 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2026-27
- Shot attempts
- 9–10
- 47.4%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.5
- 38.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
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
Jacob Gaucher
3games (2 left)
1.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 15th-most FP to CLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF0.8 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to CLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA0.8 pts
Sean Couturier
3games (2 left)
1.9proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 15th-most FP to CLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF1.0 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to CLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.0 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Jacob Gaucher or Sean Couturier in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sean Couturier projects to 0.94 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jacob Gaucher's 0.35. Gaucher had 0 points in 4 games; Couturier had 36 in 78 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.
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 →