Who to start · 2025-26
Jordan Kyrou vs Quinton Byfield
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Quinton Byfield projects to 1.42 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jordan Kyrou's 1.40.
Kyrou had 46 points in 72 games; Byfield had 49 in 79 games.
This week Kyrou has 2 games left with 2 soft matchups; Byfield has 3 left with 2 soft matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Byfield for 5.7 to Kyrou's 3.6 over the games left.
Quinton Byfield has the better number in 20 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Kyrou's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 67.9%, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.035, Offensive-zone time 45.2%.
Byfield's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 46, Faceoffs won 508, Goals above expected +0.7.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Jordan Kyrou rates ahead, -0.3 to -0.5 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Kyrou is cooling, ixG/60 0.62 (was 1.42); Byfield is rising, PP1 in 5 of last 5 (was 4 of 20).
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 2 G, 3 A, 2 PPP, 10 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 6 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 14 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Jordan Kyrou
-0.3
category z-score total
Quinton Byfield
-0.5
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Jordan Kyrou has the edge (Kyrou wins 3, Byfield wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Kyrou | Byfield |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.25 | 0.26 |
| Assists / game | 0.38 | 0.27 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.26 | -0.30 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.20 | 0.15 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.00 | 2.29 |
| Hits / game | 0.21 | 0.64 |
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: Kyrou vs Byfield
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Kyrou 4G 2A, 32 SOG · Byfield 3G 1A, 23 SOG
Kyrou blocked 0 of Byfield's shots; Byfield blocked 1 of Kyrou's.
On the ice against each other (Kyrou's side)
16:20 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Kyrou's side
- Shot attempts
- 10–15
- 40.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.7–0.8
- 44.9%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Kyrou | Byfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | STL 1–2 LAK | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2026-01-24 | STL 4–5 LAK | 2G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-10-21 | STL 1–2 LAK | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-08 | STL 1–2 LAK | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-05 | STL 3–2 LAK | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-03-01 | STL 4–1 LAK | 0G 1A 7S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-03-13 | STL 3–1 LAK | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-11-18 | STL 1–5 LAK | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2023-03-26 | STL 6–7 LAK | 2G 0A 6S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-03-04 | STL 2–4 LAK | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 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
Jordan Kyrou
2games
3.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs LAK1.8 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to RWvs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs BUF1.8 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to RWLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
Quinton Byfield
3games
5.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ WSH2.0 ptsOpp allows 6th-most FP to RWvs Logan Thompson (.912)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ NYI1.8 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to RWLikely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ NJD2.0 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jake Allen (.904)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jordan Kyrou or Quinton Byfield in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Quinton Byfield projects to 1.42 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jordan Kyrou's 1.40. Kyrou had 46 points in 72 games; Byfield had 49 in 79 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, Jordan Kyrou or Quinton Byfield?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Quinton Byfield 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 Kyrou and Byfield done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Kyrou's team went 3–7. Kyrou had 6 points (4 goals) and Byfield had 4 (3 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 →