Who to start · 2025-26
Jordan Kyrou vs Ryan Leonard
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Ryan Leonard projects to 1.65 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jordan Kyrou's 1.40.
Kyrou had 46 points in 72 games; Leonard had 45 in 75 games.
This week Kyrou has 2 games left with 2 soft matchups; Leonard has 2 left with 2 soft matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Leonard for 3.9 to Kyrou's 3.6 over the games left.
Jordan Kyrou has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Kyrou's biggest edges: Scoring chances 60.2%, High-danger chances 59.0%, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.035.
Leonard's biggest edges: Hits 124, Penalty minutes 47, Goals above expected +0.7.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Ryan Leonard rates ahead, +3.9 to -0.3 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Kyrou is cooling, ixG/60 0.62 (was 1.42); Leonard is rising, On-ice xGF/60 3.81 (was 2.70).
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 2 G, 3 A, 2 PPP, 10 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 3 G, 4 A, 2 PPP, 20 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Jordan Kyrou
-0.3
category z-score total
Ryan Leonard
+3.9
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Ryan Leonard has the edge (Kyrou wins 0, Leonard wins 6 of 6 categories).
| Category | Kyrou | Leonard |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.25 | 0.30 |
| Assists / game | 0.38 | 0.39 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.26 | 0.06 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.20 | 0.21 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.00 | 2.20 |
| Hits / game | 0.21 | 1.69 |
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 Leonard
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Kyrou 1G 0A, 4 SOG · Leonard 0G 1A, 1 SOG
Goals each scored with the other picking up an assist (as teammates).
On the ice against each other (Kyrou's side)
6:56 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Kyrou's side
- Shot attempts
- 9–6
- 60.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.0
- 89.5%
- Goals
- 0–0
On the ice together
19:26 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2026-27
- Shot attempts
- 27–21
- 56.3%
- Expected goals
- 1.7–1.4
- 54.7%
- Goals
- 3–4
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Kyrou | Leonard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | STL 3–0 WSH | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-11-05 | STL 1–6 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
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)
Ryan Leonard
2games
3.9proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs LAK1.9 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to RWvs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs BUF1.9 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to RWLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jordan Kyrou or Ryan Leonard in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Ryan Leonard projects to 1.65 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jordan Kyrou's 1.40. Kyrou had 46 points in 72 games; Leonard had 45 in 75 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 Ryan Leonard?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jordan Kyrou leads in 18 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 Leonard done against each other?
- In 2 games against each other in our data, Kyrou's team went 1–1. Kyrou had 1 points (1 goals) and Leonard had 1 (0 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 →