Who to start · 2025-26
Noah Laba vs Pius Suter
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Pius Suter projects to 1.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Noah Laba's 0.90.
Laba had 24 points in 74 games; Suter had 29 in 64 games.
This week Laba has 2 games left with 1 tough matchup; Suter has 2 left with 2 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Suter for 1.9 to Laba's 1.8 over the games left.
Pius Suter has the better number in 20 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Laba's biggest edges: 20+ mph bursts 179, Top skating speed 23.0, Hits 110.
Suter's biggest edges: Hardest shot 86.8, High-danger chances 53.0%, Forecheck xG /60 0.32.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Pius Suter rates ahead, +0.7 to -2.2 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Laba is steady, ixG/60 0.44 (was 0.77); Suter is steady, On-ice xGF/60 1.72 (was 2.33).
- • Laba, 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
- • Laba, last 10 games (Oct 1–Oct 19): 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
- • Suter, 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 3 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 12 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Noah Laba
-2.2
category z-score total
Pius Suter
+0.7
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Pius Suter has the edge (Laba wins 1, Suter wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Laba | Suter |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.07 | 0.25 |
| Assists / game | 0.19 | 0.28 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.02 | 0.25 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Shots on goal / game | 0.92 | 1.43 |
| Hits / game | 1.74 | 0.94 |
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: Laba vs Suter
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.
Laba 0G 1A, 1 SOG · Suter 0G 0A, 3 SOG
Laba's offensive zone 1–0 · neutral 0–2 · Laba's defensive zone 1–2 (2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Laba's side)
5:52 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Laba's side
- Shot attempts
- 2–2
- 50.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.1
- 27.3%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Laba | Suter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | NYR 2–1 STL | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-11-24 | NYR 3–2 STL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
Faceoffs: Laba vs Suter
Model: Noah Laba wins 54.2% of draws against Pius Suter on average (R shot vs L shot). Opposite-handed, so they are both strong or both weak at every dot and the dot barely matters.
| Laba at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 53% | 55% | 54% | 56% | 54% | 54% | 56% | 55% | 57% |
| Road | 51% | 53% | 52% | 55% | 54% | 52% | 55% | 54% | 56% |
Head-to-head 2025-26: Laba 2–4 (33.3%). Blended with the model: 53.9%. The record is a bit unusual for this matchup (z -1.0); pair-specific edges are about ±2 points, so the model carries most of the weight.
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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
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
Noah Laba
3games (2 left)
1.8proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs ANAOpp allows 11th-most FP to CLikely vs Ville Husso (.884)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ TOR0.9 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to Cvs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ OTT0.9 ptsOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Samuel Ersson (.870)
Pius Suter
3games (2 left)
1.9proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs WPGOpp allows 8th-most FP to CLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs VGK0.9 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs CAR0.9 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Noah Laba or Pius Suter in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Pius Suter projects to 1.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Noah Laba's 0.90. Laba had 24 points in 74 games; Suter had 29 in 64 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, Noah Laba or Pius Suter?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Pius Suter leads in 20 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Laba and Suter done against each other?
- In 2 games against each other in our data, Laba's team went 2–0. Laba had 1 points (0 goals) and Suter had 0 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Laba or Suter?
- Against each other, Laba has won 2 and Suter 4 of their 6 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 →