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Owen Tippett vs Will Cuylle

Owen TippettOwen TippettFlyers · Right wingvsWill CuylleWill CuylleRangers · Left wing

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Owen Tippett projects to 1.73 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Will Cuylle's 1.63.

Tippett had 51 points in 81 games; Cuylle had 38 in 82 games.

This week Tippett has 1 game left; Cuylle has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Tippett for 2.0 ESPN points to Cuylle's 1.4.

Owen Tippett has the better number in 23 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.

Tippett's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.35, Expected goals 54.7%, Sequence xG 54.9%.

Cuylle's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1013, Offensive-zone start % 52.2%, Penalty minutes 65.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 8 SOG.

Fantasy value: your scoring

Owen Tippett

1.73

fantasy points per game

Will Cuylle

1.63

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Owen Tippett has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromTippettCuylle
Goals (+2)0.610.41
Assists (+1)0.250.24
Power-play points (+0.5)0.040.07
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.020.00
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.270.20
Hits (+0.1)0.240.37
Blocks (+0.5)0.300.35

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: Tippett 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.

TippettCuylle
4Team record in 11 meetings7
7Points in those games5

Tippett 4G 3A, 38 SOG · Cuylle 0G 5A, 12 SOG

1Hits on each other0
1Shots blocked by the other0

Tippett blocked 1 of Cuylle's shots; Cuylle blocked 0 of Tippett's.

On the ice against each other (Tippett's side)

14:43 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Tippett's side

Shot attempts
16–7
69.6%
Expected goals
0.9–0.4
70.7%
Goals
0–0

Games against each other

Games between Owen Tippett and Will Cuylle
DateScoreTippettCuylle
2026-03-09PHI 2–6 NYR0G 0A 3S0G 0A 0S
2026-02-26PHI 3–2 NYR0G 1A 1S0G 1A 1S
2026-01-17PHI 3–6 NYR0G 1A 3S0G 1A 1S
2025-12-20PHI 4–5 NYR1G 0A 2S0G 1A 1S
2025-04-09PHI 8–5 NYR1G 1A 4S0G 1A 3S
2025-01-23PHI 1–6 NYR1G 0A 4S0G 0A 2S
2024-11-29PHI 3–1 NYR0G 0A 2S0G 1A 3S
2024-04-11PHI 4–1 NYR0G 0A 2S0G 0A 0S
2024-03-26PHI 5–6 NYR1G 0A 4S0G 0A 1S
2024-02-24PHI 1–2 NYR0G 0A 10S0G 0A 0S
2023-11-24PHI 1–3 NYR0G 0A 3S0G 0A 0S

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

TippettCuylle

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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.

Owen Tippett

3games (1 left)

2.0proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 vs PIT
    Opp allows the fewest FP to RWLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
  • Thu, Oct 1 @ NJDB2B
    Opp allows 13th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs CAR2.0 pts
    Opp allows 11th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +9.0 win%Likely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)

Will Cuylle

4games (1 left)

1.4proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ BOS
    Opp allows 12th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
  • Thu, Oct 1 vs TBL
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to LWLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
  • Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2B
    Opp allows 13th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.4 pts
    Opp allows 3rd-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)

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FAQ

Should I start Owen Tippett or Will Cuylle in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Owen Tippett projects to 1.73 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Will Cuylle's 1.63. Tippett had 51 points in 81 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, Owen Tippett or Will Cuylle?
On 2025-26 numbers, Owen Tippett leads in 23 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
How have Tippett and Cuylle done against each other?
In 11 games against each other in our data, Tippett's team went 4–7. Tippett had 7 points (4 goals) and Cuylle had 5 (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 →