Who to start · 2025-26
Quinton Byfield vs Robert Thomas
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Robert Thomas projects to 1.89 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57.
Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Thomas had 64 in 64 games.
This week Byfield has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Thomas has 1 left. We project Thomas for 1.9 ESPN points to Byfield's 1.4.
Robert Thomas has the better number in 23 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Byfield's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 1.78, Hardest shot 88.9, Hits 66.
Thomas's biggest edges: Luck Meter +53, On-ice PDO 1045, Plus/minus +22.
Head to head on the dot, Thomas leads Byfield 21–17.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Quinton Byfield
1.57
fantasy points per game
Robert Thomas
1.89
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Robert Thomas has the edge.
| Points per game from | Byfield | Thomas |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.57 | 0.73 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.30 | 0.57 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.10 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.23 | 0.15 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.01 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.32 | 0.29 |
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: Byfield vs Thomas
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.
Byfield 3G 1A, 23 SOG · Thomas 3G 4A, 16 SOG
Byfield's offensive zone 4–6 · neutral 1–7 · Byfield's defensive zone 12–8 (2023-24 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Byfield's side)
13:08 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Byfield's side
- Shot attempts
- 13–12
- 52.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.5
- 39.8%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Byfield | Thomas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | LAK 2–1 STL | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-10-21 | LAK 2–1 STL | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-03-08 | LAK 2–1 STL | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-03-05 | LAK 2–3 STL | 1G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-01 | LAK 1–4 STL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-03-13 | LAK 1–3 STL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-11-18 | LAK 5–1 STL | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-03-26 | LAK 7–6 STL | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 2A 0S |
| 2023-03-04 | LAK 4–2 STL | 0G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 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
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.
Quinton Byfield
2games (1 left)
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ COLOpp allows 10th-most FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS1.4 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −3.2 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
Robert Thomas
2games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ DALOpp allows 3rd-most FP to CLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ COLB2B1.9 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to CSchedule edge −13.4 win%Likely vs Scott Wedgewood (.921)
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FAQ
- Should I start Quinton Byfield or Robert Thomas in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Robert Thomas projects to 1.89 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57. Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Thomas had 64 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, Quinton Byfield or Robert Thomas?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Robert Thomas leads in 23 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Byfield and Thomas done against each other?
- In 9 games against each other in our data, Byfield's team went 6–3. Byfield had 4 points (3 goals) and Thomas had 7 (3 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Byfield or Thomas?
- Against each other, Byfield has won 17 and Thomas 21 of their 38 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 →