Who to start · 2025-26
Quinton Byfield vs Seth Jarvis
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Seth Jarvis projects to 2.19 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57.
Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Jarvis had 66 in 71 games.
This week Byfield has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Jarvis has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Jarvis for 2.3 ESPN points to Byfield's 1.4.
Seth Jarvis has the better number in 21 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Byfield's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 508, Penalty minutes 46, Blocked shots 44.
Jarvis's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 69.0%, Forecheck xG /60 0.39, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.093.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Quinton Byfield
1.59
fantasy points per game
Seth Jarvis
2.19
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Seth Jarvis has the edge.
| Points per game from | Byfield | Jarvis |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.61 | 0.90 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.32 | 0.48 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.23 | 0.32 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.28 | 0.19 |
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 Jarvis
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 2G 4A, 10 SOG · Jarvis 1G 2A, 11 SOG
Byfield's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–0 · Byfield's defensive zone 0–1 (2024-25)
On the ice against each other (Byfield's side)
3:44 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Byfield's side
- Shot attempts
- 1–3
- 25.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.1
- 16.2%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Byfield | Jarvis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | LAK 2–3 CAR | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-10-18 | LAK 3–4 CAR | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 6S |
| 2025-03-22 | LAK 7–2 CAR | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-02-01 | LAK 4–2 CAR | 0G 2A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-01-15 | LAK 5–2 CAR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-10-14 | LAK 5–6 CAR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-01-31 | LAK 4–5 CAR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 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 −3.3 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
Seth Jarvis
3games (1 left)
2.3proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs FLAOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Jacob Markstrom (.883)
- Fri, Oct 2 vs WSHOpp allows 13th-most FP to RWLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ PHIB2B2.3 ptsOpp allows 5th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −8.8 win%vs Joseph Woll (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Quinton Byfield or Seth Jarvis in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Seth Jarvis projects to 2.19 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57. Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Jarvis had 66 in 71 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 Seth Jarvis?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Seth Jarvis leads in 21 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Byfield and Jarvis done against each other?
- In 7 games against each other in our data, Byfield's team went 3–4. Byfield had 6 points (2 goals) and Jarvis had 3 (1 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Byfield or Jarvis?
- Against each other, Byfield has won 0 and Jarvis 1 of their 1 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 →