Who to start · 2025-26
Quinton Byfield vs Shane Pinto
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Shane Pinto projects to 1.72 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57.
Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Pinto had 46 in 72 games.
This week Byfield has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Pinto has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Byfield for 1.4 ESPN points to Pinto's 1.3.
Quinton Byfield has the better number in 20 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Byfield's biggest edges: 20+ mph bursts 297, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.42, Top skating speed 23.2.
Pinto's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.40, Draw Equity /100 +0.042, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.014.
Head to head on the dot, Pinto leads Byfield 7–4.
- • 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
Shane Pinto
1.72
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Shane Pinto has the edge.
| Points per game from | Byfield | Pinto |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.61 | 0.64 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.23 | 0.22 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.28 | 0.35 |
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: Byfield vs Pinto
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.
Byfield 1G 2A, 7 SOG · Pinto 0G 3A, 8 SOG
Byfield's offensive zone 1–2 · neutral 2–5 · Byfield's defensive zone 1–0 (2024-25 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Byfield's side)
16:08 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Byfield's side
- Shot attempts
- 11–14
- 44.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.6
- 38.9%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Byfield | Pinto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | LAK 2–1 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-15 | LAK 1–0 OTT | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-11-30 | LAK 5–2 OTT | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-10-14 | LAK 7–8 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-03-07 | LAK 4–3 OTT | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 2A 3S |
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)
Shane Pinto
1games
1.3proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.3 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
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FAQ
- Should I start Quinton Byfield or Shane Pinto in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Shane Pinto projects to 1.72 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57. Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Pinto had 46 in 72 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 Shane Pinto?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Quinton Byfield leads in 20 of 35 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Byfield and Pinto done against each other?
- In 5 games against each other in our data, Byfield's team went 4–1. Byfield had 3 points (1 goals) and Pinto had 3 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Byfield or Pinto?
- Against each other, Byfield has won 4 and Pinto 7 of their 11 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 →