Who to start · 2025-26
Quinton Byfield vs Steven Stamkos
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Steven Stamkos projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57.
Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Stamkos had 66 in 82 games.
This week Byfield has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Stamkos has 1 left. We project Stamkos for 1.6 ESPN points to Byfield's 1.4.
They split the 36 stats both are ranked on 18–18.
Byfield's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.42, Transition attempts /60 1.78, Plus/minus −2.
Stamkos's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.43, Draw Equity /100 +0.085, Faceoff win % 57.7%.
Head to head on the dot, Stamkos leads Byfield 10–6.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Quinton Byfield
1.57
fantasy points per game
Steven Stamkos
2.00
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Steven Stamkos has the edge.
| Points per game from | Byfield | Stamkos |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.57 | 0.96 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.30 | 0.34 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.23 | 0.24 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.32 | 0.21 |
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 Stamkos
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 1A, 17 SOG · Stamkos 4G 1A, 28 SOG
Byfield's offensive zone 3–3 · neutral 2–3 · Byfield's defensive zone 1–4 (2022-23 to 2025-26)
Byfield blocked 1 of Stamkos's shots; Stamkos blocked 0 of Byfield's.
On the ice against each other (Byfield's side)
19:55 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Byfield's side
- Shot attempts
- 20–16
- 55.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.7–0.7
- 50.4%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Byfield | Stamkos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | LAK 3–2 NSH | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2026-04-02 | LAK 4–5 NSH | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-10-25 | LAK 4–5 NSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-03-15 | LAK 1–0 NSH | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-12-21 | LAK 2–3 NSH | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-11-04 | LAK 3–0 NSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-03-23 | LAK 4–3 TBL | 0G 1A 2S | 2G 0A 8S |
| 2024-01-09 | LAK 2–3 TBL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2023-01-28 | LAK 2–5 TBL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2022-10-25 | LAK 4–2 TBL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 5S |
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 8th-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)
Steven Stamkos
2games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs MINOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs DAL1.6 ptsSchedule edge +13.0 win%Likely vs Casey DeSmith (.907)
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FAQ
- Should I start Quinton Byfield or Steven Stamkos in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Steven Stamkos projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57. Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Stamkos had 66 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, Quinton Byfield or Steven Stamkos?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 18–18 across 36 stats where both qualify.
- How have Byfield and Stamkos done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Byfield's team went 5–5. Byfield had 3 points (2 goals) and Stamkos had 5 (4 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Byfield or Stamkos?
- Against each other, Byfield has won 6 and Stamkos 10 of their 16 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 →