Who to start · 2025-26
Quinton Byfield vs Timo Meier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Timo Meier projects to 1.74 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57.
Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Meier had 44 in 77 games.
This week Byfield has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Meier has 1 left. We project Meier for 1.9 ESPN points to Byfield's 1.4.
Quinton Byfield has the better number in 20 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Byfield's biggest edges: Goals above expected +0.7, Ascension score 56, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.030.
Meier's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.31, Hits 131, Hardest shot 94.3.
- • 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, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Quinton Byfield
1.57
fantasy points per game
Timo Meier
1.74
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Timo Meier has the edge.
| Points per game from | Byfield | Meier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.57 | 0.58 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.30 | 0.24 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.06 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.23 | 0.35 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.17 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.32 | 0.32 |
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 Meier
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Byfield 3G 1A, 18 SOG · Meier 4G 4A, 27 SOG
Byfield blocked 1 of Meier's shots; Meier blocked 0 of Byfield's.
On the ice against each other (Byfield's side)
4:51 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Byfield's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–7
- 50.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.1
- 74.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Byfield | Meier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-14 | LAK 4–6 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2025-11-01 | LAK 1–4 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-01-01 | LAK 3–0 NJD | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-12-12 | LAK 1–3 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-03-03 | LAK 5–1 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-02-15 | LAK 2–1 NJD | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-01-11 | LAK 4–3 SJS | 1G 1A 1S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2022-03-17 | LAK 3–0 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-03-12 | LAK 0–5 SJS | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 2A 4S |
| 2022-03-10 | LAK 3–4 SJS | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 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)
Timo Meier
2games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.9 ptsOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Quinton Byfield or Timo Meier in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Timo Meier projects to 1.74 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57. Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Meier had 44 in 77 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 Timo Meier?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Quinton Byfield leads in 20 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 Meier done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Byfield's team went 5–5. Byfield had 4 points (3 goals) and Meier had 8 (4 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 →