Who to start · 2025-26
Quinton Byfield vs Travis Konecny
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Travis Konecny projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57.
Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Konecny had 68 in 77 games.
This week Byfield has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Konecny has 1 left. We project Konecny for 2.1 ESPN points to Byfield's 1.4.
They split the 34 stats both are ranked on 17–17.
Byfield's biggest edges: Ascension score 56, Corsi 53.1%, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.42.
Konecny's biggest edges: Luck Meter +32, On-ice PDO 1032, Plus/minus +14.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Quinton Byfield
1.57
fantasy points per game
Travis Konecny
1.90
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Travis Konecny has the edge.
| Points per game from | Byfield | Konecny |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.57 | 0.62 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.30 | 0.53 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.23 | 0.21 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.16 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.32 | 0.28 |
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 Konecny
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 6A, 15 SOG · Konecny 3G 2A, 20 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)
6:27 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Byfield's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–8
- 46.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.5
- 35.6%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Byfield | Konecny |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | LAK 3–4 PHI | 1G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2026-01-31 | LAK 3–2 PHI | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2024-12-29 | LAK 5–4 PHI | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-12-19 | LAK 7–3 PHI | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-11-11 | LAK 2–4 PHI | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2023-11-04 | LAK 5–0 PHI | 0G 3A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-01-24 | LAK 4–3 PHI | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-12-31 | LAK 2–4 PHI | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-01-29 | LAK 3–4 PHI | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 4S |
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)
Travis Konecny
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs PITOpp allows the fewest FP to RWLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NJDB2BOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CAR2.1 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +9.0 win%Likely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Quinton Byfield or Travis Konecny in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Travis Konecny projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.57. Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Konecny had 68 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 Travis Konecny?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 17–17 across 34 stats where both qualify.
- How have Byfield and Konecny done against each other?
- In 9 games against each other in our data, Byfield's team went 5–4. Byfield had 9 points (3 goals) and Konecny had 5 (3 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Byfield or Konecny?
- Against each other, Byfield has won 0 and Konecny 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 →