Who to start · 2025-26
Quinton Byfield vs Vincent Trocheck
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Vincent Trocheck projects to 1.96 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.71.
Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Trocheck had 53 in 67 games.
This week Byfield has no games left; Trocheck has 1 left. We project Trocheck for 1.5 ESPN points to Byfield's 0.0.
Vincent Trocheck has the better number in 21 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Byfield's biggest edges: Ascension score 75, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.42, Expected goals 53.0%.
Trocheck's biggest edges: Draw Equity /100 +0.084, Faceoff win % 56.9%, Luck Meter +42.
Head to head on the dot, Trocheck leads Byfield 13–3.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 7 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Quinton Byfield
1.71
fantasy points per game
Vincent Trocheck
1.96
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Vincent Trocheck has the edge.
| Points per game from | Byfield | Trocheck |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.65 | 0.42 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.34 | 0.55 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.09 | 0.11 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.24 | 0.16 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.07 | 0.30 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.30 | 0.41 |
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 Trocheck
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 3A, 12 SOG · Trocheck 3G 5A, 22 SOG
Byfield's offensive zone 0–4 · neutral 0–3 · Byfield's defensive zone 3–6 (2023-24 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Byfield's side)
12:10 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Byfield's side
- Shot attempts
- 12–20
- 37.5%
- Expected goals
- 1.1–0.3
- 77.7%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Byfield | Trocheck |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | LAK 4–1 NYR | 0G 2A 3S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2026-01-20 | LAK 4–3 NYR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2025-03-25 | LAK 3–1 NYR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-12-14 | LAK 5–1 NYR | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-01-20 | LAK 2–1 NYR | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-12-10 | LAK 1–4 NYR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 3A 3S |
| 2023-02-26 | LAK 2–5 NYR | 0G 0A 1S | 2G 1A 6S |
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 (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ COLOpp allows 10th-most FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ SJSOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
Vincent Trocheck
3games (1 left)
1.5proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs CHIOpp allows 8th-most FP to CLikely vs Arvid Soderblom (.880)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ CBJOpp allows 16th-most FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ NYRB2B1.5 ptsOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Quinton Byfield or Vincent Trocheck in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Vincent Trocheck projects to 1.96 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Quinton Byfield's 1.71. Byfield had 49 points in 79 games; Trocheck had 53 in 67 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 Vincent Trocheck?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Vincent Trocheck leads in 21 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 Trocheck done against each other?
- In 7 games against each other in our data, Byfield's team went 5–2. Byfield had 5 points (2 goals) and Trocheck had 8 (3 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Byfield or Trocheck?
- Against each other, Byfield has won 3 and Trocheck 13 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 →