Draft Value vs ADP · 2026-27
Biggest gaps between our projected multi-category value rank and consensus ADP. Positive gap = drafted later than our value (a sleeper); negative = going earlier than the projection supports.
Ranked for Banger — peripheral-heavy: HIT/BLK 2x, PIM 1.5x, SOG 1.2x — scoring still counts. Consensus ADP from espn, fantrax.
💎 Undervalued · draft targets
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Lauzon VGK · D | VGK | D | 8 | 290.6 | +282.6 | +11.5 |
| 2 | Nikita Zadorov BOS · D | BOS | D | 5 | 284.8 | +279.8 | +13.6 |
| 3 | Mark Kastelic BOS · C | BOS | C | 12 | 289.5 | +277.5 | +10.4 |
| 4 | Radko Gudas FLA · D | FLA | D | 18 | 287.9 | +269.9 | +9.2 |
| 5 | Adam Klapka CGY · R | CGY | R | 27 | 290.7 | +263.7 | +8.6 |
| 6 | Jack McBain UTA · C | UTA | C | 26 | 286.6 | +260.6 | +8.6 |
| 7 | Yakov Trenin MIN · C | MIN | C | 35 | 284.4 | +249.4 | +7.7 |
| 8 | Jake McCabe TOR · D | TOR | D | 46 | 290.6 | +244.6 | +6.9 |
| 9 | Brenden Dillon NJD · D | NJD | D | 63 | 291.7 | +228.7 | +6.1 |
| 10 | Neal Pionk WPG · D | WPG | D | 51 | 275.6 | +224.6 | +6.6 |
| 11 | Kaiden Guhle MTL · D | MTL | D | 71 | 291.9 | +220.9 | +5.8 |
| 12 | Mario Ferraro WPG · D | WPG | D | 75 | 290.9 | +215.9 | +5.6 |
| 13 | Vasily Podkolzin EDM · R | EDM | R | 65 | 280.6 | +215.6 | +6.0 |
| 14 | Josh Manson COL · D | COL | D | 68 | 282.6 | +214.6 | +5.9 |
| 15 | Martin Fehérváry WSH · D | WSH | D | 78 | 290.2 | +212.2 | +5.5 |
| 16 | Adam Larsson SEA · D | SEA | D | 84 | 292.6 | +208.6 | +5.3 |
| 17 | Frank Vatrano ANA · R | ANA | R | 86 | 291.6 | +205.6 | +5.2 |
| 18 | Brayden Schenn NYI · C | NYI | C | 87 | 288.4 | +201.4 | +5.2 |
| 19 | Braden Schneider NYR · D | NYR | D | 95 | 293.4 | +198.4 | +4.8 |
| 20 | Simon Edvinsson DET · D | DET | D | 77 | 273.7 | +196.7 | +5.5 |
| 21 | Lawson Crouse UTA · L | UTA | L | 74 | 270.4 | +196.4 | +5.6 |
| 22 | Sean Walker CAR · D | CAR | D | 60 | 255.2 | +195.2 | +6.3 |
| 23 | Colton Parayko STL · D | STL | D | 99 | 283.8 | +184.8 | +4.8 |
| 24 | Brayden McNabb VGK · D | VGK | D | 110 | 292.3 | +182.3 | +4.6 |
| 25 | Will Cuylle NYR · L | NYR | L | 7 | 189.1 | +182.1 | +11.7 |
| 26 | Blake Coleman MIN · L | MIN | L | 82 | 262.5 | +180.5 | +5.4 |
| 27 | Peyton Krebs BUF · C | BUF | C | 120 | 291.6 | +171.6 | +4.1 |
| 28 | Kiefer Sherwood SJS · L | SJS | L | 9 | 179.9 | +170.9 | +11.5 |
| 29 | Ridly Greig OTT · C | OTT | C | 126 | 293 | +167.0 | +3.9 |
| 30 | Darnell Nurse SJS · D | SJS | D | 6 | 170.9 | +164.9 | +12.6 |
| 31 | Emil Heineman NYI · L | NYI | L | 117 | 279.2 | +162.2 | +4.3 |
| 32 | K'Andre Miller CAR · D | CAR | D | 94 | 250.8 | +156.8 | +4.8 |
| 33 | Matt Roy WSH · D | WSH | D | 146 | 292.8 | +146.8 | +3.3 |
| 34 | Sam Bennett FLA · C | FLA | C | 24 | 152.3 | +128.3 | +8.7 |
| 35 | Jacob Trouba SJS · D | SJS | D | 22 | 148.4 | +126.4 | +8.9 |
| 36 | Justin Faulk DET · D | DET | D | 147 | 271.8 | +124.8 | +3.3 |
| 37 | Aaron Ekblad FLA · D | FLA | D | 151 | 273 | +122.0 | +3.2 |
| 38 | MacKenzie Weegar UTA · D | UTA | D | 4 | 122.9 | +118.9 | +13.9 |
| 39 | Rasmus Andersson VGK · D | VGK | D | 31 | 148.2 | +117.2 | +8.0 |
| 40 | Anton Lundell FLA · C | FLA | C | 165 | 279 | +114.0 | +2.9 |
⚠ Overvalued · ADP reaches
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Terry ANA · R | ANA | R | 628 | 163 | -465.0 | -6.3 |
| 2 | Michael Misa SJS · C | SJS | C | 611 | 217.3 | -393.7 | -5.7 |
| 3 | Tyler Seguin DAL · C | DAL | C | 661 | 275.2 | -385.8 | -7.9 |
| 4 | Zayne Parekh CGY · D | CGY | D | 579 | 195.8 | -383.2 | -4.9 |
| 5 | Stephen Halliday OTT · C | OTT | C | 659 | 291.4 | -367.6 | -7.9 |
| 6 | Gabe Perreault NYR · R | NYR | R | 601 | 244.5 | -356.5 | -5.4 |
| 7 | Maxim Shabanov MIN · R | MIN | R | 646 | 291.8 | -354.2 | -7.1 |
| 8 | Konsta Helenius BUF · C | BUF | C | 645 | 291.7 | -353.3 | -7.1 |
| 9 | Patrick Kane CHI · R | CHI | R | 502 | 159.4 | -342.6 | -3.2 |
| 10 | Egor Chinakhov PIT · R | PIT | R | 519 | 183.1 | -335.9 | -3.6 |
| 11 | Andrei Kuzmenko PIT · L | PIT | L | 618 | 288.9 | -329.1 | -5.9 |
| 12 | Matvei Gridin CGY · R | CGY | R | 605 | 276.2 | -328.8 | -5.6 |
| 13 | Philip Broberg STL · D | STL | D | 497 | 170.7 | -326.3 | -3.1 |
| 14 | Cole Hutson WSH · D | WSH | D | 447 | 124.9 | -322.1 | -2.2 |
| 15 | Victor Olofsson VGK · L | VGK | L | 607 | 293 | -314.0 | -5.7 |
| 16 | Matt Duchene DAL · C | DAL | C | 486 | 174.9 | -311.1 | -2.8 |
| 17 | Rasmus Sandin WSH · D | WSH | D | 600 | 291.2 | -308.8 | -5.4 |
| 18 | Tim Washe ANA · C | ANA | C | 585 | 291.4 | -293.6 | -5.0 |
| 19 | Marat Khusnutdinov BOS · C | BOS | C | 584 | 292.3 | -291.7 | -5.0 |
| 20 | John Marino UTA · D | UTA | D | 581 | 290.5 | -290.5 | -4.9 |
| 21 | Kaapo Kakko SEA · R | SEA | R | 580 | 290.6 | -289.4 | -4.9 |
| 22 | Alex Newhook MTL · C | MTL | C | 576 | 291.3 | -284.7 | -4.8 |
| 23 | Ilya Mikheyev TBL · R | TBL | R | 574 | 292.1 | -281.9 | -4.8 |
| 24 | Ryan McLeod BUF · C | BUF | C | 561 | 284.6 | -276.4 | -4.3 |
| 25 | Casey Mittelstadt BOS · C | BOS | C | 564 | 290.7 | -273.3 | -4.5 |
| 26 | Shea Theodore VGK · D | VGK | D | 373 | 99.9 | -273.1 | -1.1 |
| 27 | Artemi Panarin LAK · L | LAK | L | 306 | 34.8 | -271.2 | +0.1 |
| 28 | Chase Reid SEA · D | SEA | D | 551 | 281.1 | -269.9 | -4.2 |
| 29 | Connor Brown NJD · R | NJD | R | 557 | 287.6 | -269.4 | -4.3 |
| 30 | Aliaksei Protas WSH · L | WSH | L | 430 | 165.7 | -264.3 | -2.0 |
| 31 | Brayden Point TBL · C | TBL | C | 325 | 62.1 | -262.9 | -0.4 |
| 32 | JJ Peterka BOS · R | BOS | R | 400 | 138.3 | -261.7 | -1.5 |
| 33 | Teuvo Teravainen CHI · C | CHI | C | 554 | 292.9 | -261.1 | -4.2 |
| 34 | Luke Evangelista NSH · R | NSH | R | 469 | 208 | -261.0 | -2.5 |
| 35 | Nikolaj Ehlers CAR · L | CAR | L | 339 | 79.7 | -259.3 | -0.6 |
| 36 | Simon Holmstrom NYI · R | NYI | R | 550 | 292 | -258.0 | -4.1 |
| 37 | Jordan Kyrou WSH · R | WSH | R | 381 | 123.1 | -257.9 | -1.2 |
| 38 | Gabriel Vilardi WPG · C | WPG | C | 393 | 136.4 | -256.6 | -1.4 |
| 39 | Simon Nemec CGY · D | CGY | D | 411 | 155 | -256.0 | -1.7 |
| 40 | Mark Stone VGK · R | VGK | R | 338 | 88.5 | -249.5 | -0.6 |