Draft Value vs ADP · 2026-27
Two ways the market can be wrong about a player. Level — we rank him well ahead of or behind where he is drafted. Direction — he is moving against his own last season and his price has not moved with him.
Value and rank computed for Banger — peripheral-heavy: HIT/BLK 2x, PIM 1.5x, SOG 1.2x — scoring still counts.
💎 Undervalued · we rank them ahead of their price
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | Trend | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Kastelic BOS · C | BOS | C | 13 | 290.4 | +277.4 | -1.3 | +9.6 |
| 2 | Mathieu Olivier CBJ · R | CBJ | R | 9 | 284.8 | +275.8 | -1.4 | +10.3 |
| 3 | Adam Klapka CGY · R | CGY | R | 26 | 292.2 | +266.2 | -1.4 | +8.2 |
| 4 | Radko Gudas FLA · D | FLA | D | 19 | 281.4 | +262.4 | +0.5 | +8.8 |
| 5 | Jack McBain UTA · C | UTA | C | 25 | 285.2 | +260.2 | -0.9 | +8.3 |
| 6 | A.J. Greer ANA · L | ANA | L | 37 | 292.6 | +255.6 | -1.6 | +6.9 |
| 7 | Jeremy Lauzon VGK · D | VGK | D | 21 | 275 | +254.0 | -0.4 | +8.7 |
| 8 | Tanner Jeannot BOS · L | BOS | L | 44 | 293.2 | +249.2 | +0.5 | +6.5 |
| 9 | Ben Chiarot DET · D | DET | D | 40 | 286.9 | +246.9 | -1.7 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Yakov Trenin MIN · C | MIN | C | 32 | 276.2 | +244.2 | -1.7 | +7.3 |
| 11 | Michael McCarron MIN · C | MIN | C | 53 | 291.7 | +238.7 | -1.4 | +6.2 |
| 12 | Alexander Romanov NYI · D | NYI | D | 57 | 286.8 | +229.8 | — | +6.0 |
| 13 | Simon Benoit PHI · D | PHI | D | 65 | 292.3 | +227.3 | +0.5 | +5.7 |
| 14 | Brenden Dillon NJD · D | NJD | D | 63 | 289.2 | +226.2 | -1.1 | +5.7 |
| 15 | Nikita Zadorov BOS · D | BOS | D | 4 | 229.4 | +225.4 | -1.0 | +13.5 |
| 16 | Erik Cernak TBL · D | TBL | D | 70 | 293.2 | +223.2 | -1.6 | +5.3 |
| 17 | Mario Ferraro WPG · D | WPG | D | 78 | 291.5 | +213.5 | -0.1 | +5.0 |
| 18 | Vasily Podkolzin EDM · R | EDM | R | 52 | 264.8 | +212.8 | -1.3 | +6.3 |
| 19 | Jake Middleton CGY · D | CGY | D | 86 | 292.9 | +206.9 | +0.4 | +4.6 |
| 20 | Braden Schneider NYR · D | NYR | D | 85 | 289.7 | +204.7 | -0.2 | +4.6 |
| 21 | Nick Seeler PHI · D | PHI | D | 93 | 291.8 | +198.8 | +0.6 | +4.3 |
| 22 | Keegan Kolesar DET · R | DET | R | 95 | 292.2 | +197.2 | -0.2 | +4.3 |
| 23 | Will Cuylle NYR · L | NYR | L | 7 | 203.7 | +196.7 | -1.0 | +11.6 |
| 24 | Beck Malenstyn BUF · L | BUF | L | 99 | 292.5 | +193.5 | -1.5 | +4.2 |
| 25 | Brayden Schenn NYI · C | NYI | C | 84 | 276.2 | +192.2 | -0.5 | +4.6 |
| 26 | Marcus Foligno MIN · L | MIN | L | 101 | 292.6 | +191.6 | -1.7 | +4.1 |
| 27 | Neal Pionk WPG · D | WPG | D | 71 | 260.1 | +189.1 | -0.7 | +5.3 |
| 28 | Eeli Tolvanen NYR · R | NYR | R | 68 | 253.3 | +185.3 | -0.3 | +5.3 |
| 29 | Kiefer Sherwood SJS · L | SJS | L | 8 | 191.6 | +183.6 | -1.9 | +10.5 |
| 30 | Jake McCabe TOR · D | TOR | D | 45 | 224.3 | +179.3 | -0.9 | +6.4 |
| 31 | Frank Vatrano ANA · R | ANA | R | 96 | 275.3 | +179.3 | +3.2 | +4.2 |
| 32 | Connor Murphy EDM · D | EDM | D | 114 | 293.1 | +179.1 | +0.3 | +3.8 |
| 33 | Josh Manson COL · D | COL | D | 87 | 258.4 | +171.4 | -1.4 | +4.5 |
| 34 | Charle-Edouard D'Astous TBL · D | TBL | D | 59 | 229.8 | +170.8 | -1.5 | +5.9 |
| 35 | Roman Kantserov CHI · R | CHI | R | 89 | 258.7 | +169.7 | — | +4.5 |
| 36 | Peyton Krebs BUF · C | BUF | C | 123 | 291.1 | +168.1 | -1.9 | +3.6 |
| 37 | Adam Larsson SEA · D | SEA | D | 90 | 254.4 | +164.4 | -0.9 | +4.4 |
| 38 | Garnet Hathaway FLA · R | FLA | R | 130 | 292.4 | +162.4 | +0.3 | +3.3 |
| 39 | Brandon Duhaime TOR · L | TOR | L | 131 | 292.4 | +161.4 | +0.4 | +3.3 |
| 40 | Brayden McNabb VGK · D | VGK | D | 117 | 278 | +161.0 | -1.2 | +3.7 |
⚠ Overvalued · going earlier than the projection supports
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | Trend | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Misa SJS · C | SJS | C | 563 | 207.8 | -355.2 | +1.7 | -6.3 |
| 2 | John Marino UTA · D | UTA | D | 556 | 203.2 | -352.8 | +0.6 | -5.7 |
| 3 | Igor Chernyshov SJS · L | SJS | L | 544 | 210.5 | -333.5 | +1.8 | -5.3 |
| 4 | Andrei Kuzmenko PIT · L | PIT | L | 593 | 277.6 | -315.4 | -1.0 | -8.3 |
| 5 | Tyler Seguin DAL · C | DAL | C | 582 | 267.2 | -314.8 | +1.3 | -7.3 |
| 6 | Egor Chinakhov PIT · R | PIT | R | 509 | 195.5 | -313.5 | +0.3 | -4.5 |
| 7 | Arshdeep Bains VAN · L | VAN | L | 599 | 291.9 | -307.1 | +0.4 | -9.6 |
| 8 | Isak Rosen WPG · R | WPG | R | 598 | 292.5 | -305.5 | +0.8 | -9.0 |
| 9 | Matt Duchene DAL · C | DAL | C | 485 | 179.6 | -305.4 | +0.1 | -3.8 |
| 10 | Alexander Holtz VGK · R | VGK | R | 597 | 292.4 | -304.6 | -1.1 | -9.0 |
| 11 | Gabe Perreault NYR · R | NYR | R | 520 | 217.2 | -302.8 | +1.2 | -4.7 |
| 12 | Stephen Halliday OTT · C | OTT | C | 595 | 292.8 | -302.2 | +1.2 | -8.6 |
| 13 | Erik Gustafsson LAK · D | LAK | D | 590 | 292.1 | -297.9 | — | -8.0 |
| 14 | Zayne Parekh CGY · D | CGY | D | 494 | 197 | -297.0 | +2.6 | -4.0 |
| 15 | Cody Glass NJD · C | NJD | C | 589 | 292.5 | -296.5 | -1.1 | -7.8 |
| 16 | Nils Hoglander NSH · L | NSH | L | 588 | 292.4 | -295.6 | +1.2 | -7.7 |
| 17 | Nico Sturm MIN · C | MIN | C | 587 | 292.6 | -294.4 | +0.4 | -7.7 |
| 18 | Sam Colangelo ANA · R | ANA | R | 584 | 292.6 | -291.4 | — | -7.4 |
| 19 | Patrick Kane CHI · R | CHI | R | 457 | 166.6 | -290.4 | -0.3 | -3.4 |
| 20 | Daniil But UTA · L | UTA | L | 583 | 292.6 | -290.4 | +1.9 | -7.4 |
| 21 | Jonatan Berggren STL · R | STL | R | 581 | 292.6 | -288.4 | -0.6 | -7.1 |
| 22 | Adam Edstrom NSH · C | NSH | C | 580 | 291.9 | -288.1 | +0.6 | -7.0 |
| 23 | Cam Fowler STL · D | STL | D | 525 | 237.5 | -287.5 | +0.8 | -4.8 |
| 24 | Ville Koivunen PIT · R | PIT | R | 578 | 292.6 | -285.4 | +2.6 | -6.9 |
| 25 | Owen Michaels EDM · R | EDM | R | 577 | 291.9 | -285.1 | — | -6.9 |
| 26 | Maxim Shabanov MIN · R | MIN | R | 574 | 289.8 | -284.2 | +1.5 | -6.8 |
| 27 | Michael Carcone UTA · L | UTA | L | 576 | 292.9 | -283.1 | -0.9 | -6.9 |
| 28 | Jack Roslovic TOR · C | TOR | C | 526 | 243.2 | -282.8 | -2.4 | -4.8 |
| 29 | Joel Kiviranta DAL · L | DAL | L | 575 | 292.6 | -282.4 | +0.8 | -6.9 |
| 30 | Declan Chisholm NJD · D | NJD | D | 573 | 292.6 | -280.4 | +1.2 | -6.8 |
| 31 | Kailer Yamamoto UTA · R | UTA | R | 572 | 292.4 | -279.6 | -0.5 | -6.7 |
| 32 | Conor Geekie TBL · C | TBL | C | 571 | 292.8 | -278.2 | — | -6.7 |
| 33 | Anthony Duclair NYI · L | NYI | L | 570 | 292.4 | -277.6 | -0.2 | -6.7 |
| 34 | Hendrix Lapierre PIT · C | PIT | C | 569 | 292.6 | -276.4 | +0.4 | -6.7 |
| 35 | Lars Eller FLA · C | FLA | C | 568 | 292.5 | -275.5 | +0.7 | -6.5 |
| 36 | Cole Koepke WPG · L | WPG | L | 566 | 292.5 | -273.5 | -0.6 | -6.5 |
| 37 | Dominic James TBL · C | TBL | C | 565 | 292.5 | -272.5 | +0.9 | -6.5 |
| 38 | Matvei Gridin CGY · R | CGY | R | 541 | 269.6 | -271.4 | +1.7 | -5.3 |
| 39 | Artemi Panarin LAK · L | LAK | L | 317 | 46.9 | -270.1 | -0.0 | -0.7 |
| 40 | Victor Olofsson VGK · L | VGK | L | 562 | 292.5 | -269.5 | +0.4 | -6.2 |
📈 Rising, and not yet repriced · going after pick 100
Projected to gain on last season in the categories this league counts, and still available late. A riser the room already knows about is priced as one.
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Age | ADP | G+A | Biggest mover | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Howard EDM · L | EDM | L | 22 | 292.8 | 5 → 25 | SOG 1.24 → 2.93 | +9.6 |
| 2 | Frank Vatrano ANA · R | ANA | R | 32 | 275.3 | 9 → 28 | SOG 1.58 → 2.1 | +3.2 |
| 3 | Maxim Tsyplakov CGY · R | CGY | R | 28 | 292.9 | 4 → 11 | PIM 0.12 → 0.3 | +2.8 |
| 4 | Matt Rempe NYR · C | NYR | C | 24 | 291.9 | 1 → 2 | PIM 0.42 → 0.91 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Zayne Parekh CGY · D | CGY | D | 20 | 197 | 9 → 17 | BLK 0.81 → 1.03 | +2.6 |
| 6 | Ville Koivunen PIT · R | PIT | R | 23 | 292.6 | 7 → 24 | G 0.05 → 0.14 | +2.6 |
| 7 | Victor Hedman TBL · D | TBL | D | 35 | 114.1 | 17 → 46 | G 0.03 → 0.12 | +2.6 |
| 8 | Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH · C | WSH | C | 28 | 249.2 | 19 → 51 | PIM 0.66 → 0.81 | +2.4 |
| 9 | Jake Walman EDM · D | EDM | D | 30 | 198.4 | 20 → 26 | PIM 0.19 → 0.39 | +2.3 |
| 10 | Jordan Greenway CHI · L | CHI | L | 29 | 292.5 | 6 → 6 | HIT 1.43 → 1.81 | +2.3 |
| 11 | Beckett Sennecke ANA · R | ANA | R | 20 | 125 | 60 → 79 | G 0.28 → 0.41 | +2.3 |
| 12 | Ivan Demidov MTL · R | MTL | R | 20 | 127 | 62 → 75 | SOG 1.55 → 1.88 | +2.0 |
| 13 | Martin Pospisil CGY · C | CGY | C | 26 | 293 | 3 → 9 | PIM 0.77 → 0.96 | +2.0 |
| 14 | Braeden Bowman VGK · R | VGK | R | 23 | 292.9 | 26 → 40 | G 0.15 → 0.25 | +2.0 |
| 15 | Paul Cotter VAN · L | VAN | L | 26 | 293 | 15 → 14 | PIM 0.24 → 0.4 | +1.9 |
| 16 | Emmitt Finnie DET · L | DET | L | 21 | 291.3 | 30 → 40 | G 0.16 → 0.24 | +1.9 |
| 17 | Daniil But UTA · L | UTA | L | 21 | 292.6 | 7 → 16 | G 0.1 → 0.19 | +1.9 |
| 18 | Jimmy Snuggerud STL · R | STL | R | 22 | 163.7 | 51 → 68 | G 0.3 → 0.37 | +1.8 |
| 19 | J.T. Miller NYR · C | NYR | C | 33 | 112.3 | 53 → 68 | PIM 0.49 → 0.57 | +1.8 |
| 20 | Igor Chernyshov SJS · L | SJS | L | 20 | 210.5 | 19 → 37 | PIM 0.21 → 0.33 | +1.8 |
| 21 | Jordan Kyrou WSH · R | WSH | R | 28 | 137.3 | 46 → 59 | G 0.25 → 0.33 | +1.8 |
| 22 | Michael Rasmussen DET · C | DET | C | 27 | 292.4 | 14 → 18 | HIT 1 → 1.32 | +1.7 |
| 23 | Matvei Gridin CGY · R | CGY | R | 20 | 269.6 | 20 → 32 | PIM 0.05 → 0.22 | +1.7 |
| 24 | Ben Kindel PIT · C | PIT | C | 19 | 288.3 | 35 → 46 | G 0.22 → 0.3 | +1.7 |
| 25 | Michael Misa SJS · C | SJS | C | 19 | 207.8 | 21 → 31 | SOG 1.29 → 1.61 | +1.7 |
| 26 | John Tavares TOR · C | TOR | C | 36 | 115.7 | 71 → 70 | G 0.38 → 0.43 | +1.6 |
| 27 | Nazem Kadri COL · C | COL | C | 36 | 144.6 | 50 → 57 | G 0.21 → 0.32 | +1.6 |
| 28 | Ryan Greene CHI · C | CHI | C | 22 | 292.6 | 29 → 37 | G 0.15 → 0.21 | +1.6 |
| 29 | Samuel Girard PIT · D | PIT | D | 28 | 292.7 | 19 → 22 | BLK 0.97 → 1.2 | +1.5 |
| 30 | Sam Dickinson SJS · D | SJS | D | 20 | 279.7 | 14 → 19 | BLK 0.97 → 1.08 | +1.5 |
| 31 | Josh Norris BUF · C | BUF | C | 27 | 226.4 | 34 → 44 | HIT 0.55 → 1.2 | +1.5 |
| 32 | Maxim Shabanov MIN · R | MIN | R | 26 | 289.8 | 18 → 24 | PIM 0.05 → 0.19 | +1.5 |
| 33 | Oliver Moore CHI · C | CHI | C | 21 | 292.7 | 19 → 27 | SOG 1.12 → 1.35 | +1.5 |
| 34 | Alex Vlasic CHI · D | CHI | D | 25 | 293 | 21 → 23 | BLK 1.47 → 1.6 | +1.5 |
| 35 | Nino Niederreiter WPG · R | WPG | R | 34 | 292.8 | 19 → 25 | HIT 1.15 → 1.39 | +1.5 |
| 36 | Phillip Danault MTL · C | MTL | C | 33 | 292.1 | 17 → 29 | G 0.08 → 0.14 | +1.4 |
| 37 | Seth Jones FLA · D | FLA | D | 32 | 145.6 | 32 → 39 | BLK 1.17 → 1.4 | +1.4 |
| 38 | Drew Helleson ANA · D | ANA | D | 25 | 292.3 | 15 → 10 | PIM 0.33 → 0.48 | +1.4 |
| 39 | Ross Colton NSH · L | NSH | L | 30 | 292.9 | 24 → 31 | G 0.12 → 0.21 | +1.4 |
| 40 | Berkly Catton SEA · C | SEA | C | 20 | 292.5 | 17 → 27 | G 0.11 → 0.18 | +1.4 |
📉 Slipping, and still being paid for · going inside pick 100
Projected to give back ground and still drafted early. This is a don't-pay-last-year's-price list, not a don't-draft list.
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Age | ADP | G+A | Biggest mover | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Raddysh TOR · D | TOR | D | 30 | 65.1 | 70 → 58 | PIM 0.99 → 0.69 | -4.6 |
| 2 | Steven Stamkos NSH · C | NSH | C | 36 | 95.5 | 66 → 54 | G 0.51 → 0.38 | -1.9 |
| 3 | Mika Zibanejad NYR · C | NYR | C | 33 | 66.9 | 78 → 72 | HIT 1.3 → 1.01 | -1.8 |
| 4 | Brock Faber MIN · D | MIN | D | 24 | 93.3 | 51 → 42 | BLK 1.85 → 1.73 | -1.4 |
| 5 | Jakob Chychrun WSH · D | WSH | D | 28 | 48.1 | 60 → 51 | G 0.33 → 0.24 | -1.4 |
| 6 | Alex Tuch WSH · R | WSH | R | 30 | 71 | 66 → 62 | G 0.42 → 0.35 | -1.3 |
| 7 | Mikko Rantanen DAL · R | DAL | R | 29 | 36.3 | 77 → 99 | PIM 1.45 → 1.12 | -1.3 |
| 8 | Adrian Kempe LAK · R | LAK | R | 30 | 59.9 | 73 → 71 | G 0.44 → 0.39 | -1.1 |
| 9 | Jason Robertson DAL · L | DAL | L | 27 | 12 | 96 → 96 | G 0.55 → 0.49 | -1.0 |
| 10 | MacKenzie Weegar UTA · D | UTA | D | 32 | 90.5 | 28 → 34 | PIM 1.11 → 0.85 | -1.0 |
| 11 | Sidney Crosby PIT · C | PIT | C | 39 | 53.3 | 74 → 71 | PIM 0.65 → 0.55 | -0.9 |
| 12 | Martin Necas COL · R | COL | R | 27 | 24.3 | 100 → 97 | G 0.49 → 0.4 | -0.9 |
| 13 | Jake Guentzel TBL · C | TBL | C | 32 | 31.2 | 88 → 87 | PIM 0.75 → 0.6 | -0.9 |
| 14 | Nikita Kucherov TBL · R | TBL | R | 33 | 3.9 | 130 → 128 | G 0.58 → 0.48 | -0.9 |
| 15 | Tage Thompson BUF · C | BUF | C | 28 | 27.8 | 81 → 76 | G 0.49 → 0.45 | -0.8 |
| 16 | David Pastrnak BOS · R | BOS | R | 30 | 7.9 | 100 → 111 | PIM 0.94 → 0.76 | -0.8 |
| 17 | Dylan Larkin DET · C | DET | C | 30 | 83 | 67 → 74 | PIM 0.65 → 0.59 | -0.7 |
| 18 | Cutter Gauthier ANA · L | ANA | L | 22 | 45.4 | 69 → 68 | G 0.54 → 0.44 | -0.5 |
| 19 | Zach Hyman EDM · L | EDM | L | 34 | 75.8 | 52 → 62 | HIT 0.97 → 0.91 | -0.5 |
| 20 | Cole Caufield MTL · R | MTL | R | 25 | 18.9 | 88 → 79 | G 0.63 → 0.51 | -0.5 |
| 21 | Wyatt Johnston DAL · C | DAL | C | 23 | 29.5 | 86 → 89 | SOG 2.51 → 2.73 | -0.5 |
| 22 | Noah Dobson MTL · D | MTL | D | 26 | 76.9 | 47 → 48 | BLK 2.35 → 2.14 | -0.4 |
| 23 | Pavel Dorofeyev NYR · R | NYR | R | 25 | 96.9 | 64 → 56 | G 0.45 → 0.39 | -0.4 |
| 24 | John Carlson TBL · D | TBL | D | 36 | 69.4 | 60 → 54 | BLK 1.49 → 1.58 | -0.3 |
| 25 | Erik Karlsson PIT · D | PIT | D | 36 | 81.3 | 66 → 59 | BLK 0.85 → 0.95 | -0.3 |
| 26 | Nick Suzuki MTL · C | MTL | C | 27 | 20.1 | 101 → 104 | PIM 0.34 → 0.3 | -0.2 |
| 27 | Alex Ovechkin WSH · L | WSH | L | 41 | 81.5 | 64 → 50 | SOG 2.98 → 2.82 | -0.2 |
| 28 | Nathan MacKinnon COL · C | COL | C | 31 | 1.7 | 127 → 130 | G 0.66 → 0.57 | -0.2 |
| 29 | Josh Morrissey WPG · D | WPG | D | 31 | 79.5 | 55 → 58 | G 0.18 → 0.14 | -0.2 |
| 30 | Connor McDavid EDM · C | EDM | C | 29 | 1.9 | 138 → 140 | SOG 3.73 → 3.5 | -0.2 |
| 31 | Matt Boldy MIN · L | MIN | L | 25 | 15.2 | 85 → 89 | G 0.55 → 0.48 | -0.2 |
| 32 | Alex DeBrincat DET · R | DET | R | 28 | 43.2 | 85 → 82 | SOG 3.5 → 3.25 | -0.2 |
| 33 | Drake Batherson OTT · R | OTT | R | 28 | 92.3 | 71 → 69 | G 0.42 → 0.35 | -0.1 |
| 34 | Charlie McAvoy BOS · D | BOS | D | 28 | 95.5 | 61 → 57 | HIT 1.14 → 1.36 | -0.1 |
| 35 | Brandon Hagel TBL · L | TBL | L | 28 | 54.6 | 74 → 89 | SOG 3.01 → 2.83 | -0.1 |
| 36 | Miro Heiskanen DAL · D | DAL | D | 27 | 71.6 | 63 → 60 | BLK 1.71 → 1.65 | -0.1 |
| 37 | Mikhail Sergachev UTA · D | UTA | D | 28 | 86.8 | 59 → 56 | HIT 0.49 → 0.63 | -0.0 |
| 38 | Artemi Panarin LAK · L | LAK | L | 34 | 46.9 | 84 → 83 | SOG 2.87 → 2.78 | -0.0 |
Trend and Move are the change in per-game value across every category this league counts, projected 2026-27 against actual 2025-26 (minimum 20 games played). G+A is shown because it is the number everyone carries in their head, but it is not what the ordering is on: a player can gain points and still slip in a league paying him for hits or blocks, and Biggest mover names the per-game category doing the most work either way. A player with no comparable last season shows no trend rather than a zero.