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 Categories — equal-weight z-scores: G, A, PPP, SOG, HIT, BLK. Consensus ADP from espn, fantrax.
💎 Undervalued · draft targets
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Lundell FLA · C | FLA | C | 133 | 279 | +146.0 | +3.0 |
| 2 | Fabian Zetterlund OTT · L | OTT | L | 162 | 292.5 | +130.5 | +2.1 |
| 3 | Yakov Trenin MIN · C | MIN | C | 157 | 284.4 | +127.4 | +2.3 |
| 4 | Emil Heineman NYI · L | NYI | L | 152 | 279.2 | +127.2 | +2.3 |
| 5 | Brayden Schenn NYI · C | NYI | C | 163 | 288.4 | +125.4 | +2.0 |
| 6 | Will Cuylle NYR · L | NYR | L | 65 | 189.1 | +124.1 | +5.6 |
| 7 | Lawson Crouse UTA · L | UTA | L | 147 | 270.4 | +123.4 | +2.4 |
| 8 | Matty Beniers SEA · C | SEA | C | 144 | 265 | +121.0 | +2.5 |
| 9 | Anton Frondell CHI · C | CHI | C | 56 | 175.9 | +119.9 | +6.0 |
| 10 | Kiefer Sherwood SJS · L | SJS | L | 61 | 179.9 | +118.9 | +5.7 |
| 11 | Jake DeBrusk VAN · L | VAN | L | 118 | 235.1 | +117.1 | +3.4 |
| 12 | Neal Pionk WPG · D | WPG | D | 159 | 275.6 | +116.6 | +2.2 |
| 13 | Emmitt Finnie DET · C | DET | C | 175 | 291.2 | +116.2 | +1.8 |
| 14 | Noah Hanifin VGK · D | VGK | D | 171 | 287.1 | +116.1 | +1.8 |
| 15 | Blake Coleman MIN · L | MIN | L | 150 | 262.5 | +112.5 | +2.3 |
| 16 | Colton Parayko STL · D | STL | D | 172 | 283.8 | +111.8 | +1.8 |
| 17 | Vasily Podkolzin EDM · R | EDM | R | 169 | 280.6 | +111.6 | +1.8 |
| 18 | Ben Kindel PIT · C | PIT | C | 167 | 278.1 | +111.1 | +1.9 |
| 19 | Jack McBain UTA · C | UTA | C | 176 | 286.6 | +110.6 | +1.7 |
| 20 | Marco Rossi VAN · C | VAN | C | 156 | 266.2 | +110.2 | +2.3 |
| 21 | Elias Lindholm BOS · C | BOS | C | 129 | 238.7 | +109.7 | +3.1 |
| 22 | Anders Lee UTA · L | UTA | L | 166 | 274.1 | +108.1 | +1.9 |
| 23 | Roman Kantserov CHI · R | CHI | R | 184 | 288 | +104.0 | +1.7 |
| 24 | Jeremy Lauzon VGK · D | VGK | D | 187 | 290.6 | +103.6 | +1.6 |
| 25 | Mackie Samoskevich SEA · R | SEA | R | 188 | 286.3 | +98.3 | +1.6 |
| 26 | Braden Schneider NYR · D | NYR | D | 199 | 293.4 | +94.4 | +1.4 |
| 27 | Martin Fehérváry WSH · D | WSH | D | 196 | 290.2 | +94.2 | +1.4 |
| 28 | Justin Faulk DET · D | DET | D | 182 | 271.8 | +89.8 | +1.7 |
| 29 | Kris Letang PIT · D | PIT | D | 200 | 288.9 | +88.9 | +1.4 |
| 30 | Frank Vatrano ANA · R | ANA | R | 206 | 291.6 | +85.6 | +1.2 |
| 31 | Jonathan Marchessault NSH · R | NSH | R | 204 | 289 | +85.0 | +1.3 |
| 32 | Jake Neighbours STL · L | STL | L | 193 | 276.7 | +83.7 | +1.5 |
| 33 | Jake McCabe TOR · D | TOR | D | 207 | 290.6 | +83.6 | +1.2 |
| 34 | Adam Larsson SEA · D | SEA | D | 209 | 292.6 | +83.6 | +1.2 |
| 35 | Nikita Zadorov BOS · D | BOS | D | 202 | 284.8 | +82.8 | +1.3 |
| 36 | Sean Walker CAR · D | CAR | D | 174 | 255.2 | +81.2 | +1.8 |
| 37 | Mario Ferraro WPG · D | WPG | D | 211 | 290.9 | +79.9 | +1.1 |
| 38 | Morgan Frost CGY · C | CGY | C | 212 | 290.8 | +78.8 | +1.1 |
| 39 | Shane Pinto OTT · C | OTT | C | 192 | 268.9 | +76.9 | +1.5 |
| 40 | Brock Boeser VAN · R | VAN | R | 134 | 210.3 | +76.3 | +3.0 |
⚠ Overvalued · ADP reaches
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Halliday OTT · C | OTT | C | 633 | 291.4 | -341.6 | -4.7 |
| 2 | Zayne Parekh CGY · D | CGY | D | 535 | 195.8 | -339.2 | -3.1 |
| 3 | Cole Hutson WSH · D | WSH | D | 446 | 124.9 | -321.1 | -2.0 |
| 4 | Tim Washe ANA · C | ANA | C | 611 | 291.4 | -319.6 | -4.2 |
| 5 | Konsta Helenius BUF · C | BUF | C | 604 | 291.7 | -312.3 | -4.0 |
| 6 | Tyler Seguin DAL · C | DAL | C | 585 | 275.2 | -309.8 | -3.7 |
| 7 | Rasmus Sandin WSH · D | WSH | D | 586 | 291.2 | -294.8 | -3.7 |
| 8 | Maxim Shabanov MIN · R | MIN | R | 581 | 291.8 | -289.2 | -3.7 |
| 9 | Michael Misa SJS · C | SJS | C | 492 | 217.3 | -274.7 | -2.6 |
| 10 | Corey Perry LAK · R | LAK | R | 554 | 293 | -261.0 | -3.3 |
| 11 | Troy Terry ANA · R | ANA | R | 419 | 163 | -256.0 | -1.8 |
| 12 | Simon Nemec CGY · D | CGY | D | 405 | 155 | -250.0 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Chase Reid SEA · D | SEA | D | 527 | 281.1 | -245.9 | -3.0 |
| 14 | Marat Khusnutdinov BOS · C | BOS | C | 534 | 292.3 | -241.7 | -3.1 |
| 15 | Philip Broberg STL · D | STL | D | 406 | 170.7 | -235.3 | -1.6 |
| 16 | John Marino UTA · D | UTA | D | 524 | 290.5 | -233.5 | -3.0 |
| 17 | Ryan Shea EDM · D | EDM | D | 519 | 292.3 | -226.7 | -2.9 |
| 18 | Gabe Perreault NYR · R | NYR | R | 460 | 244.5 | -215.5 | -2.2 |
| 19 | Chris Tanev TOR · D | TOR | D | 504 | 292.4 | -211.6 | -2.7 |
| 20 | Alex Newhook MTL · C | MTL | C | 486 | 291.3 | -194.7 | -2.5 |
| 21 | Lian Bichsel DAL · D | DAL | D | 481 | 290.7 | -190.3 | -2.4 |
| 22 | Nate Schmidt UTA · D | UTA | D | 480 | 293.3 | -186.7 | -2.4 |
| 23 | Yan Kuznetsov CGY · D | CGY | D | 477 | 293.2 | -183.8 | -2.4 |
| 24 | Jamie Drysdale PHI · D | PHI | D | 377 | 204.7 | -172.3 | -1.2 |
| 25 | Sam Dickinson SJS · D | SJS | D | 434 | 267.6 | -166.4 | -1.9 |
| 26 | Porter Martone PHI · R | PHI | R | 239 | 74.8 | -164.2 | +0.7 |
| 27 | Ilya Mikheyev TBL · R | TBL | R | 456 | 292.1 | -163.9 | -2.1 |
| 28 | Andrei Kuzmenko PIT · L | PIT | L | 449 | 288.9 | -160.1 | -2.0 |
| 29 | Ryan McDonagh TBL · D | TBL | D | 447 | 291 | -156.0 | -2.0 |
| 30 | Alberts Smits NYR · D | NYR | D | 442 | 289.3 | -152.7 | -1.9 |
| 31 | Sam Rinzel CHI · D | CHI | D | 444 | 293.6 | -150.4 | -2.0 |
| 32 | Brett Howden VGK · C | VGK | C | 441 | 291.2 | -149.8 | -1.9 |
| 33 | Victor Olofsson VGK · L | VGK | L | 440 | 293 | -147.0 | -1.9 |
| 34 | Matvei Gridin CGY · R | CGY | R | 421 | 276.2 | -144.8 | -1.8 |
| 35 | Drew Doughty LAK · D | LAK | D | 432 | 289.4 | -142.6 | -1.9 |
| 36 | Egor Chinakhov PIT · R | PIT | R | 323 | 183.1 | -139.9 | -0.7 |
| 37 | Dalibor Dvorsky STL · R | STL | R | 429 | 291.1 | -137.9 | -1.9 |
| 38 | Shea Theodore VGK · D | VGK | D | 234 | 99.9 | -134.1 | +0.7 |
| 39 | Bowen Byram CHI · D | CHI | D | 235 | 103.4 | -131.6 | +0.7 |
| 40 | Kaapo Kakko SEA · R | SEA | R | 417 | 290.6 | -126.4 | -1.8 |