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 Categories — equal-weight z-scores: G, A, PPP, SOG, HIT, BLK + W, SV%, GAA.
💎 Undervalued · we rank them ahead of their price
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | Trend | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Kantserov CHI · R | CHI | R | 71 | 258.7 | +187.7 | — | +4.7 |
| 2 | Will Cuylle NYR · L | NYR | L | 59 | 203.7 | +144.7 | -0.1 | +5.4 |
| 3 | Eeli Tolvanen NYR · R | NYR | R | 109 | 253.3 | +144.3 | -0.3 | +3.3 |
| 4 | Fabian Zetterlund OTT · L | OTT | L | 164 | 292.3 | +128.3 | +0.7 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Kiefer Sherwood SJS · L | SJS | L | 70 | 191.6 | +121.6 | -1.6 | +4.8 |
| 6 | Yakov Trenin MIN · C | MIN | C | 158 | 276.2 | +118.2 | -1.1 | +1.8 |
| 7 | Alexander Romanov NYI · D | NYI | D | 170 | 286.8 | +116.8 | — | +1.4 |
| 8 | Elias Lindholm BOS · C | BOS | C | 121 | 235.3 | +114.3 | -0.0 | +2.9 |
| 9 | Anton Lundell FLA · C | FLA | C | 136 | 246.5 | +110.5 | -0.5 | +2.4 |
| 10 | Emmitt Finnie DET · L | DET | L | 181 | 291.3 | +110.3 | +1.5 | +1.3 |
| 11 | Vasily Podkolzin EDM · R | EDM | R | 155 | 264.8 | +109.8 | -0.6 | +1.8 |
| 12 | Jack McBain UTA · C | UTA | C | 176 | 285.2 | +109.2 | +0.0 | +1.3 |
| 13 | Emil Heineman NYI · L | NYI | L | 152 | 258.1 | +106.1 | -0.8 | +1.9 |
| 14 | Brayden Schenn NYI · C | NYI | C | 171 | 276.2 | +105.2 | +0.0 | +1.4 |
| 15 | Mackie Samoskevich SEA · R | SEA | R | 166 | 267.3 | +101.3 | +0.7 | +1.5 |
| 16 | Ben Kindel PIT · C | PIT | C | 188 | 288.3 | +100.3 | +1.4 | +1.2 |
| 17 | Alex Laferriere LAK · R | LAK | R | 77 | 176.5 | +99.5 | -0.4 | +4.5 |
| 18 | Matty Beniers SEA · C | SEA | C | 150 | 248.4 | +98.4 | +0.6 | +2.0 |
| 19 | Dylan Cozens OTT · C | OTT | C | 35 | 130.3 | +95.3 | -0.5 | +6.8 |
| 20 | Ryan Leonard WSH · R | WSH | R | 113 | 206 | +93.0 | +1.1 | +3.1 |
| 21 | Braden Schneider NYR · D | NYR | D | 197 | 289.7 | +92.7 | -0.0 | +1.0 |
| 22 | Jake DeBrusk VAN · L | VAN | L | 115 | 207.6 | +92.6 | -0.1 | +3.0 |
| 23 | Jake Neighbours STL · L | STL | L | 161 | 249.4 | +88.4 | +0.5 | +1.6 |
| 24 | Marco Kasper DET · C | DET | C | 203 | 290.2 | +87.2 | +1.1 | +0.9 |
| 25 | Anton Frondell CHI · C | CHI | C | 105 | 188.9 | +83.9 | — | +3.4 |
| 26 | Jack Quinn BUF · R | BUF | R | 173 | 252.1 | +79.1 | +0.7 | +1.4 |
| 27 | Jimmy Snuggerud STL · R | STL | R | 85 | 163.7 | +78.7 | +2.0 | +4.2 |
| 28 | Beckett Sennecke ANA · R | ANA | R | 47 | 125 | +78.0 | +2.9 | +5.9 |
| 29 | William Eklund OTT · L | OTT | L | 88 | 164.5 | +76.5 | +1.1 | +4.0 |
| 30 | Mathieu Olivier CBJ · R | CBJ | R | 209 | 284.8 | +75.8 | -0.8 | +0.8 |
| 31 | Lawson Crouse UTA · L | UTA | L | 151 | 224.6 | +73.6 | -0.9 | +2.0 |
| 32 | Tomas Hertl VGK · C | VGK | C | 67 | 140.5 | +73.5 | +0.5 | +5.0 |
| 33 | Dawson Mercer NJD · C | NJD | C | 219 | 290.8 | +71.8 | +0.5 | +0.6 |
| 34 | Marco Rossi VAN · C | VAN | C | 174 | 245.7 | +71.7 | -0.2 | +1.3 |
| 35 | Anders Lee UTA · L | UTA | L | 167 | 238.3 | +71.3 | +0.7 | +1.5 |
| 36 | Neal Pionk WPG · D | WPG | D | 189 | 260.1 | +71.1 | +0.1 | +1.1 |
| 37 | Joel Farabee CGY · L | CGY | L | 222 | 292.9 | +70.9 | +1.0 | +0.5 |
| 38 | Rickard Rakell PIT · R | PIT | R | 80 | 149.3 | +69.3 | -0.5 | +4.5 |
| 39 | Blake Coleman MIN · L | MIN | L | 154 | 222.2 | +68.2 | -0.7 | +1.9 |
| 40 | Morgan Frost CGY · C | CGY | C | 210 | 277.3 | +67.3 | -0.0 | +0.7 |
⚠ Overvalued · going earlier than the projection supports
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | Trend | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Marino UTA · D | UTA | D | 519 | 203.2 | -315.8 | +0.1 | -3.6 |
| 2 | Arshdeep Bains VAN · L | VAN | L | 599 | 291.9 | -307.1 | -0.2 | -6.9 |
| 3 | Alexander Holtz VGK · R | VGK | R | 597 | 292.4 | -304.6 | -0.7 | -6.0 |
| 4 | Nico Sturm MIN · C | MIN | C | 591 | 292.6 | -298.4 | -0.0 | -5.7 |
| 5 | Nils Hoglander NSH · L | NSH | L | 590 | 292.4 | -297.6 | +0.4 | -5.6 |
| 6 | Isak Rosen WPG · R | WPG | R | 589 | 292.5 | -296.5 | -0.3 | -5.5 |
| 7 | Sam Colangelo ANA · R | ANA | R | 588 | 292.6 | -295.4 | — | -5.5 |
| 8 | Adam Edstrom NSH · C | NSH | C | 587 | 291.9 | -295.1 | -0.6 | -5.5 |
| 9 | Matt Rempe NYR · C | NYR | C | 586 | 291.9 | -294.1 | +0.1 | -5.4 |
| 10 | Emil Lilleberg TBL · D | TBL | D | 585 | 292.1 | -292.9 | -0.6 | -5.4 |
| 11 | Stephen Halliday OTT · C | OTT | C | 584 | 292.8 | -291.2 | -0.4 | -5.4 |
| 12 | Cody Glass NJD · C | NJD | C | 582 | 292.5 | -289.5 | -0.6 | -5.4 |
| 13 | Michael Misa SJS · C | SJS | C | 497 | 207.8 | -289.2 | +1.1 | -3.2 |
| 14 | Erik Gustafsson LAK · D | LAK | D | 580 | 292.1 | -287.9 | — | -5.2 |
| 15 | Joel Kiviranta DAL · L | DAL | L | 578 | 292.6 | -285.4 | -0.1 | -5.1 |
| 16 | Owen Michaels EDM · R | EDM | R | 577 | 291.9 | -285.1 | — | -5.0 |
| 17 | Conor Geekie TBL · C | TBL | C | 576 | 292.8 | -283.2 | — | -5.0 |
| 18 | Declan Chisholm NJD · D | NJD | D | 575 | 292.6 | -282.4 | -0.0 | -5.0 |
| 19 | Hendrix Lapierre PIT · C | PIT | C | 574 | 292.6 | -281.4 | +0.5 | -5.0 |
| 20 | Johnathan Kovacevic NJD · D | NJD | D | 573 | 292.4 | -280.6 | -0.5 | -5.0 |
| 21 | Zach Bogosian MIN · D | MIN | D | 572 | 292.5 | -279.5 | -0.2 | -5.0 |
| 22 | Dmitri Simashev UTA · D | UTA | D | 571 | 292.9 | -278.1 | +1.5 | -4.9 |
| 23 | Nils Lundkvist DAL · D | DAL | D | 570 | 292.3 | -277.7 | -0.2 | -4.9 |
| 24 | Andrei Kuzmenko PIT · L | PIT | L | 555 | 277.6 | -277.4 | -0.9 | -4.4 |
| 25 | Nikolas Matinpalo OTT · D | OTT | D | 568 | 291.9 | -276.1 | -0.1 | -4.8 |
| 26 | Cole Koepke WPG · L | WPG | L | 567 | 292.5 | -274.5 | -0.6 | -4.8 |
| 27 | Josh Mahura SEA · D | SEA | D | 566 | 292.6 | -273.4 | -0.9 | -4.8 |
| 28 | Lars Eller FLA · C | FLA | C | 565 | 292.5 | -272.5 | -0.0 | -4.7 |
| 29 | Michael Carcone UTA · L | UTA | L | 564 | 292.9 | -271.1 | -1.1 | -4.5 |
| 30 | Daniil But UTA · L | UTA | L | 563 | 292.6 | -270.4 | +1.3 | -4.5 |
| 31 | Jordan Greenway CHI · L | CHI | L | 562 | 292.5 | -269.5 | +0.8 | -4.5 |
| 32 | Ryan Lomberg CBJ · L | CBJ | L | 561 | 292.6 | -268.4 | -0.9 | -4.5 |
| 33 | Alexey Toropchenko STL · R | STL | R | 560 | 292.3 | -267.7 | -0.3 | -4.5 |
| 34 | Kailer Yamamoto UTA · R | UTA | R | 559 | 292.4 | -266.6 | -0.6 | -4.5 |
| 35 | Declan Carlile PIT · D | PIT | D | 557 | 292.2 | -264.8 | +0.5 | -4.4 |
| 36 | Drew Helleson ANA · D | ANA | D | 556 | 292.3 | -263.7 | +0.1 | -4.4 |
| 37 | Adam Wilsby NSH · D | NSH | D | 554 | 292.5 | -261.5 | +0.3 | -4.3 |
| 38 | Dominic James TBL · C | TBL | C | 553 | 292.5 | -260.5 | +0.1 | -4.3 |
| 39 | Colin Blackwell DAL · C | DAL | C | 552 | 292.5 | -259.5 | -0.5 | -4.3 |
| 40 | Jonatan Berggren STL · R | STL | R | 551 | 292.6 | -258.4 | -0.7 | -4.2 |
📈 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 | +5.5 |
| 2 | Beckett Sennecke ANA · R | ANA | R | 20 | 125 | 60 → 79 | G 0.28 → 0.41 | +2.9 |
| 3 | Frank Vatrano ANA · R | ANA | R | 32 | 275.3 | 9 → 28 | G 0.1 → 0.21 | +2.7 |
| 4 | Ivan Demidov MTL · R | MTL | R | 20 | 127 | 62 → 75 | A 0.52 → 0.65 | +2.3 |
| 5 | Ville Koivunen PIT · R | PIT | R | 23 | 292.6 | 7 → 24 | G 0.05 → 0.14 | +2.2 |
| 6 | Jimmy Snuggerud STL · R | STL | R | 22 | 163.7 | 51 → 68 | G 0.3 → 0.37 | +2.0 |
| 7 | Matvei Michkov PHI · R | PHI | R | 21 | 163.5 | 51 → 62 | PPP 0.15 → 0.21 | +1.9 |
| 8 | Stefan Noesen NJD · R | NJD | R | 33 | 292.5 | 7 → 20 | G 0.08 → 0.16 | +1.9 |
| 9 | Maxim Tsyplakov CGY · R | CGY | R | 28 | 292.9 | 4 → 11 | PPP 0 → 0.05 | +1.6 |
| 10 | Kent Johnson CBJ · C | CBJ | C | 24 | 289.5 | 22 → 34 | G 0.09 → 0.18 | +1.6 |
| 11 | Braeden Bowman VGK · R | VGK | R | 23 | 292.9 | 26 → 40 | G 0.15 → 0.25 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Zach Benson BUF · L | BUF | L | 21 | 188.9 | 43 → 53 | PPP 0.08 → 0.2 | +1.5 |
| 13 | Victor Hedman TBL · D | TBL | D | 35 | 114.1 | 17 → 46 | G 0.03 → 0.12 | +1.5 |
| 14 | Dmitri Simashev UTA · D | UTA | D | 21 | 292.9 | 1 → 7 | SOG 0.93 → 1.26 | +1.5 |
| 15 | Emmitt Finnie DET · L | DET | L | 21 | 291.3 | 30 → 40 | G 0.16 → 0.24 | +1.5 |
| 16 | Phillip Danault MTL · C | MTL | C | 33 | 292.1 | 17 → 29 | G 0.08 → 0.14 | +1.4 |
| 17 | Ben Kindel PIT · C | PIT | C | 19 | 288.3 | 35 → 46 | G 0.22 → 0.3 | +1.4 |
| 18 | Zayne Parekh CGY · D | CGY | D | 20 | 197 | 9 → 17 | BLK 0.81 → 1.03 | +1.4 |
| 19 | Sean Monahan CBJ · C | CBJ | C | 32 | 292.1 | 36 → 44 | G 0.17 → 0.23 | +1.3 |
| 20 | J.T. Miller NYR · C | NYR | C | 33 | 112.3 | 53 → 68 | G 0.25 → 0.31 | +1.3 |
| 21 | Daniil But UTA · L | UTA | L | 21 | 292.6 | 7 → 16 | G 0.1 → 0.19 | +1.3 |
| 22 | Luke Hughes NJD · D | NJD | D | 23 | 163.5 | 35 → 49 | PPP 0.19 → 0.24 | +1.3 |
| 23 | Jordan Kyrou WSH · R | WSH | R | 28 | 137.3 | 46 → 59 | G 0.25 → 0.33 | +1.3 |
| 24 | Valeri Nichushkin CBJ · R | CBJ | R | 31 | 189.7 | 49 → 51 | G 0.24 → 0.33 | +1.3 |
| 25 | Cole Perfetti WPG · L | WPG | L | 24 | 273.6 | 32 → 46 | G 0.18 → 0.26 | +1.3 |
| 26 | Jonathan Marchessault NSH · R | NSH | R | 35 | 251.6 | 31 → 44 | G 0.19 → 0.27 | +1.3 |
| 27 | Ryan Greene CHI · C | CHI | C | 22 | 292.6 | 29 → 37 | G 0.15 → 0.21 | +1.3 |
| 28 | Berkly Catton SEA · C | SEA | C | 20 | 292.5 | 17 → 27 | G 0.11 → 0.18 | +1.2 |
| 29 | Cole Sillinger CBJ · C | CBJ | C | 23 | 293 | 33 → 41 | G 0.1 → 0.19 | +1.2 |
| 30 | Mason McTavish STL · C | STL | C | 23 | 205.5 | 41 → 52 | G 0.23 → 0.3 | +1.2 |
| 31 | JJ Peterka BOS · R | BOS | R | 24 | 178.5 | 47 → 53 | PPP 0.06 → 0.12 | +1.2 |
| 32 | Oliver Moore CHI · C | CHI | C | 21 | 292.7 | 19 → 27 | G 0.1 → 0.14 | +1.1 |
| 33 | Ryan Leonard WSH · R | WSH | R | 21 | 206 | 45 → 53 | SOG 2.04 → 2.31 | +1.1 |
| 34 | Marco Kasper DET · C | DET | C | 22 | 290.2 | 19 → 29 | G 0.11 → 0.19 | +1.1 |
| 35 | Bowen Byram CHI · D | CHI | D | 25 | 115.9 | 42 → 41 | PPP 0.09 → 0.18 | +1.1 |
| 36 | Barrett Hayton UTA · C | UTA | C | 26 | 293.5 | 25 → 37 | G 0.15 → 0.24 | +1.1 |
| 37 | Samuel Girard PIT · D | PIT | D | 28 | 292.7 | 19 → 22 | BLK 0.97 → 1.2 | +1.1 |
| 38 | William Eklund OTT · L | OTT | L | 24 | 164.5 | 53 → 67 | G 0.19 → 0.29 | +1.1 |
| 39 | Lucas Raymond DET · L | DET | L | 24 | 100.1 | 76 → 84 | PPP 0.34 → 0.39 | +1.1 |
| 40 | Michael Misa SJS · C | SJS | C | 19 | 207.8 | 21 → 31 | SOG 1.29 → 1.61 | +1.1 |
📉 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 | G 0.3 → 0.17 | -3.2 |
| 2 | Mika Zibanejad NYR · C | NYR | C | 33 | 66.9 | 78 → 72 | G 0.42 → 0.34 | -1.8 |
| 3 | Steven Stamkos NSH · C | NSH | C | 36 | 95.5 | 66 → 54 | G 0.51 → 0.38 | -1.3 |
| 4 | Jakob Chychrun WSH · D | WSH | D | 28 | 48.1 | 60 → 51 | G 0.33 → 0.24 | -1.1 |
| 5 | Brock Faber MIN · D | MIN | D | 24 | 93.3 | 51 → 42 | G 0.19 → 0.13 | -1.0 |
| 6 | Erik Karlsson PIT · D | PIT | D | 36 | 81.3 | 66 → 59 | PPP 0.35 → 0.29 | -0.9 |
| 7 | Pavel Dorofeyev NYR · R | NYR | R | 25 | 96.9 | 64 → 56 | G 0.45 → 0.39 | -0.9 |
| 8 | Jason Robertson DAL · L | DAL | L | 27 | 12 | 96 → 96 | G 0.55 → 0.49 | -0.8 |
| 9 | Charlie McAvoy BOS · D | BOS | D | 28 | 95.5 | 61 → 57 | PPP 0.33 → 0.27 | -0.8 |
| 10 | Cole Caufield MTL · R | MTL | R | 25 | 18.9 | 88 → 79 | G 0.63 → 0.51 | -0.8 |
| 11 | Tage Thompson BUF · C | BUF | C | 28 | 27.8 | 81 → 76 | G 0.49 → 0.45 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Alex Tuch WSH · R | WSH | R | 30 | 71 | 66 → 62 | G 0.42 → 0.35 | -0.7 |
| 13 | Cutter Gauthier ANA · L | ANA | L | 22 | 45.4 | 69 → 68 | G 0.54 → 0.44 | -0.5 |
| 14 | Zach Hyman EDM · L | EDM | L | 34 | 75.8 | 52 → 62 | PPP 0.26 → 0.24 | -0.5 |
| 15 | Mark Scheifele WPG · C | WPG | C | 33 | 41 | 103 → 91 | G 0.44 → 0.39 | -0.4 |
| 16 | Alex DeBrincat DET · R | DET | R | 28 | 43.2 | 85 → 82 | SOG 3.5 → 3.25 | -0.4 |
| 17 | John Carlson TBL · D | TBL | D | 36 | 69.4 | 60 → 54 | G 0.2 → 0.16 | -0.4 |
| 18 | Jackson LaCombe ANA · D | ANA | D | 25 | 87.5 | 58 → 54 | A 0.59 → 0.53 | -0.4 |
| 19 | Matt Boldy MIN · L | MIN | L | 25 | 15.2 | 85 → 89 | G 0.55 → 0.48 | -0.4 |
| 20 | Martin Necas COL · R | COL | R | 27 | 24.3 | 100 → 97 | G 0.49 → 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 21 | Leon Draisaitl EDM · C | EDM | C | 30 | 7.1 | 97 → 112 | G 0.54 → 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 22 | Sidney Crosby PIT · C | PIT | C | 39 | 53.3 | 74 → 71 | G 0.43 → 0.37 | -0.3 |
| 23 | Adrian Kempe LAK · R | LAK | R | 30 | 59.9 | 73 → 71 | G 0.44 → 0.39 | -0.2 |
| 24 | Adam Fox NYR · D | NYR | D | 28 | 64.8 | 53 → 71 | PPP 0.44 → 0.39 | -0.2 |
| 25 | Drake Batherson OTT · R | OTT | R | 28 | 92.3 | 71 → 69 | G 0.42 → 0.35 | -0.2 |
| 26 | Mikhail Sergachev UTA · D | UTA | D | 28 | 86.8 | 59 → 56 | SOG 2.04 → 1.84 | -0.2 |
| 27 | Wyatt Johnston DAL · C | DAL | C | 23 | 29.5 | 86 → 89 | SOG 2.51 → 2.73 | -0.1 |
| 28 | Miro Heiskanen DAL · D | DAL | D | 27 | 71.6 | 63 → 60 | PPP 0.36 → 0.34 | -0.1 |
| 29 | Nick Suzuki MTL · C | MTL | C | 27 | 20.1 | 101 → 104 | PPP 0.52 → 0.49 | -0.1 |
| 30 | Alex Ovechkin WSH · L | WSH | L | 41 | 81.5 | 64 → 50 | SOG 2.98 → 2.82 | -0.1 |
| 31 | Evan Bouchard EDM · D | EDM | D | 26 | 15.4 | 95 → 92 | G 0.26 → 0.23 | -0.1 |
| 32 | Dylan Larkin DET · C | DET | C | 30 | 83 | 67 → 74 | SOG 3.09 → 2.92 | -0.0 |
| 33 | Zach Werenski CBJ · D | CBJ | D | 29 | 13.6 | 81 → 84 | G 0.29 → 0.25 | -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.