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 Points league — G=3, A=2, PPP=1, SOG=0.4, HIT/BLK=0.3, PIM=0.3.
💎 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 | 69 | 258.7 | +189.7 | — | +310.7 |
| 2 | Will Cuylle NYR · L | NYR | L | 73 | 203.7 | +130.7 | +0.0 | +304.0 |
| 3 | Anton Lundell FLA · C | FLA | C | 126 | 246.5 | +120.5 | -0.1 | +256.8 |
| 4 | Ben Kindel PIT · C | PIT | C | 171 | 288.3 | +117.3 | +0.5 | +230.2 |
| 5 | Eeli Tolvanen NYR · R | NYR | R | 140 | 253.3 | +113.3 | -0.0 | +245.2 |
| 6 | Brayden Schenn NYI · C | NYI | C | 169 | 276.2 | +107.2 | +0.0 | +230.5 |
| 7 | Matty Beniers SEA · C | SEA | C | 142 | 248.4 | +106.4 | +0.2 | +244.7 |
| 8 | Elias Lindholm BOS · C | BOS | C | 132 | 235.3 | +103.3 | -0.0 | +253.7 |
| 9 | Ryan Leonard WSH · R | WSH | R | 106 | 206 | +100.0 | +0.3 | +273.8 |
| 10 | Vasily Podkolzin EDM · R | EDM | R | 167 | 264.8 | +97.8 | -0.2 | +231.4 |
| 11 | Dawson Mercer NJD · C | NJD | C | 193 | 290.8 | +97.8 | +0.1 | +221.9 |
| 12 | Alex Laferriere LAK · R | LAK | R | 79 | 176.5 | +97.5 | -0.0 | +294.0 |
| 13 | Fabian Zetterlund OTT · L | OTT | L | 196 | 292.3 | +96.3 | +0.2 | +220.8 |
| 14 | Jack McBain UTA · C | UTA | C | 189 | 285.2 | +96.2 | -0.0 | +223.0 |
| 15 | Kiefer Sherwood SJS · L | SJS | L | 97 | 191.6 | +94.6 | -0.5 | +280.1 |
| 16 | Jack Quinn BUF · R | BUF | R | 158 | 252.1 | +94.1 | +0.2 | +235.2 |
| 17 | Anders Lee UTA · L | UTA | L | 145 | 238.3 | +93.3 | +0.2 | +243.4 |
| 18 | Beckett Sennecke ANA · R | ANA | R | 33 | 125 | +92.0 | +0.9 | +355.8 |
| 19 | Jimmy Snuggerud STL · R | STL | R | 72 | 163.7 | +91.7 | +0.6 | +304.3 |
| 20 | Matt Coronato CGY · R | CGY | R | 155 | 245.5 | +90.5 | +0.3 | +236.9 |
| 21 | Dylan Cozens OTT · C | OTT | C | 40 | 130.3 | +90.3 | -0.1 | +344.9 |
| 22 | Emmitt Finnie DET · L | DET | L | 201 | 291.3 | +90.3 | +0.5 | +218.4 |
| 23 | Mathieu Olivier CBJ · R | CBJ | R | 198 | 284.8 | +86.8 | -0.3 | +219.4 |
| 24 | William Eklund OTT · L | OTT | L | 78 | 164.5 | +86.5 | +0.4 | +294.2 |
| 25 | Conor Garland CBJ · R | CBJ | R | 207 | 293.4 | +86.4 | +0.2 | +214.7 |
| 26 | Mackie Samoskevich SEA · R | SEA | R | 182 | 267.3 | +85.3 | +0.3 | +226.7 |
| 27 | Cole Sillinger CBJ · C | CBJ | C | 210 | 293 | +83.0 | +0.4 | +212.7 |
| 28 | Mason McTavish STL · C | STL | C | 124 | 205.5 | +81.5 | +0.4 | +259.6 |
| 29 | Jake Neighbours STL · L | STL | L | 168 | 249.4 | +81.4 | +0.1 | +231.2 |
| 30 | Noah Cates PHI · C | PHI | C | 212 | 292.3 | +80.3 | -0.2 | +212.1 |
| 31 | Shane Pinto OTT · C | OTT | C | 164 | 244.1 | +80.1 | -0.1 | +232.4 |
| 32 | Blake Coleman MIN · L | MIN | L | 143 | 222.2 | +79.2 | -0.2 | +243.6 |
| 33 | Sam Bennett FLA · C | FLA | C | 64 | 142.7 | +78.7 | +0.1 | +317.4 |
| 34 | Jake DeBrusk VAN · L | VAN | L | 130 | 207.6 | +77.6 | +0.0 | +255.0 |
| 35 | Anton Frondell CHI · C | CHI | C | 114 | 188.9 | +74.9 | — | +268.7 |
| 36 | Dmitri Voronkov CBJ · L | CBJ | L | 192 | 266.1 | +74.1 | -0.0 | +221.9 |
| 37 | James Hagens BOS · L | BOS | L | 156 | 228.2 | +72.2 | — | +236.7 |
| 38 | Marco Kasper DET · C | DET | C | 218 | 290.2 | +72.2 | +0.4 | +210.2 |
| 39 | Lawson Crouse UTA · L | UTA | L | 153 | 224.6 | +71.6 | -0.3 | +238.3 |
| 40 | Cole Perfetti WPG · L | WPG | L | 203 | 273.6 | +70.6 | +0.4 | +217.4 |
⚠ Overvalued · going earlier than the projection supports
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | Trend | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arshdeep Bains VAN · L | VAN | L | 599 | 291.9 | -307.1 | -0.1 | +40.2 |
| 2 | Adam Edstrom NSH · C | NSH | C | 592 | 291.9 | -300.1 | -0.2 | +62.0 |
| 3 | Alexander Holtz VGK · R | VGK | R | 591 | 292.4 | -298.6 | -0.3 | +62.3 |
| 4 | John Marino UTA · D | UTA | D | 501 | 203.2 | -297.8 | -0.0 | +114.1 |
| 5 | Nico Sturm MIN · C | MIN | C | 588 | 292.6 | -295.4 | -0.1 | +65.7 |
| 6 | Sam Colangelo ANA · R | ANA | R | 587 | 292.6 | -294.4 | — | +67.3 |
| 7 | Isak Rosen WPG · R | WPG | R | 586 | 292.5 | -293.5 | -0.0 | +69.7 |
| 8 | Matt Rempe NYR · C | NYR | C | 585 | 291.9 | -293.1 | +0.2 | +69.8 |
| 9 | Nils Hoglander NSH · L | NSH | L | 584 | 292.4 | -291.6 | +0.2 | +69.9 |
| 10 | Declan Chisholm NJD · D | NJD | D | 583 | 292.6 | -290.4 | -0.1 | +71.9 |
| 11 | Zach Bogosian MIN · D | MIN | D | 582 | 292.5 | -289.5 | -0.1 | +73.7 |
| 12 | Josh Mahura SEA · D | SEA | D | 581 | 292.6 | -288.4 | -0.2 | +73.9 |
| 13 | Emil Lilleberg TBL · D | TBL | D | 580 | 292.1 | -287.9 | -0.3 | +74.2 |
| 14 | Erik Gustafsson LAK · D | LAK | D | 579 | 292.1 | -286.9 | — | +74.2 |
| 15 | Nikolas Matinpalo OTT · D | OTT | D | 578 | 291.9 | -286.1 | +0.0 | +74.4 |
| 16 | Stephen Halliday OTT · C | OTT | C | 577 | 292.8 | -284.2 | -0.1 | +75.3 |
| 17 | Joel Kiviranta DAL · L | DAL | L | 576 | 292.6 | -283.4 | -0.1 | +75.9 |
| 18 | Nils Lundkvist DAL · D | DAL | D | 575 | 292.3 | -282.7 | -0.1 | +76.9 |
| 19 | Owen Michaels EDM · R | EDM | R | 573 | 291.9 | -281.1 | — | +79.2 |
| 20 | Conor Geekie TBL · C | TBL | C | 572 | 292.8 | -279.2 | — | +79.3 |
| 21 | Cody Glass NJD · C | NJD | C | 571 | 292.5 | -278.5 | -0.3 | +79.4 |
| 22 | Johnathan Kovacevic NJD · D | NJD | D | 570 | 292.4 | -277.6 | -0.2 | +79.5 |
| 23 | Dmitri Simashev UTA · D | UTA | D | 569 | 292.9 | -276.1 | +0.4 | +80.6 |
| 24 | Cole Koepke WPG · L | WPG | L | 568 | 292.5 | -275.5 | -0.2 | +81.5 |
| 25 | Alexey Toropchenko STL · R | STL | R | 566 | 292.3 | -273.7 | -0.1 | +82.3 |
| 26 | Drew Helleson ANA · D | ANA | D | 565 | 292.3 | -272.7 | +0.0 | +84.6 |
| 27 | Troy Stecher TOR · D | TOR | D | 564 | 292.3 | -271.7 | -0.3 | +87.7 |
| 28 | Declan Carlile PIT · D | PIT | D | 563 | 292.2 | -270.8 | +0.1 | +88.1 |
| 29 | Jack St. Ivany WPG · D | WPG | D | 562 | 292.4 | -269.6 | -0.4 | +88.3 |
| 30 | Trevor van Riemsdyk PIT · D | PIT | D | 561 | 292.5 | -268.5 | -0.1 | +88.3 |
| 31 | Lars Eller FLA · C | FLA | C | 560 | 292.5 | -267.5 | +0.0 | +89.0 |
| 32 | Jordan Greenway CHI · L | CHI | L | 559 | 292.5 | -266.5 | +0.2 | +90.5 |
| 33 | Hendrix Lapierre PIT · C | PIT | C | 558 | 292.6 | -265.4 | +0.1 | +91.0 |
| 34 | Zayne Parekh CGY · D | CGY | D | 462 | 197 | -265.0 | +0.3 | +125.4 |
| 35 | Reid Schaefer NSH · L | NSH | L | 557 | 292.6 | -264.4 | -0.1 | +91.6 |
| 36 | Erik Gudbranson CBJ · D | CBJ | D | 554 | 292.6 | -261.4 | +0.0 | +94.5 |
| 37 | Daniil But UTA · L | UTA | L | 553 | 292.6 | -260.4 | +0.5 | +94.9 |
| 38 | Shakir Mukhamadullin EDM · D | EDM | D | 552 | 292.1 | -259.9 | -0.2 | +95.5 |
| 39 | Andrei Kuzmenko PIT · L | PIT | L | 537 | 277.6 | -259.4 | -0.2 | +99.5 |
| 40 | Colin Blackwell DAL · C | DAL | C | 551 | 292.5 | -258.5 | -0.2 | +95.5 |
📈 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 | +1.6 |
| 2 | Beckett Sennecke ANA · R | ANA | R | 20 | 125 | 60 → 79 | G 0.28 → 0.41 | +0.9 |
| 3 | Frank Vatrano ANA · R | ANA | R | 32 | 275.3 | 9 → 28 | G 0.1 → 0.21 | +0.8 |
| 4 | Ville Koivunen PIT · R | PIT | R | 23 | 292.6 | 7 → 24 | G 0.05 → 0.14 | +0.7 |
| 5 | Ivan Demidov MTL · R | MTL | R | 20 | 127 | 62 → 75 | A 0.52 → 0.65 | +0.7 |
| 6 | Jimmy Snuggerud STL · R | STL | R | 22 | 163.7 | 51 → 68 | G 0.3 → 0.37 | +0.6 |
| 7 | Victor Hedman TBL · D | TBL | D | 35 | 114.1 | 17 → 46 | G 0.03 → 0.12 | +0.6 |
| 8 | Braeden Bowman VGK · R | VGK | R | 23 | 292.9 | 26 → 40 | G 0.15 → 0.25 | +0.5 |
| 9 | Ben Kindel PIT · C | PIT | C | 19 | 288.3 | 35 → 46 | G 0.22 → 0.3 | +0.5 |
| 10 | Kent Johnson CBJ · C | CBJ | C | 24 | 289.5 | 22 → 34 | G 0.09 → 0.18 | +0.5 |
| 11 | Stefan Noesen NJD · R | NJD | R | 33 | 292.5 | 7 → 20 | G 0.08 → 0.16 | +0.5 |
| 12 | Emmitt Finnie DET · L | DET | L | 21 | 291.3 | 30 → 40 | G 0.16 → 0.24 | +0.5 |
| 13 | Matvei Michkov PHI · R | PHI | R | 21 | 163.5 | 51 → 62 | A 0.38 → 0.47 | +0.5 |
| 14 | Daniil But UTA · L | UTA | L | 21 | 292.6 | 7 → 16 | G 0.1 → 0.19 | +0.5 |
| 15 | Maxim Tsyplakov CGY · R | CGY | R | 28 | 292.9 | 4 → 11 | A 0.04 → 0.1 | +0.5 |
| 16 | Phillip Danault MTL · C | MTL | C | 33 | 292.1 | 17 → 29 | G 0.08 → 0.14 | +0.4 |
| 17 | Sean Monahan CBJ · C | CBJ | C | 32 | 292.1 | 36 → 44 | G 0.17 → 0.23 | +0.4 |
| 18 | Berkly Catton SEA · C | SEA | C | 20 | 292.5 | 17 → 27 | G 0.11 → 0.18 | +0.4 |
| 19 | Cole Sillinger CBJ · C | CBJ | C | 23 | 293 | 33 → 41 | G 0.1 → 0.19 | +0.4 |
| 20 | Ryan Greene CHI · C | CHI | C | 22 | 292.6 | 29 → 37 | G 0.15 → 0.21 | +0.4 |
| 21 | Jordan Kyrou WSH · R | WSH | R | 28 | 137.3 | 46 → 59 | G 0.25 → 0.33 | +0.4 |
| 22 | Marco Kasper DET · C | DET | C | 22 | 290.2 | 19 → 29 | G 0.11 → 0.19 | +0.4 |
| 23 | J.T. Miller NYR · C | NYR | C | 33 | 112.3 | 53 → 68 | G 0.25 → 0.31 | +0.4 |
| 24 | Mason McTavish STL · C | STL | C | 23 | 205.5 | 41 → 52 | G 0.23 → 0.3 | +0.4 |
| 25 | Michael Misa SJS · C | SJS | C | 19 | 207.8 | 21 → 31 | A 0.27 → 0.33 | +0.4 |
| 26 | Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH · C | WSH | C | 28 | 249.2 | 19 → 51 | G 0.17 → 0.24 | +0.4 |
| 27 | Cole Perfetti WPG · L | WPG | L | 24 | 273.6 | 32 → 46 | G 0.18 → 0.26 | +0.4 |
| 28 | Dmitri Simashev UTA · D | UTA | D | 21 | 292.9 | 1 → 7 | SOG 0.93 → 1.26 | +0.4 |
| 29 | William Eklund OTT · L | OTT | L | 24 | 164.5 | 53 → 67 | G 0.19 → 0.29 | +0.4 |
| 30 | Nazem Kadri COL · C | COL | C | 36 | 144.6 | 50 → 57 | G 0.21 → 0.32 | +0.4 |
| 31 | Oliver Moore CHI · C | CHI | C | 21 | 292.7 | 19 → 27 | G 0.1 → 0.14 | +0.4 |
| 32 | Jonathan Marchessault NSH · R | NSH | R | 35 | 251.6 | 31 → 44 | G 0.19 → 0.27 | +0.4 |
| 33 | Ryan Leonard WSH · R | WSH | R | 21 | 206 | 45 → 53 | G 0.27 → 0.31 | +0.3 |
| 34 | Luke Hughes NJD · D | NJD | D | 23 | 163.5 | 35 → 49 | A 0.43 → 0.51 | +0.3 |
| 35 | Igor Chernyshov SJS · L | SJS | L | 20 | 210.5 | 19 → 37 | A 0.36 → 0.43 | +0.3 |
| 36 | Zayne Parekh CGY · D | CGY | D | 20 | 197 | 9 → 17 | SOG 1.32 → 1.6 | +0.3 |
| 37 | Barrett Hayton UTA · C | UTA | C | 26 | 293.5 | 25 → 37 | G 0.15 → 0.24 | +0.3 |
| 38 | Valeri Nichushkin CBJ · R | CBJ | R | 31 | 189.7 | 49 → 51 | G 0.24 → 0.33 | +0.3 |
| 39 | Shane Wright SEA · C | SEA | C | 22 | 292.8 | 27 → 36 | G 0.16 → 0.21 | +0.3 |
| 40 | Martin Pospisil CGY · C | CGY | C | 26 | 293 | 3 → 9 | SOG 0.86 → 1.25 | +0.3 |
📉 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 | -1.0 |
| 2 | Steven Stamkos NSH · C | NSH | C | 36 | 95.5 | 66 → 54 | G 0.51 → 0.38 | -0.5 |
| 3 | Mika Zibanejad NYR · C | NYR | C | 33 | 66.9 | 78 → 72 | G 0.42 → 0.34 | -0.5 |
| 4 | Jakob Chychrun WSH · D | WSH | D | 28 | 48.1 | 60 → 51 | G 0.33 → 0.24 | -0.4 |
| 5 | Brock Faber MIN · D | MIN | D | 24 | 93.3 | 51 → 42 | G 0.19 → 0.13 | -0.3 |
| 6 | Cole Caufield MTL · R | MTL | R | 25 | 18.9 | 88 → 79 | G 0.63 → 0.51 | -0.3 |
| 7 | Erik Karlsson PIT · D | PIT | D | 36 | 81.3 | 66 → 59 | G 0.2 → 0.16 | -0.3 |
| 8 | Alex Tuch WSH · R | WSH | R | 30 | 71 | 66 → 62 | G 0.42 → 0.35 | -0.3 |
| 9 | Pavel Dorofeyev NYR · R | NYR | R | 25 | 96.9 | 64 → 56 | G 0.45 → 0.39 | -0.3 |
| 10 | Martin Necas COL · R | COL | R | 27 | 24.3 | 100 → 97 | G 0.49 → 0.4 | -0.2 |
| 11 | Cutter Gauthier ANA · L | ANA | L | 22 | 45.4 | 69 → 68 | G 0.54 → 0.44 | -0.2 |
| 12 | Jason Robertson DAL · L | DAL | L | 27 | 12 | 96 → 96 | G 0.55 → 0.49 | -0.2 |
| 13 | Mark Scheifele WPG · C | WPG | C | 33 | 41 | 103 → 91 | G 0.44 → 0.39 | -0.2 |
| 14 | Tage Thompson BUF · C | BUF | C | 28 | 27.8 | 81 → 76 | G 0.49 → 0.45 | -0.2 |
| 15 | Charlie McAvoy BOS · D | BOS | D | 28 | 95.5 | 61 → 57 | A 0.72 → 0.64 | -0.2 |
| 16 | John Carlson TBL · D | TBL | D | 36 | 69.4 | 60 → 54 | G 0.2 → 0.16 | -0.2 |
| 17 | Alex DeBrincat DET · R | DET | R | 28 | 43.2 | 85 → 82 | SOG 3.5 → 3.25 | -0.2 |
| 18 | Adrian Kempe LAK · R | LAK | R | 30 | 59.9 | 73 → 71 | G 0.44 → 0.39 | -0.2 |
| 19 | Zach Hyman EDM · L | EDM | L | 34 | 75.8 | 52 → 62 | A 0.36 → 0.33 | -0.2 |
| 20 | Nikita Kucherov TBL · R | TBL | R | 33 | 3.9 | 130 → 128 | G 0.58 → 0.48 | -0.2 |
| 21 | Sidney Crosby PIT · C | PIT | C | 39 | 53.3 | 74 → 71 | G 0.43 → 0.37 | -0.1 |
| 22 | Drake Batherson OTT · R | OTT | R | 28 | 92.3 | 71 → 69 | G 0.42 → 0.35 | -0.1 |
| 23 | Mikhail Sergachev UTA · D | UTA | D | 28 | 86.8 | 59 → 56 | SOG 2.04 → 1.84 | -0.1 |
| 24 | Leon Draisaitl EDM · C | EDM | C | 30 | 7.1 | 97 → 112 | G 0.54 → 0.5 | -0.1 |
| 25 | Jackson LaCombe ANA · D | ANA | D | 25 | 87.5 | 58 → 54 | A 0.59 → 0.53 | -0.1 |
| 26 | Matt Boldy MIN · L | MIN | L | 25 | 15.2 | 85 → 89 | G 0.55 → 0.48 | -0.1 |
| 27 | William Nylander TOR · R | TOR | R | 30 | 36 | 79 → 88 | G 0.46 → 0.42 | -0.1 |
| 28 | Alex Ovechkin WSH · L | WSH | L | 41 | 81.5 | 64 → 50 | SOG 2.98 → 2.82 | -0.1 |
| 29 | Zach Werenski CBJ · D | CBJ | D | 29 | 13.6 | 81 → 84 | G 0.29 → 0.25 | -0.1 |
| 30 | Filip Forsberg NSH · L | NSH | L | 32 | 35.3 | 75 → 72 | G 0.49 → 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 31 | Evan Bouchard EDM · D | EDM | D | 26 | 15.4 | 95 → 92 | G 0.26 → 0.23 | -0.1 |
| 32 | Jake Guentzel TBL · C | TBL | C | 32 | 31.2 | 88 → 87 | PIM 0.75 → 0.6 | -0.1 |
| 33 | Adam Fox NYR · D | NYR | D | 28 | 64.8 | 53 → 71 | G 0.16 → 0.14 | -0.0 |
| 34 | Nathan MacKinnon COL · C | COL | C | 31 | 1.7 | 127 → 130 | G 0.66 → 0.57 | -0.0 |
| 35 | Moritz Seider DET · D | DET | D | 25 | 40.5 | 60 → 59 | HIT 1.56 → 1.92 | -0.0 |
| 36 | Dylan Larkin DET · C | DET | C | 30 | 83 | 67 → 74 | A 0.45 → 0.48 | -0.0 |
| 37 | Josh Morrissey WPG · D | WPG | D | 31 | 79.5 | 55 → 58 | G 0.18 → 0.14 | -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.