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 Points-only — goals + assists only — no peripherals. Consensus ADP from espn, fantrax.
💎 Undervalued · draft targets
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan McLeod BUF · C | BUF | C | 137 | 284.6 | +147.6 | +51.0 |
| 2 | Marco Rossi VAN · C | VAN | C | 120 | 266.2 | +146.2 | +53.7 |
| 3 | Anthony Cirelli TBL · C | TBL | C | 119 | 261.2 | +142.2 | +53.9 |
| 4 | Chandler Stephenson SEA · C | SEA | C | 149 | 290.6 | +141.6 | +48.0 |
| 5 | Anton Lundell FLA · C | FLA | C | 138 | 279 | +141.0 | +50.9 |
| 6 | Matty Beniers SEA · C | SEA | C | 128 | 265 | +137.0 | +52.4 |
| 7 | Claude Giroux OTT · R | OTT | R | 159 | 291.1 | +132.1 | +46.3 |
| 8 | Connor McMichael STL · L | STL | L | 143 | 274.6 | +131.6 | +49.1 |
| 9 | Alexander Wennberg SJS · C | SJS | C | 163 | 285.5 | +122.5 | +45.7 |
| 10 | Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH · C | WSH | C | 133 | 253.1 | +120.1 | +51.9 |
| 11 | Sean Monahan CBJ · C | CBJ | C | 173 | 291.9 | +118.9 | +44.1 |
| 12 | Casey Mittelstadt BOS · C | BOS | C | 174 | 290.7 | +116.7 | +44.0 |
| 13 | Dawson Mercer NJD · C | NJD | C | 176 | 290.2 | +114.2 | +43.7 |
| 14 | Jonathan Huberdeau CGY · L | CGY | L | 175 | 287.2 | +112.2 | +43.8 |
| 15 | Ben Kindel PIT · C | PIT | C | 171 | 278.1 | +107.1 | +44.2 |
| 16 | Jonathan Marchessault NSH · R | NSH | R | 183 | 289 | +106.0 | +42.2 |
| 17 | Teuvo Teravainen CHI · C | CHI | C | 188 | 292.9 | +104.9 | +40.9 |
| 18 | Noah Cates PHI · L | PHI | L | 189 | 291.1 | +102.1 | +40.8 |
| 19 | Jordan Eberle SEA · R | SEA | R | 181 | 281.5 | +100.5 | +42.5 |
| 20 | Elias Lindholm BOS · C | BOS | C | 139 | 238.7 | +99.7 | +50.9 |
| 21 | Mats Zuccarello LAK · R | LAK | R | 84 | 183.1 | +99.1 | +60.7 |
| 22 | Pavel Buchnevich STL · L | STL | L | 134 | 232.6 | +98.6 | +51.7 |
| 23 | Kyle Palmieri NYI · C | NYI | C | 186 | 281.6 | +95.6 | +41.6 |
| 24 | Roman Kantserov CHI · R | CHI | R | 194 | 288 | +94.0 | +40.0 |
| 25 | Simon Holmstrom NYI · R | NYI | R | 199 | 292 | +93.0 | +39.4 |
| 26 | Dylan Strome WSH · C | WSH | C | 67 | 158.8 | +91.8 | +66.9 |
| 27 | Christian Dvorak PHI · C | PHI | C | 197 | 288.3 | +91.3 | +39.7 |
| 28 | Tyler Toffoli SJS · C | SJS | C | 156 | 247.1 | +91.1 | +46.9 |
| 29 | Shane Pinto OTT · C | OTT | C | 178 | 268.9 | +90.9 | +43.1 |
| 30 | Collin Graf SJS · R | SJS | R | 201 | 291.3 | +90.3 | +39.1 |
| 31 | Andrew Copp DET · C | DET | C | 203 | 293 | +90.0 | +39.0 |
| 32 | Anders Lee UTA · L | UTA | L | 185 | 274.1 | +89.1 | +41.7 |
| 33 | Matt Duchene DAL · C | DAL | C | 86 | 174.9 | +88.9 | +60.1 |
| 34 | Taylor Hall CAR · L | CAR | L | 204 | 290.1 | +86.1 | +38.6 |
| 35 | Morgan Frost CGY · C | CGY | C | 205 | 290.8 | +85.8 | +38.5 |
| 36 | Kaapo Kakko SEA · R | SEA | R | 206 | 290.6 | +84.6 | +38.4 |
| 37 | Trevor Moore LAK · L | LAK | L | 208 | 292.6 | +84.6 | +38.2 |
| 38 | Emmitt Finnie DET · C | DET | C | 209 | 291.2 | +82.2 | +38.1 |
| 39 | Brayden Schenn NYI · C | NYI | C | 207 | 288.4 | +81.4 | +38.3 |
| 40 | Brock Boeser VAN · R | VAN | R | 130 | 210.3 | +80.3 | +52.2 |
⚠ Overvalued · ADP reaches
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Hutson WSH · D | WSH | D | 459 | 124.9 | -334.1 | +16.0 |
| 2 | Tim Washe ANA · C | ANA | C | 619 | 291.4 | -327.6 | +5.2 |
| 3 | Lian Bichsel DAL · D | DAL | D | 617 | 290.7 | -326.3 | +5.3 |
| 4 | Yan Kuznetsov CGY · D | CGY | D | 595 | 293.2 | -301.8 | +6.9 |
| 5 | Zayne Parekh CGY · D | CGY | D | 491 | 195.8 | -295.2 | +13.9 |
| 6 | Jeremy Lauzon VGK · D | VGK | D | 582 | 290.6 | -291.4 | +7.8 |
| 7 | Chris Tanev TOR · D | TOR | D | 575 | 292.4 | -282.6 | +8.1 |
| 8 | Brenden Dillon NJD · D | NJD | D | 573 | 291.7 | -281.3 | +8.3 |
| 9 | Radko Gudas FLA · D | FLA | D | 562 | 287.9 | -274.1 | +9.0 |
| 10 | Brayden McNabb VGK · D | VGK | D | 549 | 292.3 | -256.7 | +9.7 |
| 11 | Brett Pesce NJD · D | NJD | D | 539 | 293.4 | -245.6 | +10.3 |
| 12 | Simon Nemec CGY · D | CGY | D | 391 | 155 | -236.0 | +21.0 |
| 13 | Rasmus Sandin WSH · D | WSH | D | 522 | 291.2 | -230.8 | +11.3 |
| 14 | Porter Martone PHI · R | PHI | R | 285 | 74.8 | -210.2 | +30.0 |
| 15 | Chase Reid SEA · D | SEA | D | 488 | 281.1 | -206.9 | +14.0 |
| 16 | Jacob Trouba SJS · D | SJS | D | 350 | 148.4 | -201.6 | +24.9 |
| 17 | Nate Schmidt UTA · D | UTA | D | 490 | 293.3 | -196.7 | +14.0 |
| 18 | Stephen Halliday OTT · C | OTT | C | 481 | 291.4 | -189.6 | +14.4 |
| 19 | Darnell Nurse SJS · D | SJS | D | 351 | 170.9 | -180.1 | +24.9 |
| 20 | Joel Edmundson LAK · D | LAK | D | 469 | 292.3 | -176.7 | +15.4 |
| 21 | Sam Dickinson SJS · D | SJS | D | 443 | 267.6 | -175.4 | +17.0 |
| 22 | Adam Klapka CGY · R | CGY | R | 461 | 290.7 | -170.3 | +16.0 |
| 23 | Jared Spurgeon MIN · D | MIN | D | 455 | 291.5 | -163.5 | +16.3 |
| 24 | Rasmus Ristolainen PHI · D | PHI | D | 456 | 293.2 | -162.8 | +16.3 |
| 25 | Mattias Samuelsson BUF · D | BUF | D | 332 | 171.8 | -160.2 | +26.4 |
| 26 | Mario Ferraro WPG · D | WPG | D | 451 | 290.9 | -160.1 | +16.6 |
| 27 | Sam Rinzel CHI · D | CHI | D | 452 | 293.6 | -158.4 | +16.6 |
| 28 | Mark Kastelic BOS · C | BOS | C | 447 | 289.5 | -157.5 | +16.8 |
| 29 | Philip Broberg STL · D | STL | D | 323 | 170.7 | -152.3 | +27.0 |
| 30 | Brandt Clarke LAK · D | LAK | D | 227 | 78.4 | -148.6 | +35.8 |
| 31 | Braden Schneider NYR · D | NYR | D | 442 | 293.4 | -148.6 | +17.1 |
| 32 | Jonas Brodin MIN · D | MIN | D | 435 | 291.7 | -143.3 | +17.5 |
| 33 | Alberts Smits NYR · D | NYR | D | 426 | 289.3 | -136.7 | +18.0 |
| 34 | Dougie Hamilton NJD · D | NJD | D | 250 | 115.8 | -134.2 | +34.1 |
| 35 | Konsta Helenius BUF · C | BUF | C | 425 | 291.7 | -133.3 | +18.0 |
| 36 | Jamie Drysdale PHI · D | PHI | D | 337 | 204.7 | -132.3 | +25.8 |
| 37 | Mikey Anderson LAK · D | LAK | D | 424 | 293.7 | -130.3 | +18.1 |
| 38 | MacKenzie Weegar UTA · D | UTA | D | 252 | 122.9 | -129.1 | +33.9 |
| 39 | Parker Wotherspoon VGK · D | VGK | D | 420 | 291.1 | -128.9 | +18.5 |
| 40 | Jaccob Slavin CAR · D | CAR | D | 421 | 293.1 | -127.9 | +18.4 |