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 Norfolk in Chance — equal-weight z-scores over the categories your league counts. Consensus ADP from espn, fantrax.
💎 Undervalued · draft targets
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita Zadorov BOS · D | BOS | D | 46 | 284.8 | +238.8 | +6.9 |
| 2 | Mark Kastelic BOS · C | BOS | C | 80 | 289.5 | +209.5 | +5.0 |
| 3 | Jeremy Lauzon VGK · D | VGK | D | 95 | 290.6 | +195.6 | +4.5 |
| 4 | Jack McBain UTA · C | UTA | C | 113 | 286.6 | +173.6 | +3.9 |
| 5 | Adam Klapka CGY · R | CGY | R | 120 | 290.7 | +170.7 | +3.5 |
| 6 | Brayden Schenn NYI · C | NYI | C | 126 | 288.4 | +162.4 | +3.4 |
| 7 | Radko Gudas FLA · D | FLA | D | 129 | 287.9 | +158.9 | +3.2 |
| 8 | Anton Lundell FLA · C | FLA | C | 125 | 279 | +154.0 | +3.4 |
| 9 | Frank Vatrano ANA · R | ANA | R | 146 | 291.6 | +145.6 | +2.9 |
| 10 | Will Cuylle NYR · L | NYR | L | 47 | 189.1 | +142.1 | +6.8 |
| 11 | Neal Pionk WPG · D | WPG | D | 134 | 275.6 | +141.6 | +3.2 |
| 12 | Vasily Podkolzin EDM · R | EDM | R | 152 | 280.6 | +128.6 | +2.8 |
| 13 | Ridly Greig OTT · C | OTT | C | 165 | 293 | +128.0 | +2.5 |
| 14 | Blake Coleman MIN · L | MIN | L | 136 | 262.5 | +126.5 | +3.1 |
| 15 | Yakov Trenin MIN · C | MIN | C | 161 | 284.4 | +123.4 | +2.7 |
| 16 | Kiefer Sherwood SJS · L | SJS | L | 58 | 179.9 | +121.9 | +6.4 |
| 17 | Jake McCabe TOR · D | TOR | D | 169 | 290.6 | +121.6 | +2.4 |
| 18 | Lawson Crouse UTA · L | UTA | L | 150 | 270.4 | +120.4 | +2.8 |
| 19 | Darnell Nurse SJS · D | SJS | D | 54 | 170.9 | +116.9 | +6.6 |
| 20 | Josh Manson COL · D | COL | D | 168 | 282.6 | +114.6 | +2.4 |
| 21 | Sam Bennett FLA · C | FLA | C | 39 | 152.3 | +113.3 | +7.3 |
| 22 | Dmitri Voronkov CBJ · L | CBJ | L | 182 | 290 | +108.0 | +2.0 |
| 23 | Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH · C | WSH | C | 149 | 253.1 | +104.1 | +2.8 |
| 24 | Peyton Krebs BUF · C | BUF | C | 189 | 291.6 | +102.6 | +1.9 |
| 25 | Sean Walker CAR · D | CAR | D | 153 | 255.2 | +102.2 | +2.8 |
| 26 | Anders Lee UTA · L | UTA | L | 172 | 274.1 | +102.1 | +2.2 |
| 27 | Elias Lindholm BOS · C | BOS | C | 139 | 238.7 | +99.7 | +3.1 |
| 28 | Anton Frondell CHI · C | CHI | C | 77 | 175.9 | +98.9 | +5.2 |
| 29 | Kaiden Guhle MTL · D | MTL | D | 193 | 291.9 | +98.9 | +1.8 |
| 30 | MacKenzie Weegar UTA · D | UTA | D | 27 | 122.9 | +95.9 | +8.1 |
| 31 | Simon Edvinsson DET · D | DET | D | 179 | 273.7 | +94.7 | +2.1 |
| 32 | Jake Neighbours STL · L | STL | L | 184 | 276.7 | +92.7 | +1.9 |
| 33 | Jonathan Huberdeau CGY · L | CGY | L | 196 | 287.2 | +91.2 | +1.7 |
| 34 | Dylan Cozens OTT · C | OTT | C | 23 | 112 | +89.0 | +8.4 |
| 35 | Kris Letang PIT · D | PIT | D | 200 | 288.9 | +88.9 | +1.6 |
| 36 | K'Andre Miller CAR · D | CAR | D | 163 | 250.8 | +87.8 | +2.6 |
| 37 | Vincent Trocheck UTA · C | UTA | C | 30 | 117.1 | +87.1 | +7.9 |
| 38 | Adam Larsson SEA · D | SEA | D | 208 | 292.6 | +84.6 | +1.5 |
| 39 | Martin Fehérváry WSH · D | WSH | D | 207 | 290.2 | +83.2 | +1.5 |
| 40 | Roman Kantserov CHI · R | CHI | R | 205 | 288 | +83.0 | +1.5 |
⚠ Overvalued · ADP reaches
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | Our rank | ADP | Gap | z-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zayne Parekh CGY · D | CGY | D | 557 | 195.8 | -361.2 | -3.8 |
| 2 | Stephen Halliday OTT · C | OTT | C | 647 | 291.4 | -355.6 | -5.9 |
| 3 | Cole Hutson WSH · D | WSH | D | 476 | 124.9 | -351.1 | -2.6 |
| 4 | Tyler Seguin DAL · C | DAL | C | 625 | 275.2 | -349.8 | -5.1 |
| 5 | Konsta Helenius BUF · C | BUF | C | 634 | 291.7 | -342.3 | -5.4 |
| 6 | Troy Terry ANA · R | ANA | R | 499 | 163 | -336.0 | -2.9 |
| 7 | Tim Washe ANA · C | ANA | C | 621 | 291.4 | -329.6 | -5.0 |
| 8 | Rasmus Sandin WSH · D | WSH | D | 619 | 291.2 | -327.8 | -5.0 |
| 9 | Maxim Shabanov MIN · R | MIN | R | 616 | 291.8 | -324.2 | -4.9 |
| 10 | Michael Misa SJS · C | SJS | C | 540 | 217.3 | -322.7 | -3.4 |
| 11 | Philip Broberg STL · D | STL | D | 473 | 170.7 | -302.3 | -2.5 |
| 12 | Chase Reid SEA · D | SEA | D | 569 | 281.1 | -287.9 | -3.9 |
| 13 | Gabe Perreault NYR · R | NYR | R | 518 | 244.5 | -273.5 | -3.1 |
| 14 | John Marino UTA · D | UTA | D | 560 | 290.5 | -269.5 | -3.8 |
| 15 | Marat Khusnutdinov BOS · C | BOS | C | 561 | 292.3 | -268.7 | -3.8 |
| 16 | Simon Nemec CGY · D | CGY | D | 415 | 155 | -260.0 | -1.9 |
| 17 | Chris Tanev TOR · D | TOR | D | 546 | 292.4 | -253.6 | -3.6 |
| 18 | Ryan Shea EDM · D | EDM | D | 542 | 292.3 | -249.7 | -3.5 |
| 19 | Alex Newhook MTL · C | MTL | C | 534 | 291.3 | -242.7 | -3.4 |
| 20 | Matvei Gridin CGY · R | CGY | R | 509 | 276.2 | -232.8 | -3.0 |
| 21 | Egor Chinakhov PIT · R | PIT | R | 414 | 183.1 | -230.9 | -1.9 |
| 22 | Victor Olofsson VGK · L | VGK | L | 521 | 293 | -228.0 | -3.2 |
| 23 | Ryan McDonagh TBL · D | TBL | D | 511 | 291 | -220.0 | -3.0 |
| 24 | Nate Schmidt UTA · D | UTA | D | 512 | 293.3 | -218.7 | -3.0 |
| 25 | Ilya Mikheyev TBL · R | TBL | R | 506 | 292.1 | -213.9 | -3.0 |
| 26 | Jaccob Slavin CAR · D | CAR | D | 507 | 293.1 | -213.9 | -3.0 |
| 27 | Andrei Kuzmenko PIT · L | PIT | L | 501 | 288.9 | -212.1 | -2.9 |
| 28 | Alberts Smits NYR · D | NYR | D | 500 | 289.3 | -210.7 | -2.9 |
| 29 | Jamie Drysdale PHI · D | PHI | D | 389 | 204.7 | -184.3 | -1.5 |
| 30 | Yan Kuznetsov CGY · D | CGY | D | 474 | 293.2 | -180.8 | -2.6 |
| 31 | Shea Theodore VGK · D | VGK | D | 280 | 99.9 | -180.1 | +0.3 |
| 32 | Sam Dickinson SJS · D | SJS | D | 446 | 267.6 | -178.4 | -2.2 |
| 33 | Connor Brown NJD · R | NJD | R | 459 | 287.6 | -171.4 | -2.3 |
| 34 | Kaapo Kakko SEA · R | SEA | R | 461 | 290.6 | -170.4 | -2.4 |
| 35 | Brett Pesce NJD · D | NJD | D | 462 | 293.4 | -168.6 | -2.4 |
| 36 | Ivar Stenberg SJS · L | SJS | L | 336 | 171.3 | -164.7 | -0.6 |
| 37 | Jared Spurgeon MIN · D | MIN | D | 456 | 291.5 | -164.5 | -2.3 |
| 38 | Sam Malinski COL · D | COL | D | 371 | 214.1 | -156.9 | -1.2 |
| 39 | Simon Holmstrom NYI · R | NYI | R | 448 | 292 | -156.0 | -2.2 |
| 40 | Aliaksei Protas WSH · L | WSH | L | 321 | 165.7 | -155.3 | -0.3 |