Draft Tiers

The top skaters grouped into value tiers by projected fantasy points. Tiers break at natural drop-offs — draft comfortably within a tier, and reach up only to jump across one before it empties. ← Fantasy Guide

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Tier 1 · 3 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Moritz Seider	D	DET	25	15.8	59	160	182	52	176	10	49	28
MacKenzie Weegar	D	UTA	32	14.6	34	182	175	69	157	7	27	10
Nikita Zadorov	D	BOS	31	13.6	20	199	100	143	101	4	16	0

Tier 2 · 4 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Darnell Nurse	D	SJS	31	12.9	26	144	157	91	162	7	19	1
Rasmus Dahlin	D	BUF	26	12.2	78	91	96	73	209	19	59	25
Cale Makar	D	COL	27	10.2	90	43	127	23	222	23	68	35
Matthew Schaefer	D	NYI	19	10.1	68	42	111	40	259	23	46	24

Tier 3 · 4 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Jacob Trouba	D	SJS	32	9.3	26	153	165	44	143	6	20	1
Charlie McAvoy	D	BOS	28	9.2	57	99	134	66	118	11	47	20
Rasmus Andersson	D	VGK	29	9.0	41	39	164	65	166	13	28	12
Jakob Chychrun	D	WSH	28	9.0	51	61	111	58	199	19	32	18

Tier 4 · 4 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Radko Gudas	D	FLA	36	8.6	9	210	122	80	74	1	8	0
Jeremy Lauzon	D	VGK	29	8.5	7	255	91	82	68	2	5	0
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	26	8.5	92	36	104	32	227	19	73	34
Zach Werenski	D	CBJ	29	8.5	84	28	112	23	273	20	64	23

Tier 5 · 8 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Noah Dobson	D	MTL	26	8.0	48	65	171	34	170	11	38	11
Brandt Clarke	D	LAK	23	6.9	42	29	161	57	156	9	33	14
Brandon Montour	D	SEA	32	6.8	38	88	91	58	198	13	25	11
Ben Chiarot	D	DET	35	6.6	9	146	143	65	91	3	6	0
Sean Walker	D	CAR	31	6.5	25	124	116	54	156	8	17	1
Jake McCabe	D	TOR	33	6.2	21	118	167	56	73	4	18	0
Alexander Romanov	D	NYI	26	6.2	14	164	166	27	102	3	11	0
Jake Sanderson	D	OTT	24	6.2	63	38	150	14	180	14	49	27

Tier 6 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Mikhail Sergachev	D	UTA	28	5.6	57	50	130	41	144	10	47	25
Darren Raddysh	D	TOR	30	5.6	58	65	78	55	175	14	44	22
Lane Hutson	D	MTL	22	5.5	87	34	129	35	128	12	75	26
Charle-Edouard D'Astous	D	TBL	28	5.4	29	103	86	101	83	6	23	3
Simon Benoit	D	PHI	28	5.3	9	209	117	49	58	2	7	0
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	31	5.3	22	149	106	50	126	5	17	5
Martin Fehérváry	D	WSH	27	5.1	24	130	163	35	74	5	19	0
Mario Ferraro	D	WPG	28	4.9	16	139	147	40	88	4	12	0
Quinn Hughes	D	MIN	27	4.9	91	12	85	34	202	13	78	38
Brenden Dillon	D	NJD	35	4.9	9	186	97	76	49	1	7	0
Jackson LaCombe	D	ANA	25	4.8	55	72	129	24	143	12	43	16
Braden Schneider	D	NYR	25	4.7	18	162	142	25	103	4	14	0
Mike Matheson	D	MTL	32	4.5	38	59	152	40	122	8	30	6
Erik Cernak	D	TBL	29	4.5	10	149	112	73	61	2	8	0
Adam Larsson	D	SEA	33	4.3	20	112	150	39	99	5	15	0
Josh Morrissey	D	WPG	31	4.1	58	47	118	31	152	11	47	19

Tier 7 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
K'Andre Miller	D	CAR	26	4.1	36	117	98	50	123	7	29	3
Josh Manson	D	COL	35	4.0	22	147	83	68	95	4	18	0
Alexander Nikishin	D	CAR	25	4.0	31	130	98	36	123	9	23	8
Nick Seeler	D	PHI	33	3.9	9	121	156	40	83	2	6	0
Thomas Harley	D	DAL	25	3.9	46	44	146	26	143	10	36	10
Jake Middleton	D	CGY	30	3.9	14	99	134	68	72	3	11	0
Filip Hronek	D	VAN	28	3.8	45	120	93	36	120	7	38	17
Colton Parayko	D	STL	33	3.7	20	96	167	20	109	6	14	0
Dougie Hamilton	D	NJD	33	3.6	38	78	76	43	182	11	28	14
Travis Sanheim	D	PHI	30	3.4	34	60	155	29	106	10	25	3
Brayden McNabb	D	VGK	35	3.4	9	124	157	30	82	3	6	0
Brock Faber	D	MIN	24	3.3	42	36	131	33	153	10	32	11
Mattias Samuelsson	D	BUF	26	3.3	27	125	132	28	89	7	21	0
Roman Josi	D	NSH	36	3.2	53	31	103	28	173	13	40	23
Justin Faulk	D	DET	34	3.2	32	73	120	37	129	9	24	9
Adam Fox	D	NYR	28	3.2	71	36	106	30	127	11	60	30

Tier 8 · 3 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Miro Heiskanen	D	DAL	27	3.1	60	26	122	28	146	10	51	25
Thomas Chabot	D	OTT	29	3.0	39	51	137	28	136	8	31	9
Connor Murphy	D	EDM	33	3.0	9	98	136	61	67	2	7	0

Tier 9 · 11 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Aaron Ekblad	D	FLA	30	2.6	29	91	95	58	105	6	24	7
Bowen Byram	D	CHI	25	2.6	41	62	99	48	103	11	31	14
Marcus Pettersson	D	NYR	30	2.5	19	84	137	54	68	3	16	0
Cole Hutson	D	WSH	20	2.5	31	103	79	45	123	10	21	7
Vince Dunn	D	SEA	29	2.3	43	33	85	52	157	10	33	19
Artyom Levshunov	D	CHI	20	2.3	34	106	88	46	108	6	29	9
Tyler Kleven	D	OTT	24	2.3	14	128	103	48	96	3	11	0
John Carlson	D	TBL	36	2.2	54	34	112	28	142	11	43	14
Matt Roy	D	WSH	31	2.2	19	120	143	19	93	3	16	0
Seth Jones	D	FLA	32	2.1	39	79	100	26	127	9	31	20
Niko Mikkola	D	FLA	30	2.1	9	136	93	57	82	3	7	0

Tier 10 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Vincent Desharnais	D	WSH	30	1.8	7	123	104	71	40	1	6	0
Brandon Carlo	D	STL	29	1.7	9	94	137	44	80	2	7	0
Ian Cole	D	CHI	37	1.4	14	74	145	51	54	2	12	0
Louis Crevier	D	BUF	25	1.3	16	115	91	49	95	4	12	0
Mikey Anderson	D	LAK	27	1.3	18	118	131	25	69	4	14	0
Tyler Myers	D	DAL	36	1.2	11	83	117	57	79	3	8	0
Zach Whitecloud	D	CGY	29	1.2	11	123	127	33	65	2	9	0
Carter Yakemchuk	D	OTT	21	1.2	34	73	97	36	115	8	25	7
Morgan Rielly	D	TOR	32	1.1	38	39	119	27	134	9	29	9
Vladislav Gavrikov	D	NYR	30	1.0	27	51	113	42	109	8	20	4
Esa Lindell	D	DAL	32	1.0	28	40	170	18	85	6	22	1
Tristan Luneau	D	ANA	22	1.0	24	73	110	34	119	6	18	5
Alexandre Carrier	D	MTL	30	1.0	19	50	158	38	64	4	15	0
Will Borgen	D	BOS	29	0.9	9	125	105	44	72	2	7	0
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	TOR	35	0.9	31	87	71	60	98	5	25	7
Shayne Gostisbehere	D	CAR	33	0.9	55	37	76	33	131	11	44	24

Tier 11 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Gustav Forsling	D	FLA	30	0.9	29	66	98	42	134	6	24	2
Ryan Pulock	D	NYI	32	0.9	24	71	152	17	94	4	20	2
Michael Kesselring	D	SJS	26	0.8	12	69	72	83	105	3	9	1
Kevin Bahl	D	CGY	26	0.8	13	117	104	48	64	2	11	1
Parker Wotherspoon	D	VGK	29	0.8	20	134	98	42	59	2	18	0
Andrew Peeke	D	UTA	28	0.7	9	112	136	22	79	2	7	0
Adam Pelech	D	NYI	32	0.5	15	69	114	44	109	4	11	0
Noah Hanifin	D	VGK	29	0.5	35	44	122	17	143	7	28	9
Dylan DeMelo	D	WPG	33	0.5	15	119	107	38	69	2	13	0
Kris Letang	D	PIT	39	0.5	28	94	87	38	102	5	23	8
Luke Schenn	D	VAN	36	0.4	5	190	70	43	47	1	4	0
Jake Walman	D	EDM	30	0.4	26	34	128	27	129	7	18	4
Cam York	D	PHI	25	0.4	26	39	141	30	87	6	19	5
Hampus Lindholm	D	BOS	32	0.3	28	21	107	59	108	6	22	5
Jamie Oleksiak	D	VAN	33	0.2	9	100	121	36	71	2	7	0
Mattias Ekholm	D	EDM	36	0.1	35	60	103	29	118	7	28	3

Tier 12 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
J.J. Moser	D	TBL	26	0.1	24	61	94	55	94	5	19	1
Jonas Siegenthaler	D	NJD	29	0.1	10	89	123	45	58	1	8	0
Yan Kuznetsov	D	CGY	24	0.1	10	96	117	36	78	3	7	0
Erik Karlsson	D	PIT	36	-0.1	59	23	71	23	163	12	47	22
Brady Skjei	D	NSH	32	-0.1	29	65	85	40	122	7	22	5
Sean Durzi	D	NYR	27	-0.1	27	43	103	51	90	6	22	6
Sam Rinzel	D	CHI	22	-0.2	21	65	82	49	123	5	15	2
Ilya Lyubushkin	D	NSH	32	-0.2	8	95	123	45	44	1	7	0
Ryan Lindgren	D	SEA	28	-0.3	9	64	123	55	55	2	7	0
Dmitry Orlov	D	SJS	35	-0.3	30	109	68	37	88	5	26	11
Lian Bichsel	D	DAL	22	-0.3	5	183	55	46	48	2	4	0
Timothy Liljegren	D	WSH	27	-0.3	14	66	123	39	73	3	11	3
Victor Hedman	D	TBL	35	-0.4	46	40	96	28	118	8	38	9
Carson Soucy	D	CBJ	32	-0.4	9	111	98	41	65	3	6	0
Luke Hughes	D	NJD	23	-0.6	49	22	63	31	164	10	39	19
Kyle Burroughs	D	DAL	31	-0.8	6	133	68	63	36	1	5	0

Tier 13 · 13 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Devon Toews	D	COL	32	-0.9	34	38	97	31	127	7	27	2
Sam Malinski	D	COL	28	-1.1	31	49	98	23	141	6	25	1
Jonathan Aspirot	D	BOS	27	-1.2	10	97	95	46	55	2	8	1
Olen Zellweger	D	BUF	23	-1.3	24	37	88	32	134	8	16	4
Dylan Samberg	D	WPG	27	-1.3	14	63	126	23	93	3	11	0
Pavel Mintyukov	D	ANA	22	-1.4	23	58	110	22	90	7	16	3
Nicolas Hague	D	NSH	27	-1.4	10	97	77	51	72	2	8	0
Owen Power	D	BUF	23	-1.5	35	31	103	20	131	8	27	2
Alex Vlasic	D	CHI	25	-1.5	23	41	133	21	92	3	20	3
Joel Edmundson	D	LAK	33	-1.6	16	91	102	25	85	3	13	2
Shea Theodore	D	VGK	31	-1.6	47	5	93	25	132	9	38	10
Rasmus Ristolainen	D	PHI	31	-1.8	19	88	98	22	88	4	15	2
Jayden Struble	D	MTL	25	-1.8	9	133	50	61	40	2	7	0

Ranked by value under the selected league type — points leagues use projected fantasy points, category leagues sum weighted z-scores (your edge in each counted stat). Tiers come from natural gaps in that value. Need something exact? Custom Rankings.