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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Scored for Banger — peripheral-heavy: HIT/BLK 2x, PIM 1.5x, SOG 1.2x — scoring still counts

Tier 1 · 4 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Moritz Seider	D	DET	25	16.7	58	158	180	52	174	10	48	27
MacKenzie Weegar	D	UTA	32	15.3	34	179	173	68	155	7	27	10
Nikita Zadorov	D	BOS	31	13.5	19	195	98	139	99	4	16	0
Darnell Nurse	D	SJS	31	13.4	25	142	155	90	160	6	19	1

Tier 2 · 3 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Rasmus Dahlin	D	BUF	26	13.1	78	90	95	72	206	19	58	24
Matthew Schaefer	D	NYI	19	11.6	69	42	111	40	259	24	45	24
Jeremy Lauzon	D	VGK	29	11.5	8	274	98	88	73	2	6	0

Tier 3 · 3 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Cale Makar	D	COL	27	11.1	89	42	124	23	217	23	66	34
Jakob Chychrun	D	WSH	28	10.2	53	60	110	57	196	21	32	16
Charlie McAvoy	D	BOS	28	10.1	57	98	132	65	117	11	46	20

Tier 4 · 6 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Jacob Trouba	D	SJS	32	9.7	25	149	161	43	139	6	19	1
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	26	9.3	91	36	101	31	222	19	72	33
Rasmus Andersson	D	VGK	29	9.3	40	37	158	63	160	13	27	12
Zach Werenski	D	CBJ	29	9.2	82	27	107	22	264	21	61	23
Noah Dobson	D	MTL	26	8.9	48	64	169	33	168	11	37	10
Radko Gudas	D	FLA	36	8.9	9	204	119	78	71	1	8	0

Tier 5 · 7 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Brandon Montour	D	SEA	32	7.5	38	86	89	57	193	13	25	11
Jake Sanderson	D	OTT	24	7.5	62	37	148	14	178	14	48	28
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	31	7.0	24	151	107	50	127	6	18	6
Ben Chiarot	D	DET	35	6.9	7	142	140	63	89	2	5	0
Darren Raddysh	D	TOR	30	6.8	59	64	77	54	173	15	44	21
Sean Walker	D	CAR	31	6.8	24	121	113	53	152	7	17	1
Jake McCabe	D	TOR	33	6.7	21	114	162	55	71	4	18	0

Tier 6 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Quinn Hughes	D	MIN	27	6.2	92	12	85	34	202	14	78	38
Charle-Edouard D'Astous	D	TBL	28	6.2	29	103	86	101	83	6	23	2
Brock Faber	D	MIN	24	6.1	46	37	138	35	161	12	34	13
Alexander Romanov	D	NYI	26	5.9	13	153	155	25	95	3	10	0
Josh Manson	D	COL	35	5.6	23	151	86	70	98	4	19	0
Mario Ferraro	D	WPG	28	5.6	17	136	143	39	86	4	12	0
Kaiden Guhle	D	MTL	24	5.5	19	132	122	59	77	5	14	0
Josh Morrissey	D	WPG	31	5.5	59	46	117	30	151	13	46	19
Martin Fehérváry	D	WSH	27	5.5	23	125	157	34	71	5	19	0
Simon Benoit	D	PHI	28	5.4	3	204	114	48	56	1	2	0
Simon Edvinsson	D	DET	23	5.4	24	87	132	64	85	7	17	1
Brenden Dillon	D	NJD	35	5.4	8	181	94	74	48	2	7	0
Alexander Nikishin	D	CAR	25	5.3	32	130	98	36	123	9	23	8
Mikhail Sergachev	D	UTA	28	5.3	53	46	120	38	133	10	43	23
Adam Larsson	D	SEA	33	5.3	20	110	148	38	98	5	15	0
Erik Cernak	D	TBL	29	5.2	10	147	110	72	61	2	8	0

Tier 7 · 14 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Jackson LaCombe	D	ANA	25	5.2	52	70	125	23	138	11	41	14
Colton Parayko	D	STL	33	5.2	21	96	167	20	109	7	14	0
K'Andre Miller	D	CAR	26	5.1	36	115	97	50	121	8	28	3
Filip Hronek	D	VAN	28	5.1	45	120	93	36	120	7	38	17
Mike Matheson	D	MTL	32	5.0	36	58	151	39	121	7	29	6
Arber Xhekaj	D	MTL	25	5.0	2	177	54	109	52	0	1	0
Jake Middleton	D	CGY	30	5.0	15	99	134	68	72	4	12	0
Braden Schneider	D	NYR	25	4.9	17	154	135	24	98	3	14	0
Roman Josi	D	NSH	36	4.7	54	31	105	29	175	13	41	23
Brandt Clarke	D	LAK	23	4.7	36	26	141	50	137	7	29	11
Nick Seeler	D	PHI	33	4.6	6	119	154	39	82	2	5	0
Brayden McNabb	D	VGK	35	4.4	10	122	155	30	81	3	7	0
Adam Fox	D	NYR	28	4.2	70	36	105	30	126	11	59	29
Thomas Harley	D	DAL	25	4.2	45	42	139	25	136	10	34	10

Tier 8 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Travis Sanheim	D	PHI	30	3.9	33	59	151	28	103	9	24	3
Miro Heiskanen	D	DAL	27	3.9	59	25	120	27	144	9	50	24
Vincent Desharnais	D	WSH	30	3.6	3	130	110	75	42	0	3	0
Justin Faulk	D	DET	34	3.5	31	70	115	36	124	9	23	8
Connor Clifton	D	BOS	31	3.5	4	186	94	52	45	1	3	0
Mattias Samuelsson	D	BUF	26	3.4	26	118	124	26	84	7	20	0
Lane Hutson	D	MTL	22	3.2	74	29	110	30	109	10	64	22
Seth Jones	D	FLA	32	3.2	39	77	98	26	125	9	31	19
Niko Mikkola	D	FLA	30	3.2	10	136	93	57	82	3	7	0
Marcus Pettersson	D	NYR	30	3.2	19	83	136	54	67	3	16	0
Thomas Chabot	D	OTT	29	3.1	38	49	129	27	129	8	29	8
Matt Roy	D	WSH	31	3.1	19	119	141	19	92	3	16	0
Vince Dunn	D	SEA	29	2.9	42	32	81	49	151	11	32	18
Connor Murphy	D	EDM	33	2.9	9	93	129	58	63	2	7	0
John Carlson	D	TBL	36	2.8	52	34	111	28	140	10	42	14
Aaron Ekblad	D	FLA	30	2.6	27	87	91	55	101	4	22	7

Tier 9 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Dougie Hamilton	D	NJD	33	2.6	34	71	69	39	165	10	25	13
Will Borgen	D	BOS	29	2.5	11	127	107	45	73	3	8	0
Kris Letang	D	PIT	39	2.4	33	95	88	38	113	6	27	10
Shayne Gostisbehere	D	CAR	33	2.2	56	37	76	33	131	12	44	24
Brandon Carlo	D	STL	29	2.2	6	93	135	44	79	1	5	0
Bowen Byram	D	CHI	25	2.1	39	58	94	45	98	10	29	5
Ivan Provorov	D	CBJ	29	2.0	29	33	131	30	129	7	22	4
Mikey Anderson	D	LAK	27	2.0	18	115	128	25	68	4	14	0
Michael Kesselring	D	SJS	26	1.9	13	70	73	84	107	3	9	1
Tyler Myers	D	DAL	36	1.9	11	82	115	56	78	2	8	0
Emil Lilleberg	D	TBL	25	1.9	12	125	65	79	54	2	10	0
Ian Cole	D	CHI	37	1.9	13	72	141	49	53	2	12	0
Morgan Rielly	D	TOR	32	1.9	37	38	116	27	130	8	29	9
Vladislav Gavrikov	D	NYR	30	1.8	28	50	110	41	107	8	20	4
Kevin Bahl	D	CGY	26	1.7	14	116	103	47	63	3	12	1
Jake Walman	D	EDM	30	1.7	27	34	128	27	129	8	19	4

Tier 10 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Zach Whitecloud	D	CGY	29	1.6	11	118	122	32	63	2	9	0
Alexandre Carrier	D	MTL	30	1.6	19	49	154	37	62	4	15	0
Gustav Forsling	D	FLA	30	1.6	29	64	96	41	131	6	23	2
Artem Zub	D	OTT	31	1.6	22	73	117	48	77	4	18	0
Victor Hedman	D	TBL	35	1.5	47	41	97	28	120	8	38	17
Esa Lindell	D	DAL	32	1.5	26	39	166	18	83	5	22	1
Noah Hanifin	D	VGK	29	1.5	34	44	120	17	142	7	28	8
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	TOR	35	1.5	30	85	69	58	96	5	25	7
Sean Durzi	D	NYR	27	1.5	29	44	106	52	92	6	23	6
Dylan DeMelo	D	WPG	33	1.4	16	117	105	38	69	2	13	0
Cam York	D	PHI	25	1.2	25	39	141	30	87	5	19	5
Ilya Lyubushkin	D	NSH	32	1.2	7	97	126	46	45	1	6	0
J.J. Moser	D	TBL	26	1.1	25	61	94	55	94	6	19	2
Louis Crevier	D	BUF	25	1.1	16	107	84	45	89	4	12	0
Ryan Pulock	D	NYI	32	1.1	23	68	145	16	89	4	19	2
Jamie Oleksiak	D	VAN	33	0.9	9	98	118	35	69	3	7	0

Tier 11 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Erik Karlsson	D	PIT	36	0.9	58	22	69	22	159	12	46	21
Mattias Ekholm	D	EDM	36	0.9	35	59	102	28	116	7	28	4
Parker Wotherspoon	D	VGK	29	0.8	19	127	93	40	56	2	17	0
Tyler Kleven	D	OTT	24	0.7	11	112	89	42	83	2	9	0
Andrew Peeke	D	UTA	28	0.7	8	105	128	21	74	2	6	0
Adam Pelech	D	NYI	32	0.7	13	66	110	42	105	3	11	0
Brady Skjei	D	NSH	32	0.6	28	63	83	39	119	7	22	5
Damon Severson	D	CBJ	32	0.5	30	43	95	47	92	8	23	3
Kyle Burroughs	D	DAL	31	0.5	2	138	71	66	37	0	2	0
Dmitry Orlov	D	SJS	35	0.5	30	108	67	37	87	4	26	11
Johnathan Kovacevic	D	NJD	29	0.5	11	98	83	63	60	1	10	0
Ryan Lindgren	D	SEA	28	0.5	8	63	121	54	54	2	7	0
Luke Hughes	D	NJD	23	0.4	49	23	64	32	166	9	39	18
Tyler Tucker	D	STL	26	0.4	11	105	58	76	62	2	8	0
Artyom Levshunov	D	CHI	20	0.4	27	90	75	40	92	4	24	9
Jonas Siegenthaler	D	NJD	29	0.3	9	86	118	43	56	1	8	0

Tier 12 · 13 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Timothy Liljegren	D	WSH	27	0.2	14	64	120	38	71	3	11	3
Carter Yakemchuk	D	OTT	—	0.2	25	86	102	26	72	6	19	3
Dante Fabbro	D	CBJ	28	0.2	9	67	125	36	73	3	6	0
Devon Toews	D	COL	32	0.1	34	38	97	31	127	7	27	2
Dylan Samberg	D	WPG	27	-0.1	15	63	126	23	93	3	12	0
Hampus Lindholm	D	BOS	32	-0.3	25	19	97	53	98	5	20	4
Pavel Mintyukov	D	ANA	22	-0.4	23	57	109	22	89	7	16	3
Nicolas Hague	D	NSH	27	-0.5	11	95	76	50	71	3	8	0
Lian Bichsel	D	DAL	22	-0.5	5	168	51	43	44	2	3	0
Owen Power	D	BUF	23	-0.8	34	30	101	19	128	8	26	3
Elias Pettersson	D	VAN	22	-1.0	6	124	79	38	53	2	4	0
Alex Vlasic	D	CHI	25	-1.1	22	39	128	20	89	3	19	3
Zeev Buium	D	VAN	20	-1.3	31	32	70	43	91	7	25	14

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