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
Tom Wilson	R	WSH	32	16.0	61	200	60	115	155	29	32	14
Brady Tkachuk	L	FLA	27	15.8	79	222	27	103	298	36	43	26
Will Cuylle	L	NYR	24	13.5	43	299	59	58	158	23	21	7

Tier 2 · 3 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Auston Matthews	C	TOR	29	13.2	81	56	96	22	287	41	39	21
Juraj Slafkovský	L	MTL	22	12.5	79	134	72	51	187	32	47	27
Mathieu Olivier	R	CBJ	29	11.9	24	242	54	109	96	13	11	0

Tier 3 · 3 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Alex Tuch	R	WSH	30	11.6	62	78	91	52	186	28	34	10
Mark Kastelic	C	BOS	27	11.3	17	211	55	121	88	9	8	1
Vincent Trocheck	C	UTA	33	11.3	63	206	61	61	149	22	41	10

Tier 4 · 7 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Nathan MacKinnon	C	COL	31	11.0	130	57	44	40	345	46	84	36
Macklin Celebrini	C	SJS	20	10.9	119	51	52	40	314	43	76	37
Matt Boldy	L	MIN	25	9.8	89	59	59	39	277	39	50	32
Kiefer Sherwood	L	SJS	31	9.6	32	360	30	46	152	17	15	8
Elias Pettersson	C	VAN	27	9.4	61	78	100	20	141	20	41	24
David Pastrnak	R	BOS	30	9.3	111	80	30	62	295	36	75	34
Mikko Rantanen	R	DAL	29	9.3	99	55	39	88	191	32	67	39

Tier 5 · 11 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Adam Klapka	R	CGY	26	9.0	16	264	46	89	78	7	9	1
Michael McCarron	C	MIN	31	9.0	13	178	66	88	92	7	7	0
Jack McBain	C	UTA	26	8.9	28	268	44	76	95	13	15	1
Sam Bennett	C	FLA	30	8.9	59	132	37	85	203	28	31	14
Dylan Cozens	C	OTT	25	8.8	62	200	31	59	202	28	34	25
Eeli Tolvanen	R	NYR	27	8.8	37	198	74	28	136	16	21	11
Timo Meier	R	NJD	30	8.7	55	137	56	35	255	31	24	12
Tim Stützle	C	OTT	24	8.5	92	126	45	41	202	33	59	34
Connor McDavid	C	EDM	29	8.4	140	49	29	41	280	44	95	53
Ryan Hartman	C	MIN	32	8.2	39	69	79	59	161	20	20	7
Brandon Hagel	L	TBL	28	8.2	89	53	48	63	229	40	49	14

Tier 6 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Tanner Jeannot	L	BOS	29	7.8	19	240	52	74	72	8	12	1
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	27	7.8	104	63	63	25	184	31	73	41
Vasily Podkolzin	R	EDM	25	7.4	32	223	49	54	127	15	17	3
Wyatt Johnston	C	DAL	23	7.3	89	53	51	29	226	43	46	40
Beck Malenstyn	L	BUF	28	7.2	9	255	71	35	71	4	5	0
Filip Forsberg	L	NSH	32	7.1	72	129	38	36	247	33	39	27
Adrian Kempe	R	LAK	30	7.1	71	119	38	53	224	32	39	16
Yakov Trenin	C	MIN	29	7.0	21	341	37	42	93	9	12	0
Alex Laferriere	R	LAK	24	7.0	49	213	46	23	206	24	24	5
Tage Thompson	C	BUF	28	6.9	77	82	43	37	264	37	40	24
Lawson Crouse	L	UTA	29	6.7	37	205	51	43	135	20	17	2
Adam Fantilli	C	CBJ	22	6.6	65	126	49	32	218	29	36	13
Owen Tippett	R	PHI	27	6.5	50	151	53	27	210	26	24	8
Andrei Svechnikov	R	CAR	26	6.5	70	153	20	65	199	30	40	28
Blake Coleman	L	MIN	34	6.5	38	155	53	48	171	20	18	2
A.J. Greer	L	ANA	29	6.3	24	193	29	105	90	12	12	1

Tier 7 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Travis Konecny	R	PHI	29	6.3	73	105	40	60	181	27	46	15
Jake Guentzel	C	TBL	32	6.2	87	39	43	48	220	38	49	30
Jason Robertson	L	DAL	27	6.2	96	55	37	28	276	40	55	38
Aleksander Barkov	C	FLA	31	6.1	86	95	57	19	179	25	61	33
J.T. Miller	C	NYR	33	6.1	68	150	42	43	150	23	45	24
Nikita Kucherov	R	TBL	33	6.0	128	34	30	45	238	37	91	43
Beckett Sennecke	R	ANA	20	5.8	79	98	28	57	230	33	46	19
Frank Vatrano	R	ANA	32	5.8	28	130	51	63	155	16	12	4
Nico Hischier	C	NJD	27	5.8	72	53	60	25	202	32	40	25
Sam Reinhart	C	FLA	30	5.6	76	78	52	18	199	36	40	31
Porter Martone	R	PHI	20	5.5	47	161	27	62	182	23	23	16
Matthew Tkachuk	L	FLA	28	5.5	77	83	17	84	199	28	49	29
Tomas Hertl	C	VGK	32	5.3	63	103	47	33	179	30	33	24
Brayden Schenn	C	NYI	35	5.2	40	168	42	60	113	17	23	8
Dylan Holloway	L	STL	25	5.2	61	156	46	23	184	24	36	11
Marcus Foligno	L	MIN	35	5.2	13	203	47	70	68	7	6	1

Tier 8 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Elias Lindholm	C	BOS	31	5.1	55	70	68	33	134	21	34	19
Matthew Knies	L	CBJ	24	5.1	69	164	35	35	150	26	43	21
Brandon Duhaime	L	TOR	29	5.0	9	161	54	77	68	5	4	0
Mark Scheifele	C	WPG	33	5.0	91	43	47	46	167	31	60	23
Garnet Hathaway	R	FLA	34	4.8	6	229	53	57	44	3	3	0
Roman Kantserov	R	CHI	22	4.7	57	75	37	42	244	32	25	21
Keegan Kolesar	R	DET	29	4.7	17	252	42	52	67	7	10	0
Bo Horvat	C	NYI	31	4.7	63	69	42	36	238	33	31	16
Emil Heineman	L	NYI	24	4.7	27	225	45	21	147	18	9	4
Dylan Larkin	C	DET	30	4.6	74	47	34	46	231	36	38	27
Jake Neighbours	L	STL	24	4.6	41	166	44	47	110	18	24	10
Alex DeBrincat	R	DET	28	4.5	82	43	39	24	270	39	43	26
Anton Frondell	C	CHI	19	4.5	44	63	57	21	228	32	13	16
Kirill Marchenko	R	TOR	26	4.5	74	64	43	30	226	30	44	24
Jack Eichel	C	VGK	29	4.4	96	33	47	17	256	30	67	31
Dylan Guenther	R	UTA	23	4.4	75	65	34	29	252	37	39	29

Tier 9 · 9 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Rickard Rakell	R	PIT	33	4.4	60	96	56	13	186	29	30	18
William Eklund	L	OTT	24	4.3	67	68	53	33	178	23	44	19
Bryan Rust	R	PIT	34	4.3	62	45	63	24	174	27	35	21
Joel Eriksson Ek	C	MIN	29	4.3	55	116	40	35	198	23	32	17
Mika Zibanejad	C	NYR	33	4.2	72	82	48	17	196	27	44	31
Marco Kasper	C	DET	22	4.2	29	175	49	34	144	15	13	3
Boone Jenner	C	WSH	33	4.1	37	127	58	36	124	16	22	4
Leon Draisaitl	C	EDM	30	4.0	112	39	22	35	224	39	73	48
Cutter Gauthier	L	ANA	22	4.0	68	68	31	28	288	35	33	20

Tier 10 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Peyton Krebs	C	BUF	25	3.7	34	170	36	69	86	11	23	1
Eetu Luostarinen	C	FLA	28	3.7	34	141	60	32	105	13	20	1
Anthony Cirelli	C	TBL	29	3.6	56	48	59	45	136	24	32	5
Drake Batherson	R	OTT	28	3.6	69	128	26	34	175	28	41	31
Parker Kelly	C	COL	27	3.6	23	169	58	30	95	12	11	0
Martin Necas	R	COL	27	3.6	97	81	27	29	214	33	64	30
Steven Stamkos	C	NSH	36	3.5	54	75	36	48	175	29	25	24
Quinton Byfield	C	LAK	24	3.4	57	73	40	47	180	26	31	12
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	23	3.4	54	39	68	22	154	23	31	13
Ryan Leonard	R	WSH	21	3.3	53	126	29	47	175	23	29	15
Sebastian Aho	C	CAR	29	3.3	85	63	25	46	203	31	54	28
Anton Lundell	C	FLA	25	3.2	52	90	44	40	166	21	31	14
Connor Bedard	C	CHI	21	3.2	81	36	28	48	230	31	50	24
Dmitri Voronkov	L	CBJ	26	3.2	39	105	38	61	134	19	20	10
Kirill Kaprizov	L	MIN	29	3.2	84	47	27	28	248	39	45	31
Alexander Wennberg	C	SJS	32	3.2	46	31	87	18	87	14	32	13

Tier 11 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Jack Hughes	C	NJD	25	3.1	100	7	36	15	286	36	64	33
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	25	3.0	46	87	51	36	148	24	22	5
Jimmy Snuggerud	R	STL	22	3.0	68	77	42	23	206	28	40	15
Clayton Keller	R	UTA	28	2.8	95	11	33	36	226	31	65	32
Isaac Howard	L	EDM	22	2.7	25	50	44	62	214	12	13	3
Dylan Strome	C	WSH	29	2.6	66	15	53	41	142	22	45	25
Mason McTavish	C	STL	23	2.6	53	90	35	46	167	23	29	14
Mathew Barzal	C	NYI	29	2.6	69	32	45	46	166	20	48	18
Seth Jarvis	R	CAR	24	2.5	70	81	34	20	211	34	36	20
Fabian Zetterlund	L	OTT	27	2.5	36	149	47	19	147	18	18	8
Nic Dowd	C	VGK	36	2.5	18	124	54	59	62	7	11	0
Brock Nelson	C	COL	35	2.5	56	36	54	29	170	26	30	14
Tyson Foerster	R	PHI	24	2.3	34	69	50	43	138	21	13	10
Mitch Marner	R	VGK	29	2.3	89	35	46	22	170	23	67	29
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	33	2.3	27	153	53	34	81	11	16	0
Kevin Fiala	L	LAK	30	2.2	58	57	28	45	203	27	31	24

Tier 12 · 14 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	HIT	BLK	PIM	SOG	G	A	PPP
Anders Lee	L	UTA	36	2.2	45	96	36	40	177	24	21	7
Scott Laughton	C	LAK	32	2.1	23	144	48	36	110	11	11	2
Nick Cousins	L	OTT	33	2.1	17	141	36	73	76	7	10	0
Erik Haula	C	LAK	35	2.0	31	103	44	52	111	14	18	8
Morgan Geekie	C	BOS	28	2.0	55	111	35	24	159	27	28	19
Noah Cates	C	PHI	27	2.0	44	95	51	33	118	18	26	7
Leo Carlsson	C	ANA	21	1.9	79	20	36	34	209	32	48	20
Cole Sillinger	C	CBJ	23	1.9	41	106	45	38	145	15	26	2
Cole Caufield	R	MTL	25	1.9	79	54	24	15	258	41	38	27
Bobby McMann	L	SEA	30	1.9	36	154	27	39	166	20	16	6
Alexis Lafrenière	L	NYR	25	1.9	59	96	37	28	170	24	35	13
Kyle Connor	L	WPG	29	1.9	93	32	26	18	267	37	56	23
Charlie Coyle	C	CBJ	34	1.9	49	104	53	18	121	18	31	10
John Tavares	C	TOR	36	1.7	70	77	28	30	181	32	37	21

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.