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 · 4 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Brady Tkachuk	L	FLA	27	13.6	76	33	43	27	297	222	27	103
Macklin Celebrini	C	SJS	20	13.4	120	44	76	37	314	51	52	40
Nathan MacKinnon	C	COL	31	13.4	126	45	82	35	336	56	43	39
Connor McDavid	C	EDM	29	13.3	135	43	93	51	273	48	28	40

Tier 2 · 4 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
David Pastrnak	R	BOS	30	11.7	110	37	73	33	288	78	29	61
Auston Matthews	C	TOR	29	11.4	80	40	40	21	291	56	97	22
Mikko Rantanen	R	DAL	29	11.2	97	32	66	38	189	55	39	87
Nikita Kucherov	R	TBL	33	11.1	127	37	90	42	235	34	29	44

Tier 3 · 3 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Tom Wilson	R	WSH	32	10.9	59	28	31	14	151	194	58	112
Leon Draisaitl	C	EDM	30	10.2	117	45	73	48	224	39	22	35
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	27	10.2	103	31	72	41	182	63	62	25

Tier 4 · 3 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Matt Boldy	L	MIN	25	9.8	85	37	48	30	267	57	57	37
Tim Stützle	C	OTT	24	9.7	90	32	58	33	200	125	44	40
Wyatt Johnston	C	DAL	23	9.6	89	44	46	39	224	53	51	29

Tier 5 · 5 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Jason Robertson	L	DAL	27	9.4	97	42	54	37	269	53	36	28
Juraj Slafkovský	L	MTL	22	9.3	72	28	44	25	175	126	68	48
Matthew Tkachuk	L	FLA	28	8.6	79	29	51	30	208	87	18	88
Vincent Trocheck	C	UTA	33	8.5	61	21	40	17	147	203	60	60
Alex Tuch	R	WSH	30	8.4	64	30	34	11	182	76	89	51

Tier 6 · 9 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Brandon Hagel	L	TBL	28	8.0	85	37	48	13	225	52	47	62
Jake Guentzel	C	TBL	32	7.8	84	37	48	29	212	38	41	46
Filip Forsberg	L	NSH	32	7.7	71	33	38	26	242	126	37	35
Elias Pettersson	C	VAN	27	7.6	61	20	41	24	141	78	100	20
Tage Thompson	C	BUF	28	7.6	77	39	38	23	255	79	41	35
Aleksander Barkov	C	FLA	31	7.6	84	24	60	32	177	94	56	19
Dylan Cozens	C	OTT	25	7.6	58	26	33	24	197	195	30	58
Sam Reinhart	C	FLA	30	7.4	78	38	40	31	200	78	52	18
Will Cuylle	L	NYR	24	7.3	40	20	20	7	152	289	57	56

Tier 7 · 9 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Jack Eichel	C	VGK	29	7.1	92	28	64	30	246	32	45	16
Jack Hughes	C	NJD	25	7.1	97	35	62	32	278	7	35	15
Beckett Sennecke	R	ANA	20	7.0	77	32	46	19	229	98	28	57
Kirill Kaprizov	L	MIN	29	6.9	86	41	45	31	248	47	27	28
Alex DeBrincat	R	DET	28	6.9	81	39	42	26	267	42	39	24
Adrian Kempe	R	LAK	30	6.9	71	32	38	16	219	116	37	52
Sam Bennett	C	FLA	30	6.9	56	26	30	13	198	128	36	83
Martin Necas	C	COL	27	6.9	95	33	63	29	208	79	26	28
Andrei Svechnikov	R	CAR	26	6.8	66	28	38	27	191	147	19	63

Tier 8 · 3 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Mark Scheifele	C	WPG	33	6.6	90	32	58	22	161	42	45	45
Clayton Keller	R	UTA	28	6.6	93	30	63	31	220	11	32	36
J.T. Miller	C	NYR	33	6.6	69	23	45	24	150	150	42	43

Tier 9 · 6 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Nico Hischier	C	NJD	27	6.3	71	32	39	25	197	52	58	25
Travis Konecny	R	PHI	29	6.2	71	26	45	15	177	102	39	59
Dylan Larkin	C	DET	30	6.2	71	34	37	26	224	46	33	45
Sebastian Aho	C	CAR	29	6.1	83	30	53	27	198	61	25	45
Timo Meier	R	NJD	30	6.1	50	28	22	12	245	132	54	33
Mika Zibanejad	C	NYR	33	5.9	71	27	43	30	192	80	47	17

Tier 10 · 13 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
William Nylander	R	TOR	30	5.7	92	36	55	29	214	17	29	22
Drake Batherson	R	OTT	28	5.6	69	29	40	30	171	124	26	33
Mark Kastelic	C	BOS	27	5.6	17	9	8	1	88	211	55	121
Cole Caufield	R	MTL	25	5.6	81	44	38	26	256	53	24	15
Kiefer Sherwood	L	SJS	31	5.5	33	18	15	8	150	355	30	45
Sidney Crosby	C	PIT	39	5.5	80	29	51	25	185	60	31	37
Kyle Connor	L	WPG	29	5.4	91	37	53	23	257	30	25	18
Mitch Marner	R	VGK	29	5.4	88	24	64	28	164	34	44	21
Adam Fantilli	C	CBJ	22	5.4	63	29	34	12	207	120	47	30
Kirill Marchenko	R	CBJ	26	5.3	71	30	41	23	213	60	40	28
Bo Horvat	C	NYI	31	5.3	63	33	31	16	235	68	42	35
Lucas Raymond	L	DET	24	5.3	84	27	56	32	187	46	31	23
Matthew Knies	L	TOR	24	5.3	68	26	43	17	149	163	35	35

Tier 11 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Anton Frondell	C	CHI	19	5.1	46	33	13	16	287	108	43	18
Dylan Guenther	R	UTA	23	4.9	68	34	34	26	221	56	30	25
Tomas Hertl	C	VGK	32	4.8	57	26	31	22	169	98	45	31
Connor Bedard	C	CHI	21	4.7	73	28	46	24	209	32	26	44
Joel Eriksson Ek	C	MIN	29	4.7	54	22	32	17	200	117	41	36
Bryan Rust	R	PIT	34	4.7	61	27	34	21	170	43	61	23
Mathieu Olivier	R	CBJ	29	4.7	22	12	10	0	88	221	49	100
Dylan Strome	C	WSH	29	4.6	67	23	44	25	141	15	53	40
Ryan Hartman	R	MIN	32	4.6	37	18	19	7	155	67	76	57
William Eklund	L	OTT	24	4.6	63	20	43	19	173	67	51	32
Steven Stamkos	C	NSH	36	4.5	54	30	24	23	170	73	35	47
Kevin Fiala	L	LAK	30	4.4	59	28	31	24	201	56	28	44
Leo Carlsson	C	ANA	21	4.3	78	33	46	19	199	19	34	32
Rickard Rakell	R	PIT	33	4.3	58	29	29	18	181	94	54	12
Owen Tippett	R	PHI	27	4.3	48	25	23	8	202	145	51	26
Alex Laferriere	R	LAK	24	4.2	45	22	24	5	201	208	45	22

Tier 12 · 9 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Elias Lindholm	C	BOS	31	4.2	51	18	33	19	131	68	66	32
Logan Cooley	C	UTA	22	4.2	66	30	36	19	161	69	35	38
Mathew Barzal	C	NYI	29	4.1	66	18	48	18	164	31	45	45
Jesper Bratt	L	NJD	28	4.0	78	23	55	25	180	76	29	14
Robert Thomas	C	STL	27	3.9	81	25	56	20	135	14	47	28
Roope Hintz	C	DAL	29	3.9	67	26	41	24	165	68	33	27
Jack McBain	C	UTA	26	3.9	26	11	15	1	93	261	43	74
John Tavares	C	TOR	36	3.9	68	31	37	20	178	76	28	30
Dylan Holloway	L	STL	25	3.8	58	24	34	11	172	145	43	22

Tier 13 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Adam Klapka	R	CGY	26	3.6	16	7	9	1	76	257	45	86
Evgeni Malkin	C	PIT	40	3.6	66	21	45	23	154	27	27	56
Blake Coleman	L	MIN	34	3.5	36	18	17	2	168	153	52	48
Morgan Geekie	C	BOS	28	3.5	58	30	28	19	157	110	34	23
Nick Schmaltz	C	UTA	30	3.4	66	26	40	21	175	19	45	22
Anton Lundell	C	FLA	25	3.4	51	20	31	14	164	89	44	39
Cutter Gauthier	L	ANA	22	3.4	59	31	28	17	245	58	26	24
Frank Vatrano	R	ANA	32	3.4	27	14	12	4	157	132	52	64
Brayden Schenn	C	NYI	35	3.3	38	16	22	8	111	166	41	59
Brad Marchand	L	FLA	38	3.2	57	25	32	21	163	57	23	50
Matvei Michkov	R	PHI	21	3.2	61	24	37	17	182	33	22	59
Artemi Panarin	L	LAK	34	3.2	84	29	55	25	212	13	14	19
Brock Nelson	C	COL	35	3.1	56	27	29	14	166	35	52	28
Lawson Crouse	L	UTA	29	3.1	35	19	16	2	130	197	49	42
Michael McCarron	C	MIN	31	3.1	11	5	6	0	88	170	64	85
Mark Stone	R	VGK	34	3.0	71	24	47	26	127	32	45	12

Tier 14 · 16 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Zach Hyman	L	EDM	34	3.0	59	35	24	17	192	66	23	34
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	23	3.0	52	22	30	12	150	38	66	21
Nazem Kadri	C	COL	36	3.0	55	23	32	19	205	49	27	39
Vasily Podkolzin	R	EDM	25	3.0	29	13	16	2	121	212	46	52
Quinton Byfield	R	LAK	24	2.9	53	24	29	11	169	68	38	44
Ryan O'Reilly	C	NSH	35	2.9	62	22	40	18	133	17	58	20
Pierre-Luc Dubois	C	WSH	28	2.9	52	16	36	13	116	62	42	58
Ridly Greig	C	OTT	24	2.8	36	14	22	5	122	106	47	70
Pavel Dorofeyev	R	NYR	25	2.8	55	32	23	24	206	26	29	24
Anthony Cirelli	C	TBL	29	2.8	54	23	31	5	133	47	57	44
Alex Ovechkin	L	WSH	41	2.7	60	31	29	19	209	110	14	20
Alexis Lafrenière	L	NYR	25	2.7	57	24	34	13	166	93	36	27
A.J. Greer	L	ANA	29	2.7	22	11	12	1	88	188	28	103
Brayden Point	C	TBL	30	2.7	73	33	41	21	168	16	34	14
Tanner Jeannot	L	BOS	29	2.6	18	7	11	1	70	230	50	71
Carter Verhaeghe	C	FLA	31	2.6	56	25	32	14	197	73	24	36

Tier 15 · 14 players

Player	Pos	Tm	Age	Value	Pts	G	A	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM
Mason McTavish	C	STL	23	2.5	48	21	28	13	158	85	33	44
Gavin McKenna	L	TOR	—	2.5	46	14	32	6	179	113	37	42
Ryan Leonard	R	WSH	21	2.4	47	21	27	13	159	115	26	43
Tyson Foerster	R	PHI	24	2.4	38	24	14	10	140	70	51	44
Alexander Wennberg	C	SJS	32	2.3	46	14	32	13	86	31	86	17
Porter Martone	R	PHI	—	2.3	30	15	15	10	130	116	30	74
Ivan Demidov	R	MTL	20	2.3	69	21	48	23	137	29	26	31
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	C	EDM	33	2.3	58	20	37	28	139	29	35	24
Mason Marchment	L	SJS	31	2.3	48	20	28	9	129	92	30	59
Nikolaj Ehlers	L	CAR	30	2.3	66	23	43	25	185	26	26	16
Yakov Trenin	C	MIN	29	2.2	19	8	12	0	91	332	36	41
Boone Jenner	C	WSH	33	2.2	36	14	22	4	124	127	58	36
Jared McCann	L	SEA	30	2.2	56	25	32	18	170	52	38	18
Jimmy Snuggerud	R	STL	22	2.2	58	24	34	13	178	67	36	20

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