Position Analysis · 2026-27
Which position covers each fantasy category, per-game category averages by position, and where draft value concentrates. Projected regulars (50+ GP).
Value concentration scored for Points league — G=3, A=2, PPP=1, SOG=0.4, HIT/BLK=0.3, PIM=0.3.
A man counts at every slot his league would start him in, so a C/LW clearing the bar is one more centre and one more left wing.
Each cell counts the players who clear both bars — down the side and across the top — and opens the list of exactly those men. The top-right corner is what you have to draft early; five or fewer is highlighted. See the players →
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | ES | PP | PK | GP | G | A | PTS | PPP | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FOW | BLK × PPP pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Suzuki MTL · C | MTL | C | L1 | PP1 | PK3 | 83 | 30.8 | 72.7 | 103.5 | 41 | 184 | 63 | 63 | 25 | 725 | 59.9 |
| 2 | Elias Pettersson VAN · C | VAN | C | L1 | PP1 | PK1 | 77 | 19.9 | 41 | 60.9 | 23.6 | 141 | 78 | 100 | 20 | 608 | 53.6 |
| 3 | Auston Matthews TOR · C | TOR | C | L1 | PP1 | PK2 | 74 | 41.3 | 39.4 | 80.7 | 21 | 287 | 56 | 96 | 22 | 715 | 49.8 |
| 4 | Juraj Slafkovský MTL · L | MTL | L | L2 | PP1 | — | 83 | 32.2 | 46.8 | 79 | 26.7 | 187 | 134 | 72 | 51 | 16 | 48.3 |
| 5 | Nico Hischier NJD · C | NJD | C | L2 | PP1 | PK1 | 80 | 32.2 | 39.9 | 72.1 | 25.2 | 202 | 53 | 60 | 25 | 991 | 43.2 |
| 6 | Bryan Rust PIT · R | PIT | R | L3 | — | PK1 | 72 | 27.3 | 34.8 | 62.1 | 20.5 | 174 | 44 | 62 | 24 | 4 | 39.1 |
Projected season totals, with the even-strength line and special-teams unit each projection is built on. Sort any column.
Positional context· per-game averages, category leaders and where value thins out
| Pos | n | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | HIT | BLK | FW | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 179 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.57 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 1.72 | 1.05 | 0.56 | 4.99 | 0.43 | -0.01 |
| LW | 97 | 0.23 | 0.3 | 0.53 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 1.83 | 1.41 | 0.46 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 0 |
| RW | 103 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.6 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 1.92 | 1.15 | 0.47 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0 |
| D | 195 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 1.31 | 1.01 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.51 | 0.03 |
| Tier | C | LW | RW | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| top 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 26-50 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 51-100 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
Reads: D lead BLK, C lead FW/assists, wingers lead shots/goals — and where value thins out by position tells you which to draft early.