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-only — goals + assists only — no peripherals.
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.
Defence omitted — that position does not produce faceoff wins in any meaningful quantity, so a grid of it would be noise.
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 →
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 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 26-50 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 51-100 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 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.