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 | HIT × BLK × PIM × SOG × PPP pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Wilson WSH · R | WSH | R | L1 | PP1 | PK1 | 77 | 28.5 | 32.1 | 60.6 | 13.9 | 155 | 200 | 60 | 115 | 15 | 188.4 |
| 2 | Juraj Slafkovský MTL · L | MTL | L | L2 | PP1 | — | 83 | 32.2 | 46.8 | 79 | 26.7 | 187 | 134 | 72 | 51 | 16 | 178.6 |
| 3 | Vincent Trocheck UTA · C | UTA | C | L1 | PP2 | PK2 | 78 | 22.2 | 41 | 63.2 | 9.9 | 149 | 206 | 61 | 60 | 772 | 167.6 |
| 4 | Eeli Tolvanen NYR · R | NYR | R | L3 | PP2 | — | 79 | 15.9 | 20.9 | 36.8 | 11 | 136 | 198 | 74 | 28 | 2 | 155.4 |
| 5 | Michael McCarron MIN · C | MIN | C | L4 | — | PK1 | 75 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 13.4 | 0 | 92 | 178 | 66 | 88 | 484 | 136.4 |
| 6 | Beck Malenstyn BUF · L | BUF | R | L4 | — | PK1 | 80 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 0 | 71 | 254 | 71 | 35 | 13 | 136.4 |
| 7 | Eetu Luostarinen FLA · C | FLA | L | L3 | — | PK2 | 80 | 13.1 | 20.4 | 33.5 | 1.2 | 105 | 141 | 60 | 32 | 99 | 113.1 |
| 8 | Noel Acciari PHI · C | PHI | R | L4 | — | PK1 | 68 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 15.8 | 0 | 77 | 100 | 69 | 21 | 307 | 87.8 |
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.