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 pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MacKenzie Weegar UTA · D | UTA | D | D1 | PP2 | PK2 | 81 | 6.9 | 27.4 | 34.3 | 9.8 | 157 | 182 | 175 | 69 | 0 | 107.1 |
| 2 | Moritz Seider DET · D | DET | D | D1 | PP1 | PK1 | 83 | 9.9 | 49 | 58.9 | 27.7 | 176 | 160 | 182 | 52 | 0 | 102.6 |
| 3 | Radko Gudas FLA · D | FLA | D | D3 | — | PK3 | 69 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 210 | 122 | 80 | 0 | 99.6 |
| 4 | Alexander Romanov NYI · D | NYI | D | D2 | — | PK2 | 75 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 13.6 | 0 | 102 | 164 | 166 | 27 | 0 | 99 |
| 5 | Jacob Trouba SJS · D | SJS | D | D2 | — | PK1 | 80 | 6.2 | 19.7 | 25.9 | 0.9 | 143 | 153 | 165 | 44 | 0 | 95.4 |
| 6 | Braden Schneider NYR · D | NYR | D | D3 | — | PK2 | 83 | 3.5 | 14.3 | 17.8 | 0 | 103 | 162 | 142 | 25 | 0 | 91.2 |
| 7 | Darnell Nurse SJS · D | SJS | D | D1 | — | PK1 | 81 | 6.7 | 18.8 | 25.5 | 0.9 | 162 | 144 | 157 | 91 | 0 | 90.3 |
| 8 | Martin Fehérváry WSH · D | WSH | D | D1 | — | PK1 | 81 | 4.7 | 19.3 | 24 | 0 | 74 | 130 | 163 | 35 | 0 | 87.9 |
| 9 | Ben Chiarot DET · D | DET | D | D2 | — | PK1 | 77 | 2.6 | 6 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 91 | 146 | 143 | 65 | 0 | 86.7 |
| 10 | Mario Ferraro WPG · D | WPG | D | D3 | — | PK1 | 81 | 4.1 | 12.3 | 16.4 | 0.1 | 88 | 139 | 147 | 40 | 0 | 85.8 |
| 11 | Mattias Samuelsson BUF · D | BUF | D | D1 | — | PK1 | 72 | 6.6 | 20.5 | 27.1 | 0.3 | 89 | 125 | 132 | 28 | 0 | 77.1 |
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.