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 | PPP × SOG × HIT × BLK × PIM pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moritz Seider DET · D | DET | D | D1 | PP1 | PK1 | 83 | 9.9 | 49 | 58.9 | 27.7 | 176 | 160 | 182 | 52 | 0 | 216.3 |
| 2 | Rasmus Dahlin BUF · D | BUF | D | D1 | PP1 | PK3 | 80 | 18.5 | 59.1 | 77.6 | 24.7 | 209 | 91 | 96 | 73 | 0 | 186.3 |
| 3 | Matthew Schaefer NYI · D | NYI | D | D1 | PP1 | PK3 | 81 | 22.8 | 45.6 | 68.4 | 24.4 | 259 | 42 | 111 | 40 | 0 | 185.9 |
| 4 | Cale Makar COL · D | COL | D | D1 | PP1 | PK2 | 80 | 22.5 | 67.6 | 90.1 | 35 | 222 | 43 | 127 | 23 | 0 | 181.7 |
| 5 | Zach Werenski CBJ · D | CBJ | D | D1 | PP1 | PK2 | 80 | 20.3 | 63.5 | 83.8 | 23.4 | 273 | 28 | 112 | 23 | 0 | 181.5 |
| 6 | Evan Bouchard EDM · D | EDM | D | D1 | PP1 | PK2 | 83 | 19 | 73.4 | 92.4 | 33.8 | 227 | 36 | 104 | 32 | 0 | 176.2 |
| 7 | Jake Sanderson OTT · D | OTT | D | D1 | PP1 | — | 79 | 13.7 | 48.9 | 62.6 | 26.6 | 180 | 38 | 150 | 14 | 1 | 159.2 |
| 8 | Quinn Hughes MIN · D | MIN | D | D1 | PP1 | PK3 | 78 | 13.4 | 77.9 | 91.3 | 38 | 202 | 12 | 85 | 34 | 0 | 158.1 |
| 9 | Darren Raddysh TOR · D | TOR | D | D2 | PP1 | PK2 | 79 | 13.5 | 44.3 | 57.8 | 21.5 | 175 | 64 | 78 | 55 | 0 | 150.6 |
| 10 | Roman Josi NSH · D | NSH | D | D1 | PP1 | PK3 | 66 | 12.8 | 40.4 | 53.2 | 23.1 | 173 | 31 | 103 | 28 | 0 | 140.9 |
| 11 | Erik Karlsson PIT · D | PIT | D | D1 | PP1 | PK1 | 74 | 11.7 | 47.1 | 58.8 | 21.6 | 163 | 23 | 70 | 23 | 0 | 121.6 |
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.