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 | Nathan MacKinnon COL · C | COL | C | L1 | PP1 | — | 81 | 46.3 | 83.6 | 129.9 | 36 | 345 | 57 | 44 | 40 | 700 | 216.3 |
| 2 | Macklin Celebrini SJS · C | SJS | C | L1 | PP1 | PK3 | 79 | 43.3 | 76 | 119.3 | 36.6 | 314 | 51 | 52 | 40 | 600 | 205.1 |
| 3 | David Pastrnak BOS · R | BOS | R | L1 | PP1 | — | 82 | 36.4 | 74.8 | 111.2 | 34 | 295 | 80 | 30 | 62 | 3 | 203.6 |
| 4 | Connor McDavid EDM · C | EDM | C | L1 | PP1 | PK1 | 80 | 44.4 | 95.2 | 139.6 | 52.5 | 280 | 49 | 29 | 41 | 450 | 200.2 |
| 5 | Matt Boldy MIN · L | MIN | R | L2 | PP1 | PK2 | 81 | 38.9 | 49.9 | 88.8 | 31.5 | 277 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 58 | 189.1 |
| 6 | Jason Robertson DAL · L | DAL | L | L2 | PP1 | — | 83 | 40.4 | 55.4 | 95.8 | 38 | 276 | 55 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 184.1 |
| 7 | Tim Stützle OTT · C | OTT | C | L1 | PP1 | PK1 | 81 | 32.7 | 58.9 | 91.6 | 33.7 | 202 | 126 | 45 | 41 | 295 | 178.1 |
| 8 | Nikita Kucherov TBL · R | TBL | L | L1 | PP1 | — | 77 | 36.8 | 90.8 | 127.6 | 42.6 | 238 | 34 | 30 | 44 | 0 | 170.2 |
| 9 | Wyatt Johnston DAL · C | DAL | C | L1 | PP1 | — | 83 | 42.7 | 45.9 | 88.6 | 39.6 | 226 | 53 | 51 | 29 | 408 | 169.9 |
| 10 | Mikko Rantanen DAL · R | DAL | R | L1 | PP1 | — | 79 | 32.2 | 66.5 | 98.7 | 38.8 | 191 | 55 | 39 | 88 | 98 | 169.8 |
| 11 | Leon Draisaitl EDM · C | EDM | C | L1 | PP1 | PK3 | 77 | 38.7 | 72.8 | 111.5 | 47.9 | 224 | 39 | 22 | 35 | 742 | 166.3 |
| 12 | Jack Hughes NJD · C | NJD | C | L1 | PP1 | — | 72 | 36 | 63.6 | 99.6 | 32.5 | 286 | 7 | 36 | 15 | 197 | 164.3 |
| 13 | Jack Eichel VGK · C | VGK | C | L1 | PP1 | PK1 | 76 | 29.5 | 66.6 | 96.1 | 31.1 | 256 | 33 | 46 | 17 | 561 | 162.3 |
| 14 | Kirill Kaprizov MIN · L | MIN | L | L1 | PP1 | — | 72 | 39.1 | 45.1 | 84.2 | 30.9 | 248 | 47 | 27 | 28 | 0 | 160.7 |
| 15 | Nick Suzuki MTL · C | MTL | C | L1 | PP1 | PK3 | 83 | 30.8 | 72.7 | 103.5 | 41 | 184 | 63 | 63 | 25 | 725 | 159.9 |
| 16 | Jake Guentzel TBL · C | TBL | L | L2 | PP1 | PK3 | 81 | 37.8 | 49.4 | 87.2 | 30.2 | 220 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 180 | 157.2 |
| 17 | Drake Batherson OTT · R | OTT | R | L1 | PP1 | — | 81 | 28.2 | 41.2 | 69.4 | 31 | 174 | 128 | 26 | 34 | 16 | 157 |
| 18 | Aleksander Barkov FLA · C | FLA | C | L1 | PP1 | — | 76 | 25.1 | 61 | 86.1 | 32.6 | 179 | 95 | 57 | 19 | 676 | 155.5 |
| 19 | Sam Reinhart FLA · C | FLA | R | L1 | PP1 | PK1 | 78 | 35.6 | 40.3 | 75.9 | 30.9 | 199 | 78 | 52 | 18 | 129 | 154.9 |
| 20 | Mika Zibanejad NYR · C | NYR | C | L1 | PP1 | PK1 | 81 | 27.3 | 44.4 | 71.7 | 31.2 | 196 | 82 | 48 | 17 | 568 | 153.7 |
| 21 | Clayton Keller UTA · R | UTA | R | L1 | PP1 | — | 83 | 30.6 | 64.7 | 95.3 | 31.7 | 226 | 11 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 146.1 |
| 22 | Lucas Raymond DET · L | DET | R | L1 | PP1 | — | 83 | 26.8 | 57.7 | 84.5 | 32.4 | 191 | 47 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 139.4 |
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.