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.

How many players clear a bar in PPP × SOG × HIT × BLK × PIM?

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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.

How many clear both bars · PPP across, SOG down · projected season totals

BLK × PPP HIT × BLK SOG+HIT+BLK PPP × SOG+HIT+BLK PPP · HIT · BLK PPP · HIT · SOG FOW × PPP

Defence · 203 projected

SOG ↓ / PPP →	5+	10+	20+	25+
175+	12	12	9	5
150+	22	21	11	5
125+	37	31	16	9
100+	53	34	16	9

Forwards · 396 projected

SOG ↓ / PPP →	10+	15+	20+	25+	30+
250+	17	16	15	12	8
200+	51	45	36	28	15
150+	117	92	66	42	22

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 →

Showing15 players clearingPPP 30+SOG 200+Forwardsclear ×

#	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	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
11	Jack Hughes NJD · C	NJD	C	L1	PP1	—	72	36	63.6	99.6	32.5	286	7	36	15	197	164.3
12	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
13	Kirill Kaprizov MIN · L	MIN	L	L1	PP1	—	72	39.1	45.1	84.2	30.9	248	47	27	28	0	160.7
14	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
15	Clayton Keller UTA · R	UTA	R	L1	PP1	—	83	30.6	64.7	95.3	31.7	226	11	33	36	14	146.1

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

Category leaders · highest per-game average by position

0.25/gm

0.35/gm

0.6/gm

PPP

0.16/gm

SHP

0.01/gm

SOG

1.92/gm

HIT

1.41/gm

BLK

1.4/gm

4.99/gm

PIM

0.51/gm

+/-

0.03/gm

Per-game averages by position

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

Value scarcity · position mix among top-100 by multi-cat z

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.