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 pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Tkachuk FLA · L | FLA | L | L1 | PP1 | — | 76 | 36.1 | 43.3 | 79.4 | 26.4 | 298 | 222 | 27 | 102 | 216 | 220.3 |
| 2 | Nathan MacKinnon COL · C | COL | C | L1 | PP1 | — | 81 | 46.3 | 83.6 | 129.9 | 36 | 345 | 57 | 44 | 40 | 700 | 204.3 |
| 3 | Macklin Celebrini SJS · C | SJS | C | L1 | PP1 | PK3 | 79 | 43.3 | 76 | 119.3 | 36.6 | 314 | 51 | 52 | 40 | 600 | 193.1 |
| 4 | Connor McDavid EDM · C | EDM | C | L1 | PP1 | PK1 | 80 | 44.4 | 95.2 | 139.6 | 52.5 | 280 | 49 | 29 | 41 | 450 | 187.9 |
| 5 | David Pastrnak BOS · R | BOS | R | L1 | PP1 | — | 82 | 36.4 | 74.8 | 111.2 | 34 | 295 | 80 | 30 | 62 | 3 | 185 |
| 6 | Matt Boldy MIN · L | MIN | R | L2 | PP1 | PK2 | 81 | 38.9 | 49.9 | 88.8 | 31.5 | 277 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 58 | 177.7 |
| 7 | Jason Robertson DAL · L | DAL | L | L2 | PP1 | — | 83 | 40.4 | 55.4 | 95.8 | 38 | 276 | 55 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 175.7 |
| 8 | Dylan Guenther UTA · R | UTA | R | L2 | PP1 | — | 79 | 36.7 | 38.6 | 75.3 | 29.4 | 252 | 65 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 159.9 |
| 9 | Jack Hughes NJD · C | NJD | C | L1 | PP1 | — | 72 | 36 | 63.6 | 99.6 | 32.5 | 286 | 7 | 36 | 15 | 197 | 159.8 |
| 10 | Alex DeBrincat DET · R | DET | L | L1 | PP1 | — | 83 | 38.9 | 42.6 | 81.5 | 25.8 | 270 | 43 | 39 | 24 | 20 | 158.4 |
| 11 | Jack Eichel VGK · C | VGK | C | L1 | PP1 | PK1 | 76 | 29.5 | 66.6 | 96.1 | 31.1 | 256 | 33 | 46 | 17 | 561 | 157.2 |
| 12 | Cole Caufield MTL · R | MTL | R | L1 | PP1 | — | 80 | 41.1 | 37.9 | 79 | 26.7 | 258 | 54 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 153.3 |
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.