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?

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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 each bar · PPP · projected season totals

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

PPP	10+	15+	20+	25+	30+
Centre	67	51	33	19	13
Left wing	35	25	16	11	4
Right wing	50	36	24	15	5
Defence	37	24	16	9	3

One combined total rather than crossed axes. Positions that do not produce the category are left out entirely.

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#	Player	Tm	Pos	ES	PP	PK	GP	G	A	PTS	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM	FOW	PPP pts
1	Quinn Hughes MIN · D	MIN	D	D1	PP1	PK3	78	13.4	77.9	91.3	38	202	12	85	34	0	38
2	Cale Makar COL · D	COL	D	D1	PP1	PK2	80	22.5	67.6	90.1	35	222	43	127	23	0	35
3	Evan Bouchard EDM · D	EDM	D	D1	PP1	PK2	83	19	73.4	92.4	33.8	227	36	104	32	0	33.8
4	Adam Fox NYR · D	NYR	D	D1	PP1	PK2	75	10.8	59.9	70.7	29.6	127	36	106	30	0	29.6
5	Moritz Seider DET · D	DET	D	D1	PP1	PK1	83	9.9	49	58.9	27.7	176	160	182	52	0	27.7
6	Jake Sanderson OTT · D	OTT	D	D1	PP1	—	79	13.7	48.9	62.6	26.6	180	38	150	14	1	26.6
7	Lane Hutson MTL · D	MTL	D	D1	PP1	PK2	81	12	74.5	86.5	25.7	128	34	129	35	0	25.7
8	Mikhail Sergachev UTA · D	UTA	D	D1	PP1	PK1	78	9.5	47	56.5	25.4	144	50	130	41	0	25.4
9	Miro Heiskanen DAL · D	DAL	D	D1	PP1	PK1	74	9.8	50.5	60.3	25.1	146	26	122	28	0	25.1
10	Rasmus Dahlin BUF · D	BUF	D	D1	PP1	PK3	80	18.5	59.1	77.6	24.7	209	91	96	73	0	24.7
11	Matthew Schaefer NYI · D	NYI	D	D1	PP1	PK3	81	22.8	45.6	68.4	24.4	259	42	111	40	0	24.4
12	Shayne Gostisbehere CAR · D	CAR	D	D3	PP1	PK3	72	11.4	43.5	54.9	24.2	131	37	76	33	0	24.2
13	Zach Werenski CBJ · D	CBJ	D	D1	PP1	PK2	80	20.3	63.5	83.8	23.4	273	28	112	23	0	23.4
14	Roman Josi NSH · D	NSH	D	D1	PP1	PK3	66	12.8	40.4	53.2	23.1	173	31	103	28	0	23.1
15	Erik Karlsson PIT · D	PIT	D	D1	PP1	PK1	74	11.7	47.1	58.8	21.6	163	23	70	23	0	21.6
16	Darren Raddysh TOR · D	TOR	D	D2	PP1	PK2	79	13.5	44.3	57.8	21.5	175	64	78	55	0	21.5
17	Charlie McAvoy BOS · D	BOS	D	D1	PP2	PK1	73	10.5	46.6	57.1	19.8	118	99	134	66	0	19.8
18	Seth Jones FLA · D	FLA	D	D2	PP1	PK2	71	8.6	30.8	39.4	19.5	127	78	100	26	0	19.5
19	Josh Morrissey WPG · D	WPG	D	D1	PP1	PK3	81	11.4	46.6	58	19.1	152	47	118	31	0	19.1
20	Luke Hughes NJD · D	NJD	D	D1	PP1	PK3	76	10.2	38.7	48.9	18.6	164	22	64	31	0	18.6
21	Vince Dunn SEA · D	SEA	D	D1	PP1	PK3	77	9.7	32.9	42.6	18.5	157	33	84	52	0	18.5
22	Jakob Chychrun WSH · D	WSH	D	D1	PP1	PK3	79	19	32.1	51.1	17.5	199	61	111	58	0	17.5
23	Filip Hronek VAN · D	VAN	D	D1	PP1	PK1	77	7.1	37.8	44.9	17.1	120	120	93	36	1	17.1
24	Jackson LaCombe ANA · D	ANA	D	D1	PP1	PK1	81	11.5	43	54.5	15.5	143	72	129	24	0	15.5
25	John Carlson TBL · D	TBL	D	D1	PP1	PK2	71	11.1	43	54.1	14.2	142	34	112	28	0	14.2
26	Bowen Byram CHI · D	CHI	D	D1	PP1	PK2	80	10.5	30.8	41.3	14.2	103	62	99	48	0	14.2
27	Brandt Clarke LAK · D	LAK	D	D2	PP1	PK3	81	8.5	33	41.5	14.2	156	29	161	57	0	14.2
28	Dougie Hamilton NJD · D	NJD	D	D2	PP2	PK2	72	10.6	27.4	38	14.1	182	78	76	43	0	14.1
29	Zeev Buium VAN · D	VAN	D	D1	PP2	PK3	79	6.5	24.3	30.8	14	90	32	70	43	0	14
30	Zayne Parekh CGY · D	CGY	D	D2	PP1	PK3	61	6.5	10.3	16.8	12.4	98	29	63	22	0	12.4
31	Rasmus Andersson VGK · D	VGK	D	D2	PP2	PK2	83	12.6	28	40.6	11.9	166	39	164	65	0	11.9
32	Brandon Montour SEA · D	SEA	D	D2	PP2	PK3	77	12.6	25	37.6	11.2	198	88	91	58	0	11.2
33	Dmitry Orlov SJS · D	SJS	D	D3	PP2	PK3	76	4.7	25.6	30.3	10.6	88	109	68	37	0	10.6
34	Noah Dobson MTL · D	MTL	D	D2	PP2	PK2	80	10.8	37.5	48.3	10.6	170	64	171	34	0	10.6
35	Brock Faber MIN · D	MIN	D	—	—	—	76	10	32.3	42.3	10.5	153	36	131	33	0	10.5
36	Shea Theodore VGK · D	VGK	D	D1	PP1	PK3	74	9.4	37.9	47.3	10.4	132	5	93	25	0	10.4
37	Thomas Harley DAL · D	DAL	D	D1	PP2	PK2	79	10	35.8	45.8	10.4	143	44	146	26	0	10.4

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

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.