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.

Showing73 players clearingPPP 20+Forwardsclear ×

#	Player	Tm	Pos	ES	PP	PK	GP	G	A	PTS	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM	FOW	PPP pts
1	Connor McDavid EDM · C	EDM	C	L1	PP1	PK1	80	44.4	95.2	139.6	52.5	280	49	29	41	450	52.5
2	Leon Draisaitl EDM · C	EDM	C	L1	PP1	PK3	77	38.7	72.8	111.5	47.9	224	39	22	35	742	47.9
3	Nikita Kucherov TBL · R	TBL	L	L1	PP1	—	77	36.8	90.8	127.6	42.6	238	34	30	44	0	42.6
4	Nick Suzuki MTL · C	MTL	C	L1	PP1	PK3	83	30.8	72.7	103.5	41	184	63	63	25	725	41
5	Wyatt Johnston DAL · C	DAL	C	L1	PP1	—	83	42.7	45.9	88.6	39.6	226	53	51	29	408	39.6
6	Mikko Rantanen DAL · R	DAL	R	L1	PP1	—	79	32.2	66.5	98.7	38.8	191	55	39	88	98	38.8
7	Jason Robertson DAL · L	DAL	L	L2	PP1	—	83	40.4	55.4	95.8	38	276	55	36	28	3	38
8	Macklin Celebrini SJS · C	SJS	C	L1	PP1	PK3	79	43.3	76	119.3	36.6	314	51	52	40	600	36.6
9	Nathan MacKinnon COL · C	COL	C	L1	PP1	—	81	46.3	83.6	129.9	36	345	57	44	40	700	36
10	David Pastrnak BOS · R	BOS	R	L1	PP1	—	82	36.4	74.8	111.2	34	295	80	30	62	3	34
11	Tim Stützle OTT · C	OTT	C	L1	PP1	PK1	81	32.7	58.9	91.6	33.7	202	126	45	41	295	33.7
12	Aleksander Barkov FLA · C	FLA	C	L1	PP1	—	76	25.1	61	86.1	32.6	179	95	57	19	676	32.6
13	Jack Hughes NJD · C	NJD	C	L1	PP1	—	72	36	63.6	99.6	32.5	286	7	36	15	197	32.5
14	Lucas Raymond DET · L	DET	R	L1	PP1	—	83	26.8	57.7	84.5	32.4	191	47	31	24	2	32.4
15	Clayton Keller UTA · R	UTA	R	L1	PP1	—	83	30.6	64.7	95.3	31.7	226	11	33	36	14	31.7
16	Matt Boldy MIN · L	MIN	R	L2	PP1	PK2	81	38.9	49.9	88.8	31.5	277	59	59	38	58	31.5
17	Mika Zibanejad NYR · C	NYR	C	L1	PP1	PK1	81	27.3	44.4	71.7	31.2	196	82	48	17	568	31.2
18	Jack Eichel VGK · C	VGK	C	L1	PP1	PK1	76	29.5	66.6	96.1	31.1	256	33	46	17	561	31.1
19	Drake Batherson OTT · R	OTT	R	L1	PP1	—	81	28.2	41.2	69.4	31	174	128	26	34	16	31
20	Sam Reinhart FLA · C	FLA	R	L1	PP1	PK1	78	35.6	40.3	75.9	30.9	199	78	52	18	129	30.9
21	Kirill Kaprizov MIN · L	MIN	L	L1	PP1	—	72	39.1	45.1	84.2	30.9	248	47	27	28	0	30.9
22	Jake Guentzel TBL · C	TBL	L	L2	PP1	PK3	81	37.8	49.4	87.2	30.2	220	39	43	48	180	30.2
23	Martin Necas COL · R	COL	R	L1	PP1	—	81	32.7	64.1	96.8	29.5	214	80	27	29	30	29.5
24	Dylan Guenther UTA · R	UTA	R	L2	PP1	—	79	36.7	38.6	75.3	29.4	252	65	34	29	22	29.4
25	William Nylander TOR · R	TOR	R	L2	PP1	PK3	79	33	54.8	87.8	29.2	214	17	29	22	48	29.2
26	Matthew Tkachuk FLA · L	FLA	R	L2	PP1	—	65	28	48.6	76.6	29.2	199	83	17	84	6	29.2
27	Mitch Marner VGK · R	VGK	R	L2	PP1	PK2	82	22.9	66.5	89.4	29.1	170	35	46	22	101	29.1
28	Sebastian Aho CAR · C	CAR	C	L1	PP1	PK2	81	30.7	54.3	85	28	203	62	25	46	626	28
29	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM · C	EDM	C	—	—	—	77	20.7	37.7	58.4	27.8	141	30	35	24	213	27.8
30	Andrei Svechnikov CAR · R	CAR	R	L1	PP1	—	78	30.1	39.6	69.7	27.6	199	152	20	65	7	27.6
31	Dylan Larkin DET · C	DET	C	—	—	—	79	35.8	38.3	74.1	27.1	231	47	34	46	838	27.1
32	Mark Stone VGK · R	VGK	R	L1	PP1	PK3	65	24.9	48.3	73.2	27	131	33	46	12	4	27
33	Filip Forsberg NSH · L	NSH	L	L2	PP1	—	81	32.5	39	71.5	26.8	247	129	38	36	8	26.8
34	Cole Caufield MTL · R	MTL	R	L1	PP1	—	80	41.1	37.9	79	26.7	258	54	24	15	6	26.7
35	Juraj Slafkovský MTL · L	MTL	L	L2	PP1	—	83	32.2	46.8	79	26.7	187	134	72	51	16	26.7
36	Brady Tkachuk FLA · L	FLA	L	L1	PP1	—	76	36.1	43.3	79.4	26.4	298	222	27	102	216	26.4
37	Alex DeBrincat DET · R	DET	L	L1	PP1	—	83	38.9	42.6	81.5	25.8	270	43	39	24	20	25.8
38	Nikolaj Ehlers CAR · L	CAR	L	L3	PP1	—	77	22.1	43.1	65.2	25.5	187	26	27	16	9	25.5
39	Dylan Strome WSH · C	WSH	C	L2	PP1	—	82	21.5	44.7	66.2	25.4	142	15	53	40	754	25.4
40	Jesper Bratt NJD · L	NJD	R	L1	PP1	PK3	83	24.7	56.6	81.3	25.4	185	78	30	14	3	25.4
41	Pavel Dorofeyev NYR · R	NYR	R	L2	PP1	—	80	31.4	24.4	55.8	25.4	220	28	31	26	1	25.4
42	Artemi Panarin LAK · L	LAK	L	L1	PP1	—	77	27.9	55.3	83.2	25.3	214	14	14	19	1	25.3
43	Nico Hischier NJD · C	NJD	C	L2	PP1	PK1	80	32.2	39.9	72.1	25.2	202	53	60	25	991	25.2
44	Ivan Demidov MTL · R	MTL	R	L2	PP1	—	80	23.2	52	75.2	25.2	150	32	29	34	0	25.2
45	Dylan Cozens OTT · C	OTT	C	L2	PP1	—	83	28.1	33.9	62	25	202	200	31	59	494	25
46	Roope Hintz DAL · C	DAL	C	L2	PP1	—	74	26	40.3	66.3	24.2	162	67	33	26	507	24.2
47	Kevin Fiala LAK · L	LAK	L	—	—	—	78	27.2	31.2	58.4	24	203	57	28	45	11	24
48	Gabriel Vilardi WPG · R	WPG	R	L2	PP1	—	75	26.3	36.7	63	24	138	21	37	21	49	24
49	Kirill Marchenko TOR · R	TOR	R	L1	PP1	—	79	30.1	43.9	74	24	226	64	43	30	8	24
50	Connor Bedard CHI · C	CHI	C	—	—	—	67	30.9	50	80.9	24	230	36	28	48	251	24
51	Tomas Hertl VGK · C	VGK	C	L3	PP1	—	78	29.7	32.9	62.6	23.9	179	103	47	33	670	23.9
52	Steven Stamkos NSH · C	NSH	L	L1	PP1	—	76	29	24.5	53.5	23.8	174	75	36	48	326	23.8
53	J.T. Miller NYR · C	NYR	C	L2	PP1	PK1	75	23	45.4	68.4	23.6	150	150	42	43	622	23.6
54	Elias Pettersson VAN · C	VAN	C	L1	PP1	PK1	77	19.9	41	60.9	23.6	141	78	100	20	608	23.6
55	Tage Thompson BUF · C	BUF	C	L1	PP1	—	81	36.8	39.7	76.5	23.5	264	82	42	37	376	23.5
56	Kyle Connor WPG · L	WPG	L	L1	PP1	PK2	82	37.2	55.5	92.7	23.3	267	32	26	18	0	23.3
57	Mark Scheifele WPG · C	WPG	C	L1	PP1	PK3	80	30.8	60.3	91.1	22.9	167	43	47	46	591	22.9
58	Sidney Crosby PIT · C	PIT	C	L1	PP1	PK3	68	24.9	46.5	71.4	22.7	166	60	30	37	810	22.7
59	Brayden Point TBL · C	TBL	C	L1	PP1	—	77	30.5	41	71.5	21.2	167	16	34	14	377	21.2
60	Jake DeBrusk VAN · L	VAN	L	L1	PP1	PK2	81	26.4	19.5	45.9	21.2	192	77	38	15	12	21.2
61	Will Smith SJS · R	SJS	R	L1	PP1	PK3	77	25.4	42.8	68.2	21.2	188	19	18	21	32	21.2
62	Nick Schmaltz UTA · C	UTA	L	L1	PP1	PK2	79	26.8	41.2	68	21.1	180	20	46	23	338	21.1
63	Patrick Kane CHI · R	CHI	R	L1	PP1	—	67	17.8	38.5	56.3	21	158	19	22	15	5	21
64	Auston Matthews TOR · C	TOR	C	L1	PP1	PK2	74	41.3	39.4	80.7	21	287	56	96	22	715	21
65	Matthew Knies CBJ · L	CBJ	L	L1	PP1	PK3	81	26.2	42.8	69	21	150	164	35	35	1	21
66	Brock Boeser VAN · R	VAN	R	L2	PP1	PK2	79	23.5	28.1	51.6	20.7	162	62	30	12	44	20.7
67	John Tavares TOR · C	TOR	C	L2	PP1	—	75	32.2	37.3	69.5	20.6	181	77	28	30	737	20.6
68	Mats Zuccarello LAK · R	LAK	L	L2	PP1	—	63	15.5	38.3	53.8	20.6	125	22	33	21	24	20.6
69	Brad Marchand FLA · L	FLA	L	—	—	—	66	25	31.5	56.5	20.5	162	59	24	52	5	20.5
70	Bryan Rust PIT · R	PIT	R	L3	—	PK1	72	27.3	34.8	62.1	20.5	174	44	62	24	4	20.5
71	Roman Kantserov CHI · R	CHI	L	L1	PP1	—	88	32.2	25.1	57.3	20.5	244	75	37	42	17	20.5
72	Robert Thomas STL · C	STL	C	L1	PP1	PK3	76	23.6	55.5	79.1	20.2	134	14	47	28	706	20.2
73	Seth Jarvis CAR · R	CAR	R	—	—	—	68	34.3	36.1	70.4	20.1	211	81	34	20	43	20.1

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.