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 SOG × HIT × BLK?

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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 all three · a grid per level of SOG · HIT across, BLK down

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

Defence · 204 projected

SOG 100+

BLK ↓ / HIT →	50+	100+	150+
175+	2	2	2
125+	14	6	5
100+	24	9	6

SOG 200+

BLK ↓ / HIT →	50+	100+	150+
175+	0	0	0
125+	0	0	0
100+	0	0	0

Forwards · 396 projected

SOG 150+

BLK ↓ / HIT →	100+	150+	200+
60+	2	1	1
45+	12	6	3
30+	23	10	5

SOG 225+

BLK ↓ / HIT →	100+	150+	200+
60+	0	0	0
45+	1	0	0
30+	2	0	0

Every cell counts the players clearing all three bars at once, and opens the list of exactly those men. Five or fewer is highlighted. See the players →

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#	Player	Tm	Pos	ES	PP	PK	GP	G	A	PTS	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM	FOW	SOG × HIT × BLK pts
1	Kiefer Sherwood SJS · L	SJS	R	L4	PP2	PK2	75	17	14.9	31.9	8	152	360	30	46	18	177.8
2	Will Cuylle NYR · L	NYR	L	L3	PP2	PK2	83	22.6	20.6	43.2	7	158	299	59	58	31	170.6
3	Alex Laferriere LAK · R	LAK	R	L2	PP2	PK3	82	24.4	24.2	48.6	5.3	206	213	46	23	145	160.1
4	Dylan Cozens OTT · C	OTT	C	L2	PP1	—	83	28.1	33.9	62	25	202	200	31	59	494	150.1
5	Owen Tippett PHI · R	PHI	R	L2	PP2	—	80	26.4	23.7	50.1	7.6	210	151	53	27	10	145.2
6	Tom Wilson WSH · R	WSH	R	L1	PP1	PK1	77	28.5	32.1	60.6	13.9	155	200	60	115	15	140
7	Dylan Holloway STL · L	STL	L	L1	PP2	PK3	72	24.4	36.4	60.8	10.6	184	156	46	23	44	134.2
8	Blake Coleman MIN · L	MIN	L	L2	PP2	PK1	76	20.4	17.6	38	2.1	171	155	53	48	21	130.8
9	Matthew Knies CBJ · L	CBJ	L	L1	PP1	PK3	81	26.2	42.8	69	21	150	164	35	35	1	119.7
10	J.T. Miller NYR · C	NYR	C	L2	PP1	PK1	75	23	45.4	68.4	23.6	150	150	42	43	622	117.6

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

1.4/gm

BLK

1.4/gm

5/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	177	0.23	0.34	0.57	0.14	0.01	1.73	1.05	0.56	5	0.43	-0.01
LW	97	0.23	0.3	0.53	0.12	0.01	1.83	1.4	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	196	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	7	4	10	4
51-100	19	9	16	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.