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? — shot volume with physicality

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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 · SOG across, HIT 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

HIT ↓ / SOG →	100+	125+	150+	175+
175+	2	1	1	0
125+	9	5	3	1
100+	14	6	4	1
75+	22	10	7	4

Forwards · 396 projected

HIT ↓ / SOG →	150+	200+	250+
200+	6	3	1
150+	14	4	1
100+	30	10	2

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 →

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#	Player	Tm	Pos	ES	PP	PK	GP	G	A	PTS	PPP	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM	FOW	SOG × HIT pts
1	Brady Tkachuk FLA · L	FLA	L	L1	PP1	—	76	36.1	43.3	79.4	26.4	298	222	27	102	216	185.8
2	Alex Laferriere LAK · R	LAK	R	L2	PP2	PK3	82	24.4	24.2	48.6	5.3	206	213	46	23	145	146.3
3	Timo Meier NJD · R	NJD	L	L2	PP2	—	81	31	23.5	54.5	12.3	255	137	56	35	45	143.1
4	Dylan Cozens OTT · C	OTT	C	L2	PP1	—	83	28.1	33.9	62	25	202	200	31	59	494	140.8
5	Filip Forsberg NSH · L	NSH	L	L2	PP1	—	81	32.5	39	71.5	26.8	247	129	38	36	8	137.5
6	Owen Tippett PHI · R	PHI	R	L2	PP2	—	80	26.4	23.7	50.1	7.6	210	151	53	27	10	129.3
7	Adrian Kempe LAK · R	LAK	R	L1	PP1	—	82	31.9	39.3	71.2	15.9	224	119	38	53	39	125.3
8	Adam Fantilli CBJ · C	CBJ	C	L1	PP1	—	83	29.1	35.9	65	13.1	218	126	49	32	514	125
9	Sam Bennett FLA · C	FLA	C	L2	PP2	PK3	78	28.2	31	59.2	13.5	203	132	37	85	508	120.8
10	Tim Stützle OTT · C	OTT	C	L1	PP1	PK1	81	32.7	58.9	91.6	33.7	202	126	45	41	295	118.6

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

1.41/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.