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 HIT × BLK? — the banger core: who hits and blocks

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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 · HIT across, BLK down · projected season totals

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

Defence · 204 projected

BLK ↓ / HIT →	75+	100+	125+	175+
160+	7	6	5	1
140+	15	14	9	1
120+	28	20	11	2
100+	42	30	17	4

Forwards · 396 projected

BLK ↓ / HIT →	100+	150+	200+
60+	8	5	3
50+	28	17	9
40+	62	31	16

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	HIT × BLK pts
1	MacKenzie Weegar UTA · D	UTA	D	D1	PP2	PK2	81	6.9	27.4	34.3	9.8	157	182	175	69	107.1
2	Moritz Seider DET · D	DET	D	D1	PP1	PK1	83	9.9	49	58.9	27.7	176	160	182	52	102.6
3	Alexander Romanov NYI · D	NYI	D	D2	—	PK2	75	2.9	10.7	13.6	0	102	164	166	27	99
4	Jacob Trouba SJS · D	SJS	D	D2	—	PK1	80	6.2	19.7	25.9	0.9	143	153	165	44	95.4
5	Martin Fehérváry WSH · D	WSH	D	D1	—	PK1	81	4.7	19.3	24	0	74	130	163	35	87.9
6	Jake McCabe TOR · D	TOR	D	D1	—	PK1	77	3.7	17.7	21.4	0.2	73	118	166	56	85.2

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.