Biggest Role Changes · 2026-27

Projected ice-time change vs last season, from the 2026-27 depth chart. Rising minutes lead points — the earliest breakout signal.

📈 Ice time up

#	Player	Tm	Proj role	25-26 TOI	26-27 TOI	Δ min
1	Artyom Levshunov CHI · D	CHI	D1·PP1	19.6	25.8	+6.0
2	Kaedan Korczak PIT · D	PIT	D1	16	22.9	+6.0
3	Dmitri Simashev UTA · D	UTA	D1	15.1	22.6	+6.0
4	Nick Jensen ANA · D	ANA	D1	17	23.2	+6.0
5	Emil Andrae TOR · D	TOR	D1	15.3	22.6	+6.0
6	Victor Mancini VAN · D	VAN	D2	13.7	20.1	+6.0
7	Elias Pettersson VAN · D	VAN	D1	15	22.6	+6.0
8	Jayden Struble MTL · D	MTL	D2	14	20.2	+6.0
9	Carter Yakemchuk OTT · D	OTT	D2	14.5	20.3	+5.8
10	Charle-Edouard D'Astous TBL · D	TBL	D1·PP2	18.8	24.5	+5.7
11	Matthew Wood NSH · R	NSH	L1·PP2	12.3	18	+5.7
12	Ryker Evans SEA · D	SEA	D1	17.8	23.4	+5.6
13	Will Borgen BOS · D	BOS	D1	18	23.5	+5.5
14	Linus Karlsson VAN · R	VAN	L1·PP2	12.5	18	+5.5
15	Mason Lohrei BOS · D	BOS	D2·PP2	16.9	21.9	+5.0
16	Dmitry Orlov SJS · D	SJS	D1·PP1	21.2	26.2	+5.0
17	David Spacek MIN · D	MIN	D3	10.8	15.5	+4.7
18	Denton Mateychuk CBJ · D	CBJ	D1	19.2	23.8	+4.6
19	Victor Hedman TBL · D	TBL	D2·PP1	18.9	23.4	+4.5
20	Jake DeBrusk VAN · L	VAN	L1·PP1	16.9	21.4	+4.5
21	Alex Iafallo WPG · R	WPG	L1·PP2	15.6	20.1	+4.5
22	Mattias Ekholm EDM · D	EDM	D1·PP2	20.6	25.1	+4.5
23	Jack Quinn BUF · R	BUF	L1·PP2	15.7	20.1	+4.4
24	Morgan Frost CGY · C	CGY	L1·PP1	15.5	19.9	+4.4
25	Nils Lundkvist DAL · D	DAL	D2	16.5	20.9	+4.4
26	Reid Schaefer NSH · L	NSH	L3	9.6	13.9	+4.3
27	Jordan Kyrou WSH · L	WSH	L1·PP1	15.7	20	+4.3
28	Sam Dickinson SJS · D	SJS	D2	16.8	21	+4.2
29	Logan Mailloux STL · D	STL	D2	16.8	21	+4.2
30	Tristan Luneau ANA · D	ANA	D3	11.6	15.7	+4.1

#	Player	Tm	Proj role	25-26 TOI	26-27 TOI	Δ min
1	Jack Roslovic TOR · R	TOR	L4	15.8	12.6	-3.2
2	Andre Burakovsky OTT · L	OTT	L4·PP2	16.4	13.6	-2.8
3	Arseny Gritsyuk NJD · L	NJD	L4	15.2	12.4	-2.8
4	Sean Couturier PHI · L	PHI	L4	16.7	14	-2.7
5	Rory Kerins CGY · C	CGY	L4	15	12.3	-2.7
6	Teddy Blueger TOR · C	TOR	L4	16.5	13.9	-2.6
7	Justin Sourdif WSH · C	WSH	L4	14.7	12.2	-2.5
8	Frederick Gaudreau SEA · C	SEA	L4	16.1	13.8	-2.3
9	Porter Martone PHI · R	PHI	L4·PP1	17	14.8	-2.2
10	Erik Haula LAK · C	LAK	L4·PP2	16.7	14.8	-1.9
11	Jake Evans MTL · C	MTL	L4	15.4	13.6	-1.8
12	Alexandre Texier MTL · L	MTL	L4	13.7	11.9	-1.8
13	Boone Jenner WSH · L	WSH	L4·PP2	16.1	14.6	-1.5
14	Anton Lundell FLA · L	FLA	L3·PP2	19.2	17.7	-1.5
15	Brett Howden VGK · L	VGK	L4	14.9	13.4	-1.5
16	Liam Ohgren VAN · L	VAN	L4	13.2	11.8	-1.4
17	Mario Ferraro WPG · D	WPG	D3	21	19.7	-1.3
18	Dalibor Dvorsky STL · R	STL	L4·PP2	14.3	13	-1.3
19	Nikita Zadorov BOS · D	BOS	D3	20.9	19.6	-1.3
20	Leon Draisaitl EDM · C	EDM	L2·PP1	21.6	20.3	-1.3
21	Kevin Stenlund UTA · C	UTA	L4	14.5	13.3	-1.2
22	Jack Drury NSH · R	NSH	L4	14.5	13.3	-1.2
23	Nic Dowd VGK · C	VGK	L4	14.5	13.3	-1.2
24	Berkly Catton SEA · L	SEA	L4	12.9	11.7	-1.2
25	Justin Brazeau PIT · R	PIT	L4	12.7	11.6	-1.1
26	Nick Lardis CHI · R	CHI	L4	12.7	11.6	-1.1
27	Noah Ostlund BUF · L	BUF	L4·PP2	14	12.9	-1.1
28	Ilya Mikheyev TBL · C	TBL	L3	17.4	16.3	-1.1
29	Blake Coleman MIN · L	MIN	L3	17.3	16.2	-1.1
30	Ondrej Palat NYI · L	NYI	L4	12.8	11.7	-1.1