What categories does the categories value use?

Goals, assists, plus-minus, power-play points, shots, hits and blocks for skaters; wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts for goalies. Each is a z-score against the players a 12-team league rosters, and they are added up; save percentage and goals-against average are weighted by the work a goalie does.

What are L1, PP1 and the ROS projection?

L1 to L4 are forward lines and D1 to D3 defense pairs, by even-strength ice time over the team's last five games. PP1 and PP2 are power-play units by power-play time. The NHL publishes ice time, not line charts, so these are derived and say so. ROS proj. is a projection: fantasy points per team game times the team's games left, as if the player plays every one.

Why does a player rank differently in categories leagues?

Points scoring rewards volume in goals, assists and shots. Categories leagues also reward hits, blocks and plus-minus, and a player who fills those wins weeks without big point totals. Defensemen who block shots and hit rise; one-dimensional scorers fall.

Categories fantasy hockey rankings 2026-27

Connor McDavid (EDM) is No. 1 overall at 11.77 in category value, ahead of Nathan MacKinnon at 10.12 in category value. The top 250 rest of season, ranked from the NHL's own per-game stats for categories leagues, with each player's line and power-play role.

#	Player	GP	Value	Pts #	Per game
1	Connor McDavid CEDM L1 PP1	5	11.8	1	0.59 G, 1.28 A, 3.5 SOG, 23:11 TOI
2	Nathan MacKinnon CCOL L1 PP1	5	10.1	2	0.73 G, 0.94 A, 4.4 SOG, 21:46 TOI
3	Leon Draisaitl CEDM L1 PP1	5	8.3	4	0.55 G, 1.00 A, 3.1 SOG, 21:32 TOI
4	Nikita Kucherov RWTBL L1 PP1	5	7.7	5	0.50 G, 1.19 A, 2.7 SOG, 20:34 TOI
5	Evan Bouchard DEDM D1 PP1	5	7.6	7	0.45 G, 0.96 A, 2.8 SOG, 24:43 TOI
6	Jake Oettinger GDAL	4	7.3	46	.911 SV%, 2.20 GAA, 69% of starts
7	Macklin Celebrini CSJS L1 PP1	3	6.8	3	0.52 G, 0.96 A, 3.5 SOG, 21:26 TOI
8	Jack Eichel CVGK L1 PP1	7	6.1	9	0.38 G, 0.96 A, 3.3 SOG, 21:14 TOI
9	Ilya Sorokin GNYI	4	5.6	52	.912 SV%, 2.48 GAA, 69% of starts
10	David Pastrnak RWBOS L1 PP1	6	5.2	11	0.37 G, 0.90 A, 3.5 SOG, 20:25 TOI
11	Nick Suzuki CMTL L1 PP1	5	5.0	19	0.40 G, 0.86 A, 2.3 SOG, 21:04 TOI
12	Mark Stone RWVGK L2 PP1	7	5.0	20	0.46 G, 0.70 A, 2.2 SOG, 19:17 TOI
13	Kirill Kaprizov LWMIN L1 PP1	6	4.9	6	0.68 G, 0.55 A, 3.3 SOG, 21:57 TOI
14	Jeremy Swayman GBOS	5	4.8	35	.914 SV%, 2.47 GAA, 70% of starts
15	Cale Makar DCOL D2 PP1	5	4.7	24	0.33 G, 0.79 A, 2.6 SOG, 24:11 TOI
16	Brandon Hagel LWTBL L1 PP1	5	4.6	13	0.57 G, 0.59 A, 3.5 SOG, 20:14 TOI
17	Tim Stützle COTT L2 PP1	6	4.4	16	0.52 G, 0.66 A, 2.3 SOG, 20:37 TOI
18	Matt Boldy LWMIN L1 PP1	6	4.4	18	0.50 G, 0.47 A, 3.6 SOG, 20:39 TOI
19	Jason Robertson LWDAL L1 PP1	5	4.3	17	0.52 G, 0.58 A, 3.4 SOG, 19:54 TOI
20	Andrei Vasilevskiy GTBL	4	4.2	41	.909 SV%, 2.31 GAA, 73% of starts
21	Auston Matthews CTOR L1 PP1	6	4.1	10	0.50 G, 0.56 A, 3.7 SOG, 21:08 TOI
22	Martin Necas CCOL L1 PP1	5	3.9	22	0.47 G, 0.76 A, 2.7 SOG, 21:13 TOI
23	Tage Thompson CBUF L1 PP1	6	3.9	14	0.53 G, 0.51 A, 3.7 SOG, 19:18 TOI
24	Zach Werenski DCBJ D1 PP1	4	3.8	31	0.24 G, 0.82 A, 3.3 SOG, 27:06 TOI
25	Logan Thompson GWSH	4	3.5	49	.910 SV%, 2.51 GAA, 73% of starts
26	Kyle Connor LWWPG L1 PP1	5	3.4	8	0.62 G, 0.60 A, 3.8 SOG, 21:29 TOI
27	Jack Hughes CNJD L1 PP1	5	3.3	15	0.39 G, 0.82 A, 3.7 SOG, 21:16 TOI
28	Sebastian Aho CCAR L1 PP1	7	3.3	21	0.47 G, 0.68 A, 2.7 SOG, 19:33 TOI
29	Andrei Svechnikov RWCAR L2 PP1	7	3.2	34	0.44 G, 0.51 A, 2.7 SOG, 16:59 TOI
30	Joel Hofer GSTL	3	3.2	147	.913 SV%, 2.44 GAA, 54% of starts
31	Jesper Wallstedt GMIN	6	3.1	102	.920 SV%, 2.38 GAA, 54% of starts
32	Moritz Seider DDET D1 PP1	5	3.0	75	0.10 G, 0.57 A, 2.2 SOG, 25:37 TOI
33	Mikko Rantanen RWDAL L1 PP1	5	2.9	33	0.35 G, 0.85 A, 2.3 SOG, 20:14 TOI
34	Jake Guentzel CTBL L2 PP1	5	2.9	25	0.49 G, 0.61 A, 2.8 SOG, 20:22 TOI
35	Scott Wedgewood GCOL	1	2.8	140	.919 SV%, 2.09 GAA, 46% of starts
36	Alex DeBrincat RWDET L1 PP1	5	2.8	23	0.48 G, 0.55 A, 3.5 SOG, 18:47 TOI
37	Quinn Hughes DMIN D1 PP1	6	2.8	45	0.15 G, 0.99 A, 2.7 SOG, 27:30 TOI
38	Linus Ullmark GOTT	5	2.7	73	.904 SV%, 2.37 GAA, 65% of starts
39	Bo Horvat CNYI L1 PP1	5	2.7	26	0.53 G, 0.39 A, 3.3 SOG, 20:29 TOI
40	Cole Caufield RWMTL L1 PP1	5	2.6	27	0.58 G, 0.36 A, 3.3 SOG, 18:32 TOI
41	Brady Tkachuk LWFLA L3 PP1	6	2.5	48	0.28 G, 0.51 A, 3.4 SOG, 17:02 TOI
42	Dylan Guenther RWUTA L3 PP1	6	2.5	29	0.51 G, 0.44 A, 3.2 SOG, 17:15 TOI
43	Rasmus Dahlin DBUF D1 PP1	6	2.5	55	0.27 G, 0.63 A, 2.7 SOG, 24:03 TOI
44	Karel Vejmelka GUTA	5	2.4	66	.899 SV%, 2.59 GAA, 75% of starts
45	Clayton Keller RWUTA L1 PP1	6	2.4	42	0.28 G, 0.85 A, 2.8 SOG, 18:52 TOI
46	Tom Wilson RWWSH L1 PP1	5	2.3	53	0.41 G, 0.48 A, 2.1 SOG, 19:26 TOI
47	Igor Shesterkin GNYR	5	2.2	96	.915 SV%, 2.34 GAA, 65% of starts
48	Charlie McAvoy DBOS	69*	2.0	72	0.16 G, 0.72 A, 1.6 SOG, 24:23 TOI
49	Wyatt Johnston CDAL L1 PP1	5	2.0	37	0.44 G, 0.56 A, 2.5 SOG, 20:06 TOI
50	Mika Zibanejad CNYR L1 PP1	7	1.9	44	0.35 G, 0.63 A, 2.5 SOG, 20:44 TOI
51	Seth Jarvis RWCAR	71*	1.9	39	0.45 G, 0.48 A, 3.2 SOG, 18:53 TOI
52	Vasily Podkolzin RWEDM L1 PP1	5	1.7	89	0.39 G, 0.26 A, 2.0 SOG, 16:08 TOI
53	Nick Schmaltz CUTA L2 PP1	6	1.7	32	0.54 G, 0.46 A, 2.9 SOG, 19:29 TOI
54	Cutter Gauthier LWANA L1 PP1	5	1.6	30	0.51 G, 0.38 A, 3.7 SOG, 17:09 TOI
55	William Nylander RWTOR L1 PP1	6	1.5	12	0.55 G, 0.81 A, 2.5 SOG, 19:35 TOI
56	Evgeni Malkin CPIT L1 PP1	6	1.4	57	0.38 G, 0.65 A, 2.5 SOG, 17:40 TOI
57	Jake Sanderson DOTT	1	1.4	87	0.20 G, 0.57 A, 2.1 SOG, 23:52 TOI
58	Roman Josi DNSH D1 PP1	5	1.4	59	0.19 G, 0.69 A, 2.4 SOG, 25:02 TOI
59	Mikhail Sergachev DUTA D2 PP1	6	1.4	76	0.14 G, 0.71 A, 2.1 SOG, 23:47 TOI
60	Shayne Gostisbehere DCAR D3 PP1	7	1.3	88	0.25 G, 0.61 A, 2.0 SOG, 19:02 TOI
61	Adrian Kempe RWLAK L1 PP1	4	1.3	50	0.41 G, 0.46 A, 3.0 SOG, 19:32 TOI
62	Filip Forsberg LWNSH L1 PP1	5	1.2	54	0.39 G, 0.50 A, 2.8 SOG, 19:13 TOI
63	Darren Raddysh DTOR D1 PP1	6	1.2	65	0.23 G, 0.58 A, 2.7 SOG, 22:48 TOI
64	Alex Tuch RWWSH L1 PP2	5	1.2	61	0.45 G, 0.33 A, 2.6 SOG, 18:58 TOI
65	Jakob Chychrun DWSH D1 PP1	5	1.1	68	0.30 G, 0.42 A, 2.9 SOG, 23:42 TOI
66	Zach Hyman LWEDM	1	1.0	56	0.51 G, 0.34 A, 2.8 SOG, 20:01 TOI
67	Leo Carlsson CANA L1 PP1	5	1.0	47	0.37 G, 0.71 A, 2.4 SOG, 19:16 TOI
68	Roope Hintz CDAL L2 PP1	5	0.8	105	0.27 G, 0.52 A, 2.3 SOG, 17:14 TOI
69	Dylan Larkin CDET L1 PP1	3	0.8	51	0.44 G, 0.43 A, 3.1 SOG, 20:14 TOI
70	Matthew Tkachuk LWFLA L1 PP1	6	0.7	38	0.44 G, 0.60 A, 2.7 SOG, 18:50 TOI
71	Kirill Marchenko RWTOR L1 PP1	6	0.7	64	0.31 G, 0.56 A, 2.8 SOG, 18:59 TOI
72	Matthew Schaefer DNYI D1 PP1	5	0.7	85	0.22 G, 0.51 A, 2.9 SOG, 24:50 TOI
73	Joel Eriksson Ek CMIN L1 PP1	6	0.6	117	0.25 G, 0.43 A, 2.8 SOG, 19:16 TOI
74	Steven Stamkos CNSH L1 PP1	5	0.6	36	0.53 G, 0.39 A, 2.4 SOG, 18:12 TOI
75	Connor Bedard CCHI	69*	0.6	28	0.43 G, 0.65 A, 3.3 SOG, 20:52 TOI
76	Dylan Cozens COTT L1 PP1	6	0.6	101	0.26 G, 0.37 A, 2.4 SOG, 17:25 TOI
77	Drake Batherson RWOTT L3 PP1	6	0.6	63	0.44 G, 0.41 A, 2.2 SOG, 17:20 TOI
78	Adam Fox DNYR D1 PP1	7	0.3	112	0.12 G, 0.81 A, 1.4 SOG, 23:04 TOI
79	Miro Heiskanen DDAL D1 PP1	5	0.2	113	0.17 G, 0.60 A, 1.9 SOG, 25:16 TOI
80	Thomas Chabot DOTT D1 PP1	6	0.2	141	0.13 G, 0.44 A, 2.0 SOG, 23:39 TOI
81	Dylan Holloway LWSTL L2 PP1	5	0.2	69	0.30 G, 0.51 A, 2.6 SOG, 18:00 TOI
82	Kiefer Sherwood LWSJS L3 PP2	5	0.2	114	0.30 G, 0.14 A, 2.1 SOG, 16:49 TOI
83	Bryan Rust RWPIT L2 PP2	3	0.1	58	0.44 G, 0.43 A, 2.4 SOG, 19:53 TOI
84	Lane Hutson DMTL D1 PP1	5	0.1	121	0.12 G, 0.80 A, 1.6 SOG, 24:22 TOI
85	Juraj Slafkovský LWMTL L1 PP1	5	0.1	81	0.33 G, 0.42 A, 2.4 SOG, 18:39 TOI
86	John Carlson DTBL D2 PP1	5	-0.0	82	0.24 G, 0.60 A, 2.3 SOG, 22:31 TOI
87	Mitch Marner RWVGK L2 PP1	7	-0.1	71	0.29 G, 0.66 A, 2.3 SOG, 20:16 TOI
88	Elias Pettersson CVAN L1 PP1	7	-0.1	83	0.22 G, 0.58 A, 1.8 SOG, 19:02 TOI
89	Tomas Hertl CVGK L3 PP1	7	-0.2	77	0.33 G, 0.42 A, 2.5 SOG, 16:52 TOI
90	Erik Karlsson DPIT D1 PP1	6	-0.3	119	0.15 G, 0.71 A, 2.2 SOG, 23:33 TOI
91	Brock Nelson CCOL L2 PP2	5	-0.3	70	0.41 G, 0.44 A, 2.1 SOG, 19:09 TOI
92	Alex Laferriere RWLAK L2 PP2	4	-0.3	122	0.26 G, 0.32 A, 2.4 SOG, 18:07 TOI
93	Brad Marchand LWFLA L4	2	-0.3	40	0.52 G, 0.47 A, 2.6 SOG, 17:09 TOI
94	Morgan Geekie CBOS L1 PP1	6	-0.3	74	0.41 G, 0.39 A, 2.0 SOG, 17:24 TOI
95	Artemi Panarin LWLAK L1 PP1	4	-0.4	43	0.42 G, 0.64 A, 3.0 SOG, 20:53 TOI
96	Will Cuylle LWNYR L3 PP2	7	-0.5	127	0.26 G, 0.27 A, 2.1 SOG, 16:29 TOI
97	Brock Faber DMIN	80*	-0.6	131	0.19 G, 0.45 A, 2.2 SOG, 24:41 TOI
98	Sam Reinhart CFLA L2 PP1	6	-0.6	60	0.42 G, 0.39 A, 2.5 SOG, 21:19 TOI
99	Nico Hischier CNJD L1 PP1	5	-0.6	78	0.35 G, 0.41 A, 2.5 SOG, 20:31 TOI
100	Beckett Sennecke RWANA L1 PP1	5	-0.7	80	0.34 G, 0.48 A, 2.4 SOG, 18:03 TOI
101	Viktor Arvidsson LWDET L2 PP1	5	-0.7	84	0.41 G, 0.38 A, 2.6 SOG, 15:22 TOI
102	Lucas Raymond LWDET L1 PP1	5	-0.8	86	0.25 G, 0.67 A, 2.4 SOG, 19:08 TOI
103	Filip Gustavsson GMIN	50*	-0.8	242	.904 SV%, 2.69 GAA, 46% of starts
104	Jackson LaCombe DANA D1 PP1	5	-0.8	123	0.14 G, 0.63 A, 1.7 SOG, 24:40 TOI
105	Rickard Rakell RWPIT L1 PP1	6	-0.8	97	0.31 G, 0.39 A, 2.5 SOG, 19:11 TOI
106	Artturi Lehkonen LWCOL L2 PP2	5	-0.9	132	0.36 G, 0.35 A, 2.0 SOG, 18:33 TOI
107	Mathew Barzal CNYI	81*	-0.9	107	0.23 G, 0.65 A, 2.3 SOG, 20:39 TOI
108	Josh Morrissey DWPG D3 PP1	4	-0.9	129	0.15 G, 0.57 A, 2.1 SOG, 23:57 TOI
109	Mark Scheifele CWPG L1 PP1	5	-1.0	62	0.35 G, 0.77 A, 2.0 SOG, 21:28 TOI
110	Josh Manson DCOL D3	5	-1.0	260	0.09 G, 0.34 A, 1.5 SOG, 17:36 TOI
111	Brandon Bussi GCAR	4	-1.0	219	.890 SV%, 2.57 GAA, 50% of starts
112	Alex Ovechkin LWWSH L4 PP1	5	-1.0	99	0.35 G, 0.35 A, 2.7 SOG, 16:49 TOI
113	Jared McCann LWSEA L3 PP2	6	-1.1	79	0.37 G, 0.49 A, 2.4 SOG, 16:08 TOI
114	Jet Greaves GCBJ	3	-1.1	159	.901 SV%, 2.78 GAA, 66% of starts
115	Sidney Crosby CPIT L1 PP1	6	-1.1	67	0.33 G, 0.59 A, 2.4 SOG, 19:22 TOI
116	Boone Jenner CWSH L2	5	-1.1	137	0.23 G, 0.34 A, 2.2 SOG, 16:00 TOI
117	Travis Konecny RWPHI L1 PP1	5	-1.1	103	0.28 G, 0.55 A, 2.1 SOG, 18:38 TOI
118	Troy Terry RWANA	61*	-1.1	90	0.31 G, 0.62 A, 2.6 SOG, 18:21 TOI
119	Adam Fantilli CCBJ L1 PP1	4	-1.1	100	0.29 G, 0.40 A, 2.6 SOG, 19:01 TOI
120	John Gibson GDET	4	-1.2	179	.894 SV%, 2.86 GAA, 72% of starts
121	Alexis Lafrenière LWNYR L1 PP1	7	-1.2	93	0.40 G, 0.41 A, 2.0 SOG, 17:59 TOI
122	Mackenzie Blackwood GCOL	4	-1.3	251	.896 SV%, 2.68 GAA, 51% of starts
123	Logan Cooley CUTA L2 PP1	6	-1.3	110	0.34 G, 0.46 A, 1.5 SOG, 17:36 TOI
124	Blake Coleman LWMIN L2 PP2	6	-1.3	138	0.30 G, 0.21 A, 2.4 SOG, 16:56 TOI
125	Jordan Eberle RWSEA L1 PP2	6	-1.4	106	0.36 G, 0.36 A, 2.2 SOG, 18:01 TOI
126	Jesper Bratt LWNJD L2 PP1	5	-1.4	95	0.26 G, 0.60 A, 2.4 SOG, 18:36 TOI
127	Timo Meier RWNJD L1 PP2	5	-1.4	109	0.25 G, 0.25 A, 3.7 SOG, 18:16 TOI
128	Bobby McMann CSEA L1 PP2	6	-1.4	115	0.36 G, 0.21 A, 2.7 SOG, 16:09 TOI
129	Shane Pinto COTT L1 PP2	6	-1.4	135	0.28 G, 0.40 A, 2.1 SOG, 19:03 TOI
130	Anthony Cirelli CTBL L1 PP2	5	-1.4	177	0.30 G, 0.37 A, 1.8 SOG, 17:31 TOI
131	Ryan Leonard RWWSH L3 PP2	5	-1.5	136	0.29 G, 0.35 A, 2.2 SOG, 14:17 TOI
132	Jimmy Snuggerud RWSTL L1 PP1	5	-1.5	111	0.36 G, 0.38 A, 2.4 SOG, 16:46 TOI
133	Pavel Dorofeyev RWNYR L2 PP1	7	-1.5	94	0.37 G, 0.32 A, 2.9 SOG, 17:27 TOI
134	Lawson Crouse LWUTA L1	6	-1.5	187	0.27 G, 0.23 A, 1.8 SOG, 16:12 TOI
135	Brandt Clarke DLAK D2 PP1	4	-1.6	162	0.08 G, 0.45 A, 2.0 SOG, 19:40 TOI
136	Filip Hronek DVAN D1 PP1	7	-1.7	150	0.07 G, 0.56 A, 1.6 SOG, 24:58 TOI
137	Mattias Ekholm DEDM D2	5	-1.7	290	0.10 G, 0.38 A, 1.5 SOG, 20:50 TOI
138	Mikael Granlund CANA L2 PP1	5	-1.8	92	0.34 G, 0.50 A, 2.0 SOG, 19:17 TOI
139	Kevin Fiala LWLAK	56*	-1.9	104	0.32 G, 0.39 A, 2.6 SOG, 19:07 TOI
140	MacKenzie Weegar DUTA D1	6	-1.9	185	0.08 G, 0.23 A, 1.9 SOG, 21:56 TOI
141	Vincent Trocheck CUTA L1 PP2	6	-1.9	128	0.22 G, 0.46 A, 1.6 SOG, 19:44 TOI
142	Eeli Tolvanen RWNYR L3 PP2	7	-1.9	173	0.23 G, 0.27 A, 1.7 SOG, 15:17 TOI
143	Mathieu Olivier RWCBJ L3	4	-2.0	193	0.29 G, 0.15 A, 1.6 SOG, 14:18 TOI
144	J.T. Miller CNYR L2 PP1	7	-2.0	126	0.22 G, 0.54 A, 1.9 SOG, 19:34 TOI
145	Nikolaj Ehlers LWCAR L4 PP1	7	-2.0	134	0.23 G, 0.52 A, 2.4 SOG, 16:22 TOI
146	Sam Bennett CFLA L1 PP1	6	-2.0	125	0.26 G, 0.44 A, 2.4 SOG, 18:45 TOI
147	Ivan Barbashev LWVGK L1	7	-2.0	192	0.21 G, 0.49 A, 1.5 SOG, 16:13 TOI
148	Joey Daccord GSEA	4	-2.0	202	.901 SV%, 2.97 GAA, 59% of starts
149	Jackson Blake RWCAR L2 PP1	7	-2.1	142	0.24 G, 0.51 A, 2.3 SOG, 16:56 TOI
150	Jacob Markstrom GFLA	5	-2.1	286	.887 SV%, 2.82 GAA, 60% of starts
151	Owen Tippett RWPHI L1 PP2	7	-2.1	133	0.29 G, 0.21 A, 2.7 SOG, 16:37 TOI
152	Charlie Coyle CCBJ L3 PP1	4	-2.2	148	0.20 G, 0.55 A, 1.8 SOG, 18:11 TOI
153	Jake Allen GNJD	3	-2.2	300	.903 SV%, 2.73 GAA, 47% of starts
154	Stuart Skinner GWPG	3	-2.2	217	.895 SV%, 2.86 GAA, 61% of starts
155	Ryan O'Reilly CNSH L1 PP1	5	-2.2	108	0.29 G, 0.56 A, 1.8 SOG, 20:44 TOI
156	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins CEDM	72*	-2.3	130	0.28 G, 0.50 A, 1.8 SOG, 19:03 TOI
157	Devon Toews DCOL D2 PP2	5	-2.3	295	0.12 G, 0.37 A, 1.6 SOG, 21:50 TOI
158	Mats Zuccarello RWLAK L2 PP1	3	-2.3	139	0.22 G, 0.62 A, 1.8 SOG, 18:35 TOI
159	Pavel Zacha CBOS L1 PP1	6	-2.3	143	0.33 G, 0.38 A, 1.7 SOG, 17:12 TOI
160	Jason Zucker LWBUF	62*	-2.3	118	0.39 G, 0.34 A, 2.1 SOG, 15:37 TOI
161	Gabriel Landeskog LWCOL L2 PP2	5	-2.3	203	0.23 G, 0.32 A, 2.0 SOG, 16:19 TOI
162	Mattias Samuelsson DBUF D2	6	-2.4	218	0.17 G, 0.32 A, 1.4 SOG, 22:29 TOI
163	Shea Theodore DVGK D1 PP2	7	-2.4	230	0.14 G, 0.38 A, 2.0 SOG, 22:33 TOI
164	Alex Lyon GBUF	36*	-2.4	482	.907 SV%, 2.77 GAA, 32% of starts
165	Matthew Knies LWCBJ L1 PP1	4	-2.4	98	0.33 G, 0.54 A, 1.8 SOG, 18:32 TOI
166	Brandon Montour DSEA D1 PP1	6	-2.5	152	0.13 G, 0.45 A, 2.4 SOG, 22:48 TOI
167	Noah Dobson DMTL D2 PP2	5	-2.5	186	0.12 G, 0.39 A, 1.9 SOG, 22:23 TOI
168	Sean Walker DCAR D1 PP2	7	-2.5	212	0.08 G, 0.39 A, 2.0 SOG, 21:42 TOI
169	Seth Jones DFLA D1 PP1	6	-2.5	176	0.14 G, 0.45 A, 1.9 SOG, 24:18 TOI
170	Arturs Silovs GPIT	4	-2.5	305	.888 SV%, 3.00 GAA, 51% of starts
171	Anders Lee LWUTA L3 PP2	6	-2.5	167	0.26 G, 0.33 A, 2.3 SOG, 15:00 TOI
172	Dylan Strome CWSH L2 PP1	5	-2.6	170	0.19 G, 0.55 A, 1.8 SOG, 17:35 TOI
173	Logan Stankoven CCAR L1 PP2	7	-2.6	178	0.34 G, 0.25 A, 2.2 SOG, 16:02 TOI
174	Anton Lundell CFLA L2 PP2	6	-2.6	149	0.26 G, 0.35 A, 2.4 SOG, 18:58 TOI
175	Dougie Hamilton DNJD D2 PP2	5	-2.6	156	0.17 G, 0.32 A, 2.7 SOG, 21:33 TOI
176	Jake DeBrusk LWVAN L2 PP1	5	-2.6	116	0.35 G, 0.27 A, 2.8 SOG, 16:41 TOI
177	Nazem Kadri CCOL L1 PP1	5	-2.7	151	0.17 G, 0.47 A, 2.8 SOG, 18:56 TOI
178	Alex Steeves CBOS	43*	-2.7	243	0.21 G, 0.16 A, 1.3 SOG, 11:56 TOI
179	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen GBUF	4	-2.7	364	.895 SV%, 2.74 GAA, 43% of starts
180	Alexander Nikishin DCAR	81*	-2.7	258	0.14 G, 0.27 A, 1.5 SOG, 18:11 TOI
181	Thomas Harley DDAL D1 PP2	5	-2.7	234	0.07 G, 0.38 A, 1.7 SOG, 23:09 TOI
182	Juuse Saros GNSH	4	-2.7	124	.899 SV%, 3.07 GAA, 74% of starts
183	Vince Dunn DSEA D2 PP2	6	-2.7	154	0.18 G, 0.47 A, 2.0 SOG, 21:47 TOI
184	Robert Thomas CSTL L1 PP1	5	-2.7	144	0.31 G, 0.53 A, 1.5 SOG, 19:10 TOI
185	Sam Malinski DCOL D1	4	-2.7	339	0.08 G, 0.33 A, 1.8 SOG, 17:29 TOI
186	Brayden McNabb DVGK D2	7	-2.8	326	0.06 G, 0.23 A, 1.2 SOG, 20:03 TOI
187	Jacob Trouba DSJS D2	5	-2.8	201	0.10 G, 0.33 A, 2.0 SOG, 22:32 TOI
188	Adam Larsson DSEA D2	6	-2.9	301	0.07 G, 0.21 A, 1.2 SOG, 21:32 TOI
189	Spencer Knight GCHI	4	-2.9	232	.898 SV%, 3.03 GAA, 67% of starts
190	John Tavares CTOR L2 PP1	5	-3.0	91	0.34 G, 0.47 A, 2.4 SOG, 17:59 TOI
191	Brayden Point CTBL L2 PP1	5	-3.1	165	0.27 G, 0.49 A, 2.0 SOG, 18:31 TOI
192	Jack Quinn RWBUF L1 PP1	6	-3.1	164	0.27 G, 0.37 A, 2.4 SOG, 16:34 TOI
193	Elias Lindholm CBOS L3 PP1	6	-3.1	169	0.23 G, 0.46 A, 1.7 SOG, 17:28 TOI
194	Parker Kelly CCOL L4	5	-3.2	221	0.24 G, 0.30 A, 1.2 SOG, 12:44 TOI
195	Claude Giroux RWOTT L2 PP2	6	-3.2	262	0.13 G, 0.48 A, 1.6 SOG, 16:35 TOI
196	Brayden Schenn CNYI L2 PP1	5	-3.2	163	0.26 G, 0.33 A, 1.6 SOG, 16:33 TOI
197	Justin Faulk DDET D1 PP2	5	-3.2	196	0.20 G, 0.29 A, 1.9 SOG, 21:28 TOI
198	Jared Spurgeon DMIN D2 PP2	6	-3.3	282	0.10 G, 0.31 A, 1.1 SOG, 20:14 TOI
199	Jack McBain CUTA L2	6	-3.3	315	0.13 G, 0.16 A, 1.3 SOG, 13:40 TOI
200	Josh Doan RWBUF L2 PP2	6	-3.3	198	0.27 G, 0.25 A, 2.0 SOG, 15:54 TOI
201	Will Smith CSJS L1 PP1	5	-3.3	120	0.36 G, 0.45 A, 2.2 SOG, 18:16 TOI
202	Simon Edvinsson DDET	72*	-3.3	275	0.13 G, 0.22 A, 1.2 SOG, 22:21 TOI
203	Nikita Zadorov DBOS D2	6	-3.3	366	0.02 G, 0.27 A, 1.4 SOG, 20:48 TOI
204	Dan Vladar GPHI	3	-3.4	289	.895 SV%, 2.88 GAA, 57% of starts
205	Kris Letang DPIT D1 PP2	6	-3.4	271	0.03 G, 0.44 A, 1.7 SOG, 21:17 TOI
206	Jaden Schwartz LWCOL L3 PP2	5	-3.4	183	0.30 G, 0.36 A, 1.7 SOG, 15:30 TOI
207	Matt Duchene CDAL	57*	-3.4	153	0.28 G, 0.51 A, 1.6 SOG, 16:31 TOI
208	Valeri Nichushkin RWCBJ L2 PP2	4	-3.4	184	0.24 G, 0.41 A, 2.1 SOG, 17:29 TOI
209	Mason McTavish CSTL L2 PP1	5	-3.4	171	0.26 G, 0.34 A, 2.2 SOG, 15:26 TOI
210	Cole Perfetti CWPG L1 PP1	5	-3.4	161	0.26 G, 0.35 A, 2.1 SOG, 16:19 TOI
211	Sergei Bobrovsky GTOR	4	-3.5	288	.885 SV%, 3.05 GAA, 63% of starts
212	Jakub Dobes GMTL	3	-3.5	224	.893 SV%, 3.06 GAA, 53% of starts
213	Emil Heineman LWNYI L1	5	-3.5	200	0.29 G, 0.09 A, 1.9 SOG, 16:22 TOI
214	Zach Benson LWBUF L2 PP1	6	-3.5	254	0.15 G, 0.43 A, 1.8 SOG, 16:43 TOI
215	Ivan Demidov RWMTL L2 PP2	2	-3.6	175	0.26 G, 0.52 A, 1.6 SOG, 15:30 TOI
216	Chris Kreider LWMTL L3 PP1	5	-3.6	174	0.28 G, 0.42 A, 1.7 SOG, 16:41 TOI
217	Fraser Minten CBOS L2	6	-3.6	239	0.24 G, 0.28 A, 1.7 SOG, 15:30 TOI
218	Yakov Trenin CMIN L3	6	-3.6	398	0.06 G, 0.16 A, 1.2 SOG, 13:15 TOI
219	Jeremy Lauzon DVGK D3	7	-3.6	424	0.01 G, 0.13 A, 1.2 SOG, 16:51 TOI
220	Pierre-Luc Dubois CWSH L1 PP1	4	-3.6	206	0.18 G, 0.53 A, 1.5 SOG, 16:52 TOI
221	Tyler Toffoli CSJS L4 PP2	5	-3.7	160	0.27 G, 0.38 A, 2.2 SOG, 14:35 TOI
222	Ivan Provorov DCBJ	82*	-3.7	276	0.11 G, 0.27 A, 1.9 SOG, 24:49 TOI
223	Darnell Nurse DSJS D1	5	-3.7	240	0.11 G, 0.17 A, 2.0 SOG, 21:01 TOI
224	Lukas Dostal GANA	4	-3.7	166	.888 SV%, 3.07 GAA, 70% of starts
225	Michael Brandsegg-Nygård RWDET L3	5	-3.7	231	0.20 G, 0.30 A, 2.0 SOG, 14:40 TOI
226	Luke Evangelista RWNJD L2 PP1	5	-3.7	190	0.20 G, 0.47 A, 2.2 SOG, 16:44 TOI
227	Connor Hellebuyck GWPG	57*	-3.7	359	.895 SV%, 2.86 GAA, 56% of starts
228	William Eklund LWOTT L3	4	-3.7	158	0.20 G, 0.45 A, 2.3 SOG, 17:46 TOI
229	Justin Brazeau RWPIT	64*	-3.7	211	0.27 G, 0.27 A, 1.6 SOG, 12:39 TOI
230	Rasmus Andersson DVGK D2 PP2	7	-3.7	182	0.19 G, 0.31 A, 2.1 SOG, 21:55 TOI
231	Martin Fehervary DWSH D1	5	-3.7	385	0.05 G, 0.22 A, 0.8 SOG, 19:47 TOI
232	Vladislav Gavrikov DNYR D1	7	-3.8	235	0.16 G, 0.34 A, 1.5 SOG, 23:05 TOI
233	Tyson Foerster RWPHI L3 PP1	7	-3.8	168	0.37 G, 0.10 A, 2.1 SOG, 17:24 TOI
234	Esa Lindell DDAL D2	5	-3.8	421	0.06 G, 0.25 A, 0.9 SOG, 22:33 TOI
235	Samuel Blais LWOTT	21*	-3.8	311	0.14 G, 0.24 A, 0.9 SOG, 8:26 TOI
236	Taylor Hall LWCAR L1 PP2	7	-3.8	199	0.28 G, 0.35 A, 1.9 SOG, 14:28 TOI
237	Kyle Palmieri CNYI L2 PP1	5	-3.8	189	0.19 G, 0.38 A, 2.6 SOG, 18:15 TOI
238	Quinton Byfield RWLAK L1 PP1	4	-3.8	155	0.29 G, 0.30 A, 2.3 SOG, 20:08 TOI
239	Alex Formenton LWEDM L2	5	-3.8	270	0.20 G, 0.30 A, 1.4 SOG, 14:54 TOI
240	Patrick Kane RWCHI L1 PP1	6	-3.8	145	0.22 G, 0.51 A, 2.4 SOG, 18:07 TOI
241	Dmitri Voronkov LWCBJ L4 PP2	4	-3.9	229	0.23 G, 0.24 A, 1.7 SOG, 13:39 TOI
242	Tyler Kleven DOTT D2	6	-3.9	353	0.07 G, 0.20 A, 1.3 SOG, 18:14 TOI
243	Mackie Samoskevich RWSEA L2	5	-3.9	220	0.24 G, 0.21 A, 2.0 SOG, 14:35 TOI
244	Gabriel Vilardi CWPG L2 PP1	5	-3.9	146	0.29 G, 0.46 A, 1.9 SOG, 18:15 TOI
245	Gabe Perreault RWNYR L1 PP2	7	-3.9	204	0.29 G, 0.34 A, 1.5 SOG, 15:55 TOI
246	Mark Kastelic CBOS L4	6	-4.0	309	0.15 G, 0.21 A, 1.2 SOG, 12:22 TOI
247	Josh Norris CBUF L3 PP2	6	-4.0	215	0.23 G, 0.41 A, 1.5 SOG, 15:43 TOI
248	Carter Verhaeghe CFLA L1 PP2	6	-4.0	188	0.29 G, 0.34 A, 2.1 SOG, 17:49 TOI
249	Mason Marchment LWSJS L2 PP2	5	-4.1	205	0.26 G, 0.31 A, 1.8 SOG, 17:09 TOI
250	Filip Hallander CEDM	3	-4.1	257	0.23 G, 0.34 A, 1.4 SOG, 14:07 TOI

Per-game numbers blend last season with this one. L1 to L4 and D1 to D3 are lines and pairs by even-strength ice time over the team's last 5 games; PP1 and PP2 are power-play units by power-play time. GP marked * is last season's. ROS proj. is a projection: fantasy points per team game times his team's games left, as if he plays every one.

How the board is built

Ranked on per-game production from the NHL's own stats: 2025-26 blended with every 2026-27 game so far, last season counting as at most 20 games (15 for a goalie), so a real role change moves a player within a few weeks. A player without a full NHL season behind him starts from the median regular's line at his position, worth 10 games, so a hot first week cannot rank him beside an established scorer.

Points scoring is skaters 2 per goal, 1 per assist, 0.5 per power-play point, 0.2 per shot on goal, 0.1 per hit and 0.2 per blocked shot; goalies 3 per win, 0.15 per save, 2 per shutout and minus 1 per goal against. Categories value adds up z-scores in goals, assists, plus-minus, power-play points, shots, hits and blocks for skaters; wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts for goalies. Positions are the NHL's listed position; your league may grant more.

By position: centers, left wingers, right wingers, defensemen, goalies. This week: start or sit, waiver wire and streamers and goalie starts.

Common questions

How are these 2026-27 fantasy hockey rankings built?
Ranked on per-game production from the NHL's own stats: 2025-26 blended with every 2026-27 game so far, last season counting as at most 20 games (15 for a goalie), so a real role change moves a player within a few weeks. A player without a full NHL season behind him starts from the median regular's line at his position, worth 10 games, so a hot first week cannot rank him beside an established scorer. A skater needs 20 games last season or 3 this season to be ranked. No expert opinion is mixed in.
What scoring do the points rankings use?
Fantasy points at skaters 2 per goal, 1 per assist, 0.5 per power-play point, 0.2 per shot on goal, 0.1 per hit and 0.2 per blocked shot; goalies 3 per win, 0.15 per save, 2 per shutout and minus 1 per goal against. A goalie's number is per TEAM game: his points per appearance times his share of his team's starts, so a backup is not ranked as if he played every night.
What categories does the categories value use?
Goals, assists, plus-minus, power-play points, shots, hits and blocks for skaters; wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts for goalies. Each is a z-score against the players a 12-team league rosters, and they are added up; save percentage and goals-against average are weighted by the work a goalie does.
What are L1, PP1 and the ROS projection?
L1 to L4 are forward lines and D1 to D3 defense pairs, by even-strength ice time over the team's last five games. PP1 and PP2 are power-play units by power-play time. The NHL publishes ice time, not line charts, so these are derived and say so. ROS proj. is a projection: fantasy points per team game times the team's games left, as if the player plays every one.
Why does a player rank differently in categories leagues?
Points scoring rewards volume in goals, assists and shots. Categories leagues also reward hits, blocks and plus-minus, and a player who fills those wins weeks without big point totals. Defensemen who block shots and hit rise; one-dimensional scorers fall.

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