NHL · 2026-27
NHL rankings
Every player ranked by projected DraftKings points, from our own projection model, with floor, ceiling and the StatGrades grade beside him.
Tonight: 13 games. Projected lineups are each team's last game; goalies are weighted by their chance of starting.
| Rk | Player | Pos | Matchup | Proj | Floor | Ceiling | Std dev | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavid | C1 | vs SEA7:00 PM ET | 19.3 | 6.0 | 33.0 | 12.1 | 100.0 |
| 2 | Macklin Celebrini | C2 | vs LAK10:00 PM ET | 18.2 | 6.0 | 32.3 | 11.6 | 98.2 |
| 3 | Jack Hughes | C3 | @ NYI7:30 PM ET | 17.9 | 6.0 | 32.0 | 11.8 | 92.2 |
| 6 | Tage Thompson | C4 | vs CHI7:00 PM ET | 15.7 | 4.5 | 27.5 | 8.8 | 92.9 |
| 7 | Leon Draisaitl | C5 | vs SEA7:00 PM ET | 15.6 | 4.5 | 29.5 | 9.9 | 95.1 |
| 10 | Jake Guentzel | C6 | vs WSH7:00 PM ET | 14.9 | 4.3 | 27.4 | 8.5 | 96.9 |
| 12 | Nathan MacKinnon | C7 | vs STL9:00 PM ET | 14.3 | 4.5 | 25.0 | 11.3 | 99.8 |
| 15 | Bo Horvat | C8 | vs NJD7:30 PM ET | 13.6 | 4.3 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 80.7 |
| 18 | Brayden Point | C9 | vs WSH7:00 PM ET | 12.6 | 3.0 | 24.3 | 6.8 | 76.7 |
| 23 | Wyatt Johnston | C10 | @ NSH8:00 PM ET | 11.8 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 94.5 |
| 24 | Joel Eriksson Ek | C11 | vs BOS8:00 PM ET | 11.8 | 3.0 | 21.6 | 6.9 | 79.8 |
| 27 | Auston Matthews | C12 | vs OTT7:00 PM ET | 11.6 | 3.0 | 21.6 | 9.8 | 83.6 |
| 36 | Sidney Crosby | C13 | vs MTL7:00 PM ET | 11.1 | 2.8 | 21.3 | 8.1 | 80.0 |
| 37 | Tim Stützle | C14 | @ TOR7:00 PM ET | 11.1 | 2.8 | 21.3 | 8.3 | 92.5 |
| 39 | Martin Necas | C15 | vs STL9:00 PM ET | 11.1 | 2.8 | 21.0 | 9.1 | 98.9 |
| 40 | Will Smith | C16 | vs LAK10:00 PM ET | 10.9 | 1.5 | 21.0 | 8.1 | 78.0 |
| 41 | Kyle Palmieri | C17 | vs NJD7:30 PM ET | 10.9 | 3.0 | 21.3 | 6.0 | – |
| 42 | Anthony Cirelli | C18 | vs WSH7:00 PM ET | 10.8 | 2.8 | 20.8 | 8.8 | 72.9 |
| 43 | Ryan O'Reilly | C19 | vs DAL8:00 PM ET | 10.8 | 2.8 | 19.9 | 8.4 | 89.6 |
| 44 | Elias Pettersson | C20 | vs CGY10:00 PM ET | 10.7 | 2.8 | 19.5 | 7.0 | 65.9 |
| 50 | Evgeni Malkin | C21 | vs MTL7:00 PM ET | 10.4 | 2.8 | 21.0 | 8.6 | 87.4 |
| 51 | Sebastian Aho | C22 | @ PHI7:00 PM ET | 10.4 | 1.5 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 91.8 |
| 57 | Brock Nelson | C23 | vs STL9:00 PM ET | 10.2 | 1.5 | 20.8 | 8.1 | 88.5 |
| 62 | Charlie Coyle | C24 | vs UTA7:00 PM ET | 9.9 | 1.5 | 18.4 | 9.7 | 81.2 |
| 63 | Steven Stamkos | C25 | vs DAL8:00 PM ET | 9.9 | 1.5 | 20.8 | 9.6 | 84.7 |
| 65 | Nico Hischier | C26 | @ NYI7:30 PM ET | 9.8 | 1.5 | 19.3 | 9.0 | 87.6 |
| 68 | Nazem Kadri | C27 | vs STL9:00 PM ET | 9.7 | 2.6 | 19.0 | 7.5 | 74.1 |
| 74 | Nick Suzuki | C28 | @ PIT7:00 PM ET | 9.5 | 1.5 | 18.7 | 8.5 | 96.7 |
| 79 | Dylan Cozens | C29 | @ TOR7:00 PM ET | 9.3 | 1.5 | 19.3 | 7.8 | 89.4 |
| 80 | Anton Frondell | C30 | @ BUF7:00 PM ET | 9.3 | 2.8 | 16.9 | 8.8 | – |
| 85 | John Tavares | C31 | vs OTT7:00 PM ET | 9.1 | 1.5 | 17.8 | 7.6 | 69.0 |
| 86 | Shane Pinto | C32 | @ TOR7:00 PM ET | 9.1 | 1.5 | 17.6 | 7.1 | 70.7 |
| 87 | Nick Schmaltz | C33 | @ CBJ7:00 PM ET | 9.1 | 1.5 | 18.3 | 10.3 | 93.6 |
| 88 | Josh Norris | C34 | vs CHI7:00 PM ET | 9.0 | 1.5 | 17.1 | 7.0 | 67.2 |
| 95 | Logan Stankoven | C35 | @ PHI7:00 PM ET | 8.8 | 1.5 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 74.9 |
| 102 | Adam Fantilli | C36 | vs UTA7:00 PM ET | 8.6 | 1.5 | 16.4 | 7.5 | 73.2 |
| 104 | Noah Ostlund | C37 | vs CHI7:00 PM ET | 8.6 | 1.5 | 17.8 | 5.0 | 45.9 |
| 111 | Alexander Wennberg | C38 | vs LAK10:00 PM ET | 8.4 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 7.2 | 65.0 |
| 117 | Boone Jenner | C39 | @ TBL7:00 PM ET | 8.3 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 6.2 | 65.4 |
| 118 | Konsta Helenius | C40 | vs CHI7:00 PM ET | 8.3 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 8.9 | – |
| 120 | Roope Hintz | C41 | @ NSH8:00 PM ET | 8.2 | 1.5 | 17.0 | 7.1 | 83.4 |
| 121 | Tommy Novak | C42 | vs MTL7:00 PM ET | 8.2 | 1.5 | 16.9 | 5.3 | 61.0 |
| 127 | Christian Dvorak | C43 | vs CAR7:00 PM ET | 8.1 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 7.4 | 64.3 |
| 128 | Pavel Zacha | C44 | @ MIN8:00 PM ET | 8.1 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 8.1 | 69.2 |
| 137 | Mavrik Bourque | C45 | vs DAL8:00 PM ET | 7.7 | 1.5 | 15.8 | 8.0 | 59.6 |
| 142 | Matty Beniers | C46 | @ EDM7:00 PM ET | 7.6 | 1.5 | 15.6 | 5.7 | 63.2 |
| 143 | Bobby McMann | C47 | @ EDM7:00 PM ET | 7.6 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 7.3 | 51.4 |
| 144 | Mikael Backlund | C48 | @ VAN10:00 PM ET | 7.6 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 6.8 | 48.6 |
| 145 | Robert Thomas | C49 | @ COL9:00 PM ET | 7.5 | 1.5 | 15.8 | 9.0 | 72.5 |
| 146 | Frank Nazar | C50 | @ BUF7:00 PM ET | 7.5 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 7.2 | 57.0 |
| 148 | Evan Rodrigues | C51 | @ NYI7:30 PM ET | 7.5 | 1.5 | 16.0 | 6.3 | 58.3 |
| 150 | Elias Lindholm | C52 | @ MIN8:00 PM ET | 7.5 | 1.5 | 14.8 | 7.1 | 49.4 |
| 151 | Yegor Sharangovich | C53 | @ VAN10:00 PM ET | 7.5 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 5.3 | 38.8 |
| 154 | Vincent Trocheck | C54 | @ CBJ7:00 PM ET | 7.4 | 1.3 | 15.6 | 6.8 | 67.4 |
| 156 | Logan Cooley | C55 | @ CBJ7:00 PM ET | 7.4 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 11.6 | 65.6 |
| 160 | Morgan Geekie | C56 | @ MIN8:00 PM ET | 7.4 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 8.2 | 82.9 |
| 162 | Dawson Mercer | C57 | @ NYI7:30 PM ET | 7.3 | 1.5 | 15.8 | 7.2 | 68.7 |
| 166 | Ridly Greig | C58 | @ TOR7:00 PM ET | 7.3 | 1.5 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 62.1 |
| 170 | Marco Rossi | C59 | vs CGY10:00 PM ET | 7.2 | 1.3 | 15.8 | 6.1 | 22.4 |
| 173 | Alex Turcotte | C60 | @ SJS10:00 PM ET | 7.2 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 32.4 |
| 174 | Jack Roslovic | C61 | vs OTT7:00 PM ET | 7.2 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 50.6 |
| 177 | Linus Karlsson | C62 | vs CGY10:00 PM ET | 7.1 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 5.6 | 43.0 |
| 178 | Jonathan Marchessault | C63 | vs DAL8:00 PM ET | 7.1 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 5.9 | 55.2 |
| 179 | Shane Wright | C64 | @ EDM7:00 PM ET | 7.1 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 5.4 | 46.3 |
| 182 | Ryan Winterton | C65 | @ EDM7:00 PM ET | 7.1 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 40.8 |
| 185 | Filip Hallander | C66 | vs MTL7:00 PM ET | 7.0 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 4.9 | – |
| 186 | Ryan McLeod | C67 | vs CHI7:00 PM ET | 7.0 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 6.1 | 39.0 |
| 187 | Trevor Zegras | C68 | vs CAR7:00 PM ET | 7.0 | 1.5 | 15.8 | 8.0 | 86.0 |
| 201 | Noel Acciari | C69 | vs CAR7:00 PM ET | 6.8 | 1.3 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 44.3 |
| 207 | Ryan Strome | C70 | @ VAN10:00 PM ET | 6.7 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 5.3 | 9.5 |
| 209 | Calum Ritchie | C71 | vs NJD7:30 PM ET | 6.7 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 5.3 | 51.0 |
| 213 | Berkly Catton | C72 | @ EDM7:00 PM ET | 6.6 | 1.5 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 23.3 |
| 217 | Connor Dewar | C73 | vs MTL7:00 PM ET | 6.5 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 5.4 | 54.1 |
| 218 | Cole Sillinger | C74 | vs UTA7:00 PM ET | 6.5 | 1.3 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 44.8 |
| 228 | Dylan Strome | C75 | @ TBL7:00 PM ET | 6.3 | 1.3 | 14.7 | 7.9 | 68.5 |
| 230 | Barrett Hayton | C76 | @ CBJ7:00 PM ET | 6.3 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 58.1 |
| 231 | Jordan Staal | C77 | @ PHI7:00 PM ET | 6.3 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 49.7 |
| 233 | Peyton Krebs | C78 | vs CHI7:00 PM ET | 6.3 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 5.2 | 41.7 |
| 235 | Michael McCarron | C79 | vs BOS8:00 PM ET | 6.3 | 1.5 | 14.2 | 4.5 | 15.5 |
| 246 | Mason McTavish | C80 | @ COL9:00 PM ET | 6.2 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 6.7 | 54.5 |
| 248 | Ross Colton | C81 | vs DAL8:00 PM ET | 6.2 | 1.5 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 67.0 |
| 252 | Alex Newhook | C82 | @ PIT7:00 PM ET | 6.1 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 6.6 | 34.6 |
| 258 | Kent Johnson | C83 | vs UTA7:00 PM ET | 6.0 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 4.5 | 49.9 |
| 260 | Max Sasson | C84 | vs CGY10:00 PM ET | 5.9 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| 261 | Sean Couturier | C85 | vs CAR7:00 PM ET | 5.9 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 6.9 | 29.7 |
| 263 | Fraser Minten | C86 | @ MIN8:00 PM ET | 5.9 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 6.7 | 55.0 |
| 267 | Hendrix Lapierre | C87 | vs MTL7:00 PM ET | 5.9 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 26.4 |
| 270 | Morgan Frost | C88 | @ VAN10:00 PM ET | 5.9 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 60.1 |
| 274 | Scott Laughton | C89 | @ SJS10:00 PM ET | 5.9 | 1.3 | 12.7 | 5.2 | 16.2 |
| 279 | Sean Monahan | C90 | vs UTA7:00 PM ET | 5.9 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 5.8 | 49.0 |
| 284 | Parker Kelly | C91 | vs STL9:00 PM ET | 5.8 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 63.6 |
| 292 | Connor Zary | C92 | @ VAN10:00 PM ET | 5.7 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 40.4 |
| 294 | Blake Lizotte | C93 | vs MTL7:00 PM ET | 5.7 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 4.9 | 24.4 |
| 301 | Tyler Seguin | C94 | @ NSH8:00 PM ET | 5.6 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 5.7 | – |
| 305 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | C95 | @ TBL7:00 PM ET | 5.5 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 8.8 | 36.8 |
| 318 | Justin Hryckowian | C96 | @ NSH8:00 PM ET | 5.4 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 5.1 | 53.7 |
| 323 | James Hagens | C97 | @ MIN8:00 PM ET | 5.3 | 0.0 | 11.5 | – | – |
| 326 | Michael Misa | C98 | vs LAK10:00 PM ET | 5.3 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 20.6 |
| 330 | Fedor Svechkov | C99 | vs STL9:00 PM ET | 5.3 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 7.3 |
| 331 | Brayden Schenn | C100 | vs NJD7:30 PM ET | 5.3 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 38.1 |
| 332 | Colton Dach | C101 | vs SEA7:00 PM ET | 5.2 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 27.9 |
| 340 | Pius Suter | C102 | @ COL9:00 PM ET | 5.2 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 41.5 |
| 341 | Chandler Stephenson | C103 | @ EDM7:00 PM ET | 5.2 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| 342 | Jack McBain | C104 | @ CBJ7:00 PM ET | 5.2 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 46.8 |
| 349 | Casey Mittelstadt | C105 | @ MIN8:00 PM ET | 5.1 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 47.2 |
| 358 | Jake Evans | C106 | @ PIT7:00 PM ET | 5.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 7.1 |
| 361 | Ryan Greene | C107 | @ BUF7:00 PM ET | 4.9 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| 367 | Alexander Kerfoot | C108 | vs DAL8:00 PM ET | 4.8 | 1.3 | 11.3 | 6.5 | 20.0 |
| 368 | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C109 | vs NJD7:30 PM ET | 4.8 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
| 370 | Conor Geekie | C110 | vs WSH7:00 PM ET | 4.8 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 3.2 | – |
| 374 | Mark Kastelic | C111 | @ MIN8:00 PM ET | 4.7 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 5.7 | 53.2 |
| 375 | Gage Goncalves | C112 | vs WSH7:00 PM ET | 4.7 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 6.2 | 51.9 |
| 377 | Kirby Dach | C113 | @ PIT7:00 PM ET | 4.7 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 6.0 | 37.7 |
| 383 | Yakov Trenin | C114 | vs BOS8:00 PM ET | 4.7 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 4.2 | 42.8 |
| 385 | Sean Kuraly | C115 | @ MIN8:00 PM ET | 4.6 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 4.7 | 20.4 |
| 388 | Colton Sissons | C116 | vs OTT7:00 PM ET | 4.6 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 18.2 |
| 389 | Nicolas Roy | C117 | vs STL9:00 PM ET | 4.6 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 22.6 |
| 391 | Marat Khusnutdinov | C118 | @ MIN8:00 PM ET | 4.6 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 39.7 |
| 393 | Justin Sourdif | C119 | @ TBL7:00 PM ET | 4.6 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 59.9 |
| 396 | Tyler Toffoli | C120 | vs LAK10:00 PM ET | 4.6 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 78.7 |
| 398 | Frederick Gaudreau | C121 | @ EDM7:00 PM ET | 4.5 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 2.7 |
| 399 | Oliver Moore | C122 | @ BUF7:00 PM ET | 4.5 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 13.5 |
| 400 | Martin Pospisil | C123 | @ VAN10:00 PM ET | 4.5 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 3.2 | – |
| 403 | Jack Drury | C124 | vs DAL8:00 PM ET | 4.5 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 52.1 |
| 404 | Adam Edstrom | C125 | vs DAL8:00 PM ET | 4.5 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 21.1 |
| 409 | Jansen Harkins | C126 | vs WSH7:00 PM ET | 4.5 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 25.5 |
| 418 | Barclay Goodrow | C127 | vs LAK10:00 PM ET | 4.3 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 421 | Nick Cousins | C128 | @ TOR7:00 PM ET | 4.3 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 4.3 | 50.3 |
| 424 | Jiri Kulich | C129 | vs CHI7:00 PM ET | 4.2 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.9 | – |
| 431 | Kevin Stenlund | C130 | @ CBJ7:00 PM ET | 4.1 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| 433 | Phillip Danault | C131 | @ PIT7:00 PM ET | 4.1 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.6 | 6.2 |
| 444 | Ryan Donato | C132 | @ BUF7:00 PM ET | 4.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 29.3 |
| 448 | Radek Faksa | C133 | @ NSH8:00 PM ET | 3.8 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 33.9 |
| 449 | Gavin Brindley | C134 | vs STL9:00 PM ET | 3.8 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 38.4 |
| 451 | Teuvo Teravainen | C135 | @ BUF7:00 PM ET | 3.8 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 47.9 |
| 454 | Zack Ostapchuk | C136 | vs LAK10:00 PM ET | 3.7 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
| 459 | Cody Glass | C137 | @ NYI7:30 PM ET | 3.6 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 24.6 |
| 465 | Casey Cizikas | C138 | vs NJD7:30 PM ET | 3.5 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 26.6 |
| 466 | Trent Frederic | C139 | vs SEA7:00 PM ET | 3.5 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 5.8 |
| 467 | Amadeus Lombardi | C140 | @ NYI7:30 PM ET | 3.5 | 0.0 | 10.0 | – | – |
| 471 | Teddy Blueger | C141 | vs OTT7:00 PM ET | 3.4 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| 473 | Sam Steel | C142 | @ NSH8:00 PM ET | 3.4 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 39.2 |
| 484 | Sam Carrick | C143 | vs CHI7:00 PM ET | 3.1 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 21.5 |
| 486 | Bo Groulx | C144 | vs OTT7:00 PM ET | 3.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 5.9 | – |
| 489 | Oskar Bäck | C145 | @ NSH8:00 PM ET | 3.0 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 17.5 |
| 491 | Josh Samanski | C146 | vs SEA7:00 PM ET | 2.7 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 4.1 | – |
| 492 | Zemgus Girgensons | C147 | vs WSH7:00 PM ET | 2.6 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 25.1 |
| 495 | Samuel Helenius | C148 | @ SJS10:00 PM ET | 2.6 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| 502 | Curtis Douglas | C149 | @ EDM7:00 PM ET | 2.1 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 33.7 |
How these projections work
Each player's shots, goals (from the quality of his chances, not just his luck), assists, blocks and ice time are projected from this season and last, adjusted for the opponent's defense and home ice, then scored on DraftKings' rules, bonuses included. Goalies add their chance of winning, saves and goals against. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile of a thousand simulated games.
We tested this on three past seasons before showing it: it beat each player's own season average at predicting his DraftKings points, for skaters and for goalies, by more than chance. Projections are our own; we don't copy anyone's rankings.