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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Brandon Hagel | LW1 | vs WSH7:00 PM ET | 15.0 | 4.5 | 27.0 | 10.4 | 97.3 |
| 11 | Matt Boldy | LW2 | vs BOS8:00 PM ET | 14.8 | 4.5 | 27.4 | 11.3 | 97.8 |
| 17 | Kirill Kaprizov | LW3 | vs BOS8:00 PM ET | 13.2 | 3.0 | 24.3 | 9.7 | 96.2 |
| 20 | Jesper Bratt | LW4 | @ NYI7:30 PM ET | 12.3 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 8.2 | 89.8 |
| 29 | Jason Robertson | LW5 | @ NSH8:00 PM ET | 11.4 | 3.0 | 21.3 | 10.3 | 99.3 |
| 30 | Zach Benson | LW6 | vs CHI7:00 PM ET | 11.4 | 2.8 | 20.8 | 6.4 | 77.4 |
| 38 | Filip Forsberg | LW7 | vs DAL8:00 PM ET | 11.1 | 3.0 | 21.5 | 9.8 | 94.7 |
| 48 | Jared McCann | LW8 | @ EDM7:00 PM ET | 10.4 | 2.8 | 19.5 | 6.8 | 71.6 |
| 49 | Nikolaj Ehlers | LW9 | @ PHI7:00 PM ET | 10.4 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 8.9 | 94.2 |
| 54 | Artturi Lehkonen | LW10 | vs STL9:00 PM ET | 10.4 | 2.8 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 86.9 |
| 56 | Artemi Panarin | LW11 | @ SJS10:00 PM ET | 10.2 | 2.8 | 20.0 | 9.1 | 91.4 |
| 66 | Jake DeBrusk | LW12 | vs CGY10:00 PM ET | 9.8 | 2.8 | 19.3 | 7.5 | 76.1 |
| 70 | William Eklund | LW13 | @ TOR7:00 PM ET | 9.7 | 2.6 | 19.0 | 6.9 | 80.3 |
| 75 | Juraj Slafkovský | LW14 | @ PIT7:00 PM ET | 9.5 | 1.5 | 18.3 | 8.3 | 93.8 |
| 90 | Gabriel Landeskog | LW15 | vs STL9:00 PM ET | 9.0 | 1.5 | 18.1 | 7.3 | 74.5 |
| 96 | Dylan Holloway | LW16 | @ COL9:00 PM ET | 8.8 | 1.5 | 18.0 | 9.4 | 75.6 |
| 107 | Nick Robertson | LW17 | vs MTL7:00 PM ET | 8.5 | 1.5 | 16.8 | 5.7 | 40.6 |
| 123 | Aliaksei Protas | LW18 | @ TBL7:00 PM ET | 8.2 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 7.1 | 71.4 |
| 124 | Matthew Knies | LW19 | vs UTA7:00 PM ET | 8.1 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 8.8 | 69.8 |
| 130 | Liam Ohgren | LW20 | vs CGY10:00 PM ET | 8.0 | 1.5 | 16.0 | 4.7 | 2.4 |
| 149 | Blake Coleman | LW21 | vs BOS8:00 PM ET | 7.5 | 1.5 | 15.6 | 6.4 | 70.1 |
| 158 | Drew O'Connor | LW22 | vs CGY10:00 PM ET | 7.4 | 1.5 | 14.8 | 5.1 | 28.8 |
| 167 | Joel Farabee | LW23 | @ VAN10:00 PM ET | 7.3 | 1.5 | 14.8 | 6.6 | 52.5 |
| 169 | Alex Formenton | LW24 | vs SEA7:00 PM ET | 7.2 | 1.5 | 15.0 | – | – |
| 194 | Trevor Moore | LW25 | @ SJS10:00 PM ET | 6.9 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 6.1 | 60.5 |
| 197 | Anders Lee | LW26 | @ CBJ7:00 PM ET | 6.9 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 7.2 | 79.6 |
| 198 | Erik Haula | LW27 | @ SJS10:00 PM ET | 6.9 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 15.7 |
| 203 | Tyler Bertuzzi | LW28 | @ BUF7:00 PM ET | 6.8 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 8.3 | 73.6 |
| 208 | Alex Ovechkin | LW29 | @ TBL7:00 PM ET | 6.7 | 1.5 | 13.0 | 8.4 | 92.7 |
| 212 | Lawson Crouse | LW30 | @ CBJ7:00 PM ET | 6.6 | 1.3 | 13.6 | 7.2 | 71.0 |
| 220 | Matias Maccelli | LW31 | vs NJD7:30 PM ET | 6.5 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 5.6 | 32.8 |
| 223 | Taylor Hall | LW32 | @ PHI7:00 PM ET | 6.5 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 6.2 | 84.9 |
| 224 | Samuel Honzek | LW33 | @ VAN10:00 PM ET | 6.4 | 1.5 | 13.3 | 4.1 | – |
| 236 | Noah Cates | LW34 | vs CAR7:00 PM ET | 6.3 | 1.3 | 13.1 | 6.8 | 75.2 |
| 241 | Jaden Schwartz | LW35 | vs STL9:00 PM ET | 6.2 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 49.2 |
| 253 | Fabian Zetterlund | LW36 | @ TOR7:00 PM ET | 6.1 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 64.1 |
| 259 | Chris Kreider | LW37 | @ PIT7:00 PM ET | 5.9 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 7.7 | 77.6 |
| 271 | Michael Carcone | LW38 | @ CBJ7:00 PM ET | 5.9 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 5.4 | 64.5 |
| 275 | Pavel Buchnevich | LW39 | @ COL9:00 PM ET | 5.9 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 6.1 | 68.1 |
| 281 | Emil Heineman | LW40 | vs NJD7:30 PM ET | 5.8 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 6.6 | 54.8 |
| 289 | Kiefer Sherwood | LW41 | vs LAK10:00 PM ET | 5.8 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 7.7 | 63.4 |
| 293 | Anthony Duclair | LW42 | vs NJD7:30 PM ET | 5.7 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 44.1 |
| 297 | Andre Burakovsky | LW43 | @ TOR7:00 PM ET | 5.6 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 5.9 | 10.4 |
| 298 | Gavin McKenna | LW44 | vs OTT7:00 PM ET | 5.6 | 1.3 | 11.5 | – | – |
| 303 | Paul Cotter | LW45 | vs CGY10:00 PM ET | 5.6 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| 311 | Mason Marchment | LW46 | vs LAK10:00 PM ET | 5.4 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 7.5 | 73.4 |
| 312 | Nick Paul | LW47 | vs OTT7:00 PM ET | 5.4 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 4.2 | 14.9 |
| 320 | Igor Chernyshov | LW48 | vs LAK10:00 PM ET | 5.4 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 7.4 | 42.6 |
| 322 | Ivar Stenberg | LW49 | vs LAK10:00 PM ET | 5.4 | 0.0 | 11.5 | – | – |
| 329 | Ilya Protas | LW50 | @ TBL7:00 PM ET | 5.3 | 0.0 | 11.5 | – | – |
| 334 | Daniil But | LW51 | @ CBJ7:00 PM ET | 5.2 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 4.3 | 42.4 |
| 337 | Connor McMichael | LW52 | @ COL9:00 PM ET | 5.2 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 59.0 |
| 346 | Jordan Martinook | LW53 | @ PHI7:00 PM ET | 5.1 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 56.1 |
| 347 | Dmitri Voronkov | LW54 | vs UTA7:00 PM ET | 5.1 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 69.6 |
| 348 | Max Jones | LW55 | vs SEA7:00 PM ET | 5.1 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 4.3 | – |
| 354 | Warren Foegele | LW56 | @ TOR7:00 PM ET | 5.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 29.0 |
| 356 | Marcus Foligno | LW57 | vs BOS8:00 PM ET | 5.0 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 6.9 | 36.4 |
| 357 | Isaac Howard | LW58 | vs SEA7:00 PM ET | 5.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 14.0 |
| 362 | Elmer Soderblom | LW59 | vs MTL7:00 PM ET | 4.9 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 4.3 | 31.9 |
| 364 | Danton Heinen | LW60 | vs UTA7:00 PM ET | 4.9 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 39.5 |
| 369 | Mark Jankowski | LW61 | @ PHI7:00 PM ET | 4.8 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 5.1 | 48.3 |
| 390 | Nick Foligno | LW62 | vs BOS8:00 PM ET | 4.6 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 33.5 |
| 392 | Jordan Greenway | LW63 | @ BUF7:00 PM ET | 4.6 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 8.9 |
| 394 | Arshdeep Bains | LW64 | vs CGY10:00 PM ET | 4.6 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 21.7 |
| 402 | Alex Bump | LW65 | vs CAR7:00 PM ET | 4.5 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 6.0 | – |
| 416 | Jamie Benn | LW66 | @ NSH8:00 PM ET | 4.4 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 6.6 | 57.4 |
| 419 | Alexandre Texier | LW67 | @ PIT7:00 PM ET | 4.3 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 46.6 |
| 422 | Reid Schaefer | LW68 | vs DAL8:00 PM ET | 4.3 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 8.4 |
| 429 | Tanner Jeannot | LW69 | @ MIN8:00 PM ET | 4.2 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 41.0 |
| 438 | Jeffrey Viel | LW70 | vs WSH7:00 PM ET | 4.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.2 | 40.1 |
| 439 | Eric Robinson | LW71 | @ PHI7:00 PM ET | 4.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 4.6 | 48.1 |
| 440 | Nick Lardis | LW72 | @ BUF7:00 PM ET | 4.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 12.6 |
| 441 | Brandon Duhaime | LW73 | vs OTT7:00 PM ET | 4.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 30.6 |
| 450 | Ondrej Palat | LW74 | vs NJD7:30 PM ET | 3.8 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 19.7 |
| 460 | Beck Malenstyn | LW75 | vs CHI7:00 PM ET | 3.6 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 39.9 |
| 462 | Jake Neighbours | LW76 | @ COL9:00 PM ET | 3.6 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 61.9 |
| 463 | William Carrier | LW77 | @ PHI7:00 PM ET | 3.6 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 51.7 |
| 479 | Joel Kiviranta | LW78 | @ NSH8:00 PM ET | 3.2 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 37.5 |
| 482 | Ryan Lomberg | LW79 | vs UTA7:00 PM ET | 3.2 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 23.7 |
| 483 | Andre Lee | LW80 | @ SJS10:00 PM ET | 3.2 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3.5 | – |
| 485 | Nils Hoglander | LW81 | vs DAL8:00 PM ET | 3.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 13.1 |
| 498 | Ross Johnston | LW82 | @ COL9:00 PM ET | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 11.8 |
| 503 | Nicolas Deslauriers | LW83 | @ PHI7:00 PM ET | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 21.3 |
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.