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.
Projected DraftKings points per game for the rest of the season, without the matchup; goalies times their share of starts. Updated Saturday, October 3.
| Rk | Player | Pos | Proj/G | Floor | Ceiling | Std dev | vs last wk | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kyle Connor | LW1 | 15.4 | 4.5 | 27.5 | 8.1 | ▲9 | 91.1 |
| 11 | Matt Boldy | LW2 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 25.6 | 11.3 | ▲1 | 97.8 |
| 12 | Brandon Hagel | LW3 | 13.9 | 4.1 | 24.8 | 10.4 | ▲13 | 97.3 |
| 15 | Cutter Gauthier | LW4 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 24.0 | 9.6 | ▲12 | 85.8 |
| 19 | Brady Tkachuk | LW5 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 23.0 | 8.9 | ▼5 | 96.5 |
| 24 | Kirill Kaprizov | LW6 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 22.8 | 9.7 | ▼11 | 96.2 |
| 25 | Jesper Bratt | LW7 | 12.3 | 3.0 | 22.6 | 8.2 | ▲90 | 89.8 |
| 30 | Matthew Tkachuk | LW8 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 10.8 | ▲11 | 72.7 |
| 35 | Zach Hyman | LW9 | 11.7 | 2.8 | 22.1 | 9.5 | ▼1 | 89.1 |
| 44 | Jason Robertson | LW10 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 22.8 | 10.3 | ▼37 | 99.3 |
| 45 | Filip Forsberg | LW11 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 20.5 | 9.8 | ▲16 | 94.7 |
| 47 | Jared McCann | LW12 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 21.6 | 6.8 | ▲120 | 71.6 |
| 58 | Brad Marchand | LW13 | 10.7 | 2.8 | 20.5 | 9.6 | ▲11 | 78.5 |
| 60 | Nikolaj Ehlers | LW14 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 8.9 | ▲59 | 94.2 |
| 68 | Artturi Lehkonen | LW15 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 20.6 | 7.0 | ▲48 | 86.9 |
| 70 | Artemi Panarin | LW16 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 20.5 | 9.1 | ▼26 | 91.4 |
| 83 | Juraj Slafkovský | LW17 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 19.7 | 8.3 | ▼20 | 93.8 |
| 86 | Viktor Arvidsson | LW18 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 19.9 | 7.7 | ▲31 | 82.5 |
| 97 | Dylan Holloway | LW19 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 19.5 | 9.4 | ▼32 | 75.6 |
| 107 | Kevin Fiala | LW20 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 19.6 | 6.3 | ▲2 | 78.9 |
| 109 | William Eklund | LW21 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 18.3 | 6.9 | ▲2 | 80.3 |
| 114 | Zach Benson | LW22 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 18.3 | 6.4 | ▲90 | 77.4 |
| 115 | Lucas Raymond | LW23 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 19.0 | 7.3 | ▼9 | 93.3 |
| 126 | Gabriel Landeskog | LW24 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 17.6 | 7.3 | ▲20 | 74.5 |
| 136 | Jake DeBrusk | LW25 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 7.5 | ▼13 | 76.1 |
| 138 | Aliaksei Protas | LW26 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 17.8 | 7.1 | ▲19 | 71.4 |
| 150 | Matthew Knies | LW27 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 8.8 | ▼3 | 69.8 |
| 154 | Jason Zucker | LW28 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 17.1 | 8.0 | ▲20 | 74.7 |
| 195 | Nick Robertson | LW29 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 15.6 | 5.7 | ▲225 | 40.6 |
| 198 | Evander Kane | LW30 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 5.8 | ▲27 | 45.7 |
| 212 | Alexis Lafrenière | LW31 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 8.6 | ▼51 | 85.1 |
| 216 | Liam Ohgren | LW32 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 4.7 | ▲373 | 2.4 |
| 224 | Alex Ovechkin | LW33 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 8.4 | ▼134 | 92.7 |
| 225 | Anders Lee | LW34 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 7.2 | ▼85 | 79.6 |
| 231 | Will Cuylle | LW35 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 7.9 | ▼35 | 74.3 |
| 232 | Ivan Barbashev | LW36 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 6.1 | ▼10 | 70.3 |
| 236 | Jonathan Huberdeau | LW37 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 5.4 | ▲28 | 56.5 |
| 237 | Tyler Bertuzzi | LW38 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 8.3 | ▼87 | 73.6 |
| 241 | Blake Coleman | LW39 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 6.4 | ▼102 | 70.1 |
| 243 | Trevor Moore | LW40 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 6.1 | ▼41 | 60.5 |
| 250 | Erik Haula | LW41 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 6.0 | ▲38 | 15.7 |
| 256 | Lawson Crouse | LW42 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 7.2 | ▼18 | 71.0 |
| 259 | A.J. Greer | LW43 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 14.8 | 6.0 | ▲222 | 61.2 |
| 263 | Alex Formenton | LW44 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 14.3 | – | ▲32 | – |
| 270 | Joel Farabee | LW45 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 13.0 | 6.6 | ▲42 | 52.5 |
| 279 | Drew O'Connor | LW46 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 5.1 | ▲146 | 28.8 |
| 292 | Marcus Johansson | LW47 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 5.9 | ▲32 | 66.3 |
| 294 | Taylor Hall | LW48 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 13.6 | 6.2 | ▼42 | 84.9 |
| 304 | Pavel Buchnevich | LW49 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 14.1 | 6.1 | ▼91 | 68.1 |
| 310 | Matias Maccelli | LW50 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 5.6 | ▲142 | 32.8 |
| 321 | Michael Bunting | LW51 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 13.1 | 6.6 | ▲22 | 56.3 |
| 327 | Chris Kreider | LW52 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 7.7 | ▼140 | 77.6 |
| 331 | Victor Olofsson | LW53 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 13.0 | 7.7 | ▲40 | 66.1 |
| 335 | Jaden Schwartz | LW54 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 13.3 | 6.5 | ▼81 | 49.2 |
| 338 | Noah Cates | LW55 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 6.8 | ▼107 | 75.2 |
| 340 | Michael Carcone | LW56 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 5.4 | ▲73 | 64.5 |
| 342 | Jonathan Drouin | LW57 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 13.5 | 4.7 | ▲32 | 57.9 |
| 351 | Gavin McKenna | LW58 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 13.3 | – | ▼59 | – |
| 354 | Kiefer Sherwood | LW59 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 7.7 | ▼156 | 63.4 |
| 359 | Fabian Zetterlund | LW60 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 6.5 | ▲32 | 64.1 |
| 368 | Pavol Regenda | LW61 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 9.5 | ▲32 | – |
| 370 | Samuel Honzek | LW62 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 12.7 | 4.1 | ▲281 | – |
| 372 | Josiah Slavin | LW63 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 12.8 | – | ▲29 | – |
| 373 | Nick Paul | LW64 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 4.2 | ▲151 | 14.9 |
| 381 | Jeff Skinner | LW65 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 4.8 | ▲33 | 35.3 |
| 393 | Emil Heineman | LW66 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 6.6 | ▼144 | 54.8 |
| 394 | James van Riemsdyk | LW67 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 6.4 | ▲35 | 63.9 |
| 400 | Connor McMichael | LW68 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 7.7 | ▼195 | 59.0 |
| 404 | Mason Marchment | LW69 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 7.5 | ▼181 | 73.4 |
| 405 | Andrei Kuzmenko | LW70 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 5.6 | ▲37 | 56.8 |
| 410 | Ilya Protas | LW71 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 11.5 | – | ▼219 | – |
| 412 | Alex Killorn | LW72 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 5.7 | ▼76 | 52.8 |
| 415 | Anthony Duclair | LW73 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 7.4 | ▲49 | 44.1 |
| 419 | Igor Chernyshov | LW74 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 7.4 | ▼163 | 42.6 |
| 423 | Ivar Stenberg | LW75 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 12.6 | – | ▼123 | – |
| 428 | Andre Burakovsky | LW76 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 5.9 | ▲34 | 10.4 |
| 434 | Adam Sykora | LW77 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 4.5 | ▲32 | – |
| 436 | David Perron | LW78 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 6.1 | ▲35 | 55.7 |
| 444 | Daniil But | LW79 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 4.3 | ▼23 | 42.4 |
| 463 | Conor Sheary | LW80 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 4.3 | ▲28 | 44.6 |
| 469 | Brandon Saad | LW81 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 3.9 | ▲30 | 29.9 |
| 472 | J.T. Compher | LW82 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 5.3 | ▲20 | 1.3 |
| 479 | Zachary L'Heureux | LW83 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 4.8 | ▲29 | – |
| 490 | Dmitri Voronkov | LW84 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 7.1 | ▼214 | 69.6 |
| 498 | Jordan Martinook | LW85 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 5.3 | ▼118 | 56.1 |
| 500 | Aydar Suniev | LW86 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 2.1 | ▲32 | – |
| 511 | Tye Kartye | LW87 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 5.6 | ▲156 | 32.2 |
| 523 | Patrik Laine | LW88 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 3.4 | ▲31 | – |
| 525 | John Leonard | LW89 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 3.8 | ▲31 | – |
| 529 | Danton Heinen | LW90 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 4.0 | ▲185 | 39.5 |
| 534 | Paul Cotter | LW91 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 4.4 | ▲403 | 0.4 |
| 541 | Warren Foegele | LW92 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 5.3 | ▲30 | 29.0 |
| 548 | Hugh McGing | LW93 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | – | ▲30 | – |
| 549 | Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW94 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | – | ▲30 | – |
| 566 | Mark Jankowski | LW95 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 5.1 | ▲75 | 48.3 |
| 568 | Bradly Nadeau | LW96 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 5.6 | ▲31 | – |
| 571 | Trevor Connelly | LW97 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 11.5 | – | ▼266 | – |
| 576 | Max Jones | LW98 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 4.3 | ▲316 | – |
| 586 | Marcus Foligno | LW99 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 6.9 | ▼51 | 36.4 |
| 590 | Jordan Greenway | LW100 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 10.8 | 3.0 | ▲253 | 8.9 |
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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.