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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nikita Kucherov | RW1 | vs WSH7:00 PM ET | 17.5 | 5.0 | 32.0 | 11.7 | 99.6 |
| 14 | Jack Quinn | RW2 | vs CHI7:00 PM ET | 13.8 | 4.5 | 25.3 | 7.4 | 75.8 |
| 19 | Rickard Rakell | RW3 | vs MTL7:00 PM ET | 12.4 | 3.0 | 23.3 | 7.9 | 84.0 |
| 21 | David Pastrnak | RW4 | @ MIN8:00 PM ET | 12.0 | 3.0 | 22.1 | 10.0 | 99.1 |
| 22 | Andrei Svechnikov | RW5 | @ PHI7:00 PM ET | 11.8 | 3.0 | 22.8 | 8.4 | 94.9 |
| 25 | Josh Doan | RW6 | vs CHI7:00 PM ET | 11.8 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 7.1 | 88.9 |
| 31 | Jackson Blake | RW7 | @ PHI7:00 PM ET | 11.4 | 3.0 | 21.3 | 7.1 | 90.2 |
| 32 | Clayton Keller | RW8 | @ CBJ7:00 PM ET | 11.3 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 9.2 | 98.0 |
| 35 | Vasily Podkolzin | RW9 | vs SEA7:00 PM ET | 11.2 | 3.0 | 20.8 | 5.8 | 58.8 |
| 45 | Mikko Rantanen | RW10 | @ NSH8:00 PM ET | 10.6 | 2.6 | 19.5 | 8.2 | 95.8 |
| 46 | Luke Evangelista | RW11 | @ NYI7:30 PM ET | 10.6 | 2.8 | 20.6 | 5.6 | 87.1 |
| 52 | Timo Meier | RW12 | @ NYI7:30 PM ET | 10.4 | 3.0 | 19.6 | 7.7 | 84.5 |
| 53 | Adrian Kempe | RW13 | @ SJS10:00 PM ET | 10.4 | 2.8 | 20.0 | 8.2 | 91.6 |
| 55 | Kirill Marchenko | RW14 | vs OTT7:00 PM ET | 10.3 | 2.8 | 19.0 | 8.0 | 93.1 |
| 58 | Patrick Kane | RW15 | @ BUF7:00 PM ET | 10.0 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 82.7 |
| 61 | Egor Chinakhov | RW16 | vs MTL7:00 PM ET | 10.0 | 2.8 | 19.3 | 6.5 | 63.0 |
| 73 | Cole Caufield | RW17 | @ PIT7:00 PM ET | 9.6 | 1.5 | 20.0 | 10.1 | 98.4 |
| 77 | Jimmy Snuggerud | RW18 | @ COL9:00 PM ET | 9.4 | 1.5 | 17.1 | 8.8 | 79.4 |
| 78 | Drake Batherson | RW19 | @ TOR7:00 PM ET | 9.4 | 1.5 | 19.6 | 7.6 | 90.9 |
| 84 | Dylan Guenther | RW20 | @ CBJ7:00 PM ET | 9.1 | 1.5 | 17.8 | 9.0 | 94.0 |
| 89 | William Nylander | RW21 | vs OTT7:00 PM ET | 9.0 | 2.6 | 17.6 | 9.6 | 82.0 |
| 92 | Alex Tuch | RW22 | @ TBL7:00 PM ET | 9.0 | 1.5 | 17.8 | 7.9 | 88.7 |
| 94 | Arseny Gritsyuk | RW23 | @ NYI7:30 PM ET | 8.9 | 2.8 | 16.8 | 6.3 | 66.7 |
| 101 | Jordan Eberle | RW24 | @ EDM7:00 PM ET | 8.6 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 6.9 | 83.8 |
| 108 | Quinton Byfield | RW25 | @ SJS10:00 PM ET | 8.5 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 7.3 | 71.8 |
| 109 | Anthony Mantha | RW26 | @ NYI7:30 PM ET | 8.5 | 1.5 | 17.8 | 7.3 | 76.3 |
| 110 | Owen Tippett | RW27 | vs CAR7:00 PM ET | 8.5 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 10.2 | 85.6 |
| 112 | Brock Boeser | RW28 | vs CGY10:00 PM ET | 8.4 | 1.5 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 60.3 |
| 113 | Alex Laferriere | RW29 | @ SJS10:00 PM ET | 8.4 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 7.6 | 72.1 |
| 119 | Kasperi Kapanen | RW30 | vs SEA7:00 PM ET | 8.2 | 1.5 | 16.4 | 5.6 | 34.4 |
| 129 | Tom Wilson | RW31 | @ TBL7:00 PM ET | 8.1 | 1.5 | 16.4 | 8.8 | 90.5 |
| 132 | Travis Konecny | RW32 | vs CAR7:00 PM ET | 7.9 | 1.5 | 16.4 | 7.9 | 84.3 |
| 133 | Mats Zuccarello | RW33 | @ SJS10:00 PM ET | 7.9 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 6.6 | 76.5 |
| 155 | Valeri Nichushkin | RW34 | vs UTA7:00 PM ET | 7.4 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 80.5 |
| 159 | JJ Peterka | RW35 | @ MIN8:00 PM ET | 7.4 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 6.7 | 67.8 |
| 164 | Porter Martone | RW36 | vs CAR7:00 PM ET | 7.3 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 8.2 | – |
| 165 | Tyson Foerster | RW37 | vs CAR7:00 PM ET | 7.3 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 5.7 | 53.0 |
| 181 | Matthew Wood | RW38 | vs DAL8:00 PM ET | 7.1 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 7.2 | 46.1 |
| 191 | Simon Holmstrom | RW39 | vs NJD7:30 PM ET | 6.9 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 6.6 | 57.6 |
| 192 | Ryan Hartman | RW40 | vs BOS8:00 PM ET | 6.9 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 7.4 | 72.3 |
| 193 | Claude Giroux | RW41 | @ TOR7:00 PM ET | 6.9 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 5.9 | 75.4 |
| 195 | Matt Coronato | RW42 | @ VAN10:00 PM ET | 6.9 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 6.7 | 68.3 |
| 199 | Matvei Michkov | RW43 | vs CAR7:00 PM ET | 6.9 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 7.6 | 80.9 |
| 211 | Pontus Holmberg | RW44 | vs WSH7:00 PM ET | 6.6 | 1.3 | 13.5 | 4.9 | 50.1 |
| 215 | Kaapo Kakko | RW45 | @ EDM7:00 PM ET | 6.5 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 52.3 |
| 221 | Mathieu Olivier | RW46 | vs UTA7:00 PM ET | 6.5 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 7.6 | 57.2 |
| 229 | Ivan Demidov | RW47 | @ PIT7:00 PM ET | 6.3 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 6.1 | 83.1 |
| 245 | Roman Kantserov | RW48 | @ BUF7:00 PM ET | 6.2 | 1.3 | 13.0 | – | – |
| 247 | Collin Graf | RW49 | vs LAK10:00 PM ET | 6.2 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 53.9 |
| 254 | Ryan Leonard | RW50 | @ TBL7:00 PM ET | 6.0 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 6.6 | 79.2 |
| 256 | Matvei Gridin | RW51 | @ VAN10:00 PM ET | 6.0 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 35.7 |
| 273 | Jordan Kyrou | RW52 | @ TBL7:00 PM ET | 5.9 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 76.9 |
| 280 | Maxim Shabanov | RW53 | vs BOS8:00 PM ET | 5.8 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 26.2 |
| 282 | T.J. Hughes | RW54 | vs STL9:00 PM ET | 5.8 | 1.3 | 12.6 | – | – |
| 283 | Easton Cowan | RW55 | vs OTT7:00 PM ET | 5.8 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 47.7 |
| 286 | Mathieu Joseph | RW56 | vs SEA7:00 PM ET | 5.8 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 4.9 | 23.5 |
| 287 | Michael Amadio | RW57 | @ TOR7:00 PM ET | 5.8 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 47.0 |
| 299 | Anthony Beauvillier | RW58 | @ TBL7:00 PM ET | 5.6 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 43.9 |
| 300 | Victor Eklund | RW59 | vs NJD7:30 PM ET | 5.6 | 1.3 | 12.6 | – | – |
| 307 | Brendan Gallagher | RW60 | vs CGY10:00 PM ET | 5.5 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 4.6 | 54.3 |
| 309 | Bobby Brink | RW61 | vs BOS8:00 PM ET | 5.5 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 66.5 |
| 315 | Danila Yurov | RW62 | vs BOS8:00 PM ET | 5.4 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 336 | Joel Armia | RW63 | @ SJS10:00 PM ET | 5.2 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 53.4 |
| 343 | Josh Anderson | RW64 | @ PIT7:00 PM ET | 5.2 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 6.1 | 34.1 |
| 352 | Ville Koivunen | RW65 | vs MTL7:00 PM ET | 5.0 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 28.2 |
| 366 | Adam Klapka | RW66 | @ VAN10:00 PM ET | 4.9 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 45.0 |
| 376 | Owen Michaels | RW67 | vs SEA7:00 PM ET | 4.7 | 0.0 | 11.5 | – | – |
| 387 | Jonathan Lekkerimäki | RW68 | vs CGY10:00 PM ET | 4.6 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 4.1 | – |
| 406 | Ilya Mikheyev | RW69 | vs WSH7:00 PM ET | 4.5 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 16.0 |
| 412 | Conor Garland | RW70 | vs UTA7:00 PM ET | 4.4 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 62.3 |
| 414 | Zachary Bolduc | RW71 | @ PIT7:00 PM ET | 4.4 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 6.0 | 61.6 |
| 423 | Arttu Hyry | RW72 | @ NSH8:00 PM ET | 4.3 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 4.7 | – |
| 432 | Maxim Tsyplakov | RW73 | @ VAN10:00 PM ET | 4.1 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 6.4 |
| 435 | Carl Grundstrom | RW74 | vs CAR7:00 PM ET | 4.1 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 30.4 |
| 437 | Cole Smith | RW75 | @ BUF7:00 PM ET | 4.1 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.2 | 23.9 |
| 455 | Jacob Melanson | RW76 | @ EDM7:00 PM ET | 3.6 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 18.4 |
| 472 | Dalibor Dvorsky | RW77 | @ COL9:00 PM ET | 3.4 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| 480 | Jonatan Berggren | RW78 | @ COL9:00 PM ET | 3.2 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 32.6 |
| 497 | Stefan Noesen | RW79 | @ NYI7:30 PM ET | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 35.5 |
| 506 | Alexey Toropchenko | RW80 | @ COL9:00 PM ET | 1.7 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 10.2 |
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.