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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macklin Celebrini | C1 | 19.2 | 7.3 | 31.3 | 11.6 | ▲2 | 98.2 |
| 2 | Connor McDavid | C2 | 18.3 | 6.0 | 34.3 | 12.1 | – | 100.0 |
| 3 | Jack Hughes | C3 | 17.9 | 6.0 | 31.0 | 11.8 | ▲2 | 92.2 |
| 4 | Evan Bouchard | D1 | 16.4 | 5.8 | 29.4 | 9.6 | ▲13 | 99.6 |
| 5 | Nikita Kucherov | RW1 | 16.1 | 4.5 | 30.3 | 11.7 | ▼1 | 99.6 |
| 6 | Zach Werenski | D2 | 15.8 | 5.8 | 28.8 | 8.8 | ▲4 | 97.8 |
| 7 | Kyle Connor | LW1 | 15.4 | 4.5 | 27.5 | 8.1 | ▲9 | 91.1 |
| 8 | Leon Draisaitl | C4 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 28.0 | 9.9 | ▲3 | 95.1 |
| 9 | Nathan MacKinnon | C5 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 26.5 | 11.3 | ▼8 | 99.8 |
| 10 | Jack Eichel | C6 | 14.4 | 4.3 | 27.8 | 9.9 | ▼2 | 95.3 |
| 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 |
| 13 | Jake Guentzel | C7 | 13.8 | 4.3 | 25.3 | 8.5 | ▲11 | 96.9 |
| 14 | Bo Horvat | C8 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 23.5 | 9.0 | ▲12 | 80.7 |
| 15 | Cutter Gauthier | LW4 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 24.0 | 9.6 | ▲12 | 85.8 |
| 16 | Tage Thompson | C9 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 23.1 | 8.8 | ▲2 | 92.9 |
| 17 | David Pastrnak | RW2 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 23.3 | 10.0 | ▼8 | 99.1 |
| 18 | Auston Matthews | C10 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 23.7 | 9.8 | ▼12 | 83.6 |
| 19 | Brady Tkachuk | LW5 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 23.0 | 8.9 | ▼5 | 96.5 |
| 20 | Connor Bedard | C11 | 12.8 | 4.1 | 24.0 | 9.9 | ▼1 | 81.6 |
| 21 | Alex DeBrincat | RW3 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 9.8 | ▼6 | 98.7 |
| 22 | Quinn Hughes | D3 | 12.7 | 4.1 | 23.3 | 7.5 | ▲9 | 96.1 |
| 23 | Jackson LaCombe | D4 | 12.5 | 4.1 | 22.4 | 6.4 | ▲74 | 94.3 |
| 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 |
| 26 | Seth Jarvis | C12 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 9.7 | ▲2 | 95.6 |
| 27 | Dylan Larkin | C13 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 8.5 | ▲2 | 86.5 |
| 28 | Andrei Svechnikov | RW4 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 8.4 | ▲57 | 94.9 |
| 29 | Clayton Keller | RW5 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 22.3 | 9.2 | ▲11 | 98.0 |
| 30 | Matthew Tkachuk | LW8 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 10.8 | ▲11 | 72.7 |
| 31 | Tomas Hertl | C14 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 22.1 | 8.1 | ▲45 | 92.0 |
| 32 | Rasmus Dahlin | D5 | 11.7 | 4.1 | 20.8 | 8.3 | ▲28 | 97.4 |
| 33 | Bryan Rust | RW6 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 22.1 | 7.8 | ▲2 | 86.7 |
| 34 | Brayden Point | C15 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 22.8 | 6.8 | ▲86 | 76.7 |
| 35 | Zach Hyman | LW9 | 11.7 | 2.8 | 22.1 | 9.5 | ▼1 | 89.1 |
| 36 | Jackson Blake | RW7 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 22.5 | 7.1 | ▲107 | 90.2 |
| 37 | Wyatt Johnston | C16 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 22.5 | 9.0 | ▼5 | 94.5 |
| 38 | Will Smith | C17 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 8.1 | ▲87 | 78.0 |
| 39 | Kirill Marchenko | RW8 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 21.5 | 8.0 | ▲10 | 93.1 |
| 40 | Matthew Schaefer | D6 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 20.5 | 7.2 | ▲31 | 95.6 |
| 41 | Martin Necas | C18 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 22.8 | 9.1 | ▼19 | 98.9 |
| 42 | Jack Quinn | RW9 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 21.6 | 7.4 | ▲135 | 75.8 |
| 43 | Jake Sanderson | D7 | 11.2 | 4.1 | 20.0 | 7.8 | ▲8 | 94.7 |
| 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 |
| 46 | Rickard Rakell | RW10 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 20.6 | 7.9 | – | 84.0 |
| 47 | Jared McCann | LW12 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 21.6 | 6.8 | ▲120 | 71.6 |
| 48 | Sam Reinhart | C19 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 21.3 | 9.4 | ▼15 | 90.0 |
| 49 | Joel Eriksson Ek | C20 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 21.4 | 6.9 | ▲18 | 79.8 |
| 50 | Tim Stützle | C21 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 21.3 | 8.3 | ▲6 | 92.5 |
| 51 | Moritz Seider | D8 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 20.1 | 7.4 | ▼13 | 99.1 |
| 52 | Darren Raddysh | D9 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 21.4 | 9.5 | ▼10 | 98.2 |
| 53 | John Carlson | D10 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 20.8 | 7.2 | ▲22 | 93.0 |
| 54 | Troy Terry | RW11 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 21.0 | 7.7 | ▲10 | 87.8 |
| 55 | Kyle Palmieri | C22 | 10.9 | 2.8 | 21.5 | 6.0 | ▲11 | – |
| 56 | Ryan O'Reilly | C23 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 20.8 | 8.4 | ▲21 | 89.6 |
| 57 | Mitch Marner | RW12 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 20.6 | 8.6 | ▲42 | 97.6 |
| 58 | Brad Marchand | LW13 | 10.7 | 2.8 | 20.5 | 9.6 | ▲11 | 78.5 |
| 59 | Charlie McAvoy | D11 | 10.7 | 2.8 | 19.7 | 5.5 | ▲11 | 93.9 |
| 60 | Nikolaj Ehlers | LW14 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 8.9 | ▲59 | 94.2 |
| 61 | Vasily Podkolzin | RW13 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 19.7 | 5.8 | ▲265 | 58.8 |
| 62 | Sebastian Aho | C24 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 20.5 | 8.5 | ▼3 | 91.8 |
| 63 | Roman Josi | D12 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 19.9 | 6.9 | ▼20 | 89.9 |
| 64 | Adrian Kempe | RW14 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 20.8 | 8.2 | ▲4 | 91.6 |
| 65 | Patrick Kane | RW15 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 20.5 | 7.0 | ▲35 | 82.7 |
| 66 | Luke Evangelista | RW16 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 20.0 | 5.6 | ▲100 | 87.1 |
| 67 | Jimmy Snuggerud | RW17 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 19.3 | 8.8 | ▲54 | 79.4 |
| 68 | Artturi Lehkonen | LW15 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 20.6 | 7.0 | ▲48 | 86.9 |
| 69 | Mikko Rantanen | RW18 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 21.8 | 8.2 | ▼30 | 95.8 |
| 70 | Artemi Panarin | LW16 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 20.5 | 9.1 | ▼26 | 91.4 |
| 71 | Filip Hronek | D13 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 19.1 | 5.4 | ▲122 | 80.3 |
| 72 | Cole Caufield | RW19 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 20.0 | 10.1 | ▼51 | 98.4 |
| 73 | Timo Meier | RW20 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 19.3 | 7.7 | ▼37 | 84.5 |
| 74 | Brock Nelson | C25 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 20.4 | 8.1 | ▲7 | 88.5 |
| 75 | Tristan Luneau | D14 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 18.4 | – | ▲772 | – |
| 76 | Leo Carlsson | C26 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 20.0 | 9.0 | ▼29 | 88.0 |
| 77 | Mark Scheifele | C27 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 20.8 | 9.2 | ▼40 | 85.4 |
| 78 | Charlie Coyle | C28 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 19.9 | 9.7 | ▲82 | 81.2 |
| 79 | Brandon Montour | D15 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 18.9 | 6.5 | ▲50 | 81.6 |
| 80 | Mathew Barzal | C29 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 20.8 | 6.9 | ▲3 | 90.7 |
| 81 | Nick Suzuki | C30 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 20.0 | 8.5 | ▼58 | 96.7 |
| 82 | Mikhail Sergachev | D16 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 19.3 | 7.3 | ▲10 | 91.2 |
| 83 | Juraj Slafkovský | LW17 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 19.7 | 8.3 | ▼20 | 93.8 |
| 84 | Pavel Dorofeyev | RW21 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 20.6 | 9.1 | ▲3 | 96.0 |
| 85 | Brock Faber | D17 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 19.3 | 7.3 | ▲4 | 86.0 |
| 86 | Viktor Arvidsson | LW18 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 19.9 | 7.7 | ▲31 | 82.5 |
| 87 | Mark Stone | RW22 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 19.9 | 9.9 | ▼57 | 97.1 |
| 88 | Cale Makar | D18 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 18.4 | 8.7 | ▼68 | 100.0 |
| 89 | Anthony Cirelli | C31 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 18.0 | 8.8 | ▲67 | 72.9 |
| 90 | John Tavares | C32 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 20.8 | 7.6 | ▼4 | 69.0 |
| 91 | Sam Bennett | C33 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 19.5 | 7.8 | ▼9 | 81.4 |
| 92 | William Nylander | RW23 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 19.5 | 9.6 | ▼34 | 82.0 |
| 93 | Sidney Crosby | C34 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 19.3 | 8.1 | ▼19 | 80.0 |
| 94 | Steven Stamkos | C35 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 19.0 | 9.6 | ▲20 | 84.7 |
| 95 | Mika Zibanejad | C36 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 19.0 | 9.5 | ▼43 | 88.2 |
| 96 | Nazem Kadri | C37 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 19.5 | 7.5 | ▼2 | 74.1 |
| 97 | Dylan Holloway | LW19 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 19.5 | 9.4 | ▼32 | 75.6 |
| 98 | Anton Lundell | C38 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 18.3 | 7.4 | ▲46 | 62.7 |
| 99 | Nico Hischier | C39 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 19.0 | 9.0 | ▼44 | 87.6 |
| 100 | Andrew Copp | C40 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 19.7 | 5.1 | ▲130 | 55.4 |
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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.