Fantasy hockey point projections for 2026-27

NHL.com has projected the forward and defenseman point totals for fantasy hockey in the 2026-27 season. For more coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy.

NOTES: These point projections (for 84-game season) have been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past performance in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs, projected line combinations, power-play usage, injury history or concern, sleeper upside, anticipated regression or bounce-back candidacy, age, contract status and overall upside for this season. The below totals are safe point estimates, do not indicate each player's ceiling or floor and should be used as a basis for fantasy draft picks, especially in points-only leagues.

The order of projected point totals (highest to lowest) differs from NHL.com's fantasy rankings because the latter list takes standard peripheral categories into account. Injuries could affect whether a player meets or comes close to his point projection. These projections are a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen, Chris Meaney and Troy Perlowitz.

POINT PROJECTIONS FOR FORWARDS

Connor McDavid, F, EDM: 135
Nathan MacKinnon, F, COL: 130
Nikita Kucherov, F, TBL: 125
Macklin Celebrini, F, SJS: 122
Leon Draisaitl, F, EDM: 117
David Pastrnak, F, BOS: 102
Kirill Kaprizov, F, MIN: 99
Martin Necas, F, COL: 99
Jason Robertson, F, DAL: 98
Nick Suzuki, F, MTL: 98
Wyatt Johnston, F, DAL: 96
Mikko Rantanen, F, DAL: 96
Jack Eichel, F, VGK: 96
Kyle Connor, F, WPG: 93
Cole Caufield, F, MTL: 92
Mark Scheifele, F, WPG: 92
Matt Boldy, F, MIN: 90
Sidney Crosby, F, PIT: 90
Artemi Panarin, F, LAK: 89
Mitch Marner, F, VGK: 89
William Nylander, F, TOR: 88
Brady Tkachuk, F, FLA: 87
Matthew Tkachuk, F, FLA: 87
Clayton Keller, F, UTA: 87
Tim Stützle, F, OTT: 86
Auston Matthews, F, TOR: 86
Brayden Point, F, TBL: 85
Sam Reinhart, F, FLA: 84
Jack Hughes, F, NJD: 84
Tage Thompson, F, BUF: 83
Aleksander Barkov, F, FLA: 83
Jake Guentzel, F, TBL: 83
Dylan Guenther, F, UTA: 83
Leo Carlsson, F, ANA: 82
Brandon Hagel, F, TBL: 82
Sebastian Aho, F, CAR: 81
Connor Bedard, F, CHI (INJ.): 81
Cutter Gauthier, F, ANA: 80
Adrian Kempe, F, LAK: 80
Filip Forsberg, F, NSH: 80
Jesper Bratt, F, NJD: 80
Robert Thomas, F, STL: 80
Logan Cooley, F, UTA: 80
Alex DeBrincat, F, DET: 79
Mika Zibanejad, F, NYR: 79
Roope Hintz, F, DAL: 78
Dylan Larkin, F, DET: 78
Lucas Raymond, F, DET: 77
Drake Batherson, F, OTT: 77
Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL: 75
Will Smith, F, SJS: 75
Kirill Marchenko, F, CBJ: 74
Mark Stone, F, VGK: 74
Nikolaj Ehlers, F, CAR: 73
Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR: 72
Bo Horvat, F, NYI: 71
Gabriel Vilardi, F, WPG: 71
Ivan Demidov, F, MTL: 70
Steven Stamkos, F, NSH: 70
Dylan Holloway, F, STL: 70
John Tavares, F, TOR: 70
Alex Tuch, F, WSH: 70
Morgan Geekie, F, BOS: 69
Ryan O'Reilly, F, NSH: 69
Evgeni Malkin, F, PIT: 69
Nick Schmaltz, F, UTA: 69
Beckett Sennecke, F, ANA: 68
Adam Fantilli, F, CBJ: 68
Nico Hischier, F, NJD: 68
Porter Martone, F, PHI: 68
Travis Konecny, F, PHI: 68
Dylan Strome, F, WSH: 68
Zach Hyman, F, EDM: 67
Jordan Kyrou, F, WSH: 67
Brock Nelson, F, COL: 66
Mathew Barzal, F, NYI: 66
Matthew Knies, F, TOR: 66
Tom Wilson, F, WSH: 66
Pavel Zacha, F, BOS: 65
Matt Duchene, F, DAL: 65
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, F, EDM: 65
Quinton Byfield, F, LAK: 65
Pavel Dorofeyev, F, NYR: 65
William Eklund, F, OTT: 65
Sam Bennett, F, FLA: 64
Trevor Zegras, F, PHI: 64
Jimmy Snuggerud, F, STL: 64
Nazem Kadri, F, COL: 63
Bobby McMann, F, SEA: 63
Gavin McKenna, F, TOR: 63
Tomas Hertl, F, VGK: 63
Alex Ovechkin, F, WSH: 63
Anton Frondell, F, CHI: 62
J.T. Miller, F, NYR: 62
Egor Chinakhov, F, PIT: 62
Jared McCann, F, SEA: 62
Zach Benson, F, BUF: 61
Logan Stankoven, F, CAR: 61
Jackson Blake, F, CAR: 61
Brad Marchand, F, FLA: 61
Dylan Cozens, F, OTT: 61
Bryan Rust, F, PIT: 61
Rickard Rakell, F, PIT: 61
JJ Peterka, F, BOS: 60
Josh Doan, F, BUF: 60
Joel Eriksson Ek, F, MIN: 60
Mikael Granlund, F, ANA: 59
Vincent Trocheck, F, UTA: 59
Elias Pettersson, F, VAN: 59
Aliaksei Protas, F, WSH: 59
Gabriel Landeskog, F, COL: 58
Luke Evangelista, F, NSH: 58
Timo Meier, F, NJD: 58
Anthony Cirelli, F, TBL: 58
Gabe Perreault, F, NYR: 57
Matvei Michkov, F, PHI: 57
Mason Marchment, F, SJS: 57
Josh Norris, F, BUF: 56
Artturi Lehkonen, F, COL: 56
Ivar Stenberg, F, SJS: 56
Elias Lindholm, F, BOS: 55
Ryan McLeod, F, BUF: 55
Patrick Kane, F, CHI: 55
Valeri Nichushkin, F, CBJ: 55
Tyler Seguin, F, DAL: 55
Carter Verhaeghe, F, FLA: 55
Mavrik Bourque, F, NSH: 55
Ryan Leonard, F, WSH: 55
Cole Perfetti, F, WPG: 55
Frank Nazar, F, CHI: 54
Anton Lundell, F, FLA: 54
Alexis Lafrenière, F, NYR: 54
Igor Chernyshov, F, SJS: 54
Collin Graf, F, SJS: 54
Jordan Eberle, F, SEA: 54
Brock Boeser, F, VAN: 54
Marco Rossi, F, VAN: 54
Pierre-Luc Dubois, F, WSH: 54
Jack Quinn, F, BUF: 53
Matt Coronato, F, CGY: 53
Tyler Bertuzzi, F, CHI: 53
Charlie Coyle, F, CBJ: 53
Mats Zuccarello, F, LAK: 53
Michael Misa, F, SJS: 53
Chandler Stephenson, F, SEA: 53
Mason McTavish, F, STL: 53
Connor McMichael, F, STL: 53
Anders Lee, F, UTA: 53
Chris Kreider, F, ANA: 52
Jason Zucker, F, BUF: 52
William Karlsson, F, VGK: 52
Taylor Hall, F, CAR: 51
Victor Eklund, F, NYI: 51
Mackie Samoskevich, F, SEA: 51
Pavel Buchnevich, F, STL: 51
Ivan Barbashev, F, VGK: 51
Jaden Schwartz, F, COL: 50
Alex Laferriere, F, LAK: 50
Brayden Schenn, F, NYI: 50
Will Cuylle, F, NYR: 50
Shane Pinto, F, OTT: 50
Jake DeBrusk, F, VAN: 50
Brett Howden, F, VGK: 50
Konsta Helenius, F, BUF: 49
Matt Savoie, F, EDM: 49
Ryan Hartman, F, MIN: 49
Alex Newhook, F, MTL: 49
Christian Dvorak, F, PHI: 49
Kaapo Kakko, F, SEA: 49
Jonathan Huberdeau, F, CGY: 48
Teuvo Teravainen, F, CHI: 48
Eetu Luostarinen, F, FLA: 48
Blake Coleman, F, MIN: 48
Anthony Mantha, F, NJD: 48
Noah Cates, F, PHI: 48
Tyson Foerster, F, PHI: 48
Barrett Hayton, F, UTA: 48
Morgan Frost, F, CGY: 47
Jamie Benn, F, DAL: 47
Jonathan Marchessault, F, NSH: 47
Matty Beniers, F, SEA: 47
Matvei Gridin, F, CGY: 46
Conor Garland, F, CBJ: 46
Sean Monahan, F, CBJ: 46
Oliver Kapanen, F, MTL: 46
Zach Bolduc, F, MTL: 46
Kyle Palmieri, F, NYI: 46
Calum Ritchie, F, NYI: 46
Casey Mittelstadt, F, BOS: 45
Ryan Strome, F, CGY: 45
Roman Kantserov, F, CHI: 45
Cole Sillinger, F, CBJ: 45
Marco Kasper, F, DET: 45
Danila Yurov, F, MIN: 45
Jake Evans, F, MTL: 45
Dawson Mercer, F, NJD: 45
Oliver Bjorkstrand, F, NYR: 45
Fabian Zetterlund, F, OTT: 45
Ben Kindel, F, PIT: 45
Alexander Wennberg, F, SJS: 45
Jake Neighbours, F, STL: 45
Boone Jenner, F, WSH: 45
Ryan Donato, F, CHI: 44
Kent Johnson, F, CBJ: 44
Vasily Podkolzin, F, EDM: 44
Matthew Wood, F, NSH: 44
Emil Heineman, F, NYI: 44
Andrei Kuzmenko, F, PIT: 44
Tyler Toffoli, F, SJS: 44
Jack Roslovic, F, TOR: 44
Lawson Crouse, F, UTA: 44
Ilya Protas, F, WSH: 44
Jiri Kulich, F, BUF: 43
Erik Haula, F, LAK: 43
Ross Colton, F, NSH: 43
Arseny Gritsyuk, F, NJD: 43
Ridly Greig, F, OTT: 43
Gage Goncalves, F, TBL: 43
Fraser Minten, F, BOS: 42
Joel Farabee, F, CGY: 42
Nick Lardis, F, CHI: 42
Nicolas Roy, F, COL: 42
Justin Hryckowian, F, DAL: 42
Viktor Arvidsson, F, DET: 42
Trevor Moore, F, LAK: 42
Claude Giroux, F, OTT: 42
Justin Brazeau, F, PIT: 42
Shane Wright, F, SEA: 42
Dalibor Dvorsky, F, STL: 42
Linus Karlsson, F, VAN: 42
Alex Killorn, F, ANA: 41
James Hagens, F, BOS: 41
Mikael Backlund, F, CGY: 41
Dmitri Voronkov, F, CBJ: 41
Emmitt Finnie, F, DET: 41
Bobby Brink, F, MIN: 41
Connor Brown, F, NJD: 41
Tommy Novak, F, PIT: 41
Frank Vatrano, F, ANA: 40
Peyton Krebs, F, BUF: 40
Parker Kelly, F, COL: 40
Sam Steel, F, DAL: 40
Andrew Copp, F, DET: 40
Kasperi Kapanen, F, EDM: 40
Maxim Shabanov, F, MIN: 40
Alexandre Texier, F, MTL: 40
Jack Drury, F, NSH: 40
Evan Rodrigues, F, NJD: 40
Matias Maccelli, F, NYI: 40
Andre Burakovsky, F, OTT: 40
Sean Couturier, F, PHI: 40
Nicholas Robertson, F, PIT: 40
Kiefer Sherwood, F, SJS: 40
Berkly Catton, F, SEA: 40
Pius Suter, F, STL: 40
Yanni Gourde, F, TBL: 40
Easton Cowan, F, TOR: 40
Victor Olofsson, F, VGK: 40
Vladislav Namestnikov, F, WPG: 40

Key injuries / absences:

Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
Troy Terry, F, ANA
Kevin Fiala, F, LAK
Owen Tippett, F, PHI

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POINT PROJECTIONS FOR DEFENSEMEN

Cale Makar, D, COL: 87
Evan Bouchard, D, EDM: 86
Quinn Hughes, D, MIN: 86
Zach Werenski, D, CBJ: 83
Lane Hutson, D, MTL: 80
Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF: 75
Adam Fox, D, NYR: 74
Roman Josi, D, NSH: 72
Matthew Schaefer, D, NYI: 72
Erik Karlsson, D, PIT: 70
Darren Raddysh, D, TOR: 66
Mikhail Sergachev, D, UTA: 66
Jackson LaCombe, D, ANA: 65
Charlie McAvoy, D, BOS: 65
Miro Heiskanen, D, DAL: 65
Moritz Seider, D, DET: 65
Jake Sanderson, D, OTT: 65
John Carlson, D, TBL: 65
Jakob Chychrun, D, WSH: 63
Josh Morrissey, D, WPG: 59
Brock Faber, D, MIN: 57
Shea Theodore, D, VGK: 57
Brandt Clarke, D, LAK: 55
Noah Dobson, D, MTL: 55
Victor Hedman, D, TBL: 55
Shayne Gostisbehere, D, CAR: 52
Seth Jones, D, FLA: 52
Cole Hutson, D, WSH: 51
Bowen Byram, D, CHI: 50
Filip Hronek, D, VAN: 50
Thomas Harley, D, DAL: 49
Rasmus Andersson, D, VGK: 49
Brandon Montour, D, SEA: 48
MacKenzie Weegar, D, UTA: 47
Dougie Hamilton, D, NJD: 46
Vince Dunn, D, SEA: 46
Luke Hughes, D, NJD: 45
Philip Broberg, D, STL: 45
Thomas Chabot, D, OTT: 44
Travis Sanheim, D, PHI: 44
Mattias Samuelsson, D, BUF: 43
Sam Malinski, D, COL: 43
Simon Nemec, D, CGY: 40
Mattias Ekholm, D, EDM: 40
Kris Letang, D, PIT: 40
K'Andre Miller, D, CAR: 39
Tony DeAngelo, D, NYI: 39
Noah Hanifin, D, VGK: 39
Justin Faulk, D, DET: 38
Mike Matheson, D, MTL: 38
Jamie Drysdale, D, PHI: 38
Alexander Nikishin, D, CAR: 37
Denton Mateychuk, D, CBJ: 37
Aaron Ekblad, D, FLA: 37
Dmitry Orlov, D, SJS: 37
Owen Power, D, BUF: 36
Olen Zellweger, D, BUF: 35
Zayne Parekh, D, CGY: 35
Devon Toews, D, COL: 35
Ryan Ufko, D, NSH: 35
Sean Durzi, D, NYR: 35
Neal Pionk, D, WPG: 35
Mason Lohrei, D, BOS: 34
Gustav Forsling, D, FLA: 34
Jacob Trouba, D, SJS: 34
Cam Fowler, D, STL: 34
Sam Rinzel, D, CHI: 33
Brent Burns, D, COL: 33
Jake Walman, D, EDM: 33
Jordan Spence, D, OTT: 33
Colton Parayko, D, STL: 33
J.J. Moser, D, TBL: 33
Zeev Buium, D, VAN: 33
Jaccob Slavin, D, CAR: 32
Sean Walker, D, CAR: 32
Damon Severson, D, CBJ: 32
Simon Edvinsson, D, DET: 32
Vladislav Gavrikov, D, NYR: 32
Darnell Nurse, D, SJS: 32
Morgan Rielly, D, TOR: 32
Artyom Levshunov, D, CHI: 31
Ivan Provorov, D, CBJ: 31
Esa Lindell, D, DAL: 31
Drew Doughty, D, LAK: 31
Nicolas Hague, D, NSH: 31
Ryan Pulock, D, NYI: 31
Pavel Mintyukov, D, ANA: 30
Hampus Lindholm, D, BOS: 30
Josh Manson, D, COL: 30
Alexander Romanov, D, NYI: 30
Carter Yakemchuk, D, OTT: 30
Samuel Girard, D, PIT: 30
Sam Dickinson, D, SJS: 30
Logan Mailloux, D, STL: 30
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D, TOR: 30
Martin Fehérváry, D, WSH: 30