Fantasy hockey top 200 player rankings for 2026-27
Most valuable overall options for standard leagues, impact of Hellebuyck trade on goalie landscape
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Standard fantasy categories include goals, assists, power-play points, shots on goal, hits and blocked shots for skaters and wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts for goalies. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs, line combinations, defense pairs, power-play usage, team goalie situations, anticipated start volume, projected goal support (or lack thereof), injury history or concern, age, contract status and overall upside for the 2026-27 season. This list is a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen, Chris Meaney and Troy Perlowitz.
"NHL Fantasy Stars" has a fantasy point scoring structure for skaters with the following values: 7 points for a goal, 4 points for an assist, 1 point for a shot on goal, 1 point for a hit and 1 point for a blocked shot. This free-to-play game uses a team goalie structure with the following values: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a team power-play goal, 2 points for a shorthanded goal (SHG), minus-4 points for a goal against (GA), 5 points for a shutout and 1 point for a save.
1. Connor McDavid, F, EDM
2. Nathan MacKinnon, F, COL
3. Nikita Kucherov, F, TBL
4. Leon Draisaitl, F, EDM
5. Kirill Kaprizov, F, MIN
6. Macklin Celebrini, F, SJS
7. David Pastrnak, F, BOS
8. Cale Makar, D, COL
9. Evan Bouchard, D, EDM
10. Jack Eichel, F, VGK
11. Auston Matthews, F, TOR
12. Quinn Hughes, D, MIN
13. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TBL
14. Brady Tkachuk, F, FLA
15. Matthew Tkachuk, F, FLA
16. Jack Hughes, F, NJD
17. Matt Boldy, F, MIN
18. Jason Robertson, F, DAL
19. Nick Suzuki, F, MTL (INJ; nearing return) 🆕
20. Martin Necas, F, COL
21. Tage Thompson, F, BUF
22. Cole Caufield, F, MTL
23. Jake Oettinger, G, DAL
24. Jeremy Swayman, G, BOS
25. Zach Werenski, D, CBJ
26. Matthew Schaefer, D, NYI
27. Connor Hellebuyck, G, NJD
28. Logan Thompson, G, WSH
29. Kyle Connor, F, WPG
30. Mikko Rantanen, F, DAL
31. Wyatt Johnston, F, DAL
32. Mark Stone, F, VGK
33. Brandon Hagel, F, TBL
34. William Nylander, F, TOR
35. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
36. Ilya Sorokin, G, NYI
37. Clayton Keller, F, UTA
38. Sebastian Aho, F, CAR
39. Tim Stützle, F, OTT
40. Cutter Gauthier, F, ANA
41. Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR
42. Leo Carlsson, F, ANA
43. Alex DeBrincat, F, DET
44. Sam Reinhart, F, FLA
45. Filip Forsberg, F, NSH
46. Dylan Guenther, F, UTA
47. Drake Batherson, F, OTT
48. Lane Hutson, D, MTL
49. Jakob Chychrun, D, WSH
50. Jesper Wallstedt, G, MIN
51. Pyotr Kochetkov, G, CAR 📈
52. Mikhail Sergachev, D, UTA
53. Seth Jones, D, FLA 📈
54. Adam Fox, D, NYR
55. Miro Heiskanen, D, DAL
56. Connor Bedard, F, CHI
57. Nick Schmaltz, F, UTA
58. Joel Eriksson Ek, F, MIN 📈
59. Jake Guentzel, F, TBL
60. Adrian Kempe, F, LAK (INJ.)
61. Bo Horvat, F, NYI
62. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
63. Steven Stamkos, F, NSH
64. Jesper Bratt, F, NJD
65. Mitch Marner, F, VGK
66. Mark Scheifele, F, WPG 📉
67. Vasily Podkolzin, F, EDM
68. Nico Hischier, F, NJD
69. Ryan O'Reilly, F, NSH 📈
70. Jacob Markstrom, G, FLA 🆕
71. Karel Vejmelka, G, UTA
72. Mackenzie Blackwood, G, COL
73. Jackson Blake, F, CAR
74. Nikolaj Ehlers, F, CAR
75. Logan Stankoven, F, CAR 📈
76. Artturi Lehkonen, F, COL 📈
77. Alex Tuch, F, WSH
78. Artemi Panarin, F, LAK
79. Robert Thomas, F, STL
80. Logan Cooley, F, UTA
81. Sidney Crosby, F, PIT
82. Mika Zibanejad, F, NYR 📉
83. Elias Pettersson, F, VAN
84. Brayden Point, F, TBL
85. Beckett Sennecke, F, ANA
86. Moritz Seider, D, DET
87. Roman Josi, D, NSH
88. Dylan Holloway, F, STL
89. Lucas Raymond, F, DET
90. Alexis Lafrenière, F, NYR
91. Juraj Slafkovský, F, MTL 📉
92. Will Smith, F, SJS
93. Pavel Dorofeyev, F, NYR
94. Roope Hintz, F, DAL
95. Vincent Trocheck, F, UTA
96. Jack Quinn, F, BUF 📈
97. Charlie McAvoy, D, BOS
98. Jake Sanderson, D, OTT
99. Darren Raddysh, D, TOR
100. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, CAR
101. Jacob Fowler, G, MTL (rookie) 📈
102. Joel Hofer, G, STL
103. Carter Verhaeghe, F, FLA
104. Jimmy Snuggerud, F, STL
105. Jordan Kyrou, F, WSH 📈
106. J.T. Miller, F, NYR
107. Adam Fantilli, F, CBJ
108. Timo Meier, F, NJD 📉
109. Dylan Strome, F, WSH
110. Nazem Kadri, F, COL
111. Jackson LaCombe, D, ANA
112. Erik Karlsson, D, PIT
113. Jack Roslovic, F, TOR 📈
114. Rickard Rakell, F, PIT
115. Zach Benson, F, BUF 📈
116. Tom Wilson, F, WSH 📉
117. Trevor Zegras, F, PHI
118. Travis Konecny, F, PHI 🆕
119. Evgeni Malkin, F, PIT (INJ.)
120. Matvei Michkov, F, PHI 📈
121. Luke Evangelista, F, NJD
122. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, F, EDM
123. Gavin McKenna, F, TOR (rookie)
124. Ivar Stenberg, F, SJS (rookie)
125. John Carlson, D, TBL
126. Cole Hutson, D, WSH (rookie)
127. Carter Hart, G, VGK
128. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, TOR
129. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G, BUF
130. Easton Cowen, F, TOR 📈
131. Joel Farabee, F, CGY 📈
132. Pavel Zacha, F, BOS
133. Elias Lindholm, F, BOS 📈
134. Emmitt Finnie, F, DET 📈
135. Matt Coronato, F, CGY 📈
136. James Hagens, F, BOS (rookie) 📈
137. Porter Martone, F, PHI (rookie)
138. Arseny Gritsyuk, F, NJD 📈
139. MacKenzie Weegar, D, UTA
140. Vince Dunn, D, SEA
141. Brandon Montour, D, SEA
142. Brandt Clarke, D, LAK
143. JJ Peterka, F, BOS
144. Brock Boeser, F, VAN
145. Viktor Arvidsson, F, DET 📈
146. Sam Bennett, F, FLA
147. Dylan Cozens, F, OTT
148. Gabriel Landeskog, F, COL
149. Noah Ostlund, F, BUF
150. Morgan Geekie, F, BOS 📉
151. Cole Perfetti, F, WPG 📉
152. Mason McTavish, F, STL 📉
153. Filip Hronek, D, VAN
154. Philip Broberg, D, STL
155. Juuse Saros, G, NSH
156. Tristan Jarry, G, EDM 📈
157. Jakub Dobes, G, MTL 📉
158. Luke Hughes, D, NJD
159. Devon Toews, D, COL 📈
160. Anthony Stolarz, G, TOR 📈
161. Yaroslav Askarov, G, SJS
162. Noah Dobson, D, MTL
163. Thomas Chabot, D, OTT
164. Dougie Hamilton, D, NJD
165. Patrick Kane, F, CHI (INJ.)
166. Josh Doan, F, BUF
167. Anton Frondell, F, CHI (rookie)
168. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, F, DET (rookie)
169. Roman Kantserov, F, CHI (rookie)
170. Alex Laferriere, F, LAK
171. Shane Pinto, F, OTT 📈
172. Kent Johnston, F, CBJ 📈
173. Mikael Granlund, F, ANA
174. Brock Nelson, F, COL
175. Ryan Leonard, F, WSH
176. Berkly Catton, F, SEA 🆕
177. Neal Pionk, D, WPG
178. Bowen Byram, D, CHI (INJ.)
179. Mattias Samuelsson, D, BUF
180. Kiefer Sherwood, F, SJS
181. Tomas Hertl, F, VGK
182. Owen Tippett, F, PHI 🆕
183. Will Cuylle, F, NYR
184. Brett Howden, F, VGK
185. Jonathan Lekkerimäki, F, VAN 🆕
186. Casey Mittelstadt, F, BOS 🆕
187. Alex Ovechkin, F, WSH
188. Anthony Cirelli, F, TBL
189. Charlie Coyle, F, CBJ
190. Matvei Gridin, F, CGY 🆕
191. Shea Theodore, D, VGK 📉
192. Thomas Harley, D, DAL
193. Victor Hedman, D, TBL
194. Brandon Bussi, G, CAR 📉
195. Scott Wedgewood, G, COL 📉
196. Michael Misa, F, SJS
197. Fraser Minten, F, BOS 📉
198. Charle-Edouard D'Astous, D, TBL 📈
199. Owen Power, D, BUF
200. Matthew Knies, F, CBJ 📉
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Suspended:
Dylan Larkin, F, DET
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Key injuries:
Kirill Marchenko, F, TOR
Aleksander Barkov, F, FLA
John Tavares, F, TOR
Ivan Demidov, F, MTL
Brad Marchand, F, FLA
Mathew Barzal, F, NYI
Kevin Fiala, F, LAK
Zach Hyman, F, EDM
Bryan Rust, F, PIT
Matt Duchene, F, DAL
Troy Terry, F, ANA
William Eklund, F, OTT
Jared McCann, F, SEA
Taylor Hall, F, CAR
Matt Savoie, F, EDM
Brock Faber, D, MIN
Josh Morrissey, D, WPG
Colton Parayko, D, STL
Linus Ullmark, G, OTT
Devon Levi, G, EDM
Filip Gustavsson, G, MIN
Devin Cooley, G, CGY
Alex Lyon, G, BUF (nearing return)
Frederik Andersen, G, EDM
Thatcher Demko, G, VAN
Igor Shesterkin, G, NYR (out for season)
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Others to consider:
Jake DeBrusk, F, VAN
Gabe Perreault, F, NYR
Trevor Connelly, F, VGK (rookie)
Chandler Stephenson, F, SEA
Gabriel Vilardi, F, WPG
Quinton Byfield, F, LAK
Jordan Eberle, F, SEA
Mason Marchment, F, SJS
Jake Neighbours, F, STL
Mavrik Bourque, F, NSH
Maxin Shabanov, F, MIN
Tommy Novak, F, PIT
Pierre-Luc Dubois, F, WSH
Jonathan Marchessault, F, NSH
Josh Anderson, F, MTL
Sean Walker, D, CAR
Rasmus Andersson, D, VGK
Jacob Trouba, D, SJS
Zayne Parekh, D, CGY
Tristan Luneau, D, ANA
Jamie Drysdale, D, PHI
Dmitry Orlov, D, SJS
Olen Zellweger, D, BUF
Aaron Ekblad, D, FLA
Kris Letang, D, PIT
K'Andre Miller, D, CAR
Nikita Zadorov, F, BOS
Jeremy Lauzon, D, NSH
Elias Pettersson, D, VAN
Tyler Kleven, D, OTT
Dan Vladar, G, PHI
Dustin Wolf, G, CGY
Arturs Silovs, G, PIT
Spencer Knight, G, CHI
Adin Hill, G, VGK
Akira Schmid, G, FLA
Darcy Kuemper, G, LAK
Anton Forsberg, G, LAK
Philipp Grubauer, G, SEA
Dylan Garand, G, NYR (rookie)
Michael DiPietro, G, BOS
Dennis Hildeby, G, TBL
Joseph Woll, G, PHI
Cam Talbot, G, CBJ
Jet Greaves, G, CBJ
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