Fantasy pool rankings for 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs

NHL.com ranks the most valuable players for fantasy hockey pools counting the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. For more fantasy coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy.

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NOTES: Basic playoff pools have the following scoring system: goals and assists count for skaters with a potential bonus for a hat trick, and wins count for goalies with a potential bonus for a shutout. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production in the regular season and playoffs, line combinations, defense pairs, power-play usage, team goalie situation, injury history or concern, contract status, age and likelihood of a deep playoff run. These rankings are a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen, Chris Meaney and Troy Perlowitz.

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SKATER RANKINGS

1. Nathan MacKinnon, F, COL
2. Martin Necas, F, COL
3. Mitch Marner, F, VGK
4. Jack Eichel, F, VGK
5. Cale Makar, D, COL
6. Logan Stankoven, F, CAR
7. Lane Hutson, D, MTL
8. Taylor Hall, F, CAR
9. Jackson Blake, F, CAR
10. Sebastian Aho, F, CAR
11. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
12. Nick Suzuki, F, MTL
13. Cole Caufield, F, MTL
14. Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL
15. Pavel Dorofeyev, F, VGK
16. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
17. Gabriel Landeskog, F, COL
18. Nazem Kadri, F, COL
19. Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR
20. Nikolaj Ehlers, F, CAR
21. Tage Thompson, F, BUF
22. Alex Tuch, F, BUF
23. Brett Howden, F, VGK
24. William Karlsson, F, VGK
25. Josh Doan, F, BUF
26. Zach Benson, F, BUF 
27. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, CAR 
28. Shea Theodore, D, VGK
29. Devon Toews, D, COL
30. Mark Stone, F, VGK (INJ.)
31. Brock Nelson, F, COL
32. Artturi Lehkonen, F, COL (INJ.)
33. Valeri Nichushkin, F, COL
34. Ivan Barbashev, F, VGK
35. Rasmus Andersson, D, VGK
36. Noah Hanifin, D, VGK
37. Noah Dobson, D, MTL
38. Bowen Byram, D, BUF
39. Ivan Demidov, F, MTL (rookie)
40. Alex Newhook, F, MTL
41. Jordan Staal, F, CAR
42. Kirby Dach, F, MTL
43. Alexandre Texier, F, MTL
44. Zach Bolduc, F, MTL
45. Nicolas Roy, F, COL
46. Ross Colton, F, COL
47. Tomas Hertl, F, VGK
48. Sam Malinski, D, COL
49. Alexander Nikishin, D, CAR (rookie)
50. Mattias Samuelsson, D, BUF
51. Jack Quinn, F, BUF 
52. Jake Evans, F, MTL
53. Josh Anderson, F, MTL
54. Josh Norris, F, BUF 
55. Peyton Krebs, F, BUF 
56. K'Andre Miller, D, CAR
57. Mike Matheson, D, MTL
58. Konsta Helenius, F, BUF (rookie)
59. Jason Zucker, F, BUF 
60. Owen Power, D, BUF

GOALIE RANKINGS

1. Scott Wedgewood, G, COL
2. Frederik Andersen, G, CAR
3. Carter Hart, G, VGK
4. Jakub Dobes, G, MTL (rookie)
5. Alex Lyon, BUF 
6. Mackenzie Blackwood, G, COL
7. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G, BUF