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. Matt Boldy, F, MIN
17. Jason Robertson, F, DAL
18. Jack Hughes, F, NJD
19. Nick Suzuki, F, MTL
20. Cole Caufield, F, MTL
21. Martin Necas, F, COL
22. Cutter Gauthier, F, ANA 📈
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. Tage Thompson, F, BUF
30. Kyle Connor, F, WPG
31. Mikko Rantanen, F, DAL
32. Wyatt Johnston, F, DAL
33. Mark Stone, F, VGK
34. Brandon Hagel, F, TBL
35. William Nylander, F, TOR
36. Clayton Keller, F, UTA
37. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
38. Ilya Sorokin, G, NYI
39. Leo Carlsson, F, ANA
40. Sebastian Aho, F, CAR
41. Tim Stützle, F, OTT
42. Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR
43. Alex DeBrincat, F, DET
44. Sam Reinhart, F, FLA
45. Filip Forsberg, F, NSH
46. Joel Eriksson Ek, F, MIN
47. Lane Hutson, D, MTL
48. Jesper Wallstedt, G, MIN
49. Pyotr Kochetkov, G, CAR
50. Mikhail Sergachev, D, UTA
51. Roman Josi, D, NSH
52. Drake Batherson, F, OTT
53. Connor Bedard, F, CHI
54. Adrian Kempe, F, LAK
55. Dylan Guenther, F, UTA (INJ.)
56. Nick Schmaltz, F, UTA
57. Jake Guentzel, F, TBL
58. Bo Horvat, F, NYI
59. Logan Cooley, F, UTA
60. John Tavares, F, TOR
61. Steven Stamkos, F, NSH
62. Jesper Bratt, F, NJD
63. Mitch Marner, F, VGK
64. Artemi Panarin, F, LAK
65. Mark Scheifele, F, WPG
66. Ryan O'Reilly, F, NSH
67. Jakob Chychrun, D, WSH
68. Seth Jones, D, FLA
69. Adam Fox, D, NYR
70. Jackson LaCombe, D, ANA
71. Moritz Seider, D, DET
72. Mackenzie Blackwood, G, COL
73. Jackson Blake, F, CAR
74. Nikolaj Ehlers, F, CAR
75. Logan Stankoven, F, CAR
76. Beckett Sennecke, F, ANA
77. Artturi Lehkonen, F, COL
78. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
79. Elias Pettersson, F, VAN
80. Alex Tuch, F, WSH
81. Juraj Slafkovský, F, MTL
82. Carter Verhaeghe, F, FLA
83. Vasily Podkolzin, F, EDM
84. Nico Hischier, F, NJD
85. Sidney Crosby, F, PIT
86. Jacob Fowler, G, MTL (rookie)
87. Linus Ullmark, G, OTT (INJ; nearing return)
88. Mika Zibanejad, F, NYR
89. Lucas Raymond, F, DET
90. Alexis Lafrenière, F, NYR
91. Nazem Kadri, F, COL
92. Dylan Holloway, F, STL
93. Robert Thomas, F, STL
94. Roope Hintz, F, DAL
95. Jack Quinn, F, BUF
96. Zach Benson, F, BUF
97. Pavel Dorofeyev, F, NYR
98. Jimmy Snuggerud, F, STL
99. Jordan Kyrou, F, WSH
100. Miro Heiskanen, D, DAL (INJ.)
101. Jake Sanderson, D, OTT
102. Joel Hofer, G, STL
103. Jacob Markstrom, G, FLA
104. Brock Faber, D, MIN (INJ; nearing return)
105. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, CAR
106. Rickard Rakell, F, PIT
107. Zach Hyman, F, EDM
108. Mathew Barzal, F, NYI (INJ; nearing return)
109. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, F, EDM
110. Jack Roslovic, F, TOR
111. Will Smith, F, SJS
112. Carter Hart, G, VGK
113. Devon Levi, G, EDM
114. Josh Morrissey, D, WPG 🆕
115. Juuse Saros, G, NSH
116. Darren Raddysh, D, TOR
117. Erik Karlsson, D, PIT
118. Philip Broberg, D, STL
119. J.T. Miller, F, NYR
120. Dylan Strome, F, WSH
121. Trevor Zegras, F, PHI
122. Travis Konecny, F, PHI
123. Troy Terry, F, ANA
124. Pavel Zacha, F, BOS
125. Evgeni Malkin, F, PIT
126. Matvei Michkov, F, PHI
127. Vincent Trocheck, F, UTA
128. Brock Boeser, F, VAN
129. Elias Lindholm, F, BOS
130. Mikael Granlund, F, ANA
131. Brandt Clarke, D, LAK
132. Charlie McAvoy, D, BOS
133. Karel Vejmelka, G, UTA
134. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, TOR
135. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G, BUF
136. Adam Fantilli, F, CBJ
137. Timo Meier, F, NJD
138. Joel Farabee, F, CGY
139. Emmitt Finnie, F, DET
140. Gavin McKenna, F, TOR (rookie)
141. Ivar Stenberg, F, SJS (rookie)
142. Arseny Gritsyuk, F, NJD
143. Easton Cowen, F, TOR
144. Tom Wilson, F, WSH
145. Gabriel Landeskog, F, COL
146. JJ Peterka, F, BOS
147. Morgan Geekie, F, BOS
148. Thomas Harley, D, DAL
149. John Carlson, D, TBL
150. Filip Hronek, D, VAN
151. Porter Martone, F, PHI (rookie)
152. Viktor Arvidsson, F, DET
153. Kent Johnston, F, CBJ
154. Dylan Cozens, F, OTT
155. Alex Laferriere, F, LAK
156. Sam Bennett, F, FLA
157. Tomas Hertl, F, VGK
158. MacKenzie Weegar, D, UTA
159. Cole Hutson, D, WSH (rookie)
160. Vince Dunn, D, SEA
161. Brandon Montour, D, SEA
162. Jakub Dobes, G, MTL
163. Adin Hill, G, VGK
164. Anton Frondell, F, CHI (rookie)
165. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, F, DET (rookie)
166. Neal Pionk, D, WPG 📉
167. Roman Kantserov, F, CHI (rookie)
168. Berkly Catton, F, SEA
169. Luke Evangelista, F, NJD
170. Matt Coronato, F, CGY
171. Josh Doan, F, BUF
172. Cole Perfetti, F, WPG
173. Noah Ostlund, F, BUF
174. Ryan Leonard, F, WSH
175. Mackie Samoskevich, F, SEA
176. Luke Hughes, D, NJD
177. Devon Toews, D, COL
178. Noah Dobson, D, MTL
179. Thomas Chabot, D, OTT
180. Dougie Hamilton, D, NJD
181. Shane Pinto, F, OTT
182. Taylor Hall, F, CAR
183. Kiefer Sherwood, F, SJS
184. Owen Tippett, F, PHI
185. Will Cuylle, F, NYR
186. Brett Howden, F, VGK
187. Mason McTavish, F, STL
188. Brock Nelson, F, COL
189. Trevor Connelly, F, VGK (rookie)
190. Matthew Knies, F, CBJ
191. Jake DeBrusk, F, VAN
192. Owen Power, D, BUF
193. Sean Walker, D, CAR
194. Tristan Luneau, D, ANA
195. Cam Talbot, G, CBJ
196. Anthony Cirelli, F, TBL
197. Mattias Samuelsson, D, BUF
198. Shea Theodore, D, VGK
199. Charle-Edouard D'Astous, D, TBL
200. Victor Eklund, F, NYI (rookie) 🆕
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Suspended:
Dylan Larkin, F, DET
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Key injuries:
Kirill Marchenko, F, TOR
Aleksander Barkov, F, FLA
Brayden Point, F, TBL
Ivan Demidov, F, MTL
Brad Marchand, F, FLA
Kevin Fiala, F, LAK (nearing return)
Bryan Rust, F, PIT
James Hagens, F, BOS (rookie)
Matt Duchene, F, DAL
Patrick Kane, F, CHI
William Eklund, F, OTT
Jared McCann, F, SEA
Matt Savoie, F, EDM
Bowen Byram, D, CHI
Filip Gustavsson, G, MIN (nearing return)
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:
Maxim Shabanov, F, MIN
Alex Ovechkin, F, WSH
Casey Mittelstadt, F, BOS
Matvei Gridin, F, CGY
Jonathan Lekkerimäki, F, VAN
Charlie Coyle, F, CBJ
Gabriel Vilardi, F, WPG
Quinton Byfield, F, LAK
Fraser Minten, F, BOS
Mavrik Bourque, F, NSH
Chandler Stephenson, F, SEA
Tommy Novak, F, PIT
Pierre-Luc Dubois, F, WSH
Gabe Perreault, F, NYR
Mason Marchment, F, SJS
Jake Neighbours, F, STL
Victor Hedman, D, TBL
Rasmus Andersson, D, VGK
Jacob Trouba, D, SJS
Zayne Parekh, D, CGY
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
Colton Parayko, D, STL
Noah Hanifin, D, VGK (INJ.)
Sebastian Cossa, G, UTA (rookie)
Anthony Stolarz, G, TOR
Dan Vladar, G, PHI
Darcy Kuemper, G, LAK
Tristan Jarry, G, EDM
Spencer Knight, G, CHI
Brandon Bussi, G, CAR
Scott Wedgewood, G, COL
Akira Schmid, G, FLA
Arturs Silovs, G, PIT
Dylan Garand, G, NYR (rookie)
Anton Forsberg, G, LAK
Philipp Grubauer, G, SEA
Devin Cooley, G, CGY
Dustin Wolf, G, CGY
Joonas Korpisalo, G, NYR
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