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
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. Brayden Point, F, TBL (INJ.)
77. Beckett Sennecke, F, ANA 📈
78. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
79. Elias Pettersson, F, VAN
80. Artturi Lehkonen, F, COL
81. Juraj Slafkovský, F, MTL
82. Alex Tuch, F, WSH
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. Carter Verhaeghe, F, FLA
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. Zach Benson, F, BUF 📈
109. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, F, EDM (INJ.)
110. Jack Roslovic, F, TOR (INJ.)
111. Will Smith, F, SJS
112. Carter Hart, G, VGK
113. Devon Levi, G, EDM 🆕
114. Juuse Saros, G, NSH
115. Darren Raddysh, D, TOR
116. Erik Karlsson, D, PIT
117. Philip Broberg, D, STL 📈
118. J.T. Miller, F, NYR
119. Dylan Strome, F, WSH
120. Trevor Zegras, F, PHI
121. Travis Konecny, F, PHI
122. Mathew Barzal, F, NYI (INJ; nearing return) 🆕
123. Pavel Zacha, F, BOS
124. Evgeni Malkin, F, PIT
125. Matvei Michkov, F, PHI
126. Vincent Trocheck, F, UTA
127. Brock Boeser, F, VAN
128. Elias Lindholm, F, BOS 📈
129. Mikael Granlund, F, ANA 📈
130. Brandt Clarke, D, LAK
131. Charlie McAvoy, D, BOS
132. Karel Vejmelka, G, UTA
133. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, TOR
134. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G, BUF
135. Adam Fantilli, F, CBJ
136. Timo Meier, F, NJD 📉
137. Joel Farabee, F, CGY
138. Emmitt Finnie, F, DET
139. Gavin McKenna, F, TOR (rookie)
140. Ivar Stenberg, F, SJS (rookie)
141. Arseny Gritsyuk, F, NJD
142. Easton Cowen, F, TOR
143. Tom Wilson, F, WSH 📉
144. Gabriel Landeskog, F, COL
145. JJ Peterka, F, BOS
146. Morgan Geekie, F, BOS
147. Neal Pionk, D, WPG
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. Roman Kantserov, F, CHI (rookie)
167. Berkly Catton, F, SEA 📈
168. Luke Evangelista, F, NJD
169. Matt Coronato, F, CGY
170. Josh Doan, F, BUF 📉
171. Cole Perfetti, F, WPG 📉
172. Noah Ostlund, F, BUF
173. Ryan Leonard, F, WSH
174. Mackie Samoskevich, F, SEA 📈
175. Luke Hughes, D, NJD
176. Devon Toews, D, COL
177. Noah Dobson, D, MTL
178. Thomas Chabot, D, OTT
179. Dougie Hamilton, D, NJD
180. Shane Pinto, F, OTT
181. Taylor Hall, F, CAR 🆕
182. Kiefer Sherwood, F, SJS
183. Owen Tippett, F, PHI
184. Will Cuylle, F, NYR
185. Brett Howden, F, VGK
186. Mason McTavish, F, STL 📉
187. Brock Nelson, F, COL 📉
188. Trevor Connelly, F, VGK (rookie)
189. Matthew Knies, F, CBJ 📉
190. Jake DeBrusk, F, VAN
191. Owen Power, D, BUF
192. Sean Walker, D, CAR
193. Tristan Luneau, D, ANA 🆕
194. Cam Talbot, G, CBJ 🆕
195. Sebastian Cossa, G, UTA (rookie) 🆕
196. Alex Ovechkin, F, WSH 📉
197. Anthony Cirelli, F, TBL
198. Mattias Samuelsson, D, BUF
199. Shea Theodore, D, VGK 📉
200. Charle-Edouard D'Astous, D, TBL
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Suspended:
Dylan Larkin, F, DET
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Key injuries:
Kirill Marchenko, F, TOR
Aleksander Barkov, F, FLA
Ivan Demidov, F, MTL
Brad Marchand, F, FLA
Kevin Fiala, F, LAK
Bryan Rust, F, PIT
James Hagens, F, BOS (rookie)
Matt Duchene, F, DAL
Troy Terry, F, ANA
Patrick Kane, F, CHI
William Eklund, F, OTT
Jared McCann, F, SEA
Matt Savoie, F, EDM
Josh Morrissey, D, WPG
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:
Casey Mittelstadt, F, BOS
Charlie Coyle, F, CBJ
Matvei Gridin, F, CGY
Jonathan Lekkerimäki, F, VAN
Maxin Shabanov, F, MIN
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
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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