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6 skater + 4 goalie categories · Redraft · Regular draft

339 ranked players · 38 unavailable / unsupported excluded

Current-season projections · not a rest-of-season forecast. OUT and injured-reserve players excluded.

Rank	Player	Position	Team	Status	Value above replacement
1	Nathan MacKinnon C · COL	C	COL	Active	13.6
2	Connor McDavid C · EDM	C	EDM	Active	11.3
3	Evan Bouchard D · EDM	D	EDM	Active	9.5
4	Cale Makar D · COL	D	COL	Active	9.4
5	Nikita Kucherov RW · TB	RW	TB	Active	9.0
6	Zach Werenski D · CBJ	D	CBJ	Active	7.2
7	Rasmus Dahlin D · BUF	D	BUF	Active	7.1
8	Leon Draisaitl C · EDM	C	EDM	Active	6.7
9	Andrei Vasilevskiy G · TB	G	TB	Active	6.7
10	Jason Robertson LW · DAL	LW	DAL	Active	6.5
11	Moritz Seider D · DET	D	DET	Active	6.4
12	Quinn Hughes D · MIN	D	MIN	Active	6.2
13	Brady Tkachuk LW · FLA	LW	FLA	Active	6.1
14	Scott Wedgewood G · COL	G	COL	Active	5.9
15	Nick Suzuki C · MTL	C	MTL	Active	5.8
16	Darren Raddysh D · TOR	D	TOR	Active	5.7
17	Macklin Celebrini C · SJ	C	SJ	Active	5.5
18	Matthew Schaefer D · NYI	D	NYI	Active	5.4
19	David Pastrnak RW · BOS	RW	BOS	Active	5.3
20	Jakob Chychrun D · WSH	D	WSH	Active	5.3
21	Martin Necas RW · COL	RW	COL	Active	5.1
22	Cole Caufield LW · MTL	LW	MTL	Active	4.9
23	Lane Hutson D · MTL	D	MTL	Active	4.8
24	John Carlson D · TB	D	TB	Active	4.6
25	Ilya Sorokin G · NYI	G	NYI	Active	4.6
26	Jack Eichel C · VGK	C	VGK	Active	4.3
27	Matthew Tkachuk RW · FLA	RW	FLA	Active	4.3
28	Joel Hofer G · STL	G	STL	Active	4.2
29	Matt Boldy LW/RW · MIN	LW/RW	MIN	Active	4.1
30	Jake Oettinger G · DAL	G	DAL	Active	4.1
31	Erik Karlsson D · PIT	D	PIT	Active	4.0
32	Logan Thompson G · WSH · DAY TO DAY	G	WSH	DAY TO DAY	4.0
33	Kirill Kaprizov LW · MIN	LW	MIN	Active	4.0
34	Jake Guentzel LW · TB	LW	TB	Active	3.9
35	Sergei Murashov G · PIT	G	PIT	Active	3.8
36	Roman Josi D · NSH	D	NSH	Active	3.7
37	Miro Heiskanen D · DAL	D	DAL	Active	3.7
38	Jake Sanderson D · OTT	D	OTT	Active	3.6
39	Filip Forsberg LW · NSH	LW	NSH	Active	3.6
40	Adam Fox D · NYR	D	NYR	Active	3.6
41	Shayne Gostisbehere D · CAR	D	CAR	Active	3.1
42	Charlie McAvoy D · BOS	D	BOS	Active	3.1
43	Mackenzie Blackwood G · COL	G	COL	Active	3.1
44	Noah Dobson D · MTL	D	MTL	Active	3.0
45	Victor Hedman D · TB	D	TB	Active	3.0
46	Clayton Keller LW · UTAH	LW	UTAH	Active	2.8
47	Wyatt Johnston C/RW · DAL	C/RW	DAL	Active	2.8
48	Alex DeBrincat LW · DET	LW	DET	Active	2.7
49	Linus Ullmark G · OTT · DAY TO DAY	G	OTT	DAY TO DAY	2.7
50	Mikhail Sergachev D · UTAH	D	UTAH	Active	2.6
51	Auston Matthews C · TOR	C	TOR	Active	2.6
52	Zach Hyman RW · EDM	RW	EDM	Active	2.6
53	Kyle Connor LW · WPG	LW	WPG	Active	2.6
54	Sebastian Aho C · CAR	C	CAR	Active	2.5
55	Tim Stutzle C/LW · OTT	C/LW	OTT	Active	2.5
56	Vincent Trocheck C · UTAH	C	UTAH	Active	2.4
57	Tage Thompson C/RW · BUF	C/RW	BUF	Active	2.4
58	Josh Manson D · COL	D	COL	Active	2.4
59	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G · BUF	G	BUF	Active	2.2
60	Carter Hart G · VGK	G	VGK	Active	2.1
61	Bowen Byram D · CHI · DAY TO DAY	D	CHI	DAY TO DAY	2.1
62	Artemi Panarin LW · LA	LW	LA	Active	2.1
63	Mattias Ekholm D · EDM	D	EDM	Active	2.1
64	Adrian Kempe RW · LA	RW	LA	Active	2.1
65	Karel Vejmelka G · UTAH	G	UTAH	Active	2.0
66	Brandon Hagel LW · TB	LW	TB	Active	2.0
67	John Gibson G · DET	G	DET	Active	1.9
68	Filip Hronek D · VAN	D	VAN	Active	1.9
69	Alex Tuch RW · WSH	RW	WSH	Active	1.9
70	MacKenzie Weegar D · UTAH	D	UTAH	Active	1.9
71	Devon Toews D · COL	D	COL	Active	1.9
72	Mark Scheifele C · WPG	C	WPG	Active	1.9
73	Alex Ovechkin LW/RW · WSH	LW/RW	WSH	Active	1.8
74	Dougie Hamilton D · NJ	D	NJ	Active	1.8
75	Darcy Kuemper G · LA	G	LA	Active	1.7
76	Kirill Marchenko LW/RW · TOR	LW/RW	TOR	Active	1.7
77	Jackson LaCombe D · ANA	D	ANA	Active	1.7
78	Mattias Samuelsson D · BUF	D	BUF	Active	1.7
79	Mika Zibanejad C · NYR	C	NYR	Active	1.7
80	Dylan Cozens C/RW · OTT	C/RW	OTT	Active	1.6
81	Brent Burns D · COL	D	COL	Active	1.6
82	Jesper Wallstedt G · MIN	G	MIN	Active	1.6
83	Andrei Svechnikov LW · CAR	LW	CAR	Active	1.5
84	Brandon Bussi G · CAR	G	CAR	Active	1.5
85	Spencer Knight G · CHI	G	CHI	Active	1.5
86	Anton Forsberg G · LA	G	LA	Active	1.4
87	Jeremy Swayman G · BOS	G	BOS	Active	1.4
88	Sam Malinski D · COL	D	COL	Active	1.4
89	Mitch Marner RW · VGK	RW	VGK	Active	1.4
90	Mikko Rantanen LW/RW · DAL	LW/RW	DAL	Active	1.3
91	Juraj Slafkovsky LW/RW · MTL	LW/RW	MTL	Active	1.2
92	Dylan Larkin C · DET	C	DET	Active	1.1
93	Sean Walker D · CAR	D	CAR	Active	1.1
94	Rasmus Andersson D · VGK	D	VGK	Active	1.1
95	Dylan Holloway LW/RW · STL	LW/RW	STL	Active	1.1
96	Nikita Zadorov D · BOS	D	BOS	Active	1.0
97	Drake Batherson LW/RW · OTT	LW/RW	OTT	Active	0.9
98	Mike Matheson D · MTL · DAY TO DAY	D	MTL	DAY TO DAY	0.9
99	Sidney Crosby C · PIT	C	PIT	Active	0.9
100	Dylan Guenther RW · UTAH	RW	UTAH	Active	0.8

Scoring methodology & assumptions

Category values use pool-standardized component scores and volume-weighted percentage impact. Rankings use position-specific replacement depth, not provider draft rank.

Points = 2 × G + A + 0.5 × PPP + 0.1 × SOG + 0.1 × HIT + 0.5 × BLK + 4 × W + 0.2 × SV − 2 × GA + 3 × SO. Categories: G, A, +/−, PPP, SOG, HIT (skaters); W, volume-weighted SV%/GAA impact, SO (goalies). Separate pools; no assumed goalie start.

Replacement depth per team: 2 C, 2 LW, 2 RW, 4 D, 2 G. Multi-position players use their best eligible replacement value. Auction model distributes the league budget over positive replacement value with a $1 minimum for draftable players; excludes bench/keeper inflation. Auction and regular draft use the same talent order without keeper costs; only the primary value’s units change.

Source: ESPN Fantasy · current-season component statistics and availability. Refresh time is when these component records were successfully retrieved and saved, not the provider’s projection publication date. Undocumented public feeds may be delayed. No guaranteed outcomes or calibrated prediction intervals.

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Nathan MacKinnon

#1 · C · COL

13.6

Connor McDavid

#2 · C · EDM

11.3

Evan Bouchard

#3 · D · EDM

9.5

Cale Makar

#4 · D · COL

9.4

Nikita Kucherov

#5 · RW · TB

9.0

Zach Werenski

#6 · D · CBJ

7.2

Rasmus Dahlin

#7 · D · BUF

7.1

Leon Draisaitl

#8 · C · EDM

6.7

Andrei Vasilevskiy

#9 · G · TB

6.7

Jason Robertson

#10 · LW · DAL

6.5

Moritz Seider

#11 · D · DET

6.4

Quinn Hughes

#12 · D · MIN

6.2

Brady Tkachuk

#13 · LW · FLA

6.1

Scott Wedgewood

#14 · G · COL

5.9

Nick Suzuki

#15 · C · MTL

5.8

Darren Raddysh

#16 · D · TOR

5.7

Macklin Celebrini

#17 · C · SJ

5.5

Matthew Schaefer

#18 · D · NYI

5.4

David Pastrnak

#19 · RW · BOS

5.3

Jakob Chychrun

#20 · D · WSH

5.3

Martin Necas

#21 · RW · COL

5.1

Cole Caufield

#22 · LW · MTL

4.9

Lane Hutson

#23 · D · MTL

4.8

John Carlson

#24 · D · TB

4.6

Ilya Sorokin

#25 · G · NYI

4.6

Jack Eichel

#26 · C · VGK

4.3

Matthew Tkachuk

#27 · RW · FLA

4.3

Joel Hofer

#28 · G · STL

4.2

Matt Boldy

#29 · LW/RW · MIN

4.1

Jake Oettinger

#30 · G · DAL

4.1

Erik Karlsson

#31 · D · PIT

4.0

Logan Thompson

#32 · G · WSH

4.0

Kirill Kaprizov

#33 · LW · MIN

4.0

Jake Guentzel

#34 · LW · TB

3.9

Sergei Murashov

#35 · G · PIT

3.8

Roman Josi

#36 · D · NSH

3.7

Miro Heiskanen

#37 · D · DAL

3.7

Jake Sanderson

#38 · D · OTT

3.6

Filip Forsberg

#39 · LW · NSH

3.6

Adam Fox

#40 · D · NYR

3.6

Shayne Gostisbehere

#41 · D · CAR

3.1

Charlie McAvoy

#42 · D · BOS

3.1

Mackenzie Blackwood

#43 · G · COL

3.1

Noah Dobson

#44 · D · MTL

3.0

Victor Hedman

#45 · D · TB

3.0

Clayton Keller

#46 · LW · UTAH

2.8

Wyatt Johnston

#47 · C/RW · DAL

2.8

Alex DeBrincat

#48 · LW · DET

2.7

Linus Ullmark

#49 · G · OTT

2.7

Mikhail Sergachev

#50 · D · UTAH

2.6

Auston Matthews

#51 · C · TOR

2.6

Zach Hyman

#52 · RW · EDM

2.6

Kyle Connor

#53 · LW · WPG

2.6

Sebastian Aho

#54 · C · CAR

2.5

Tim Stutzle

#55 · C/LW · OTT

2.5

Vincent Trocheck

#56 · C · UTAH

2.4

Tage Thompson

#57 · C/RW · BUF

2.4

Josh Manson

#58 · D · COL

2.4

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

#59 · G · BUF

2.2

Carter Hart

#60 · G · VGK

2.1

Bowen Byram

#61 · D · CHI

2.1

Artemi Panarin

#62 · LW · LA

2.1

Mattias Ekholm

#63 · D · EDM

2.1

Adrian Kempe

#64 · RW · LA

2.1

Karel Vejmelka

#65 · G · UTAH

2.0

Brandon Hagel

#66 · LW · TB

2.0

John Gibson

#67 · G · DET

1.9

Filip Hronek

#68 · D · VAN

1.9

Alex Tuch

#69 · RW · WSH

1.9

MacKenzie Weegar

#70 · D · UTAH

1.9

Devon Toews

#71 · D · COL

1.9

Mark Scheifele

#72 · C · WPG

1.9

Alex Ovechkin

#73 · LW/RW · WSH

1.8

Dougie Hamilton

#74 · D · NJ

1.8

Darcy Kuemper

#75 · G · LA

1.7

Kirill Marchenko

#76 · LW/RW · TOR

1.7

Jackson LaCombe

#77 · D · ANA

1.7

Mattias Samuelsson

#78 · D · BUF

1.7

Mika Zibanejad

#79 · C · NYR

1.7

Dylan Cozens

#80 · C/RW · OTT

1.6

Brent Burns

#81 · D · COL

1.6

Jesper Wallstedt

#82 · G · MIN

1.6

Andrei Svechnikov

#83 · LW · CAR

1.5

Brandon Bussi

#84 · G · CAR

1.5

Spencer Knight

#85 · G · CHI

1.5

Anton Forsberg

#86 · G · LA

1.4

Jeremy Swayman

#87 · G · BOS

1.4

Sam Malinski

#88 · D · COL

1.4

Mitch Marner

#89 · RW · VGK

1.4

Mikko Rantanen

#90 · LW/RW · DAL

1.3

Juraj Slafkovsky

#91 · LW/RW · MTL

1.2

Dylan Larkin

#92 · C · DET

1.1

Sean Walker

#93 · D · CAR

1.1

Rasmus Andersson

#94 · D · VGK

1.1

Dylan Holloway

#95 · LW/RW · STL

1.1

Nikita Zadorov

#96 · D · BOS

1.0

Drake Batherson

#97 · LW/RW · OTT

0.9

Mike Matheson

#98 · D · MTL

0.9

Sidney Crosby

#99 · C · PIT

0.9

Dylan Guenther

#100 · RW · UTAH

0.8

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