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NHL hockey keeper rankings
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6 skater + 4 goalie categories · Keeper · Regular draft
377 ranked players · 0 unavailable / unsupported excluded
Current-season projections · not a rest-of-season forecast. Injured players may appear as keeper stashes.
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Status | Picks saved | Cost pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan MacKinnon C · COL | C | COL | Active | +48 | |
| 2 | Connor McDavid C · EDM | C | EDM | Active | +47 | |
| 3 | Evan Bouchard D · EDM | D | EDM | Active | +46 | |
| 4 | Cale Makar D · COL | D | COL | Active | +45 | |
| 5 | Nikita Kucherov RW · TB | RW | TB | Active | +44 | |
| 6 | Zach Werenski D · CBJ | D | CBJ | Active | +43 | |
| 7 | Rasmus Dahlin D · BUF | D | BUF | Active | +42 | |
| 8 | Leon Draisaitl C · EDM | C | EDM | Active | +41 | |
| 9 | Jason Robertson LW · DAL | LW | DAL | Active | +40 | |
| 10 | Moritz Seider D · DET | D | DET | Active | +39 | |
| 11 | Andrei Vasilevskiy G · TB | G | TB | Active | +38 | |
| 12 | Brady Tkachuk LW · FLA | LW | FLA | Active | +37 | |
| 13 | Quinn Hughes D · MIN | D | MIN | Active | +36 | |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki C · MTL | C | MTL | Active | +35 | |
| 15 | Darren Raddysh D · TOR | D | TOR | Active | +34 | |
| 16 | Macklin Celebrini C · SJ | C | SJ | Active | +33 | |
| 17 | Scott Wedgewood G · COL | G | COL | Active | +32 | |
| 18 | David Pastrnak RW · BOS | RW | BOS | Active | +31 | |
| 19 | Matthew Schaefer D · NYI | D | NYI | Active | +30 | |
| 20 | Jakob Chychrun D · WSH | D | WSH | Active | +29 | |
| 21 | Martin Necas RW · COL | RW | COL | Active | +28 | |
| 22 | Cole Caufield LW · MTL | LW | MTL | Active | +27 | |
| 23 | Lane Hutson D · MTL | D | MTL | Active | +26 | |
| 24 | John Carlson D · TB | D | TB | Active | +25 | |
| 25 | Jack Eichel C · VGK | C | VGK | Active | +24 | |
| 26 | Matthew Tkachuk RW · FLA | RW | FLA | Active | +23 | |
| 27 | Ilya Sorokin G · NYI | G | NYI | Active | +22 | |
| 28 | Matt Boldy LW/RW · MIN | LW/RW | MIN | Active | +21 | |
| 29 | Kirill Kaprizov LW · MIN | LW | MIN | Active | +20 | |
| 30 | Jake Guentzel LW · TB | LW | TB | Active | +19 | |
| 31 | Erik Karlsson D · PIT | D | PIT | Active | +18 | |
| 32 | Joel Hofer G · STL | G | STL | Active | +17 | |
| 33 | Jake Oettinger G · DAL | G | DAL | Active | +16 | |
| 34 | Filip Forsberg LW · NSH | LW | NSH | Active | +15 | |
| 35 | Roman Josi D · NSH | D | NSH | Active | +14 | |
| 36 | Josh Morrissey D · WPG · INJURY RESERVE | D | WPG | INJURY RESERVE | +13 | |
| 37 | Logan Thompson G · WSH · DAY TO DAY | G | WSH | DAY TO DAY | +12 | |
| 38 | Miro Heiskanen D · DAL | D | DAL | Active | +11 | |
| 39 | Jake Sanderson D · OTT | D | OTT | Active | +10 | |
| 40 | Adam Fox D · NYR | D | NYR | Active | +9 | |
| 41 | Sergei Murashov G · PIT | G | PIT | Active | +8 | |
| 42 | Shayne Gostisbehere D · CAR | D | CAR | Active | +7 | |
| 43 | Charlie McAvoy D · BOS | D | BOS | Active | +6 | |
| 44 | Clayton Keller LW · UTAH | LW | UTAH | Active | +5 | |
| 45 | Victor Hedman D · TB | D | TB | Active | +4 | |
| 46 | Noah Dobson D · MTL | D | MTL | Active | +3 | |
| 47 | Wyatt Johnston C/RW · DAL | C/RW | DAL | Active | +2 | |
| 48 | Alex DeBrincat LW · DET | LW | DET | Active | +1 | |
| 49 | Auston Matthews C · TOR | C | TOR | Active | +0 | |
| 50 | Mackenzie Blackwood G · COL | G | COL | Active | -1 | |
| 51 | Zach Hyman RW · EDM | RW | EDM | Active | -2 | |
| 52 | Kyle Connor LW · WPG | LW | WPG | Active | -3 | |
| 53 | Tim Stutzle C/LW · OTT | C/LW | OTT | Active | -4 | |
| 54 | Sebastian Aho C · CAR | C | CAR | Active | -5 | |
| 55 | Mikhail Sergachev D · UTAH | D | UTAH | Active | -6 | |
| 56 | Vincent Trocheck C · UTAH | C | UTAH | Active | -7 | |
| 57 | Tage Thompson C/RW · BUF | C/RW | BUF | Active | -8 | |
| 58 | Josh Manson D · COL | D | COL | Active | -9 | |
| 59 | Linus Ullmark G · OTT · DAY TO DAY | G | OTT | DAY TO DAY | -10 | |
| 60 | Artemi Panarin LW · LA | LW | LA | Active | -11 | |
| 61 | Adrian Kempe RW · LA | RW | LA | Active | -12 | |
| 62 | Bowen Byram D · CHI · DAY TO DAY | D | CHI | DAY TO DAY | -13 | |
| 63 | Brandon Hagel LW · TB | LW | TB | Active | -14 | |
| 64 | Alex Tuch RW · WSH | RW | WSH | Active | -15 | |
| 65 | Mattias Ekholm D · EDM | D | EDM | Active | -16 | |
| 66 | Mark Scheifele C · WPG | C | WPG | Active | -17 | |
| 67 | Alex Ovechkin LW/RW · WSH | LW/RW | WSH | Active | -18 | |
| 68 | Filip Hronek D · VAN | D | VAN | Active | -19 | |
| 69 | MacKenzie Weegar D · UTAH | D | UTAH | Active | -20 | |
| 70 | Kirill Marchenko LW/RW · TOR | LW/RW | TOR | Active | -21 | |
| 71 | Carter Hart G · VGK | G | VGK | Active | -22 | |
| 72 | Devon Toews D · COL | D | COL | Active | -23 | |
| 73 | Thomas Chabot D · OTT · OUT | D | OTT | OUT | -24 | |
| 74 | Mika Zibanejad C · NYR | C | NYR | Active | -25 | |
| 75 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G · BUF | G | BUF | Active | -26 | |
| 76 | Dylan Cozens C/RW · OTT | C/RW | OTT | Active | -27 | |
| 77 | Dougie Hamilton D · NJ | D | NJ | Active | -28 | |
| 78 | Jackson LaCombe D · ANA | D | ANA | Active | -29 | |
| 79 | Andrei Svechnikov LW · CAR | LW | CAR | Active | -30 | |
| 80 | Mattias Samuelsson D · BUF | D | BUF | Active | -31 | |
| 81 | Karel Vejmelka G · UTAH | G | UTAH | Active | -32 | |
| 82 | Connor Hellebuyck G · WPG · INJURY RESERVE | G | WPG | INJURY RESERVE | -33 | |
| 83 | Brent Burns D · COL | D | COL | Active | -34 | |
| 84 | John Gibson G · DET | G | DET | Active | -35 | |
| 85 | Mitch Marner RW · VGK | RW | VGK | Active | -36 | |
| 86 | Mikko Rantanen LW/RW · DAL | LW/RW | DAL | Active | -37 | |
| 87 | Darcy Kuemper G · LA | G | LA | Active | -38 | |
| 88 | Sam Malinski D · COL | D | COL | Active | -39 | |
| 89 | Juraj Slafkovsky LW/RW · MTL | LW/RW | MTL | Active | -40 | |
| 90 | Dylan Larkin C · DET | C | DET | Active | -41 | |
| 91 | Jesper Wallstedt G · MIN | G | MIN | Active | -42 | |
| 92 | Dylan Holloway LW/RW · STL | LW/RW | STL | Active | -43 | |
| 93 | Brandon Bussi G · CAR | G | CAR | Active | -44 | |
| 94 | Spencer Knight G · CHI | G | CHI | Active | -45 | |
| 95 | Anton Forsberg G · LA | G | LA | Active | -46 | |
| 96 | Sean Walker D · CAR | D | CAR | Active | -47 | |
| 97 | Drake Batherson LW/RW · OTT | LW/RW | OTT | Active | -48 | |
| 98 | Rasmus Andersson D · VGK | D | VGK | Active | -49 | |
| 99 | Sidney Crosby C · PIT | C | PIT | Active | -50 | |
| 100 | Jeremy Swayman G · BOS | G | BOS | Active | -51 |
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
Connor McDavid
#2 · C · EDM
Evan Bouchard
#3 · D · EDM
Cale Makar
#4 · D · COL
Nikita Kucherov
#5 · RW · TB
Zach Werenski
#6 · D · CBJ
Rasmus Dahlin
#7 · D · BUF
Leon Draisaitl
#8 · C · EDM
Jason Robertson
#9 · LW · DAL
Moritz Seider
#10 · D · DET
Andrei Vasilevskiy
#11 · G · TB
Brady Tkachuk
#12 · LW · FLA
Quinn Hughes
#13 · D · MIN
Nick Suzuki
#14 · C · MTL
Darren Raddysh
#15 · D · TOR
Macklin Celebrini
#16 · C · SJ
Scott Wedgewood
#17 · G · COL
David Pastrnak
#18 · RW · BOS
Matthew Schaefer
#19 · D · NYI
Jakob Chychrun
#20 · D · WSH
Martin Necas
#21 · RW · COL
Cole Caufield
#22 · LW · MTL
Lane Hutson
#23 · D · MTL
John Carlson
#24 · D · TB
Jack Eichel
#25 · C · VGK
Matthew Tkachuk
#26 · RW · FLA
Ilya Sorokin
#27 · G · NYI
Matt Boldy
#28 · LW/RW · MIN
Kirill Kaprizov
#29 · LW · MIN
Jake Guentzel
#30 · LW · TB
Erik Karlsson
#31 · D · PIT
Joel Hofer
#32 · G · STL
Jake Oettinger
#33 · G · DAL
Filip Forsberg
#34 · LW · NSH
Roman Josi
#35 · D · NSH
Josh Morrissey
#36 · D · WPG
Logan Thompson
#37 · G · WSH
Miro Heiskanen
#38 · D · DAL
Jake Sanderson
#39 · D · OTT
Adam Fox
#40 · D · NYR
Sergei Murashov
#41 · G · PIT
Shayne Gostisbehere
#42 · D · CAR
Charlie McAvoy
#43 · D · BOS
Clayton Keller
#44 · LW · UTAH
Victor Hedman
#45 · D · TB
Noah Dobson
#46 · D · MTL
Wyatt Johnston
#47 · C/RW · DAL
Alex DeBrincat
#48 · LW · DET
Auston Matthews
#49 · C · TOR
Mackenzie Blackwood
#50 · G · COL
Zach Hyman
#51 · RW · EDM
Kyle Connor
#52 · LW · WPG
Tim Stutzle
#53 · C/LW · OTT
Sebastian Aho
#54 · C · CAR
Mikhail Sergachev
#55 · D · UTAH
Vincent Trocheck
#56 · C · UTAH
Tage Thompson
#57 · C/RW · BUF
Josh Manson
#58 · D · COL
Linus Ullmark
#59 · G · OTT
Artemi Panarin
#60 · LW · LA
Adrian Kempe
#61 · RW · LA
Bowen Byram
#62 · D · CHI
Brandon Hagel
#63 · LW · TB
Alex Tuch
#64 · RW · WSH
Mattias Ekholm
#65 · D · EDM
Mark Scheifele
#66 · C · WPG
Alex Ovechkin
#67 · LW/RW · WSH
Filip Hronek
#68 · D · VAN
MacKenzie Weegar
#69 · D · UTAH
Kirill Marchenko
#70 · LW/RW · TOR
Carter Hart
#71 · G · VGK
Devon Toews
#72 · D · COL
Thomas Chabot
#73 · D · OTT
Mika Zibanejad
#74 · C · NYR
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
#75 · G · BUF
Dylan Cozens
#76 · C/RW · OTT
Dougie Hamilton
#77 · D · NJ
Jackson LaCombe
#78 · D · ANA
Andrei Svechnikov
#79 · LW · CAR
Mattias Samuelsson
#80 · D · BUF
Karel Vejmelka
#81 · G · UTAH
Connor Hellebuyck
#82 · G · WPG
Brent Burns
#83 · D · COL
John Gibson
#84 · G · DET
Mitch Marner
#85 · RW · VGK
Mikko Rantanen
#86 · LW/RW · DAL
Darcy Kuemper
#87 · G · LA
Sam Malinski
#88 · D · COL
Juraj Slafkovsky
#89 · LW/RW · MTL
Dylan Larkin
#90 · C · DET
Jesper Wallstedt
#91 · G · MIN
Dylan Holloway
#92 · LW/RW · STL
Brandon Bussi
#93 · G · CAR
Spencer Knight
#94 · G · CHI
Anton Forsberg
#95 · G · LA
Sean Walker
#96 · D · CAR
Drake Batherson
#97 · LW/RW · OTT
Rasmus Andersson
#98 · D · VGK
Sidney Crosby
#99 · C · PIT
Jeremy Swayman
#100 · G · BOS
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