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NHL Player Rankings for Yahoo Fantasy Hockey

This webpage presents an objective, empircal analysis of NHL player performance based on rankings of fantasy hockey scoring statistics. No consensus lists, multiple sources or projected stats used here, just the facts. Find the best players to draft, trade or start for your fantasy hockey teams. Check here daily during the regular season for cumulative stat updates. Yahoo Fantasy Points are displayed, but not ranked.

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2025-2026 Fantasy Hockey Defense Ranks

# Player NamePos.TeamGA+/-PPPSOGBLKFanPts^Avg Rnk
1 Cale Makar DCOL102729109356385.7028.50
3 Zach Werenski DCBJ9235911446322.6058.67
7 Jakob Chychrun DWSH111424510336308.7070.00
8 Miro Heiskanen DDAL7224127354281.7073.17
9Matthew Schaefer DNYI814799042259.0075.92
11 Moritz Seider DDET41810107866272.2078.92
18Rasmus Andersson DCGY715277863253.20100.92
20 Josh Morrissey DWPG5211075259253.80102.17
22 Jake Sanderson DOTT6181116956250.10108.67
28 John Carlson DWSH617956039225.00112.75
34 Evan Bouchard DEDM523187639247.40125.58
39 Shea Theodore DVGK415547047212.00134.42
46 Adam Fox DNYR323485141220.90145.00
51 Jackson LaCombe DANA414167058215.00148.75
55 Brock Faber DMIN69246964210.10150.42
58 Darren Raddysh DTBL616575221191.80152.25
60 Brent Burns DCOL4121516741205.30156.08
64 Lane Hutson DMTL519075349216.70159.17
67 Erik Karlsson DPIT219486429198.60161.00
74 Simon Nemec DNJD711415046187.00171.42
78Oliver Ekman-Larsson DTOR416734726176.30175.67
79Shayne Gostisbehere DCAR3191073623183.40176.92
83 Sam Malinski DCOL3141615532189.50179.25
84 Olen Zellweger DANA581025730167.30181.25
89 Brandt Clarke DLAK59715939174.10184.00
91 Mattias Ekholm DEDM313226353187.70184.75
99 Morgan Rielly DTOR518-145639197.40192.75
106 Ivan Provorov DCBJ47326250167.80199.50
112 Filip Hronek DVAN214254344164.70202.58
116 Seth Jones DFLA512-295432172.60206.42
121 Kris Letang DPIT212174938158.10207.75
123 Noah Dobson DMTL414-125768201.30209.00
124 Jacob Trouba DANA591405554197.50209.75
125 Brandon Montour DSEA69-146533169.50210.50
129Mikhail Sergachev DUTA416-997051202.00212.58
137 Justin Faulk DSTL69-576062192.00219.42
139 Ryan Pulock DNYI115714156174.90222.33
142 Rasmus Dahlin DBUF322-10107534207.50225.42
145 Travis Sanheim DPHI211323853153.20227.33
152 Vince Dunn DSEA512-586525167.50233.42
157 Joel Edmundson DLAK210714034138.00236.00
158 Mike Matheson DMTL412603968187.10236.17
160 K'Andre Miller DCAR211334623132.40238.08
162 Quinn Hughes DVAN221-10127432198.60239.92
167Mattias Samuelsson DBUF57704360170.70244.67
168 Luke Hughes DNJD215-247025164.00245.25
169 Esa Lindell DDAL481503570187.50246.50
172Vladislav Gavrikov DNYR67504251162.80249.00
174 Drew Doughty DLAK281213137134.90251.58
183Alexander Nikishin DCAR371105039152.00258.17
195 Thomas Chabot DOTT28542236117.80264.00
199 Devon Toews DCOL1102005139170.90267.75
204 Matt Roy DWSH192204367191.70269.17
205 Mason Lohrei DBOS211241934119.10271.08
210 Josh Manson DCOL271904243158.80274.92
211 Jake McCabe DTOR391302375175.70275.00
213 Artem Zub DOTT39703345142.70276.42
214 Charlie McAvoy DBOS015262933135.10276.50
215 John Marino DUTA2141302932152.10277.42
217 Sean Walker DCAR46-316647150.40279.83
218 Ian Cole DUTA2101502470173.60280.00
219Martin Fehervary DWSH28903556149.50280.33
221 Nikita Zadorov DBOS1101004047149.00281.75
225 Simon Edvinsson DDET46503458146.60285.17
228 Jonas Brodin DMIN361102866155.20288.50
230 Damon Severson DCBJ27123530107.50289.00
234 John Klingberg DSJS57-463331122.70291.83
242Alexander Petrovic DDAL27603848134.20295.00
246Denton Mateychuk DCBJ66-213247133.80297.00
248 Dmitry Orlov DSJS116-573734141.30297.58
249 Rasmus Sandin DWSH271203045136.00297.67
256 Bowen Byram DBUF67-1234340124.70302.75
257Artyom Levshunov DCHI113-483728127.30302.83
258 Louis Crevier DCHI38703921120.10302.83
260 Dougie Hamilton DNJD44-647029128.00304.00
262 J.J. Moser DTBL181703832138.20304.42
266 Nate Schmidt DUTA110803730125.30305.92
269 Dylan DeMelo DWPG112902250141.80307.50
278 Tony DeAngelo DNYI112-535428126.60312.17
279Parker Wotherspoon DPIT28602744124.30312.42
280 Neal Pionk DWPG14025242114.80312.50
282 Roman Josi DNSH210-424726116.30314.08
283 Ryan Shea DPIT29602539121.50314.42
284 Hampus Lindholm DBOS29-433542119.50314.58
287 Victor Hedman DTBL012062529111.50321.00
288Nick Blankenburg DNSH410-563217111.80321.58
292 Adam Pelech DNYI13805050129.00324.58
296 Cam Fowler DSTL111-1674632105.40326.25
298 Darnell Nurse DEDM56-807469173.60327.33
299 Ben Chiarot DDET44003976151.10328.75
301 Philip Broberg DSTL210-204753143.30329.08
304MacKenzie Weegar DCGY25-2126963119.10330.83
306 Kevin Bahl DCGY331202544120.50331.67
309 Gustav Forsling DFLA113003935128.10334.08
315 Cam York DPHI111-461946117.10337.42
316 Carson Soucy DNYR33902542112.50337.50
317 Jamie Drysdale DPHI210003236116.80338.17
318 Mario Ferraro DSJS16303170133.90338.92
319 Mikey Anderson DLAK251001946115.10339.25
321Axel Sandin-Pellikka DDET38-124343195.60341.42
323 Zeev Buium DMIN311-983115102.90342.83
328 Emil Lilleberg DTBL2490243299.60350.42
334Charle-Edouard D'Astous DTBL36-21292490.10355.33
336 Jake Walman DEDM37-31233193.70356.42
337 Logan Stanley DWPG46-103038111.00358.25
338 Noah Hanifin DVGK24-515234100.80358.50
342 Mike Reilly DCAR1490362395.40361.00
343 Ty Emberson DEDM16601944103.10363.08
347 Jared Spurgeon DMIN15-533356107.70364.17
349 Kaedan Korczak DVGK22702448103.60364.50
350 Aaron Ekblad DFLA17-914549107.50364.83
351 Emil Andrae DPHI1651221475.80365.83
352 Jordan Spence DOTT1960311495.90367.92
353 Brady Skjei DNSH18-132483089.20368.08
354 Ben Hutton DVGK3510322189.80370.33
355 Niko Mikkola DFLA0570353499.50370.42
357 Sam Rinzel DCHI1700392998.10370.50
366 Tom Willander DVAN1711162072.40377.17
368 Thomas Harley DDAL19-93224594.80380.50
374 Pavel Mintyukov DANA2500263893.40384.50
379Matthew Grzelcyk DCHI0570322688.80386.08
383 Brenden Dillon DNJD37-402549109.50389.08
385 Jamie Oleksiak DSEA2310283384.20390.08
386 Adam Larsson DSEA25-202862115.20392.00
390 Drew Helleson DANA27-302745103.30394.25
391 Wyatt Kaiser DCHI1420282879.20394.42
392 Radko Gudas DANA1500303992.00394.42
393 Will Borgen DNYR2230252977.50394.83
400Spencer Stastney DNSH18-10302588.00401.75
406 Jake Middleton DMIN0620214389.90406.33
409 Jalen Chatfield DCAR0570272179.30408.58
410 Brian Dumoulin DLAK0600314293.90408.92
415 Scott Mayfield DNYI0410314388.90412.42
416Trevor van Riemsdyk DWSH1430153071.50413.17
419 Ryan McDonagh DTBL3310152671.50413.75
422Braden Schneider DNYR15-30335099.70414.42
423 Owen Power DBUF35-80432686.70414.75
428 Colton Parayko DSTL09-603778135.30419.42
433 Jeff Petry DFLA06-42223271.80423.33
437 Ian Moore DANA2220152865.50424.17
440 Andrew Peeke DBOS15-703769114.30426.25
441Marcus Pettersson DVAN14-10224887.80426.50
445 Nick Seeler DPHI04-10344892.60430.00
448 Tyler Myers DVAN16-100345999.60434.00
457 Cody Ceci DLAK15-40283982.20440.00
463 Dante Fabbro DCBJ23-90325993.80444.17
464 Lian Bichsel DDAL126092458.10444.67
465 Noah Juulsen DPHI1330161957.40444.75
467 Brandon Carlo DTOR0220233466.70446.33
468 Jeremy Lauzon DVGK0430152661.50446.67
472 Troy Stecher DEDM,TOR1380121458.80448.25
473 Alex Vlasic DCHI23-70285186.20448.50
474Shakir Mukhamadullin DSJS1430121654.80450.75
475 Josh Mahura DSEA1160102556.00451.58
477Jonathan Aspirot DBOS1080122860.80451.67
478 Ilya Lyubushkin DDAL0500154174.50451.92
483Alexandre Carrier DMTL17-130217096.90454.17
484 Joel Nystrom DCAR0420301461.00454.50
485 Henri Jokiharju DBOS06-52221956.80455.58
490Elias Pettersson DVAN13-10173364.30459.25
495 Dylan Samberg DWPG0500172661.30462.50
497 Erik Cernak DTBL0400134370.70462.83
500 Uvis Balinskis DFLA1410191354.10464.75
505 Joel Hanley DCGY04-10203971.00466.33
507 Conor Timmins DBUF06-110316796.90467.67
509 Yan Kuznetsov DCGY23-40163161.40473.00
510 Zach Bogosian DMIN1160141448.60473.58
512 Nick Perbix DNSH23-90302659.00474.25
514 Max Crozier DTBL0440221154.80476.42
516 Brett Pesce DNJD033082449.20476.83
517 Samuel Girard DCOL0340111948.90478.08
518 Simon Benoit DTOR03-10184268.20478.42
524Vincent Desharnais DSJS0210123454.80479.67
527Matthew Robertson DNYR12-40233561.70482.75
535 Nick Jensen DOTT15-80202957.00487.25
536 Tyler Kleven DOTT04-110344670.60487.58
537 Ryker Evans DSEA2400131049.70488.08
540 Zach Whitecloud DVGK13-60213458.90491.17
542 Ryan Lindgren DSEA03-30204569.00493.25
543 Adam Wilsby DNSH0400191649.10494.50
545 Connor Murphy DCHI03-50274066.30495.83
547Jonas Siegenthaler DNJD02-50275880.30495.83
549 Brayden McNabb DVGK01-30238098.70496.25
553 Justin Barron DNSH04-10152249.50499.50
555Vladislav Kolyachonok DDAL1230101039.00504.92
556 Kyle Capobianco DDAL1310101140.00505.67
557 Brett Kulak DEDM02-70333861.70506.42
558 Nicolas Hague DNSH16-70151948.50507.58
562Nikolas Matinpalo DOTT04-20142347.60510.83
563 Brayden Pachal DCGY0300131841.70512.08
565Timothy Liljegren DSJS04-100176071.30513.50
566 Tyler Tucker DSTL13-70242045.60513.75
567 Egor Zamula DPHI014091535.10515.33
569Jacob Bernard-Docker DDET0100201941.00516.42
574 Ryan Graves DPIT10-20172643.30519.42
576Urho Vaakanainen DNYR0320111136.90521.42
579 Luke Schenn DWPG04-60162644.40527.92
580Charles Alexis Legault DCAR114010633.00529.42
582Albert Johansson DDET03-140224144.80529.92
583 Sam Dickinson DSJS11-60242039.60530.50
585 Declan Carlile DTBL11308831.20531.33
587 Jake Bean DCGY11-70162939.40532.75
592 Nick DeSimone DUTA21-1013934.70539.83
593 Chris Tanev DTOR02506831.40542.75
594 Caleb Jones DPIT011051525.50544.58
598 Declan Chisholm DWSH02208928.20549.58
602 Zayne Parekh DCGY010111520.90550.58
605 Daemon Hunt DMIN011021522.80554.08
607 Sean Durzi DUTA03-80162232.40556.17
608Alexander Romanov DNYI01-70173136.30556.25
609 Dmitri Simashev DUTA01-90232632.70556.42
610Maveric Lamoureux DUTA01404924.60556.67
613 Connor Clifton DPIT00-1082328.20561.50
614Donovan Sebrango DOTT,FLA020081126.20561.83
615 Kaiden Guhle DMTL11107523.30562.58
620 Colton White DNJD01205921.50566.17
622 Jacob Bryson DBUF13-3061027.40567.50
623 Arber Xhekaj DMTL01-70212129.90567.83
633 Matthew Kessel DSTL20-109725.10574.67
640 Brendan Smith DCBJ02307222.30576.92
643 Nick Leddy DSJS03-6061924.40577.58
644 Nils Lundkvist DDAL12-103721.70578.08
645 Mathew Dumba DPIT12-5071222.30578.25
646 Jayden Struble DMTL04-80111423.90578.92
647 Philippe Myers DTOR01-60142024.60579.67
648 Travis Hamonic DDET01-120162519.40580.08
650 Adam Boqvist DNYI010041118.60580.42
651 Jordan Harris DBOS11009321.10580.92
653 Olli Määttä DUTA01-1071220.30582.67
654 Haydn Fleury DWPG00-50112625.90582.67
658 Jack Ahcan DCOL01402417.80587.00
667Harrison Brunicke DPIT10-4081318.20592.83
669Victor Soderstrom DBOS01302314.80596.42
681 Scott Morrow DNYR01-2071016.30606.42
683 Logan Mailloux DSTL01-1801914-0.90607.33
687 Ilya Solovyov DCOL00-4091515.10609.67
689 Steven Santini DTBL01003511.70612.33
690Dennis Cholowski DNJD01-6091313.10612.92
692 Dakota Mermis DTOR10-305913.50613.67
695 Travis Mitchell DNYI10-103511.70615.83
701 Alec Regula DEDM00-90101910.00619.17
704 Zach Metsa DBUF0030128.90622.33
706 Marshall Warren DNYI02100010.00623.42
710Michael Callahan DBOS00-10399.70626.00
711Pierre-Olivier Joseph DVAN01-4010813.00626.25
713 Cale Fleury DSEA0100328.70626.50
721Michael Kesselring DBUF00-3010912.00631.42
725 Adam Ginning DPHI0000256.80634.08
729 Dylan McIlrath DWSH0010124.90638.83
731Jake Christiansen DCBJ01-901677.40640.58
734 Derek Forbort DVAN0000144.90642.92
737 Ty Murchison DPHI0010113.90644.08
738 Henry Thrun DTOR0010203.80645.42
741 David Jiricek DMIN00-30968.10646.67
742 Hunter Skinner DSTL0010013.00647.08
744 Adam Engstrom DMTL0000223.80648.25
747Hunter Brzustewicz DCGY0010102.90649.17
749 Ryan Johnson DBUF0000033.00650.33
750 Jacob Moverare DLAK00-20454.60652.50
752Daniil Miromanov DCGY0000022.00655.00
754 Vincent Iorio DSJS00-503102.70655.33
755 Victor Mancini DVAN00-20353.70655.75
761 Jaccob Slavin DCAR00-10232.80657.50
769 Colin Miller DWPG00-60883.20660.67
782Ethan Del Mastro DCHI00-10120.90665.92
784 Erik Gustafsson DDET00-10210.80667.42
785 Dysin Mayo DCBJ00-10300.70668.25
789Domenick Fensore DCAR00-20230.80669.50
790Elias Salomonsson DWPG00-4035-0.30672.00
793 Dennis Gilbert DOTT00-1001-1.00674.17
794 Erik Gudbranson DCBJ00-2031-0.30675.17
796 Dmitry Kulikov DFLA00-1010-1.10676.25
803 Seamus Casey DNJD00-3041-1.40680.75
808 Owen Pickering DPIT00-3012-3.10686.75
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Notes: Official player data is provided daily by The National Hockey League (nhl.com). For highest data quality, we average ties (draws) when calculating ranks. Goalie Starts^ data is shown for reference only, not ranked. This ranking analysis is particularly relevant to popular Yahoo Fantasy Hockey Rotisserie or Head-to-Head League default scoring.

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