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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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2026-2027 Fantasy Hockey Defense Ranks

# Player NamePos.TeamGA+/-PPPSOGBLKFanPts^Avg Rnk
1 Evan Bouchard DEDM102125115019280.0033.33
3 Quinn Hughes DMIN6219115216222.8057.50
8 Cale Makar DCOL518574721189.3074.58
9 Devon Toews DCOL6121843617177.4087.25
11 Roman Josi DNSH2185115028189.0089.83
15 Lane Hutson DMTL315853724161.3097.83
21 Zach Werenski DCBJ212645035160.00103.83
23 Seth Jones DFLA3181134525183.50105.58
30Shayne Gostisbehere DCAR3111463513146.50121.83
34 Sean Walker DCAR37913841141.20133.83
35Mikhail Sergachev DUTA515-2104227170.80133.83
37 Jakob Chychrun DWSH210155032141.00135.58
44 Adam Fox DNYR220262830163.20143.75
46 Thomas Harley DDAL29253439131.60144.75
54 Rasmus Dahlin DBUF37254117113.90151.33
57 Philip Broberg DSTL49-163924129.10155.42
61 Brandon Montour DSEA39522722114.30157.83
69 Tristan Luneau DANA49232323113.70163.75
70 Cole Hutson DWSH56533212110.80164.25
73 Luke Hughes DNJD6592439125.70164.33
79 Shea Theodore DVGK241223725114.30170.33
81 John Carlson DTBL55134015109.00173.75
84Matthew Schaefer DNYI512-456215150.80177.17
89 Miro Heiskanen DDAL38232617100.40182.00
90 Thomas Chabot DOTT191012736124.30182.58
94 Dougie Hamilton DNJD27114925113.10185.50
102 Jackson LaCombe DANA1212121338167.70193.08
108 Justin Faulk DDET3604252799.50198.33
112Charle-Edouard D'Astous DTBL38-162423104.60201.67
113 Jamie Drysdale DPHI18222636105.40205.00
117 Neal Pionk DWPG48-424721115.30207.25
127 Charlie McAvoy DBOS181012221100.80215.50
132 Kris Letang DPIT1812351691.50220.33
140 Moritz Seider DDET110-443853133.20225.00
145 Brandt Clarke DLAK38-542642113.40228.08
147Mattias Samuelsson DBUF28402635110.40230.33
154 Hampus Lindholm DBOS14151222396.80238.17
156 Noah Dobson DMTL0811402698.00240.25
157 Erik Karlsson DPIT315-673510121.50240.42
160 Darren Raddysh DTOR111-1064624107.40241.92
165 Vince Dunn DSEA37-84342290.60243.17
166 Jacob Trouba DSJS28-533034101.00243.42
169 Justin Barron DSTL3740241792.60245.58
170 Owen Power DBUF212402218105.80247.50
172 Mattias Ekholm DEDM362402015123.00248.83
174 Drew Doughty DLAK1771142183.60250.08
175 Ryker Evans DSEA3431132578.70250.08
187 Brett Pesce DNJD171501931112.10258.58
193 Travis Sanheim DPHI26-513542101.50262.50
194 Victor Hedman DTBL4221192075.10263.25
195Vladislav Gavrikov DNYR1540283897.20264.83
199 Jared Spurgeon DMIN1461162373.40267.08
203 K'Andre Miller DCAR1580291886.10269.67
205 Jalen Chatfield DCAR2470242083.60270.58
208 Sam Malinski DCOL081202528106.50271.83
211 Zayne Parekh DCGY26-115312172.90273.92
212 Filip Hronek DVAN112-146224198.80274.17
217 Adam Wilsby DNSH1660232183.70277.00
220 Troy Stecher DTOR2370232482.70279.00
222 Noah Hanifin DVGK2410273488.30279.58
227 Brayden McNabb DVGK081702127111.90282.08
233 Morgan Rielly DTOR01201212391.90285.42
234 Jaccob Slavin DCAR0470314299.90288.17
235 Frederic Brunet DBOS145291963.10288.42
237 Tyler Kleven DOTT2240244796.60289.33
247 Dmitry Orlov DSJS28-116191869.10294.42
253 Dylan DeMelo DWPG1730172378.30298.25
254 Kaiden Guhle DMTL2440172273.30298.92
255 Erik Cernak DTBL07110202391.00299.50
256Alexandre Carrier DMTL1550143684.60300.42
259 Jake Sanderson DOTT19-21211674.90302.58
264 Mason Lohrei DBOS3340171669.30306.67
271 William Borgen DBOS22180142492.60310.83
273 Jonas Brodin DMIN0720214797.90310.83
275 Niko Mikkola DFLA2230251866.50314.25
276 Dylan Samberg DWPG2400203076.00315.42
279 Aaron Ekblad DFLA16-41251864.50319.50
280 Olli Maatta DMIN1490102877.00319.50
281 Damon Severson DCBJ246082168.20321.92
282 Pavel Mintyukov DANA2420122567.80322.42
284Denton Mateychuk DCBJ43-40292680.10325.42
285MacKenzie Weegar DUTA23-30335097.70326.08
286 Jordan Spence DOTT1270182771.20326.42
287 Nick Seeler DPHI0630154790.50327.00
289 Anton Johansson DDET2310202064.00328.00
293 Ryan McDonagh DTBL22130121874.80330.83
296 Nikita Zadorov DBOS0570142773.60331.67
297 Olen Zellweger DBUF33-10301368.00331.83
301Rasmus Andersson DVGK24-60353279.50334.92
302 Sean Durzi DNYR23-11122155.80335.00
303 Erik Gustafsson DLAK15-14111253.90335.25
318 Brett Kulak DCOL0420182864.20351.50
321 Kaedan Korczak DPIT010-10182781.20353.08
322 Josh Manson DCOL1350121755.80353.75
324 John Marino DUTA23528449.20355.75
331 Adam Jiricek DSTL1220231452.70358.08
332 Sam Rinzel DCHI14-51221649.80358.33
334 Joel Edmundson DLAK1140162759.40359.33
347 Declan Carlile DPIT33-80242863.60364.50
350 Jeremy Lauzon DVGK0140242962.60365.58
351 Declan Chisholm DNJD2330101251.00366.08
356 Brent Burns DCOL06-20282065.20367.67
360 Oliver Bonk DPHI16-91151845.50368.50
362 Ryan Shea DEDM14-10142961.60369.08
364 Andrew Peeke DUTA24-30172158.30372.33
365 Logan Stanley DNYI052073161.30373.17
369Elias Pettersson DVAN31-20183165.20375.50
378 Jack St. Ivany DWPG,WSH142091347.10379.25
381 Mike Matheson DMTL1310151346.50381.00
382 Noah Warren DANA0500132758.70381.25
384 Tony DeAngelo DNYI14-81191540.10382.17
385 Colton Parayko DSTL05-30233367.70382.17
386 Nick Perbix DNSH22-20153160.50382.33
388 Artem Zub DOTT046081651.20384.00
389Carter Yakemchuk DOTT12-62221439.80384.92
396Marcus Pettersson DNYR0310123054.80392.08
398 Simon Nemec DCGY07-90292359.10392.50
399 Mikey Anderson DLAK22-1092854.10393.17
400 Zach Bogosian DMIN1050191447.10393.17
402 Jamie Oleksiak DVAN25-60122454.80394.33
403 J.J. Moser DTBL0130182450.20394.58
404 Brady Skjei DNSH06-30182761.20394.75
405 Samuel Girard DPIT16-70201852.00395.58
406Nikolas Matinpalo DOTT0330151344.50395.83
408 Esa Lindell DDAL0150132752.70397.08
413 Nils Lundkvist DDAL0310132146.70399.83
415 Nate Schmidt DUTA13-10171445.30400.00
416William Wallinder DDET22-20122551.80400.00
418 Dmitri Simashev DUTA32-30181349.20400.58
419Spencer Stastney DPIT0350151045.50401.75
424 Alex Vlasic DCHI04-30203058.00404.42
425 Cam Fowler DSTL04-81201737.00405.33
427 Josh Morrissey DWPG030216636.40405.83
431 Tyler Myers DDAL0210113453.90407.67
432 Darnell Nurse DSJS11-60313459.90407.67
433 Wyatt Kaiser DCHI24-170152229.50409.08
435 Juuso Valimaki DCAR21708845.20411.58
436 Arber Xhekaj DMTL1200131439.70412.58
438Vincent Desharnais DWSH039031446.70412.67
442 Max Crozier DTBL0300171441.30416.58
444 Adam Pelech DNYI12-50193051.10418.17
447 Adam Larsson DSEA02-10163151.40419.17
448 Zach Whitecloud DCGY12-50183353.20419.50
449 Gustav Forsling DFLA11-30241944.60420.00
451 Matt Roy DWSH1110111536.90420.50
452 Jake McCabe DTOR03-40204163.00420.67
453Braden Schneider DNYR02-40302350.00421.42
456 Matt Kiersted DMIN0160121440.80422.58
457 Mario Ferraro DWPG20-50223859.80422.75
459 Adam Engstrom DMTL116012840.80423.00
460 Tom Willander DVAN0300121739.80424.50
463 Kevin Bahl DCGY1100121636.80428.00
466Martin Fehervary DWSH04-2064360.40432.50
468 Jacob Middleton DCGY11-40192544.10433.50
469 Ryan Pulock DNYI012082338.20435.00
470 Sam Dickinson DSJS12-40142240.60435.83
471 Luca Cagnoni DSJS11-31131128.70435.92
474 Dylan Coghlan DVGK0130171035.30437.92
475 Drew Helleson DANA0110102338.00438.50
476 Nolan Allan DSJS2100101035.00438.75
477 Brandon Carlo DSTL02-10122541.80440.00
479 Josh Mahura DSEA120071232.30440.42
481 Haydn Fleury DWPG03-72131225.70442.00
482 David Spacek DMIN010191125.10443.58
486Michael Kesselring DSJS03-90251935.50446.00
487 Ty Emberson DEDM0210111231.90446.58
489Artyom Levshunov DCHI12-120241425.60447.83
490Jake Christiansen DCBJ22-40111334.90448.00
491Jonas Siegenthaler DNJD03-2072943.30448.25
494Ville Ottavainen DSEA102015831.50451.92
496 Noah Juulsen DCOL020052234.50452.67
497Albert Johansson DDET0110141230.60452.83
498 Yan Kuznetsov DCGY04-60201436.00453.08
502 Zeev Buium DVAN04-90181832.20455.25
503 Connor Murphy DEDM01-50214658.90455.92
505Timothy Liljegren DWSH10-1063544.40457.25
507 Ben Chiarot DDET02-50182539.20457.67
509 Brian Dumoulin DLAK12-40111631.90458.58
513Johnathan Kovacevic DNJD022010829.00462.50
517 Mike Reilly DCAR02409630.10466.67
526 Chris Tanev DTOR010042330.60471.83
527 Daemon Hunt DMIN,NSH01-30162032.40472.92
528 Zach Metsa DBUF02-10101328.00473.00
529 Matthew Kessel DNYI025010431.00473.67
530 David Jiricek DPHI01-3181320.20473.75
534 Ivan Provorov DCBJ20-2116226.40475.75
542 Ian Cole DCHI00-20122834.80487.25
543 Louis Crevier DBUF01-40141927.60489.17
544 Jayden Struble DMTL,NSH20-5052329.50489.17
550 Lian Bichsel DDAL01-40102429.00495.08
552Shakir Mukhamadullin DEDM10-3081724.20495.33
556 Andreas Englund DDET00405921.50499.25
559 Eric Pohlkamp DSJS02204520.60502.58
565 Tyrel Bauer DWPG11-106720.40504.92
566 Cam York DPHI01-100142218.60506.67
567Oliver Ekman-Larsson DTOR01-40151221.50507.33
568 Emil Andrae DCBJ02301519.90507.50
571 Radko Gudas DFLA00-2091923.10509.42
572 Nick Jensen DANA11002617.80511.67
573 Simon Benoit DPHI10-40111219.90512.17
578Alexander Nikishin DCAR11301218.90515.92
583 Luke Schenn DVAN02-6061617.40517.33
586 Justin Holl DWSH20102318.80519.25
587 Jake Walman DEDM01-80121715.80520.33
588 Erik Gudbranson DCBJ01-10082617.20520.75
589 Scott Mayfield DNYI00204815.60520.83
594 Scott Morrow DNYR012010219.00522.58
595 Dennis Gilbert DBUF11201216.90522.67
596 Tyson Hinds DANA00-70161717.40523.83
600 Marshall Rifai DTOR10002714.80526.17
602 Nicolas Hague DNSH01-70101615.00526.58
604 Dmitry Kulikov DFLA02-4071016.30527.08
605Jonathan Aspirot DBOS00-1081116.20527.75
607 Travis Mitchell DANA01-3061215.40529.00
608 Bowen Byram DCHI01-71595.50529.33
610Alexander Romanov DNYI00203713.70530.17
611Rasmus Ristolainen DPHI10-105715.50530.42
612 Connor Clifton DBOS01-108716.20530.67
616Ethan Del Mastro DCHI03-308518.20534.67
618Axel Sandin-Pellikka DDET01-106714.40536.25
619 Conor Timmins DBUF01201412.90538.67
621 Ben Hutton DNYI10204114.60540.75
625 Cale Fleury DSEA01-206813.40542.17
626 Cody Ceci DLAK01-208714.20542.92
629 Ryan Lindgren DSEA00303412.70544.33
630 Alberts Smits DNYR00-2081013.20545.33
635Guillaume Brisebois DVAN01-407911.30550.50
639 Brenden Dillon DNJD00-101119.90552.92
641Trevor van Riemsdyk DPIT00-102109.80553.58
642 Uvis Balinskis DFLA01-109313.10554.92
643 Theo Lindstein DSTL02-106213.40555.00
648 Jack Ahcan DNSH01-11015.00559.33
650 Dante Fabbro DCBJ00-306109.40560.67
652 Dakota Mermis DTOR0000649.40563.50
656 Joel Hanley DCGY10-20258.80567.17
659Kevin Korchinski DCHI01-10539.50568.25
667 Ilya Solovyov DPIT0010326.70576.17
668 Ville Heinola DVGK0100126.90577.33
670 Victor Mancini DVAN00-20375.70580.50
673 Kyle Capobianco DDAL0000335.70581.08
676Elias Salomonsson DWPG00-501457.60582.75
679Nick Blankenburg DTOR10-30627.40584.25
681 Hunter McDonald DPHI00-20364.70587.08
689Charles Alexis Legault DCAR0000223.80593.75
690 William Trudeau DNSH0000223.80593.75
692 Cameron Crotty DOTT0010013.00597.08
699 Trey Taylor DDAL0000122.90598.42
702 Carson Soucy DCBJ01-50542.50598.83
707 Cole McWard DTOR0000022.00602.00
712 Nick DeSimone DUTA00-10513.50606.67
714 Logan Mailloux DSTL0000111.90607.08
715Matthew Robertson DNYR0000111.90607.08
721 Hoyt Stanley DOTT00-10120.90613.17
727 Artem Duda DUTA00-30621.40615.58
734Parker Wotherspoon DVGK00-6055-2.50618.58
736 Emil Lilleberg DTBL00-2022-0.20620.75
738 Ryan Ufko DNSH00-1011-0.10621.83
740 Helge Grans DPHI00-1001-1.00625.42
741 Matt Grzelcyk DBUF00-1001-1.00625.42
747David Reinbacher DMTL00-1010-1.10628.50
748 Dylan McIlrath DWSH00-2002-2.00629.00
751 Jorian Donovan DOTT00-1000-2.00632.08
758 Ilya Lyubushkin DNSH00-2001-3.00637.67
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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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Player Data Last Updated: Wed Nov 11 03:10 2026 Pacific

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