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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 DCOL19473423168105672.2035.25
2 Evan Bouchard DEDM1957152818487680.6041.58
6 Jakob Chychrun DWSH2328151420190578.9062.75
7 Darren Raddysh DTBL1741202315557548.5069.08
9Matthew Schaefer DNYI2027131516289518.8074.50
11 Zach Werenski DCBJ204841820575615.5081.67
17 Moritz Seider DDET8371620142148543.8086.25
18 Brock Faber DMIN1429259141125519.9087.17
19 Miro Heiskanen DDAL9471622128111544.2087.75
20 Rasmus Dahlin DBUF134792015971538.1088.08
21 Lane Hutson DMTL11552919104101576.6088.92
24 Jake Sanderson DOTT1137919133116505.7093.75
35 Noah Dobson DMTL1230117131150495.90113.83
42Mikhail Sergachev DUTA1033418131103456.90122.83
47 Josh Morrissey DWPG113371311096433.00129.08
52 John Carlson DWSH103611911584431.50134.17
55 Brandt Clarke DLAK826711127131433.30141.67
56 Erik Karlsson DPIT63891913553418.50142.75
61Shayne Gostisbehere DCAR113210159850382.20149.33
62 Quinn Hughes DVAN,MIN66013015967548.10151.25
66 Jackson LaCombe DANA838014128109452.20164.75
69 Ivan Provorov DCBJ818155127109383.30165.67
70 Charlie McAvoy DBOS7403198496417.60165.75
72 Mattias Ekholm DEDM629243109100404.10169.50
73 Bowen Byram DBUF10251279078357.00170.50
82Rasmus Andersson DCGY,VGK1125-211142123434.80184.00
85 Brent Burns DCOL91929112978384.10186.00
87Alexander Nikishin DCAR91613810071321.00189.00
88 Shea Theodore DVGK72415410275342.80189.67
92 Jacob Trouba DANA102231137119398.30194.58
100 Mike Matheson DMTL62712190121372.00205.17
105Mattias Samuelsson DBUF122431094130444.60210.67
110 Thomas Chabot DOTT622568795319.30212.17
114 Sam Malinski DCOL32635112370374.70216.92
117 Filip Hronek DVAN731-1119587358.50218.83
119 J.J. Moser DTBL7174119578357.50220.33
120 Thomas Harley DDAL5233687114332.30221.08
123 Roman Josi DNSH1133-161814482413.60224.83
125 Justin Faulk DSTL,DET1222-59121107383.90226.25
127 Damon Severson DCBJ5211048080294.00227.83
134 Esa Lindell DDAL52126166147374.40231.50
135 Adam Fox DNYR5274126757287.30232.67
143Denton Mateychuk DCBJ10171126976292.10234.83
147 Mason Lohrei DBOS7171156279276.80238.25
156 Travis Sanheim DPHI6223372121321.80243.00
157 Olen Zellweger DANA7127310872279.20245.42
166 K'Andre Miller DCAR425439660284.40249.33
167 Ryan Pulock DNYI32113175118315.50250.42
171 Vince Dunn DSEA1029-242013460348.60252.42
177 Josh Manson DCOL5224109887375.20255.75
178 Dougie Hamilton DNJD918-81216958344.10258.00
185 Cam York DPHI4200776115301.40262.83
192 Simon Edvinsson DDET8127168122295.20267.50
194 Tony DeAngelo DNYI526-3512763315.30269.42
200 Rasmus Sandin DWSH319717599276.50272.75
204 Jared Spurgeon DMIN6121575119282.50277.58
207 Luke Hughes DNJD625-61112644303.40277.92
216 Brandon Montour DSEA816-4711660282.40283.08
221 Philip Broberg DSTL419218286265.80284.58
230 Seth Jones DFLA618-2137847247.20290.17
231 Noah Hanifin DVGK319-3610894291.20290.83
234 Morgan Rielly DTOR824-17612087317.00291.42
242 Ryan Shea DPIT4232506479302.60296.25
243 Kris Letang DPIT324-499477285.60296.50
244Oliver Ekman-Larsson DTOR827-859359292.70297.58
246 Simon Nemec DNJD1012027870252.20298.50
247 Sean Walker DCAR614-3113699309.40298.58
248 Joel Edmundson DLAK215527985242.10298.67
252Martin Fehervary DWSH41714065143321.50301.50
254 Owen Power DBUF6174010075277.00303.58
256 Artem Zub DOTT4181506987275.10304.17
260 Jonas Brodin DMIN31217151103250.90305.92
261 Jamie Drysdale DPHI720-668369265.70307.00
262Vladislav Gavrikov DNYR1215-1459788289.30309.58
271 John Marino DUTA4263804960308.10313.42
272 Nate Schmidt DUTA4142906783281.30316.00
277 Kevin Bahl DCGY411615692224.40319.83
281 Hampus Lindholm DBOS418-448387257.70320.42
284 Devon Toews DCOL2152809064273.00322.83
287 Jake McCabe DTOR3178061150306.90326.08
288 Nikita Zadorov DBOS1171708485268.60327.58
289MacKenzie Weegar DCGY,UTA319-375130149296.00328.42
291 Aaron Ekblad DFLA322-858397271.70330.33
297Parker Wotherspoon DPIT317805997252.10335.50
304 Matt Roy DWSH11411082122279.80338.17
305 Jordan Spence DOTT4151407442220.60338.33
306 Adam Pelech DNYI486094110262.60338.58
312 Logan Stanley DWPG,BUF912-317570235.50342.92
313 Ian Cole DUTA21617046128279.40344.08
319 Dylan DeMelo DWPG314806290235.80347.25
321 John Klingberg DSJS1012-1497658224.40347.42
337 Jalen Chatfield DCAR1141807951220.10359.50
340 Gustav Forsling DFLA220-628677238.40361.42
342 Drew Doughty DLAK413-217659201.40363.25
351 Pavel Mintyukov DANA810-516492229.60368.75
355 Sean Durzi DUTA517-1246775217.30371.25
357 Darnell Nurse DEDM714-130133139330.70373.33
359 Ryker Evans DSEA77313648158.40374.58
363 Kaedan Korczak DVGK311705585210.50375.17
364Nick Blankenburg DNSH,COL615-1175953194.10375.83
365 Mario Ferraro DSJS4110072118250.80376.58
366 Adam Larsson DSEA514-2071132277.90377.08
368 Ben Hutton DVGK69406551189.50377.67
369Artyom Levshunov DCHI221-33117262178.80378.67
370 Dmitry Orlov DSJS125-15136362220.70380.92
373 Emil Andrae DPHI2101212943147.10383.92
374 Brian Dumoulin DLAK214405872200.20384.83
375 Will Borgen DNYR57405979198.10386.00
376 Cam Fowler DSTL122-1587857207.20386.25
379 Victor Hedman DTBL115064838159.20389.83
381 Dylan Samberg DWPG112606380202.70391.75
385Alexandre Carrier DMTL713-3055142279.50394.17
388 Jamie Oleksiak DSEA37505691197.40396.08
389 Niko Mikkola DFLA38306578192.50396.42
390Axel Sandin-Pellikka DDET613-2176251166.80396.67
391 Neal Pionk DWPG26-127664170.40397.92
393 Ryan Lindgren DSEA2714040100204.00398.08
396 Brady Skjei DNSH118-1029264208.80399.42
397 Jake Walman DEDM810-1326668193.40399.75
398 Zeev Buium DMIN,VAN516-20125636164.40401.92
400Charle-Edouard D'Astous DTBL316-725757180.30404.08
402 Ben Chiarot DDET57-3085136264.50405.17
406 Louis Crevier DCHI411-309069212.00408.83
409 Sam Rinzel DCHI39-116241150.80411.33
412 Uvis Balinskis DFLA510-1366642157.40413.17
413 Brett Kulak DEDM,PIT,COL110107188199.90413.50
414 Jake Middleton DMIN113304786192.30413.92
415 Samuel Girard DCOL,PIT391003645151.40414.25
419 Mikey Anderson DLAK39104795193.30417.17
420Braden Schneider DNYR213-4083104234.70417.50
422Jonathan Aspirot DBOS282203057172.00418.42
423 Ty Emberson DEDM210203797186.30420.75
427 Carson Soucy DNYR,NYI55105274172.80427.50
428Matthew Robertson DNYR49-106166178.90427.92
430Alexander Petrovic DDAL27205677171.40429.83
432 Radko Gudas DANA211-106083191.00431.08
433 Ryan McDonagh DTBL57502749141.30431.17
435 Tyler Tucker DSTL310006244157.80433.08
437 Tom Willander DVAN413-1134450149.60434.08
440 Tyler Kleven DOTT210-207081192.00435.92
444 Troy Stecher DEDM,TOR39005461163.60436.92
448 Nick Jensen DOTT413-203665169.40443.58
455 Nils Lundkvist DDAL351103436126.60449.00
459 Connor Murphy DCHI,EDM49-605798197.30451.50
460Timothy Liljegren DSJS,WSH110-623787158.30452.58
461 Brandon Carlo DTOR06705280164.80453.17
463 Andrew Peeke DBOS48-7060110206.00455.83
465 Nick Seeler DPHI26-5080115213.00457.58
468 Matt Grzelcyk DCHI012-836751149.30458.67
469 Ian Moore DANA48-305171166.90459.75
470 Mike Reilly DCAR171205030133.00460.83
473 Alex Vlasic DCHI215-1306593197.50463.42
477 Max Crozier DTBL19704431126.60466.00
479 Erik Cernak DTBL16203677143.40467.33
482 Colton Parayko DSTL113-13072144240.80470.33
487Marcus Pettersson DVAN113-7056110204.40471.75
492 Brayden McNabb DVGK34-4053115188.70478.83
494 Ilya Lyubushkin DDAL17102977139.10479.08
495 Henri Jokiharju DBOS09123230100.80479.33
500 Emil Lilleberg DTBL241002833106.20481.67
502Jacob Bernard-Docker DDET04603676136.40482.50
503 Scott Mayfield DNYI28-506168156.90483.42
504 Yan Kuznetsov DCGY47-1005689171.40484.17
508 Dante Fabbro DCBJ55-1305894170.20490.00
511 Noah Juulsen DPHI18202540104.50494.17
513 Brenden Dillon DNJD39-904482157.60496.33
514 Nick DeSimone DUTA2550322898.80496.58
515 Zach Whitecloud DVGK,CGY29-905091166.00496.67
516 Nicolas Hague DNSH310-604349133.70496.67
518Vincent Desharnais DSJS13402356102.70497.25
521 Nick Perbix DNSH37-1106567149.50498.33
522 Wyatt Kaiser DCHI57-1306053139.00498.67
523 Lian Bichsel DDAL3380143189.60499.00
525Shakir Mukhamadullin DSJS44-102944108.10499.92
527Trevor van Riemsdyk DWSH27-303276138.80500.83
528 Sam Dickinson DSJS110-405448134.60500.92
530 Joel Nystrom DCAR18504321107.70503.67
532 Drew Helleson DANA210-703573142.50505.08
533 Zach Bogosian DMIN2440263089.40508.00
534 Jaccob Slavin DCAR0380383698.20509.25
536 Adam Wilsby DNSH111-304737123.30510.42
538Spencer Stastney DNSH,EDM28-905658134.40512.00
542 Tyler Myers DVAN,DAL17-2507695147.40512.92
543 Jeff Petry DFLA08-1024557113.50513.25
544 Cody Ceci DLAK17-604883148.20514.08
545 Jeremy Lauzon DVGK09-505087158.00516.67
546 Zach Metsa DBUF22160182391.20517.25
556 Connor Clifton DPIT23-10225596.80525.58
557 Josh Mahura DSEA1280133475.70525.58
560Albert Johansson DDET26-1204886141.20526.75
561 Declan Carlile DTBL1250293080.10526.83
568Rasmus Ristolainen DPHI15-304542102.50534.08
569 Erik Gudbranson DCBJ1260192972.10535.08
570Elias Pettersson DVAN26-903669119.40536.00
572 Ilya Solovyov DCOL,PIT1620192778.10537.00
577 Joel Hanley DCGY07-503781132.30540.67
578 Egor Zamula DPHI,CBJ0370153574.50540.67
580 Declan Chisholm DWSH1630202276.00542.33
581 Kaiden Guhle DMTL16-20234288.70542.83
584 Brett Pesce DNJD16-1104580128.50543.58
587 Jack St. Ivany DPIT0770162379.40546.33
592 Cale Fleury DSEA1230222665.80553.42
601Jonas Siegenthaler DNJD07-15047104144.30556.58
604 Scott Morrow DNYR06-52242968.60558.83
607 Kyle Capobianco DDAL2300172665.30562.25
610 Brayden Pachal DCGY0420242768.60565.08
612 Matthew Kessel DSTL2130162056.40569.33
613 Luke Schenn DWPG,BUF16-120325589.80570.58
614Nikolas Matinpalo DOTT0400203468.00571.25
622 Logan Mailloux DSTL32-190533671.70577.92
626 Justin Barron DNSH06-30233876.70581.25
627 Conor Timmins DBUF06-1103370101.70581.25
630Michael Kesselring DBUF02-30433878.70583.25
631 Simon Benoit DTOR04-1503986107.10584.50
634Elias Salomonsson DWPG1200272058.30587.25
637 Daemon Hunt DMIN05-30153966.50592.92
642 Jayden Struble DMTL0900141765.60595.42
646 Arber Xhekaj DMTL11-60343563.60599.33
647 Chris Tanev DTOR028081546.20599.83
648Urho Vaakanainen DNYR05-10222461.80600.50
649 Tobias Bjornfot DFLA21409840.10600.83
654Vladislav Kolyachonok DDAL,BOS1220121341.80602.17
656 Colton White DNJD0420141648.60605.42
657 Ryan Graves DPIT10-20193554.10605.42
663 Vincent Iorio DSJS,NYR03-40153956.50610.33
665 Jacob Bryson DBUF,WPG24-50152152.50613.25
670Charles Alexis Legault DCAR114010633.00617.25
671 Philippe Myers DTOR02-90324159.80617.50
679 Zayne Parekh DCGY02-42161028.40630.75
682 Ryan Ufko DNSH12013018.70632.58
683 Travis Hamonic DDET02-100194146.10634.50
686 Jake Bean DCGY11-70162939.40635.67
687 Alec Regula DEDM03-160184440.20636.33
691 Olli Maatta DUTA,CGY04-50152645.50637.83
693Victor Soderstrom DBOS013081027.20638.92
697Hunter Brzustewicz DCGY11-1020935.00641.75
699 Jack Ahcan DCOL02305624.50643.25
701Maveric Lamoureux DUTA01404924.60644.83
705 Caleb Jones DPIT011051525.50648.08
707 David Jiricek DMIN0000151932.50650.58
709Alexander Romanov DNYI01-70173136.30652.58
712Pierre-Olivier Joseph DVAN14-120181933.20655.92
715 Marshall Warren DNYI03007523.30660.17
717 Brendan Smith DCBJ02-10101126.00660.75
720Jake Christiansen DCBJ02-70242136.60661.50
723 Nick Leddy DSJS04-9062629.40666.00
724Johnathan Kovacevic DNJD04-90182034.20666.83
725 Adam Engstrom DMTL00307517.30667.58
726 Jordan Harris DBOS11-1010320.00667.92
728Donovan Sebrango DOTT,FLA02-70192031.10668.50
729 Dmitri Simashev DUTA01-90232632.70669.25
730 Mathew Dumba DPIT12-5071222.30669.67
731 Mike Benning DFLA0101017.00670.00
735 Steven Santini DTBL01103614.70673.00
736 Travis Mitchell DNYI10004615.60673.50
745 Adam Boqvist DNYI01-4081821.20680.33
749 Haydn Fleury DWPG00-120163424.40682.00
755 Dysin Mayo DCBJ01105111.50686.08
756Harrison Brunicke DPIT10-4081318.20686.08
767Dennis Cholowski DNJD01-50101518.00692.08
768 Angus Booth DLAK1010119.90692.33
774 Dakota Mermis DTOR10-305913.50693.67
776 Matt Kiersted DMIN01-104510.60694.75
784 Dylan Coghlan DVGK0010247.80698.42
787 Cole McWard DNYI0010157.90699.08
788 Maxim Groshev DTBL0110117.90699.08
790 Justin Holl DSTL0120008.00700.58
792 Theo Lindstein DSTL0110207.80701.00
793 Riley Stillman DEDM0010146.90702.33
794 Ville Heinola DWPG0000537.50703.08
795Kevin Korchinski DCHI01-10337.70704.50
796Michael Callahan DBOS00-10399.70704.58
799 Adam Ginning DPHI0000256.80705.42
800 Dylan McIlrath DWSH00-10478.60705.50
803 Ty Murchison DPHI0010124.90709.50
804 Simon Lundmark DTBL0010124.90709.50
806 Colin Miller DWPG01-80161012.40710.92
807 Jacob Moverare DLAK00-4071210.30712.42
808 Derek Forbort DVAN0000144.90712.58
809 Isaiah George DNYI0100015.00713.25
811 Henry Thrun DTOR00-10445.60713.92
814 Carson Lambos DMIN0010113.90715.00
818Ethan Del Mastro DCHI00-20465.60717.17
819 Isaak Phillips DWPG0000313.70718.17
820 Hunter Skinner DSTL0010013.00718.92
823 Matthew Benning DTOR0000033.00720.00
824 Ryan Johnson DBUF0000033.00720.00
831Daniil Miromanov DCGY0000022.00723.67
835 Victor Mancini DVAN00-1106203.40724.33
836Keaton Middleton DCOL01-10013.00724.67
838 Marshall Rifai DTOR0000111.90725.25
857 Andreas Englund DNSH00-10210.80732.75
859Domenick Fensore DCAR00-20230.80733.17
862 David Spacek DMIN00-10020.00735.08
865 Dmitry Kulikov DFLA00-40540.50735.92
870 Erik Gustafsson DDET00-2031-0.30739.17
871 Dennis Gilbert DOTT00-1001-1.00740.58
874 Seamus Casey DNJD00-3041-1.40744.25
881 Owen Pickering DPIT00-3012-3.10748.83
885 Mikulas Hovorka DFLA00-3000-6.00764.08
886 Jaycob Megna DVGK00-5011-8.10767.00
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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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