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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 DCOL20552929192118746.8037.75
2 Evan Bouchard DEDM2066223020993769.1041.83
4Matthew Schaefer DNYI22351918203102630.7061.50
5 Jakob Chychrun DWSH24322016210106639.0062.08
8 Zach Werenski DCBJ2157122023482710.6064.92
9 Darren Raddysh DTBL2046252519263639.8065.75
14 Moritz Seider DDET9441923172161629.8083.33
16 Rasmus Dahlin DBUF1750112218376608.7083.92
20 Brock Faber DMIN15351811165140576.5090.33
23 Lane Hutson DMTL11623319119124649.1098.00
26 Miro Heiskanen DDAL9521126145130596.50102.25
28 Erik Karlsson DPIT1347122316760546.30104.67
35 Charlie McAvoy DBOS11471423106116539.40114.50
38 Josh Morrissey DWPG13391214127107507.30118.83
43 Noah Dobson DMTL1234127151179560.90122.42
44 Jake Sanderson DOTT1137919133116505.70123.08
45 John Carlson DWSH,ANA11441312138100516.20124.00
54 Brandt Clarke DLAK830813147156498.30142.83
58Mikhail Sergachev DUTA1043122139118521.10146.92
65 Jackson LaCombe DANA945115144123518.60157.33
68Shayne Gostisbehere DCAR133391610556410.50161.92
72Rasmus Andersson DCGY,VGK1526-112161136496.90173.00
73 Ivan Provorov DCBJ821195139129434.10173.33
76 Bowen Byram DBUF112713710487394.60175.25
77 Mattias Ekholm DEDM633293127110456.30175.67
87 Brent Burns DCOL112030115683431.40190.25
88 Sam Malinski DCOL73042114283458.80190.50
89Alexander Nikishin DCAR1019111011684366.40190.75
91 Shea Theodore DVGK92612511583378.50192.67
106 Mike Matheson DMTL729131106143424.40207.08
107 Damon Severson DCBJ8241849386357.70207.42
108 Adam Fox DNYR6385197869375.20207.75
112 Jacob Trouba DANA102331153136433.70211.00
113 Thomas Chabot DOTT7246796108358.40211.42
116 Quinn Hughes DVAN,MIN666-63317677589.40214.25
117 Travis Sanheim DPHI9248385137385.50217.00
125Mattias Samuelsson DBUF1228320102143482.80221.00
134 J.J. Moser DTBL72043110488391.60228.17
142 Roman Josi DNSH1236-202016493456.60233.75
149Denton Mateychuk DCBJ12171427784325.30237.25
155 K'Andre Miller DCAR6265311271327.80241.17
159 Esa Lindell DDAL52325173166405.70243.00
171 Dougie Hamilton DNJD1122-71318473404.60249.75
172 Philip Broberg DSTL623638790314.30249.92
174 Justin Faulk DSTL,DET1223-79131124409.90252.00
176 Mason Lohrei DBOS7181256786294.30254.58
177 Thomas Harley DDAL627-1699137380.10255.50
178 Ryan Pulock DNYI32313189137355.10256.83
183 Vince Dunn DSEA1130-262015873389.20260.92
185 Josh Manson DCOL52539011696408.40262.00
186 Jordan Spence DOTT6211329451285.60262.58
196 Olen Zellweger DANA7144311780297.30267.67
197 Rasmus Sandin DWSH5235185117327.50269.50
199 Simon Edvinsson DDET9139179135332.10269.75
204Oliver Ekman-Larsson DTOR830-3810466337.60273.17
208 Seth Jones DFLA6230158452285.60274.08
210 Filip Hronek DVAN835-141511295385.80276.00
215 Luke Hughes DNJD629-61314352346.70279.42
217 Tony DeAngelo DNYI528-3613967340.10281.08
223 Cam York DPHI422-1786129330.40286.83
228 Jared Spurgeon DMIN6131584129304.60289.42
232 Joel Edmundson DLAK21711287100284.30292.17
233 Morgan Rielly DTOR1025-156133101362.70292.42
234 Brandon Montour DSEA1021-10814570340.50294.00
235 Sean Walker DCAR717-31163117369.70294.00
244 Logan Stanley DWPG,BUF914318681276.40297.83
253 Ryan Shea DPIT5252506789329.30303.33
258 Owen Power DBUF8184011085312.00307.33
259Vladislav Gavrikov DNYR1417-12610799335.30307.42
260 Hampus Lindholm DBOS420-149298290.80307.92
262 Jake McCabe DTOR51913071177372.90308.67
266 Jonas Brodin DMIN31314165116274.50312.25
267 Artem Zub DOTT42212081105313.90312.50
268 Kris Letang DPIT328-6910289316.80313.17
270 Jamie Drysdale DPHI822-779283301.80313.42
271Parker Wotherspoon DPIT32617067107323.30314.50
277 Nate Schmidt DUTA5153108191315.90317.83
278 Noah Hanifin DVGK321-66122107318.80319.75
279 Nikita Zadorov DBOS21820010099313.00320.25
285 Simon Nemec DNJD1115-328985289.10323.58
286 Aaron Ekblad DFLA422-5597103302.30323.58
288 Devon Toews DCOL21935010271320.80324.00
290Martin Fehervary DWSH41811068167346.20326.00
291 Matt Roy DWSH21714090130319.00326.92
294 John Marino DUTA4293805267329.80327.42
301MacKenzie Weegar DCGY,UTA420-336144162341.60331.42
314 Ian Cole DUTA31814057139308.30340.00
318 Pavel Mintyukov DANA812-2274106268.60345.00
322 Dylan DeMelo DWPG31612070102271.00347.92
323 Adam Pelech DNYI41130112120294.80349.75
328 Drew Doughty DLAK517-219167244.90355.25
331Jonathan Aspirot DBOS3103013871225.20356.08
333 Jalen Chatfield DCAR2151609357244.70357.00
335 Neal Pionk DWPG37328871206.20357.67
336 Ryker Evans DSEA871014262197.80357.92
339 Kevin Bahl DCGY413115796227.30360.08
340Alexandre Carrier DMTL7152056155311.40360.42
341 Cam Fowler DSTL324-1198767255.30360.92
342 Mario Ferraro DSJS6150083132302.70361.42
345 Gustav Forsling DFLA223-529984271.10363.17
349 Dmitry Orlov DSJS329-28167467243.60366.75
352 Tyler Kleven DOTT315209094257.00368.42
353Charle-Edouard D'Astous DTBL522-426568240.50369.17
355 Louis Crevier DCHI516-1010884273.20372.50
357 John Klingberg DSJS1014-1797961232.10372.67
359 Jamie Oleksiak DSEA589066101240.40375.67
364 Will Borgen DNYR510506791231.30380.58
367 Brady Skjei DNSH221-7210272249.80382.67
372 Dylan Samberg DWPG1138073107246.70387.75
373 Jake Walman DEDM812-1028581237.50388.75
374 Emil Andrae DPHI2111413351166.70388.83
376 Sean Durzi DUTA519-1547183230.90389.33
379Artyom Levshunov DCHI222-41118475190.60391.75
384 Darnell Nurse DEDM714-150149157359.10393.08
388 Mikey Anderson DLAK4131056120248.40398.75
390 Adam Larsson DSEA516-4083151311.70399.42
392 Kaedan Korczak DVGK311505792215.30400.75
394 Ryan McDonagh DTBL6101003464190.60402.75
397 Zeev Buium DMIN,VAN519-27126345177.70406.17
398 Ben Hutton DVGK69306951191.10406.42
400Nick Blankenburg DNSH,COL615-1475953188.10408.92
404Rasmus Ristolainen DPHI110415156157.90414.25
405 Victor Hedman DTBL116-165044169.00415.33
406 Samuel Girard DCOL,PIT3121403847175.20415.42
411Matthew Robertson DNYR511-107575214.50420.25
413 Jake Middleton DMIN1133057101216.30423.33
414Braden Schneider DNYR215-4094127275.60423.50
416Axel Sandin-Pellikka DDET613-2176251166.80424.58
419 Ty Emberson DEDM2105040102200.00426.42
429 Ryan Lindgren DSEA276044111202.60431.25
432 Brian Dumoulin DLAK214006081203.00435.58
433 Sam Rinzel DCHI310-517555172.50436.00
434 Henri Jokiharju DBOS112423535132.50437.17
435 Ben Chiarot DDET57-6094150280.60438.17
439 Tom Willander DVAN415-1435168175.90440.50
440Trevor van Riemsdyk DWSH210303887179.20442.33
444 Uvis Balinskis DFLA510-1366642157.40444.33
446 Nils Lundkvist DDAL371004644151.40445.92
451 Brandon Carlo DTOR07806392192.70450.58
452 Radko Gudas DANA211-106388198.70451.17
453 Nick Seeler DPHI26-2089125237.10451.58
456 Emil Lilleberg DTBL371403739146.30451.75
457 Niko Mikkola DFLA38-106881190.20453.00
458Alexander Petrovic DDAL27205677171.40454.00
462 Connor Murphy DCHI,EDM510-7064122235.60458.08
463 Andrew Peeke DBOS59-9076124240.40458.08
464 Erik Cernak DTBL28104684171.40459.33
466 Kaiden Guhle DMTL28503257139.80463.42
470 Alex Vlasic DCHI218-16077110231.30468.17
472 Nick Jensen DOTT413-203665169.40469.25
473 Colton Parayko DSTL113-11095160281.50470.25
475 Brayden McNabb DVGK45-5072128226.80470.42
477 Brett Kulak DEDM,PIT,COL110-408597211.50472.17
479 Tyler Tucker DSTL310-106244155.80474.00
481 Mike Reilly DCAR181105732143.30474.83
483Marcus Pettersson DVAN215-9061124232.90476.00
485Jacob Bernard-Docker DDET14503983150.10477.83
486Timothy Liljegren DSJS,WSH110-723887157.20478.83
487 Carson Soucy DNYR,NYI57-505986187.10479.33
494 Matt Grzelcyk DCHI012-936854151.20484.83
495 Troy Stecher DEDM,TOR310-506174176.90484.92
500 Connor Clifton DPIT24303070131.00488.75
501 Max Crozier DTBL19704431126.60490.83
502 Brenden Dillon DNJD312-804997191.10491.33
509Shakir Mukhamadullin DSJS47-204057141.00495.25
511 Sam Dickinson DSJS112-406663168.40496.33
513 Ilya Lyubushkin DDAL17103078141.00496.92
514 Zach Whitecloud DVGK,CGY211-10061117207.90496.92
516 Yan Kuznetsov DCGY48-905889179.20497.50
518 Lian Bichsel DDAL43602437106.60498.33
520 Wyatt Kaiser DCHI68-1406957159.10500.58
521 Logan Mailloux DSTL36-1716853124.20500.58
522 Noah Juulsen DPHI19302644115.40500.83
525 Jeremy Lauzon DVGK011-306293186.80503.92
527 Jaccob Slavin DCAR05605544125.50505.33
528 Scott Mayfield DNYI211-1006779175.30505.67
529 Ian Moore DANA48-1006078168.00505.83
531 Nicolas Hague DNSH312-805553152.50507.83
532 Zach Metsa DBUF242102328118.70508.08
533 Dante Fabbro DCBJ55-16063108182.70509.42
534 Adam Wilsby DNSH112-105039136.00511.17
536 Nick Perbix DNSH37-1207279165.80513.08
537 Drew Helleson DANA212-603675155.40513.25
538 Erik Gudbranson DCBJ12702848101.20513.67
541 Jeff Petry DFLA,MIN09-925158125.90518.42
545 Nick DeSimone DUTA2550322898.80522.33
546 Tyler Myers DVAN,DAL19-27083106168.70522.83
549 Zach Bogosian DMIN2440293395.10523.17
552Vincent Desharnais DSJS16-102974128.10527.67
553 Joel Nystrom DCAR18504321107.70528.50
564Albert Johansson DDET27-1305688152.40536.75
566 Cody Ceci DLAK17-10055102165.50539.58
567Spencer Stastney DNSH,EDM28-1105663135.40540.08
569Jonas Siegenthaler DNJD012-14056118188.40541.50
570 Jayden Struble DMTL11050192194.10541.58
574Nikolas Matinpalo DOTT0510314796.90545.08
576 Olli Maatta DUTA,CGY29-402844109.20545.75
578 Josh Mahura DSEA1280133475.70547.42
581 Ilya Solovyov DCOL,PIT1720202985.00548.50
583 Declan Carlile DTBL1250293080.10549.83
585 Zayne Parekh DCGY24-55312176.90551.92
586 Joel Hanley DCGY07-504390146.70553.08
588Hunter Brzustewicz DCGY1411281465.20555.08
589 Egor Zamula DPHI,CBJ0370163878.40556.17
590Elias Pettersson DVAN27-1504279126.80556.17
591 Justin Barron DNSH08-102647100.40558.17
596Elias Salomonsson DWPG14-41372776.30563.50
598 Brett Pesce DNJD16-1104580128.50564.75
601 Declan Chisholm DWSH1630202276.00566.00
604 Jack St. Ivany DPIT0770162379.40569.17
612 Cale Fleury DSEA1220222865.80575.33
614 Ryan Ufko DNSH24115945.50575.83
617 Scott Morrow DNYR06-52242968.60580.75
619 Kyle Capobianco DDAL2300172665.30582.75
620 Conor Timmins DBUF07-1003975118.10585.25
621 Simon Benoit DTOR05-15049103137.10585.42
626 Matthew Kessel DSTL2120192259.10588.33
627 Luke Schenn DWPG,BUF16-130345690.60588.75
639 Brayden Pachal DCGY0400263069.40594.83
644Urho Vaakanainen DNYR0600222669.80599.83
649Michael Kesselring DBUF02-30433878.70605.33
657Johnathan Kovacevic DNJD06-30263172.40613.25
658 Daemon Hunt DMIN05-30153966.50613.42
664 Ryan Graves DPIT10-10203557.00617.67
667 Tobias Bjornfot DFLA21409840.10618.25
668 Chris Tanev DTOR028081546.20618.42
669Vladislav Kolyachonok DDAL,BOS1220121341.80618.75
671 Arber Xhekaj DMTL11-60363666.40619.75
674 Colton White DNJD0420141648.60622.00
677 Cole Hutson DWSH14-358134.20625.33
679 Philippe Myers DTOR02-90374669.30627.50
683 Theo Lindstein DSTL114012836.80628.67
685 Jacob Bryson DBUF,WPG25-70172457.30629.33
686 Adam Boqvist DNYI04-71162341.40630.42
687 Vincent Iorio DSJS,NYR03-40153956.50631.00
689Charles Alexis Legault DCAR114010633.00634.83
690 Justin Holl DSTL11606532.40636.17
700 Haydn Fleury DWPG11-150214644.90644.17
701Carter Yakemchuk DOTT11-115418.50645.25
703 Nick Leddy DSJS05-80113649.90648.75
710Victor Soderstrom DBOS013081027.20655.83
711 Travis Hamonic DDET02-100194146.10656.08
713 Jake Bean DCGY11-70162939.40657.75
714 Alec Regula DEDM03-160184440.20659.08
715 Jack Ahcan DCOL02305624.50660.17
717Maveric Lamoureux DUTA01404924.60661.75
722 Caleb Jones DPIT011051525.50664.25
727 Mike Benning DFLA04-616920.40667.58
729 David Jiricek DMIN0000151932.50669.17
733Alexander Romanov DNYI01-70173136.30673.08
734Pierre-Olivier Joseph DVAN14-160202230.00675.17
735Donovan Sebrango DOTT,FLA04-130222837.80675.42
736 Marshall Warren DNYI03007523.30676.33
740 Brendan Smith DCBJ02-10101126.00677.33
741Jake Christiansen DCBJ02-70242338.60678.17
748 Jordan Harris DBOS11-1010320.00684.50
749 Adam Engstrom DMTL00307517.30684.67
753 Steven Santini DTBL01103614.70687.83
755 Mathew Dumba DPIT12-5071222.30688.42
757 Dmitri Simashev DUTA01-90232632.70689.25
758 Travis Mitchell DNYI10004615.60689.67
759 Dennis Gilbert DOTT010021217.80690.00
760 Lassi Thomson DOTT01203313.70690.25
761 Drew Fortescue DNYR01102613.80691.17
773 Dysin Mayo DCBJ01105111.50701.42
776Harrison Brunicke DPIT10-4081318.20704.17
784 Angus Booth DLAK1010119.90708.83
786 Victor Mancini DVAN01-120112615.90709.08
787Dennis Cholowski DNJD01-50101518.00709.50
790 Dakota Mermis DTOR10-305913.50710.58
791Kevin Korchinski DCHI01-104510.60710.75
792 Matt Kiersted DMIN01-104510.60710.75
796 Dylan Coghlan DVGK0010247.80713.25
799 Cole McWard DNYI0010157.90714.42
800 Maxim Groshev DTBL0110117.90714.83
805 Riley Stillman DEDM0010146.90717.67
806 Ville Heinola DWPG0000537.50718.50
807Michael Callahan DBOS00-10399.70720.42
808 Adam Ginning DPHI0000256.80720.58
810 Dylan McIlrath DWSH00-10478.60722.00
815 Ty Murchison DPHI0010124.90725.33
816 Simon Lundmark DTBL0010124.90725.33
817 Dmitry Kulikov DFLA00-50121313.80727.17
818 Colin Miller DWPG01-80161012.40727.33
820 Derek Forbort DVAN0000144.90728.25
821 Isaiah George DNYI0100015.00729.25
823 Henry Thrun DTOR00-10445.60730.00
824 Jacob Moverare DLAK00-4071210.30730.33
826 Carson Lambos DMIN0010113.90730.83
833 Isaak Phillips DWPG0000313.70733.67
835 Hunter Skinner DSTL0010013.00734.67
837 Matthew Benning DTOR0000033.00735.75
838 Ryan Johnson DBUF0000033.00735.75
843Ethan Del Mastro DCHI00-7012139.80736.67
849Daniil Miromanov DCGY0000022.00739.75
852 Jorian Donovan DOTT0000111.90741.42
854 Marshall Rifai DTOR0000111.90741.42
855Keaton Middleton DCOL01-10013.00741.50
873 Andreas Englund DNSH00-10210.80749.25
875Domenick Fensore DCAR00-20230.80750.08
881 David Spacek DMIN00-10020.00752.00
887 Erik Gustafsson DDET00-2031-0.30756.25
892 Seamus Casey DNJD00-3041-1.40761.00
894 Connor Mackey DNYR00-3022-2.20761.58
900 Owen Pickering DPIT00-3012-3.10766.00
903 Mikulas Hovorka DFLA00-3000-6.00780.92
904 Jaycob Megna DVGK00-5011-8.10784.33
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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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