Fantasy pool rankings for 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs

NHL.com ranks the most valuable players for fantasy hockey pools counting the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. For more fantasy coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy.

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NOTES: Basic playoff pools have the following scoring system: goals and assists count for skaters with a potential bonus for a hat trick, and wins count for goalies with a potential bonus for a shutout. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production in the regular season and playoffs, line combinations, defense pairs, power-play usage, team goalie situation, injury history or concern, contract status, age and likelihood of a deep playoff run. These rankings are a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen, Chris Meaney and Troy Perlowitz.

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TOP 100 SKATERS FOR PLAYOFFS

1. Nathan MacKinnon, F, COL
2. Connor McDavid, F, EDM
3. Nikita Kucherov, F, TBL 
4. Martin Necas, F, COL
5. Cale Makar, D, COL
6. Leon Draisaitl, F, EDM 
7. Mikko Rantanen, F, DAL
8. Jake Guentzel, F, TBL
9. Brayden Point, F, TBL
10. Brandon Hagel, F, TBL
11. Wyatt Johnston, F, DAL
12. Kirill Kaprizov, F, MIN
13. Jason Robertson, F, DAL
14. Evan Bouchard, D, EDM
15. Jack Eichel, F, VGK
16. Darren Raddysh, D, TBL 
17. Quinn Hughes, D, MIN
18. Matt Boldy, F, MIN
19. Brock Nelson, F, COL
20. Tage Thompson, F, BUF
21. Mitch Marner, F, VGK
22. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
23. Miro Heiskanen, D, DAL
24. Sidney Crosby, F, PIT
25. David Pastrnak, F, BOS
26. Mark Stone, F, VGK
27. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
28. Sebastian Aho, F, CAR
29. Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR
30. Lane Hutson, D, MTL
31. Nick Suzuki, F, MTL
32. Cole Caufield, F, MTL
33. Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL
34. Nazem Kadri, F, COL
35. Erik Karlsson, D, PIT
36. Zach Hyman, F, EDM
37. Gabriel Landeskog, F, COL
38. Alex Tuch, F, BUF
39. Tim Stützle, F, OTT
40. Brady Tkachuk, F, OTT
41. Evgeni Malkin, F, PIT
42. Bryan Rust, F, PIT
43. Rickard Rakell, F, PIT
44. Clayton Keller, F, UTA
45. Dylan Guenther, F, UTA
46. Anthony Cirelli, F, TBL
47. Nikolaj Ehlers, F, CAR
48. Logan Stankoven, F, CAR
49. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, CAR 
50. Morgan Geekie, F, BOS
51. Jake Sanderson, D, OTT
52. Drake Batherson, F, OTT
53. Nick Schmaltz, F, UTA
54. Logan Cooley, F, UTA
55. Artturi Lehkonen, F, COL
56. Josh Doan, F, BUF
57. Cutter Gauthier, F, ANA
58. Leo Carlsson, F, ANA
59. Jackson Blake, F, CAR
60. Pavel Dorofeyev, F, VGK
61. Matt Duchene, F, DAL 
62. Joel Eriksson Ek, F, MIN
63. Mats Zuccarello, F, MIN
64. Ryan Hartman, F, MIN
65. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, F, EDM
66. Valeri Nichushkin, F, COL
67. Matt Savoie, F, EDM (rookie)
68. Dylan Cozens, F, OTT
69. Ivan Demidov, F, MTL (rookie)
70. Egor Chinakhov, F, PIT
71. Travis Konecny, F, PHI 
72. Trevor Zegras, F, PHI
73. Porter Martone, F, PHI (rookie)
74. Anthony Mantha, F, PIT
75. Rasmus Andersson, D, VGK
76. Thomas Harley, D, DAL
77. Mikhail Sergachev, D, UTA
78. Pavel Zacha, F, BOS
79. Owen Tippett, F, PHI
80. Matvei Michkov, F, PHI
81. John Carlson, D, ANA 
82. Beckett Sennecke, F, ANA (rookie)
83. Taylor Hall, F, CAR
84. Tomas Hertl, F, VGK
85. Gage Goncalves, F, TBL
86. Troy Terry, F, ANA 
87. Mikael Granlund, F, ANA
88. Shea Theodore, D, VGK
89. Charlie McAvoy, D, BOS 
90. Mavrik Bourque, F, DAL
91. Zach Benson, F, BUF 
92. James Hagens, F, BOS (rookie)
93. Adrian Kempe, F, LAK 
94. Artemi Panarin, F, LAK
95. Jack Quinn, F, BUF 
96. Josh Norris, F, BUF 
97. Jackson LaCombe, D, ANA
98. Ivan Barbashev, F, VGK
99. Vasily Podkolzin, F, EDM
100. Viktor Arvidsson, F, BOS

Key injuries:

Roope Hintz, F, DAL
Victor Hedman, D, TBL (leave of absence)
Noah Dobson, D, MTL

Other skaters to consider:

Quinton Byfield, F, LAK 
Jason Zucker, F, BUF 
Corey Perry, F, TBL
Jack Roslovic, F, EDM
Brock Faber, D, MIN
Tyson Foerster, F, PHI
Vladimir Tarasenko, F, MIN
Marcus Johansson, F, MIN
Alexander Nikishin, D, CAR (rookie)
Anze Kopitar, F, LAK
Lawson Crouse, F, UTA
MacKenzie Weegar, D, UTA 
Sam Malinski, D, COL
Claude Giroux, F, OTT
Chris Kreider, F, ANA
Mattias Samuelsson, D, BUF
Thomas Chabot, D, OTT 
Elias Lindholm, F, BOS
Alex Newhook, F, MTL
JJ Peterka, F, UTA
Alex Laferriere, F, LAK
Brandt Clarke, D, LAK

TOP 20 GOALIES FOR PLAYOFFS

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TBL
2. Scott Wedgewood, G, COL
3. Jake Oettinger, G, DAL
4. Carter Hart, G, VGK
5. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G, BUF
6. Brandon Bussi, G, CAR
7. Linus Ullmark, G, OTT
8. Karel Vejmelka, G, UTA
9. Jeremy Swayman, G, BOS
10. Jesper Wallstedt, G, MIN
11. Jakub Dobes, G, MTL (rookie)
12. Filip Gustavsson, G, MIN
13. Dan Vladar, G, PHI
14. Connor Ingram, G, EDM
15. Mackenzie Blackwood, G, COL
16. Frederik Andersen, G, CAR
17. Lukas Dostal, G, ANA
18. Stuart Skinner, PIT
19. Anton Forsberg, G, LAK
20. Arturs Silovs, G, PIT

Other goalies to consider:

Jacob Fowler, G, MTL
Tristan Jarry, G, EDM
Darcy Kuemper, G, LAK 
Alex Lyon, BUF (INJ.)
Adin Hill, G, VGK
Pyotr Kochetkov, G, CAR