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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SKATER RANKINGS

1. Nathan MacKinnon, F, COL
2. Martin Necas, F, COL
3. Mitch Marner, F, VGK
4. Jack Eichel, F, VGK
5. Cale Makar, D, COL (INJ.)
6. Logan Stankoven, F, CAR
7. Lane Hutson, D, MTL
8. Gabriel Landeskog, F, COL
9. Pavel Dorofeyev, F, VGK
10. Nick Suzuki, F, MTL
11. Taylor Hall, F, CAR
12. Jackson Blake, F, CAR
13. Cole Caufield, F, MTL
14. Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL
15. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
16. Sebastian Aho, F, CAR
17. Nazem Kadri, F, COL
18. Shea Theodore, D, VGK
19. Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR
20. Artturi Lehkonen, F, COL
21. William Karlsson, F, VGK
22. Brett Howden, F, VGK
23. Devon Toews, D, COL
24. Brock Nelson, F, COL
25. Nikolaj Ehlers, F, CAR
26. Ivan Demidov, F, MTL (rookie)
27. Alex Newhook, F, MTL
28. Nicolas Roy, F, COL
29. Ivan Barbashev, F, VGK
30. Jake Evans, F, MTL
31. Valeri Nichushkin, F, COL
32. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, CAR 
33. Noah Hanifin, D, VGK
34. Rasmus Andersson, D, VGK
35. Jordan Staal, F, CAR
36. Tomas Hertl, F, VGK
37. Alexandre Texier, F, MTL
38. Zach Bolduc, F, MTL
39. Noah Dobson, D, MTL
40. K'Andre Miller, D, CAR
41. Alexander Nikishin, D, CAR (rookie)
42. Kirby Dach, F, MTL
43. Josh Anderson, F, MTL
44. Phillip Danault, F, MTL
45. Ross Colton, F, COL
46. Brett Kulak, D, COL 
47. Kaiden Guhle, D, MTL
48. Jack Drury, F, COL 
49. Sam Malinski, F, COL 
50. Jordan Martinook, F, CAR

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Key injuries:

Mark Stone, F, VGK

GOALIE RANKINGS

1. Frederik Andersen, G, CAR
2. Scott Wedgewood, G, COL
3. Jakub Dobes, G, MTL (rookie)
4. Carter Hart, G, VGK