2026-27 Draft

Draft Central

Every pick from September 27, painted by how the player is actually scoring versus what that pick cost. Green is at or better than the slot. Yellow is about a round behind. Red is underwater.

Draft board

Last updated Nov 4, 2026 · 3:13 PM ET

Value = draft slot − current production rank among the 216 players taken. A 14th-rounder producing like a 1st-rounder goes deep green. Hitting your slot is green, not yellow — yellow starts about a round behind, and red is two. Colors cap at ±24 picks. Year-to-date fantasy points use this league's scoring, through NHL games of Nov 4, 2026. Keepers are marked K and scored at the round they cost, not the round they would have gone. This page refreshes every morning.

BustSteal

Biggest steals

  1. +189 Leo Carlsson R18 · K · 69.4 pts
  2. +188 Jackson Blake R18 · K · 71.8 pts
  3. +177 Artturi Lehkonen R17 · 73.2 pts
  4. +154 Seth Jones R16 · 65.2 pts
  5. +150 Logan Stankoven R14 · 79.7 pts
  6. +148 Matthew Schaefer R18 · K · 53.2 pts

Coldest picks

  1. -146 Aleksander Barkov R6 · 0.7 pts · IR
  2. -145 Scott Wedgewood R5 · 9.4 pts
  3. -141 Mathew Barzal R6 · 0.0 pts · IR
  4. -124 Noah Dobson R4 · 23.9 pts
  5. -121 Alex Ovechkin R6 · 15.6 pts
  6. -119 Patrick Kane R6 · 14.2 pts · OUT
Rd The MacJaimie StojanovskiIceCapsBill BlackburnMcGavinGreg BishopEagle FangJosh DPatrnakBrian MooreShake & BlakeKristin VanEnwyckKaprizovAustin McNeillDucksStojStankovenJosh McInnisWoodworkingDawn ReynoldsCat/Rat/SlothJames ReynoldsOuchYoAdam Vanenwyck
1
MacKinnon
95.1 pts · -5
McDavid
140.7 pts · +1
Kucherov
68.5 pts · -26
Draisaitl
116.8 pts · +1
Pastrnak
80.8 pts · -8
Robertson
77.2 pts · -10
Boldy
83.8 pts · -2
Makar
61.5 pts · -36
Werenski
45.9 pts · -72
Caufield
61.8 pts · -31
Bouchard
116.8 pts · +9
Kaprizov
109.8 pts · +8
2
Hughes
82.5 pts · +13
Thompson
78.8 pts · +8
Johnston
48.2 pts · -52
Keller
65.5 pts · -15
Eichel
82.2 pts · +8
Forsberg
66.2 pts · -15
Matthews
99.8 pts · +13
Connor
74.4 pts · -1
Suzuki
45.6 pts · -68 · DTD
Guentzel
61.5 pts · -27
Necas
67.9 pts · -17
Rantanen
68.6 pts · -15
3
Guenther
43.9 pts · -63
Stutzle
74.7 pts · +9
Scheifele
45.9 pts · -55
Nylander
74.2 pts · +9
Hagel
64.5 pts · -10
Chychrun
42.2 pts · -62
Tuch
56.4 pts · -25
Tkachuk
67.9 pts · +2
Hughes
83.8 pts · +25
Panarin
48.9 pts · -38
Tkachuk
68.8 pts · +8
Dahlin
40.2 pts · -60
4
Raddysh
32.5 pts · -86
Heiskanen
39.6 pts · -52 · DTD
Kempe
35.5 pts · -76 · DTD
Zibanejad
36.7 pts · -70
Reinhart
57.2 pts · -9
Aho
86.7 pts · +36
Dobson
23.9 pts · -124
Marner
56.5 pts · -14
Fox
56.3 pts · -17
Seider
31.9 pts · -101
Vasilevskiy
36.4 pts · -78
Hutson
48.6 pts · -36
5
Svechnikov
62.5 pts · +9
Oettinger
57.2 pts · -2
Marchenko
53.5 pts · -13 · IR
Thompson
32.0 pts · -86
Jarvis
24.8 pts · -110
Josi
65.7 pts · +19
Stamkos
55.9 pts · -4
Bedard
34.2 pts · -69
Hischier
49.9 pts · -12
Wedgewood
9.4 pts · -145
Slafkovsky
38.5 pts · -50
Raymond
64.5 pts · +22
6
Kane
14.2 pts · -119 · OUT
Barzal
0.0 pts · -141 · IR
Geekie
39.3 pts · -33
Ehlers
56.2 pts · +11
Schmaltz
59.5 pts · +19
Crosby
32.2 pts · -68
Ovechkin
15.6 pts · -121
Barkov
0.7 pts · -146 · IR
Larkin K
30.6 pts · -81 · IR
Dorofeyev
27.5 pts · -93
DeBrincat K
71.5 pts · +38
Point
52.6 pts · -6
7
Sorokin
46.4 pts · -6
McAvoy
29.9 pts · -73
Carlson
36.2 pts · -43
Bratt
49.6 pts · +6
Horvat
57.0 pts · +23
Trocheck
31.6 pts · -65
Weegar
20.9 pts · -95
Hellebuyck
13.8 pts · -113
Sanderson
28.6 pts · -70
Cozens
39.5 pts · -18
Rust
11.0 pts · -117 · IR
Shesterkin
21.2 pts · -89 · IR
8
Karlsson
47.9 pts · +21
Andersson
15.2 pts · -93
Morrissey
11.0 pts · -107 · IR
Stone
82.5 pts · +83
Holloway
39.2 pts · -13
Saros
46.0 pts · +11
Nelson
38.2 pts · -20
Knies
18.3 pts · -96
Batherson
67.2 pts · +55
Vejmelka
33.0 pts · -42
Miller
39.2 pts · -18
Fantilli
33.2 pts · -43
9
Swayman
58.4 pts · +47
Kadri
54.2 pts · +36
McKenna
37.2 pts · -13
Ullmark
45.4 pts · +14 · IR
Murashov
7.6 pts · -103
Konecny
12.0 pts · -94
Tavares
20.6 pts · -72 · IR
Greaves
19.8 pts · -77
Dostal
24.2 pts · -60
Chabot
27.6 pts · -49
Faber
0.0 pts · -106 · IR
Wallstedt
73.2 pts · +86
10
Evangelista
31.9 pts · -21
LaCombe
44.3 pts · +32
Hintz
54.2 pts · +57
Duchene
0.0 pts · -97 · IR
Matheson
14.9 pts · -73 · OUT
Bussi
13.6 pts · -79
Gibson
20.4 pts · -63 · DTD
Sergachev
67.7 pts · +81
Meier
27.8 pts · -41
O'Reilly
49.4 pts · +40
Tippett
11.9 pts · -87
Clarke
29.3 pts · -41
11
Verhaeghe
57.9 pts · +70
Pettersson
52.9 pts · +56
Cooley
60.6 pts · +76
Gostisbehere
55.6 pts · +64
Hofer
54.0 pts · +62
Byram
-2.4 pts · -90 · IR
Gauthier K
71.5 pts · +102
Thomas
35.4 pts · +5
Byfield
13.9 pts · -63
Blackwood
45.8 pts · +47
Vilardi
20.6 pts · -45
Harley
31.6 pts · -10
12
Burns
18.6 pts · -40
Nichushkin
24.9 pts · -17
Provorov
6.7 pts · -64
Hedman
22.3 pts · -27
Trouba
30.9 pts · -4
Hertl
51.9 pts · +71
Zegras
46.5 pts · +60
Demidov
6.3 pts · -70 · IR
Frondell
24.2 pts · -28
Wilson K
21.6 pts · -36
Kyrou
40.6 pts · +39
Sennecke
60.9 pts · +87
13
Bennett
36.9 pts · +31
Dobes
11.8 pts · -52
Toews
60.9 pts · +102
Malkin
39.9 pts · +51 · DTD
Hamilton
32.0 pts · +12
DeBrusk
36.2 pts · +33
Nurse
11.2 pts · -48
Martone
25.3 pts · -7
Rakell
39.7 pts · +55
Ek
74.1 pts · +134
Bobrovsky
32.6 pts · +23
Markstrom
22.8 pts · -11
14
Celebrini K
60.3 pts · +120
Lafreniere
61.5 pts · +124
Theodore
35.2 pts · +42
Michkov
41.9 pts · +72
Stankoven
79.7 pts · +150
Nikishin
0.0 pts · -52 · OUT
Zacha
42.2 pts · +71
Vladar
25.8 pts · +3
Foerster
21.4 pts · -12
Rielly
31.9 pts · +20
Dunn
25.9 pts · +1
Peterka
46.9 pts · +80
15
McCann
37.2 pts · +58 · IR
Pinto
39.4 pts · +69
Bertuzzi
14.6 pts · -19
Hronek
29.6 pts · +24
Kuemper
24.8 pts · +11
Knight
38.8 pts · +67
Faulk
33.9 pts · +49
Snuggerud
47.6 pts · +100
Hart
30.2 pts · +31
Hanifin
21.9 pts · +8
Strome
45.6 pts · +94
McMichael
20.3 pts · +2
16
Boeser
41.9 pts · +98
Jones
65.2 pts · +154
Luukkonen
27.6 pts · +36
Hutson
35.9 pts · +70
Ekholm
39.3 pts · +86
Toffoli
32.5 pts · +54
Wolf
16.4 pts · +0
Hyman K
7.0 pts · -20 · IR
Eklund
10.0 pts · -18 · IR
Montour
38.6 pts · +75
Marchand
4.7 pts · -28 · IR
Leonard
39.2 pts · +75
17
Miller
20.1 pts · +13
Kreider
28.3 pts · +42
Daccord
20.2 pts · +16
Nugent-Hopkins
33.3 pts · +69
Zuccarello
5.3 pts · -12 · IR
Lehkonen
73.2 pts · +177
Laferriere
32.9 pts · +69
Hughes
43.2 pts · +110
Askarov
35.8 pts · +81
Granlund
43.4 pts · +113
Malinski
29.6 pts · +54
Stenberg
22.3 pts · +35
18
Skinner
32.2 pts · +80
Carlsson K
69.4 pts · +189
Mantha K
18.9 pts · +31
Schaefer K
53.2 pts · +148
Bourque
5.6 pts · +4
Blake K
71.8 pts · +188
Parayko
12.8 pts · +15 · DTD
Drysdale
24.9 pts · +48
Landeskog
32.6 pts · +77
Coleman
36.9 pts · +94
Sanheim
19.2 pts · +24
Smith K
35.7 pts · +84

Hover a cell for the full name, pick number, and production rank. IR / OUT / DTD are injury tags, not a separate grade — a hurt first-rounder still costs a first-rounder.

How the colors are scored

Three ways to score a pick against its cost. This board uses the first.

  • Rank vs. cost (this board). Rank the 216 draftees by year-to-date fantasy points, then subtract that rank from the overall pick. Same idea as ADP-value charts on FantasyPros / Yahoo. It is relative, so a quiet week for the whole league does not paint everyone red.
  • Points vs. expected at that pick (VORP residual). Fit a curve of typical points by slot, then color the leftover. Honest in points, but with two weeks of games the curve is mostly noise, and it fights the keeper language already on this site.
  • Production round vs. cost round. The keeper formula: 12 players ≈ one round. Coarser version of rank-vs-cost. Fine for one keep per team, muddy on a 12-column board.

Rank-vs-cost won because it matches how people already read a draft board, it uses this league's scoring (not ESPN's generic rank), and a late-round keep that is actually producing looks like the steal it is. The number in each cell is YTD points and the pick-vs-rank gap.


Resources


Draft logistics

Format
18-round snake draft
Keepers
1 per team (optional) · 11 locked, Very Knies taking none
Date / time
Sunday, September 27, 2026 · 3:00 PM
Draft order
AI Hat lottery · Jaimie #1, Pasta #12
Where
ESPN Fantasy Hockey ↗

How keeper value is scored

Keeper Score = 60% forward + 40% backward.

Back Val = keeper cost round − 2025-26 production round.

Fwd Val = keeper cost round − 2026-27 draft round (ESPN's current preseason board, 12 players ≈ one round).

A high score means a player produces well above what it costs to keep him. Full details are in the analysis.