2025-26 Fantasy Hockey Cap-Efficiency Rankings

Which NHL players return the most projected 2025-26 production per dollar of cap hit — the ranking that decides a cap league, where the best player is routinely the wrong pick.

Updated October 3, 2026

Projected points divided by cap hit, ranked within each position. Entry-level contracts dominate this list, and that is the finding rather than a flaw: a 30-point rookie at under a million returns more per dollar than a star on a maximum deal. The last column is how far a player moves versus the straight point ranking. Projections are built from 2024-25 production; cap hits are the current contract on file.

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47 ranked players are left out here — no contract on file, which is not the same as being cheap. Showing the top 100 of 404 ranked.

- 1Macklin Celebrini71.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $0.98MProjected points over the season 70Places moved versus the point ranking +48
- 2Matvei Michkov65.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 62Places moved versus the point ranking +74
- 3Mats Zuccarello61.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 61Places moved versus the point ranking +74
- 4Jamie Benn57.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 49Places moved versus the point ranking +127
- 5Will Smith51.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 49Places moved versus the point ranking +131
- 6Shane Wright50.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 45Places moved versus the point ranking +153
- 7Marco Kasper44.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 40Places moved versus the point ranking +188
- 8Nick Foligno41.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 37Places moved versus the point ranking +207
- 9Jakob Pelletier40.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $0.83MProjected points over the season 33Places moved versus the point ranking +232
- 10Justin Kirkland40.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 34Places moved versus the point ranking +226
- 11Alex Turcotte39.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $0.80MProjected points over the season 31Places moved versus the point ranking +251
- 12Sam Colangelo38.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team ANACap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 33Places moved versus the point ranking +230
- 13Jonny Brodzinski37.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WSHCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 32Places moved versus the point ranking +237
- 14Aatu Räty37.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 30Places moved versus the point ranking +258
- 15Jiri Kulich37.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 33Places moved versus the point ranking +229
- 16Philip Tomasino37.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 33Places moved versus the point ranking +224
- 17Nikita Nesterenko36.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team ANACap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 30Places moved versus the point ranking +263
- 18Kent Johnson36.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $1.80MProjected points over the season 65Places moved versus the point ranking +46
- 19Matthew Poitras35.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 30Places moved versus the point ranking +255
- 20Elmer Soderblom32.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PITCap hit $1.13MProjected points over the season 36Places moved versus the point ranking +203
- 21Brett Berard32.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 27Places moved versus the point ranking +293
- 22Tyson Kozak31.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $0.83MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +302
- 23Corey Perry31.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 31Places moved versus the point ranking +238
- 24Danton Heinen31.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 31Places moved versus the point ranking +239
- 25Oskar Sundqvist31.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 27Places moved versus the point ranking +295
- 26Colin Blackwell30.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +320
- 27Fraser Minten29.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +296
- 28Brett Leason29.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +313
- 29Mitchell Chaffee29.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +316
- 30Vinnie Hinostroza29.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +304
- 31Lukas Reichel29.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 28Places moved versus the point ranking +276
- 32Lars Eller28.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +316
- 33Jonathan Lekkerimaki28.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.92MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +289
- 34Conor Geekie28.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +306
- 35Tyson Jost27.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NSHCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +323
- 36Liam Öhgren26.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +318
- 37Marc Gatcomb26.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VGKCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +320
- 38Vinni Lettieri26.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +327
- 39Alexander Holtz26.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VGKCap hit $0.84MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +330
- 40Zachary L'Heureux25.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +324
- 41Joel Kiviranta25.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +290
- 42Victor Olofsson25.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VGKCap hit $1.64MProjected points over the season 42Places moved versus the point ranking +135
- 43Max Sasson25.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +296
- 44Oskar Bäck25.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $0.83MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +342
- 45Ivan Ivan24.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +334
- 46Claude Giroux24.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $2.00MProjected points over the season 49Places moved versus the point ranking +83
- 47Gage Goncalves24.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $1.20MProjected points over the season 29Places moved versus the point ranking +245
- 48Eeli Tolvanen24.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $1.50MProjected points over the season 36Places moved versus the point ranking +176
- 49Zack MacEwen23.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +332
- 50Adam Klapka23.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $1.25MProjected points over the season 30Places moved versus the point ranking +228
- 51Emil Heineman23.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $1.10MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +275
- 52Juuso Parssinen23.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $1.25MProjected points over the season 30Places moved versus the point ranking +235
- 53Cole Schwindt23.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +336
- 54Nathan Walker23.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +331
- 55Colton Dach23.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $1.20MProjected points over the season 28Places moved versus the point ranking +248
- 56Fedor Svechkov23.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $1.25MProjected points over the season 29Places moved versus the point ranking +238
- 57John Hayden23.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team —Cap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +348
- 58Landon Slaggert23.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +326
- 59Zach Aston-Reese23.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +332
- 60David Gustafsson22.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PITCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +339
- 61Sam Carrick22.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +301
- 62Walker Duehr22.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +341
- 63Mathieu Joseph22.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +304
- 64Hendrix Lapierre22.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PITCap hit $1.30MProjected points over the season 29Places moved versus the point ranking +235
- 65Matt Rempe20.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $0.98MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +325
- 66Nathan Bastian20.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 18Places moved versus the point ranking +344
- 67Akil Thomas20.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +340
- 68Alex Ovechkin20.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WSHCap hit $4.25MProjected points over the season 85Places moved versus the point ranking -52
- 69Aliaksei Protas20.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WSHCap hit $3.38MProjected points over the season 68Places moved versus the point ranking -15
- 70Mikael Pyyhtia19.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +346
- 71Justin Dowling19.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +354
- 72Taylor Raddysh19.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $1.50MProjected points over the season 29Places moved versus the point ranking +221
- 73Eric Robinson19.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CARCap hit $1.70MProjected points over the season 33Places moved versus the point ranking +172
- 74Adam Edstrom19.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NSHCap hit $0.98MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +332
- 75Kirill Marchenko18.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $3.85MProjected points over the season 73Places moved versus the point ranking -36
- 76Yanni Gourde18.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $2.33MProjected points over the season 44Places moved versus the point ranking +90
- 77Samuel Helenius18.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +346
- 78Max Jones18.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +349
- 79Noah Gregor18.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +347
- 80Brennan Othmann18.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $0.98MProjected points over the season 18Places moved versus the point ranking +331
- 81Nicolas Deslauriers18.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CARCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +343
- 82Kyle MacLean17.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $0.80MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +352
- 83 Frederick Gaudreau 17.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $2.10MProjected points over the season 37Places moved versus the point ranking +129
- 84Joe Veleno17.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $1.20MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +292
- 85Michael Carcone17.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team UTACap hit $1.75MProjected points over the season 31Places moved versus the point ranking +180
- 86Marat Khusnutdinov17.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $0.93MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +335
- 87John Beecher17.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 15Places moved versus the point ranking +346
- 88John Tavares17.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $4.38MProjected points over the season 76Places moved versus the point ranking -55
- 89Carl Grundstrom17.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +326
- 90Jesper Boqvist17.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NJDCap hit $1.50MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +237
- 91Matt Duchene17.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $4.50MProjected points over the season 77Places moved versus the point ranking -60
- 92Chris Kreider17.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $2.15MProjected points over the season 37Places moved versus the point ranking +125
- 93Justin Brazeau17.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PITCap hit $1.50MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +240
- 94Nick Cousins17.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $1.59MProjected points over the season 27Places moved versus the point ranking +219
- 95Maxim Tsyplakov16.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $2.25MProjected points over the season 38Places moved versus the point ranking +116
- 96Justin Danforth16.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $1.80MProjected points over the season 30Places moved versus the point ranking +180
- 97Brett Howden16.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VGKCap hit $2.50MProjected points over the season 41Places moved versus the point ranking +85
- 98Sam Lafferty16.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +340
- 99Jonathan Drouin16.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $4.00MProjected points over the season 65Places moved versus the point ranking -33
- 100Pontus Holmberg16.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $1.55MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +238

2025-26 Fantasy Hockey Cap-Efficiency Rankings — Forwards Showing the top 100 of 404 ranked.
#	Player	Team	Cap hit	Projected	Pts / $1M	vs. points
1	Macklin Celebrini	SJS	$0.98M	70	71.4	+48
2	Matvei Michkov	PHI	$0.95M	62	65.1	+74
3	Mats Zuccarello	LAK	$1.00M	61	61.1	+74
4	Jamie Benn	DAL	$0.85M	49	57.8	+127
5	Will Smith	SJS	$0.95M	49	51.3	+131
6	Shane Wright	SEA	$0.89M	45	50.8	+153
7	Marco Kasper	DET	$0.89M	40	44.5	+188
8	Nick Foligno	MIN	$0.90M	37	41.3	+207
9	Jakob Pelletier	TBL	$0.83M	33	40.3	+232
10	Justin Kirkland	MIN	$0.85M	34	40.2	+226
11	Alex Turcotte	LAK	$0.80M	31	39.3	+251
12	Sam Colangelo	ANA	$0.85M	33	38.8	+230
13	Jonny Brodzinski	WSH	$0.85M	32	37.8	+237
14	Aatu Räty	VAN	$0.81M	30	37.3	+258
15	Jiri Kulich	BUF	$0.89M	33	37.1	+229
16	Philip Tomasino	OTT	$0.90M	33	37.1	+224
17	Nikita Nesterenko	ANA	$0.81M	30	36.7	+263
18	Kent Johnson	CBJ	$1.80M	65	36.2	+46
19	Matthew Poitras	BOS	$0.85M	30	35.7	+255
20	Elmer Soderblom	PIT	$1.13M	36	32.2	+203
21	Brett Berard	MTL	$0.85M	27	32.0	+293
22	Tyson Kozak	BUF	$0.83M	26	31.8	+302
23	Corey Perry	LAK	$1.00M	31	31.5	+238
24	Danton Heinen	CBJ	$1.00M	31	31.2	+239
25	Oskar Sundqvist	STL	$0.85M	27	31.2	+295
26	Colin Blackwell	DAL	$0.81M	25	30.3	+320
27	Fraser Minten	BOS	$0.88M	26	29.8	+296
28	Brett Leason	SJS	$0.85M	25	29.4	+313
29	Mitchell Chaffee	NYI	$0.85M	25	29.1	+316
30	Vinnie Hinostroza	COL	$0.88M	25	29.1	+304
31	Lukas Reichel	BOS	$0.95M	28	29.0	+276
32	Lars Eller	FLA	$0.85M	25	28.8	+316
33	Jonathan Lekkerimaki	VAN	$0.92M	26	28.6	+289
34	Conor Geekie	TBL	$0.89M	25	28.2	+306
35	Tyson Jost	NSH	$0.85M	23	27.4	+323
36	Liam Öhgren	VAN	$0.89M	24	26.9	+318
37	Marc Gatcomb	VGK	$0.88M	23	26.6	+320
38	Vinni Lettieri	TOR	$0.85M	23	26.5	+327
39	Alexander Holtz	VGK	$0.84M	22	26.3	+330
40	Zachary L'Heureux	COL	$0.88M	23	25.9	+324
41	Joel Kiviranta	DAL	$1.00M	26	25.7	+290
42	Victor Olofsson	VGK	$1.64M	42	25.7	+135
43	Max Sasson	VAN	$1.00M	25	25.0	+296
44	Oskar Bäck	DAL	$0.83M	21	25.0	+342
45	Ivan Ivan	BOS	$0.85M	21	24.9	+334
46	Claude Giroux	OTT	$2.00M	49	24.7	+83
47	Gage Goncalves	TBL	$1.20M	29	24.3	+245
48	Eeli Tolvanen	NYR	$1.50M	36	24.0	+176
49	Zack MacEwen	TOR	$0.88M	21	23.9	+332
50	Adam Klapka	CGY	$1.25M	30	23.8	+228
51	Emil Heineman	NYI	$1.10M	26	23.7	+275
52	Juuso Parssinen	NYR	$1.25M	30	23.6	+235
53	Cole Schwindt	FLA	$0.88M	20	23.3	+336
54	Nathan Walker	STL	$0.89M	21	23.3	+331
55	Colton Dach	EDM	$1.20M	28	23.2	+248
56	Fedor Svechkov	COL	$1.25M	29	23.2	+238
57	John Hayden	—	$0.81M	19	23.2	+348
58	Landon Slaggert	CHI	$0.90M	21	23.1	+326
59	Zach Aston-Reese	PHI	$0.88M	20	23.1	+332
60	David Gustafsson	PIT	$0.85M	19	22.9	+339
61	Sam Carrick	BUF	$1.00M	23	22.7	+301
62	Walker Duehr	WPG	$0.85M	19	22.4	+341
63	Mathieu Joseph	EDM	$1.00M	22	22.2	+304
64	Hendrix Lapierre	PIT	$1.30M	29	22.0	+235
65	Matt Rempe	NYR	$0.98M	20	20.9	+325
66	Nathan Bastian	FLA	$0.85M	18	20.8	+344
67	Akil Thomas	VAN	$0.90M	19	20.6	+340
68	Alex Ovechkin	WSH	$4.25M	85	20.0	-52
69	Aliaksei Protas	WSH	$3.38M	68	20.0	-15
70	Mikael Pyyhtia	CBJ	$0.88M	17	19.6	+346
71	Justin Dowling	NYR	$0.81M	16	19.4	+354
72	Taylor Raddysh	NYR	$1.50M	29	19.4	+221
73	Eric Robinson	CAR	$1.70M	33	19.3	+172
74	Adam Edstrom	NSH	$0.98M	19	19.2	+332
75	Kirill Marchenko	TOR	$3.85M	73	18.9	-36
76	Yanni Gourde	TBL	$2.33M	44	18.8	+90
77	Samuel Helenius	LAK	$0.88M	16	18.6	+346
78	Max Jones	EDM	$0.85M	16	18.5	+349
79	Noah Gregor	WPG	$0.85M	16	18.5	+347
80	Brennan Othmann	CGY	$0.98M	18	18.2	+331
81	Nicolas Deslauriers	CAR	$0.88M	16	18.1	+343
82	Kyle MacLean	NYI	$0.80M	14	17.9	+352
83	Frederick Gaudreau	SEA	$2.10M	37	17.8	+129
84	Joe Veleno	NYR	$1.20M	21	17.8	+292
85	Michael Carcone	UTA	$1.75M	31	17.8	+180
86	Marat Khusnutdinov	BOS	$0.93M	16	17.6	+335
87	John Beecher	FLA	$0.85M	15	17.4	+346
88	John Tavares	TOR	$4.38M	76	17.4	-55
89	Carl Grundstrom	PHI	$1.00M	17	17.3	+326
90	Jesper Boqvist	NJD	$1.50M	26	17.3	+237
91	Matt Duchene	DAL	$4.50M	77	17.2	-60
92	Chris Kreider	MTL	$2.15M	37	17.1	+125
93	Justin Brazeau	PIT	$1.50M	26	17.1	+240
94	Nick Cousins	OTT	$1.59M	27	17.1	+219
95	Maxim Tsyplakov	CGY	$2.25M	38	16.7	+116
96	Justin Danforth	BUF	$1.80M	30	16.6	+180
97	Brett Howden	VGK	$2.50M	41	16.4	+85
98	Sam Lafferty	FLA	$0.85M	14	16.4	+340
99	Jonathan Drouin	STL	$4.00M	65	16.2	-33
100	Pontus Holmberg	TBL	$1.55M	25	16.2	+238

Defencemen

24 ranked players are left out here — no contract on file, which is not the same as being cheap. Showing the top 100 of 218 ranked.

- 1Matt Grzelcyk45.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 38Places moved versus the point ranking +42
- 2Brent Burns33.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 29Places moved versus the point ranking +76
- 3Jack Thompson31.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +89
- 4Denton Mateychuk27.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +104
- 5Scott Perunovich26.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +119
- 6Emil Lilleberg25.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $0.83MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +130
- 7Dennis Cholowski25.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +119
- 8Nick DeSimone25.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team UTACap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +95
- 9Adam Wilsby25.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NSHCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +133
- 10Erik Gustafsson24.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +96
- 11Zac Jones23.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team —Cap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +127
- 12Ethan Del Mastro23.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +113
- 13Uvis Balinskis23.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +131
- 14Dennis Gilbert22.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +139
- 15Lian Bichsel22.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $0.92MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +122
- 16Victor Mancini22.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +107
- 17Vladislav Kolyachonok21.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NJDCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +142
- 18Henry Thrun20.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 18Places moved versus the point ranking +151
- 19Marc Del Gaizo20.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 18Places moved versus the point ranking +149
- 20Nolan Allan19.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +153
- 21Andrew Peeke19.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team UTACap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +134
- 22Tyler Tucker18.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $0.93MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +149
- 23Jordan Harris18.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +174
- 24Drew Helleson18.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team ANACap hit $1.10MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +123
- 25Haydn Fleury17.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +153
- 26Philippe Myers17.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 15Places moved versus the point ranking +181
- 27Isaiah George17.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $0.91MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +168
- 28Jacob Bryson16.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +182
- 29Urho Vaakanainen16.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $1.55MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +65
- 30Owen Pickering16.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PITCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +178
- 31 Nick Blankenburg16.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $1.40MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +91
- 32Louis Crevier15.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +180
- 33Shayne Gostisbehere15.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CARCap hit $3.20MProjected points over the season 49Places moved versus the point ranking -16
- 34Matthew Kessel15.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 13Places moved versus the point ranking +187
- 35Josh Mahura14.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $0.91MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +182
- 36Elias Pettersson14.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 13Places moved versus the point ranking +183
- 37Dmitry Kulikov14.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $1.15MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +144
- 38Shakir Mukhamadullin14.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $1.75MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +66
- 39Jayden Struble14.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $1.41MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +109
- 40Juuso Valimaki14.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CARCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 13Places moved versus the point ranking +183
- 41Kyle Burroughs13.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 12Places moved versus the point ranking +186
- 42Zach Bogosian13.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $1.25MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +133
- 43Carson Soucy13.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $1.15MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +151
- 44Ryker Evans13.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $2.05MProjected points over the season 28Places moved versus the point ranking +39
- 45Nikolas Matinpalo13.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 12Places moved versus the point ranking +184
- 46Logan Stanley12.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $1.50MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +108
- 47Parker Wotherspoon12.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VGKCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 13Places moved versus the point ranking +175
- 48Albert Johansson12.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $1.13MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +163
- 49Andreas Englund12.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 11Places moved versus the point ranking +182
- 50Justin Holl12.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WSHCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 11Places moved versus the point ranking +182
- 51Brayden Pachal12.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $1.19MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +158
- 52Jake Christiansen12.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $0.98MProjected points over the season 12Places moved versus the point ranking +176
- 53Ty Emberson11.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $1.30MProjected points over the season 15Places moved versus the point ranking +147
- 54Justin Barron11.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $1.58MProjected points over the season 18Places moved versus the point ranking +107
- 55Jacob Bernard-Docker11.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $1.60MProjected points over the season 18Places moved versus the point ranking +107
- 56Radko Gudas11.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $1.50MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +118
- 57Nick Jensen10.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team ANACap hit $2.25MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +50
- 58Mason Lohrei10.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $3.20MProjected points over the season 34Places moved versus the point ranking -8
- 59Quinn Hughes10.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $7.85MProjected points over the season 83Places moved versus the point ranking -57
- 60Pierre-Olivier Joseph10.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CARCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 9Places moved versus the point ranking +178
- 61Emil Andrae10.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $1.55MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +126
- 62Keaton Middleton10.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 8Places moved versus the point ranking +177
- 63Declan Chisholm10.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NJDCap hit $1.60MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +119
- 64Spencer Stastney10.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $1.53MProjected points over the season 15Places moved versus the point ranking +138
- 65Mattias Ekholm9.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $4.00MProjected points over the season 40Places moved versus the point ranking -25
- 66Cale Makar9.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $9.00MProjected points over the season 87Places moved versus the point ranking -65
- 67Josh Morrissey9.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $6.25MProjected points over the season 59Places moved versus the point ranking -57
- 68Tyler Myers9.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $3.00MProjected points over the season 28Places moved versus the point ranking +17
- 69Joel Hanley9.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $1.75MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +122
- 70Simon Benoit9.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $1.35MProjected points over the season 12Places moved versus the point ranking +154
- 71Tony DeAngelo9.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $4.50MProjected points over the season 40Places moved versus the point ranking -35
- 72Conor Timmins8.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $2.20MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +84
- 73Oliver Ekman-Larsson8.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $3.50MProjected points over the season 30Places moved versus the point ranking -7
- 74Shea Theodore8.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VGKCap hit $7.43MProjected points over the season 64Places moved versus the point ranking -69
- 75Olen Zellweger8.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $3.10MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +16
- 76Connor Clifton8.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $2.25MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +81
- 77Nick Seeler8.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $2.70MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +52
- 78Troy Stecher8.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $1.35MProjected points over the season 11Places moved versus the point ranking +155
- 79Victor Hedman8.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $8.00MProjected points over the season 64Places moved versus the point ranking -73
- 80Wyatt Kaiser8.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $1.70MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +136
- 81Zach Werenski8.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $9.58MProjected points over the season 77Places moved versus the point ranking -78
- 82Nick Perbix7.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NSHCap hit $2.75MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +49
- 83Nils Lundkvist7.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $1.75MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +131
- 84Tyler Kleven7.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $1.60MProjected points over the season 12Places moved versus the point ranking +141
- 85Aaron Ekblad7.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $6.10MProjected points over the season 45Places moved versus the point ranking -59
- 86Cam Fowler7.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $6.10MProjected points over the season 45Places moved versus the point ranking -63
- 87Dante Fabbro7.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $4.13MProjected points over the season 31Places moved versus the point ranking -23
- 88Ryan McDonagh7.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $4.10MProjected points over the season 30Places moved versus the point ranking -23
- 89MacKenzie Weegar7.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team UTACap hit $6.25MProjected points over the season 45Places moved versus the point ranking -65
- 90John Marino7.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team UTACap hit $4.40MProjected points over the season 31Places moved versus the point ranking -30
- 91Lane Hutson7.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $8.85MProjected points over the season 62Places moved versus the point ranking -82
- 92Alexandre Carrier6.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $3.75MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +1
- 93Jake Sanderson6.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $8.05MProjected points over the season 55Places moved versus the point ranking -82
- 94Colton Parayko6.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $6.50MProjected points over the season 43Places moved versus the point ranking -62
- 95Jake Walman6.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $7.00MProjected points over the season 47Places moved versus the point ranking -73
- 96Adam Fox6.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $9.50MProjected points over the season 63Places moved versus the point ranking -89
- 97Kaedan Korczak6.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PITCap hit $3.25MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +35
- 98Josh Manson6.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $3.95MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking -2
- 99Timothy Liljegren6.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WSHCap hit $3.25MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +36
- 100Vince Dunn6.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $7.35MProjected points over the season 48Places moved versus the point ranking -81

2025-26 Fantasy Hockey Cap-Efficiency Rankings — Defencemen Showing the top 100 of 218 ranked.
#	Player	Team	Cap hit	Projected	Pts / $1M	vs. points
1	Matt Grzelcyk	BUF	$0.85M	38	45.3	+42
2	Brent Burns	COL	$0.85M	29	33.7	+76
3	Jack Thompson	VAN	$0.85M	26	31.0	+89
4	Denton Mateychuk	CBJ	$0.89M	24	27.2	+104
5	Scott Perunovich	LAK	$0.85M	22	26.1	+119
6	Emil Lilleberg	TBL	$0.83M	21	25.6	+130
7	Dennis Cholowski	NYR	$0.88M	22	25.2	+119
8	Nick DeSimone	UTA	$1.00M	25	25.1	+95
9	Adam Wilsby	NSH	$0.81M	20	25.0	+133
10	Erik Gustafsson	LAK	$1.00M	25	24.8	+96
11	Zac Jones	—	$0.88M	21	23.7	+127
12	Ethan Del Mastro	CHI	$0.95M	22	23.3	+113
13	Uvis Balinskis	FLA	$0.88M	20	23.1	+131
14	Dennis Gilbert	BUF	$0.85M	19	22.7	+139
15	Lian Bichsel	DAL	$0.92M	21	22.7	+122
16	Victor Mancini	VAN	$1.00M	22	22.4	+107
17	Vladislav Kolyachonok	NJD	$0.85M	19	21.8	+142
18	Henry Thrun	WPG	$0.85M	18	20.9	+151
19	Marc Del Gaizo	NYR	$0.88M	18	20.4	+149
20	Nolan Allan	SJS	$0.88M	17	19.8	+153
21	Andrew Peeke	UTA	$1.00M	19	19.2	+134
22	Tyler Tucker	STL	$0.93M	17	18.8	+149
23	Jordan Harris	BOS	$0.85M	16	18.4	+174
24	Drew Helleson	ANA	$1.10M	20	18.3	+123
25	Haydn Fleury	WPG	$0.95M	17	17.9	+153
26	Philippe Myers	TOR	$0.85M	15	17.2	+181
27	Isaiah George	NYI	$0.91M	16	17.1	+168
28	Jacob Bryson	DET	$0.85M	14	16.9	+182
29	Urho Vaakanainen	NYR	$1.55M	26	16.6	+65
30	Owen Pickering	PIT	$0.89M	14	16.3	+178
31	Nick Blankenburg	TOR	$1.40M	22	16.1	+91
32	Louis Crevier	BUF	$0.90M	14	15.6	+180
33	Shayne Gostisbehere	CAR	$3.20M	49	15.4	-16
34	Matthew Kessel	NYI	$0.85M	13	15.3	+187
35	Josh Mahura	SEA	$0.91M	14	14.9	+182
36	Elias Pettersson	VAN	$0.90M	13	14.8	+183
37	Dmitry Kulikov	FLA	$1.15M	17	14.4	+144
38	Shakir Mukhamadullin	EDM	$1.75M	25	14.3	+66
39	Jayden Struble	MTL	$1.41M	20	14.2	+109
40	Juuso Valimaki	CAR	$0.90M	13	14.1	+183
41	Kyle Burroughs	DAL	$0.85M	12	13.9	+186
42	Zach Bogosian	MIN	$1.25M	17	13.8	+133
43	Carson Soucy	CBJ	$1.15M	16	13.6	+151
44	Ryker Evans	SEA	$2.05M	28	13.6	+39
45	Nikolas Matinpalo	OTT	$0.88M	12	13.2	+184
46	Logan Stanley	NYI	$1.50M	19	12.9	+108
47	Parker Wotherspoon	VGK	$1.00M	13	12.8	+175
48	Albert Johansson	DET	$1.13M	14	12.5	+163
49	Andreas Englund	DET	$0.90M	11	12.5	+182
50	Justin Holl	WSH	$0.90M	11	12.3	+182
51	Brayden Pachal	CGY	$1.19M	14	12.2	+158
52	Jake Christiansen	CBJ	$0.98M	12	12.1	+176
53	Ty Emberson	EDM	$1.30M	15	11.9	+147
54	Justin Barron	STL	$1.58M	18	11.7	+107
55	Jacob Bernard-Docker	DET	$1.60M	18	11.5	+107
56	Radko Gudas	FLA	$1.50M	17	11.5	+118
57	Nick Jensen	ANA	$2.25M	24	10.9	+50
58	Mason Lohrei	BOS	$3.20M	34	10.7	-8
59	Quinn Hughes	MIN	$7.85M	83	10.6	-57
60	Pierre-Olivier Joseph	CAR	$0.85M	9	10.5	+178
61	Emil Andrae	CBJ	$1.55M	16	10.4	+126
62	Keaton Middleton	COL	$0.81M	8	10.3	+177
63	Declan Chisholm	NJD	$1.60M	16	10.2	+119
64	Spencer Stastney	EDM	$1.53M	15	10.1	+138
65	Mattias Ekholm	EDM	$4.00M	40	9.9	-25
66	Cale Makar	COL	$9.00M	87	9.6	-65
67	Josh Morrissey	WPG	$6.25M	59	9.5	-57
68	Tyler Myers	DAL	$3.00M	28	9.2	+17
69	Joel Hanley	CGY	$1.75M	16	9.1	+122
70	Simon Benoit	PHI	$1.35M	12	9.1	+154
71	Tony DeAngelo	NYI	$4.50M	40	9.0	-35
72	Conor Timmins	BUF	$2.20M	19	8.7	+84
73	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	TOR	$3.50M	30	8.7	-7
74	Shea Theodore	VGK	$7.43M	64	8.6	-69
75	Olen Zellweger	BUF	$3.10M	26	8.5	+16
76	Connor Clifton	BOS	$2.25M	19	8.4	+81
77	Nick Seeler	PHI	$2.70M	22	8.1	+52
78	Troy Stecher	TOR	$1.35M	11	8.1	+155
79	Victor Hedman	TBL	$8.00M	64	8.0	-73
80	Wyatt Kaiser	CHI	$1.70M	14	8.0	+136
81	Zach Werenski	CBJ	$9.58M	77	8.0	-78
82	Nick Perbix	NSH	$2.75M	22	7.9	+49
83	Nils Lundkvist	DAL	$1.75M	14	7.8	+131
84	Tyler Kleven	OTT	$1.60M	12	7.6	+141
85	Aaron Ekblad	FLA	$6.10M	45	7.4	-59
86	Cam Fowler	STL	$6.10M	45	7.4	-63
87	Dante Fabbro	CBJ	$4.13M	31	7.4	-23
88	Ryan McDonagh	TBL	$4.10M	30	7.4	-23
89	MacKenzie Weegar	UTA	$6.25M	45	7.2	-65
90	John Marino	UTA	$4.40M	31	7.1	-30
91	Lane Hutson	MTL	$8.85M	62	7.0	-82
92	Alexandre Carrier	MTL	$3.75M	26	6.9	+1
93	Jake Sanderson	OTT	$8.05M	55	6.8	-82
94	Colton Parayko	STL	$6.50M	43	6.7	-62
95	Jake Walman	EDM	$7.00M	47	6.7	-73
96	Adam Fox	NYR	$9.50M	63	6.6	-89
97	Kaedan Korczak	PIT	$3.25M	22	6.6	+35
98	Josh Manson	COL	$3.95M	26	6.5	-2
99	Timothy Liljegren	WSH	$3.25M	21	6.5	+36
100	Vince Dunn	SEA	$7.35M	48	6.5	-81

Goalies

7 ranked players are left out here — no contract on file, which is not the same as being cheap.

- 1Ilya Samsonov88.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 75Places moved versus the point ranking +15
- 2Frederik Andersen76.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 76Places moved versus the point ranking +11
- 3Calvin Pickard74.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 75Places moved versus the point ranking +14
- 4Casey DeSmith71.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $1.02MProjected points over the season 73Places moved versus the point ranking +15
- 5Cam Talbot65.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 63Places moved versus the point ranking +35
- 6David Rittich61.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NJDCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 61Places moved versus the point ranking +36
- 7Eric Comrie59.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $1.15MProjected points over the season 69Places moved versus the point ranking +23
- 8Justus Annunen46.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NSHCap hit $1.25MProjected points over the season 58Places moved versus the point ranking +40
- 9Alex Lyon42.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $1.50MProjected points over the season 64Places moved versus the point ranking +28
- 10Vitek Vanecek40.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 41Places moved versus the point ranking +50
- 11Jake Allen38.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NJDCap hit $1.80MProjected points over the season 69Places moved versus the point ranking +17
- 12Pyotr Kochetkov37.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CARCap hit $2.00MProjected points over the season 76Places moved versus the point ranking +2
- 13Scott Wedgewood31.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $2.50MProjected points over the season 79Places moved versus the point ranking -2
- 14Samuel Ersson29.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $2.20MProjected points over the season 65Places moved versus the point ranking +20
- 15Daniil Tarasov28.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $2.00MProjected points over the season 56Places moved versus the point ranking +37
- 16Anton Forsberg27.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $2.25MProjected points over the season 61Places moved versus the point ranking +27
- 17Anthony Stolarz23.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $3.75MProjected points over the season 87Places moved versus the point ranking -14
- 18Charlie Lindgren22.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WSHCap hit $3.00MProjected points over the season 68Places moved versus the point ranking +14
- 19Sam Montembeault22.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $3.15MProjected points over the season 71Places moved versus the point ranking +6
- 20Joseph Woll22.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $3.67MProjected points over the season 81Places moved versus the point ranking -12
- 21Joel Hofer20.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $3.40MProjected points over the season 69Places moved versus the point ranking +8
- 22Stuart Skinner18.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $3.75MProjected points over the season 71Places moved versus the point ranking +2
- 23Dan Vladar18.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $3.35MProjected points over the season 61Places moved versus the point ranking +21
- 24Alex Nedeljkovic17.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $3.00MProjected points over the season 53Places moved versus the point ranking +30
- 25Darcy Kuemper16.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $5.25MProjected points over the season 87Places moved versus the point ranking -20
- 26Joonas Korpisalo16.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $4.00MProjected points over the season 66Places moved versus the point ranking +7
- 27Kevin Lankinen15.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $4.50MProjected points over the season 71Places moved versus the point ranking -4
- 28Logan Thompson15.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WSHCap hit $5.85MProjected points over the season 91Places moved versus the point ranking -26
- 29Arvid Soderblom15.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $2.75MProjected points over the season 42Places moved versus the point ranking +30
- 30Adin Hill13.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VGKCap hit $6.25MProjected points over the season 87Places moved versus the point ranking -26
- 31MacKenzie Blackwood13.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $5.25MProjected points over the season 71Places moved versus the point ranking -10
- 32Joey Daccord12.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $5.00MProjected points over the season 65Places moved versus the point ranking +4
- 33Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen12.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $4.75MProjected points over the season 61Places moved versus the point ranking +12
- 34Jacob Markstrom12.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $6.00MProjected points over the season 75Places moved versus the point ranking -19
- 35Karel Vejmelka12.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team UTACap hit $4.75MProjected points over the season 60Places moved versus the point ranking +12
- 36Connor Hellebuyck12.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $8.50MProjected points over the season 104Places moved versus the point ranking -35
- 37Sergei Bobrovsky12.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $7.00MProjected points over the season 85Places moved versus the point ranking -31
- 38Elvis Merzlikins12.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $5.40MProjected points over the season 65Places moved versus the point ranking -3
- 39Tristan Jarry11.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $5.38MProjected points over the season 64Places moved versus the point ranking -1
- 40Jordan Binnington11.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $6.00MProjected points over the season 69Places moved versus the point ranking -13
- 41Filip Gustavsson11.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $6.80MProjected points over the season 77Places moved versus the point ranking -29
- 42Spencer Knight10.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $5.83MProjected points over the season 64Places moved versus the point ranking -3
- 43Dustin Wolf9.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $7.50MProjected points over the season 75Places moved versus the point ranking -25
- 44Jake Oettinger9.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $8.25MProjected points over the season 80Places moved versus the point ranking -35
- 45Linus Ullmark9.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $8.25MProjected points over the season 80Places moved versus the point ranking -35
- 46Andrei Vasilevskiy9.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $9.50MProjected points over the season 85Places moved versus the point ranking -39
- 47Lukas Dostal8.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team ANACap hit $6.50MProjected points over the season 58Places moved versus the point ranking +3
- 48Ilya Sorokin8.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $8.25MProjected points over the season 70Places moved versus the point ranking -22
- 49John Gibson8.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $6.40MProjected points over the season 53Places moved versus the point ranking +6
- 50Philipp Grubauer7.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $5.90MProjected points over the season 47Places moved versus the point ranking +7
- 51Thatcher Demko7.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $8.50MProjected points over the season 62Places moved versus the point ranking -10
- 52Jeremy Swayman7.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $8.25MProjected points over the season 58Places moved versus the point ranking -3
- 53Juuse Saros7.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NSHCap hit $7.74MProjected points over the season 54Places moved versus the point ranking ±0
- 54Igor Shesterkin5.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $11.50MProjected points over the season 68Places moved versus the point ranking -23

2025-26 Fantasy Hockey Cap-Efficiency Rankings — Goalies
#	Player	Team	Cap hit	Projected	Pts / $1M	vs. points
1	Ilya Samsonov	SJS	$0.85M	75	88.6	+15
2	Frederik Andersen	EDM	$1.00M	76	76.0	+11
3	Calvin Pickard	MIN	$1.00M	75	74.8	+14
4	Casey DeSmith	DAL	$1.02M	73	71.4	+15
5	Cam Talbot	CBJ	$0.95M	63	65.9	+35
6	David Rittich	NJD	$1.00M	61	61.0	+36
7	Eric Comrie	SJS	$1.15M	69	59.6	+23
8	Justus Annunen	NSH	$1.25M	58	46.5	+40
9	Alex Lyon	BUF	$1.50M	64	42.7	+28
10	Vitek Vanecek	NYI	$1.00M	41	40.7	+50
11	Jake Allen	NJD	$1.80M	69	38.1	+17
12	Pyotr Kochetkov	CAR	$2.00M	76	37.9	+2
13	Scott Wedgewood	COL	$2.50M	79	31.6	-2
14	Samuel Ersson	OTT	$2.20M	65	29.5	+20
15	Daniil Tarasov	DET	$2.00M	56	28.0	+37
16	Anton Forsberg	LAK	$2.25M	61	27.0	+27
17	Anthony Stolarz	TOR	$3.75M	87	23.1	-14
18	Charlie Lindgren	WSH	$3.00M	68	22.6	+14
19	Sam Montembeault	MTL	$3.15M	71	22.4	+6
20	Joseph Woll	PHI	$3.67M	81	22.0	-12
21	Joel Hofer	STL	$3.40M	69	20.2	+8
22	Stuart Skinner	WPG	$3.75M	71	18.9	+2
23	Dan Vladar	PHI	$3.35M	61	18.2	+21
24	Alex Nedeljkovic	SJS	$3.00M	53	17.8	+30
25	Darcy Kuemper	LAK	$5.25M	87	16.5	-20
26	Joonas Korpisalo	NYR	$4.00M	66	16.4	+7
27	Kevin Lankinen	VAN	$4.50M	71	15.7	-4
28	Logan Thompson	WSH	$5.85M	91	15.6	-26
29	Arvid Soderblom	CHI	$2.75M	42	15.3	+30
30	Adin Hill	VGK	$6.25M	87	13.9	-26
31	MacKenzie Blackwood	COL	$5.25M	71	13.6	-10
32	Joey Daccord	SEA	$5.00M	65	12.9	+4
33	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	BUF	$4.75M	61	12.8	+12
34	Jacob Markstrom	FLA	$6.00M	75	12.6	-19
35	Karel Vejmelka	UTA	$4.75M	60	12.6	+12
36	Connor Hellebuyck	WPG	$8.50M	104	12.2	-35
37	Sergei Bobrovsky	TOR	$7.00M	85	12.2	-31
38	Elvis Merzlikins	CBJ	$5.40M	65	12.0	-3
39	Tristan Jarry	EDM	$5.38M	64	11.9	-1
40	Jordan Binnington	STL	$6.00M	69	11.6	-13
41	Filip Gustavsson	MIN	$6.80M	77	11.3	-29
42	Spencer Knight	CHI	$5.83M	64	10.9	-3
43	Dustin Wolf	CGY	$7.50M	75	9.9	-25
44	Jake Oettinger	DAL	$8.25M	80	9.7	-35
45	Linus Ullmark	OTT	$8.25M	80	9.7	-35
46	Andrei Vasilevskiy	TBL	$9.50M	85	9.0	-39
47	Lukas Dostal	ANA	$6.50M	58	8.9	+3
48	Ilya Sorokin	NYI	$8.25M	70	8.5	-22
49	John Gibson	DET	$6.40M	53	8.2	+6
50	Philipp Grubauer	SEA	$5.90M	47	7.9	+7
51	Thatcher Demko	VAN	$8.50M	62	7.3	-10
52	Jeremy Swayman	BOS	$8.25M	58	7.0	-3
53	Juuse Saros	NSH	$7.74M	54	7.0	±0
54	Igor Shesterkin	NYR	$11.50M	68	5.9	-23

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