2026-27 Fantasy Hockey Cap-Efficiency Rankings

Which NHL players return the most projected 2026-27 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 2025-26 production; cap hits are the current contract on file.

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28 ranked players are left out here — no contract on file, which is not the same as being cheap. Showing the top 100 of 446 ranked.

- 1Macklin Celebrini109.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $0.98MProjected points over the season 107Places moved versus the point ranking +4
- 2Mats Zuccarello70.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 70Places moved versus the point ranking +48
- 3Will Smith69.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 66Places moved versus the point ranking +62
- 4Ivan Demidov63.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $0.94MProjected points over the season 60Places moved versus the point ranking +86
- 5Beckett Sennecke60.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team ANACap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 58Places moved versus the point ranking +90
- 6Jimmy Snuggerud60.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 57Places moved versus the point ranking +92
- 7Jamie Benn56.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 48Places moved versus the point ranking +142
- 8Igor Chernyshov54.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 52Places moved versus the point ranking +120
- 9Matvei Michkov53.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 50Places moved versus the point ranking +125
- 10Ryan Leonard50.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WSHCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 48Places moved versus the point ranking +137
- 11Gabe Perreault47.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $0.94MProjected points over the season 44Places moved versus the point ranking +157
- 12Matvei Gridin45.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 44Places moved versus the point ranking +162
- 13Braeden Bowman45.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VGKCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 40Places moved versus the point ranking +182
- 14Justin Sourdif45.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WSHCap hit $0.83MProjected points over the season 37Places moved versus the point ranking +213
- 15Noah Östlund42.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 37Places moved versus the point ranking +206
- 16Matthew Savoie42.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 37Places moved versus the point ranking +206
- 17Corey Perry41.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 42Places moved versus the point ranking +166
- 18Easton Cowan40.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 37Places moved versus the point ranking +214
- 19Calum Ritchie40.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $0.94MProjected points over the season 38Places moved versus the point ranking +193
- 20Fraser Minten40.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 36Places moved versus the point ranking +223
- 21Michael Misa39.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $0.98MProjected points over the season 39Places moved versus the point ranking +183
- 22Oliver Kapanen39.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $0.94MProjected points over the season 37Places moved versus the point ranking +201
- 23Benjamin Kindel38.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PITCap hit $0.98MProjected points over the season 38Places moved versus the point ranking +193
- 24Marat Khusnutdinov38.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $0.93MProjected points over the season 36Places moved versus the point ranking +217
- 25Matthew Wood37.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NSHCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 35Places moved versus the point ranking +220
- 26Denver Barkey37.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $0.92MProjected points over the season 34Places moved versus the point ranking +231
- 27Sammy Blais37.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $0.93MProjected points over the season 34Places moved versus the point ranking +228
- 28Nikita Nesterenko36.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team ANACap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 29Places moved versus the point ranking +274
- 29Alexander Holtz35.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VGKCap hit $0.84MProjected points over the season 30Places moved versus the point ranking +268
- 30Shane Wright35.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 31Places moved versus the point ranking +256
- 31Nick Lardis34.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $0.93MProjected points over the season 32Places moved versus the point ranking +244
- 32Oliver Moore34.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $0.94MProjected points over the season 32Places moved versus the point ranking +240
- 33Oskar Sundqvist34.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 29Places moved versus the point ranking +273
- 34Dominic James33.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $0.91MProjected points over the season 31Places moved versus the point ranking +255
- 35Emmitt Finnie33.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $0.92MProjected points over the season 31Places moved versus the point ranking +252
- 36Danila Yurov33.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 32Places moved versus the point ranking +247
- 37Justin Hryckowian33.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 31Places moved versus the point ranking +247
- 38Ryan Greene32.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 31Places moved versus the point ranking +252
- 39Jonny Brodzinski31.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WSHCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +285
- 40Noah Laba31.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $0.91MProjected points over the season 28Places moved versus the point ranking +272
- 41Arttu Hyry31.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 27Places moved versus the point ranking +279
- 42Otto Stenberg31.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $0.94MProjected points over the season 29Places moved versus the point ranking +263
- 43Gage Goncalves30.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $1.20MProjected points over the season 37Places moved versus the point ranking +185
- 44Max Jones30.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +284
- 45Conor Sheary30.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +286
- 46Stephen Halliday30.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $1.08MProjected points over the season 33Places moved versus the point ranking +220
- 47Brendan Gaunce29.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +293
- 48Cole Reinhardt29.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +316
- 49Emil Heineman29.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $1.10MProjected points over the season 32Places moved versus the point ranking +227
- 50Brad Lambert28.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +289
- 51Dalibor Dvorský28.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $0.91MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +279
- 52Jani Nyman28.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +284
- 53Justin Brazeau28.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PITCap hit $1.50MProjected points over the season 43Places moved versus the point ranking +122
- 54Cole Schwindt28.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +291
- 55Vinnie Hinostroza28.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +292
- 56Lukas Reichel28.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 27Places moved versus the point ranking +263
- 57Noah Gregor28.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +298
- 58Nick Foligno28.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +283
- 59Nate Danielson28.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $0.91MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +278
- 60Isak Rosén28.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $0.93MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +272
- 61Rutger McGroarty27.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PITCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +264
- 62Zemgus Girgensons27.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +292
- 63Alex Turcotte26.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $0.80MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +329
- 64Liam Öhgren26.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +299
- 65Scott Sabourin26.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +312
- 66Zachary L'Heureux26.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +307
- 67Arshdeep Bains26.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +328
- 68Ben Meyers26.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +258
- 69Danil But26.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team UTACap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +277
- 70Jaroslav Chmelar26.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +298
- 71Nathan Walker26.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +300
- 72Lenni Hämeenaho26.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NJDCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +280
- 73Carl Grundstrom25.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +262
- 74Max Sasson25.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +260
- 75John Beecher25.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +313
- 76Tyson Jost25.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NSHCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +313
- 77Gavin Brindley25.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +302
- 78Eeli Tolvanen25.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $1.50MProjected points over the season 38Places moved versus the point ranking +135
- 79Zach Aston-Reese25.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +306
- 80Aatu Räty25.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +330
- 81Colin Blackwell25.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +330
- 82Nathan Bastian25.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +316
- 83Berkly Catton24.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +282
- 84Danton Heinen24.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +266
- 85Chris Kreider24.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $2.15MProjected points over the season 53Places moved versus the point ranking +37
- 86Lars Eller24.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +317
- 87Jared Wright24.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $0.91MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +295
- 88Marco Kasper24.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +303
- 89Taylor Ward24.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +310
- 90Claude Giroux24.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $2.00MProjected points over the season 48Places moved versus the point ranking +58
- 91Tye Kartye23.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $1.25MProjected points over the season 30Places moved versus the point ranking +207
- 92Jacob Quillan23.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +326
- 93Jansen Harkins23.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +326
- 94Justin Kirkland22.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +331
- 95Josh Samanski22.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $0.98MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +299
- 96Isaac Howard22.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +309
- 97Maxim Shabanov21.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $1.60MProjected points over the season 35Places moved versus the point ranking +152
- 98Nikita Grebenkin21.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $1.10MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +263
- 99Mathieu Joseph21.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +297
- 100Ryan Winterton21.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $1.13MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +258

2026-27 Fantasy Hockey Cap-Efficiency Rankings — Forwards Showing the top 100 of 446 ranked.
#	Player	Team	Cap hit	Projected	Pts / $1M	vs. points
1	Macklin Celebrini	SJS	$0.98M	107	109.6	+4
2	Mats Zuccarello	LAK	$1.00M	70	70.0	+48
3	Will Smith	SJS	$0.95M	66	69.9	+62
4	Ivan Demidov	MTL	$0.94M	60	63.4	+86
5	Beckett Sennecke	ANA	$0.95M	58	60.7	+90
6	Jimmy Snuggerud	STL	$0.95M	57	60.3	+92
7	Jamie Benn	DAL	$0.85M	48	56.4	+142
8	Igor Chernyshov	SJS	$0.95M	52	54.6	+120
9	Matvei Michkov	PHI	$0.95M	50	53.1	+125
10	Ryan Leonard	WSH	$0.95M	48	50.7	+137
11	Gabe Perreault	NYR	$0.94M	44	47.1	+157
12	Matvei Gridin	CGY	$0.95M	44	45.6	+162
13	Braeden Bowman	VGK	$0.88M	40	45.3	+182
14	Justin Sourdif	WSH	$0.83M	37	45.1	+213
15	Noah Östlund	BUF	$0.89M	37	42.2	+206
16	Matthew Savoie	EDM	$0.89M	37	42.1	+206
17	Corey Perry	LAK	$1.00M	42	41.9	+166
18	Easton Cowan	TOR	$0.90M	37	40.7	+214
19	Calum Ritchie	NYI	$0.94M	38	40.6	+193
20	Fraser Minten	BOS	$0.88M	36	40.5	+223
21	Michael Misa	SJS	$0.98M	39	39.7	+183
22	Oliver Kapanen	MTL	$0.94M	37	39.6	+201
23	Benjamin Kindel	PIT	$0.98M	38	38.6	+193
24	Marat Khusnutdinov	BOS	$0.93M	36	38.6	+217
25	Matthew Wood	NSH	$0.95M	35	37.2	+220
26	Denver Barkey	PHI	$0.92M	34	37.0	+231
27	Sammy Blais	OTT	$0.93M	34	37.0	+228
28	Nikita Nesterenko	ANA	$0.81M	29	36.0	+274
29	Alexander Holtz	VGK	$0.84M	30	35.9	+268
30	Shane Wright	SEA	$0.89M	31	35.2	+256
31	Nick Lardis	CHI	$0.93M	32	34.6	+244
32	Oliver Moore	CHI	$0.94M	32	34.2	+240
33	Oskar Sundqvist	STL	$0.85M	29	34.1	+273
34	Dominic James	TBL	$0.91M	31	33.9	+255
35	Emmitt Finnie	DET	$0.92M	31	33.8	+252
36	Danila Yurov	MIN	$0.95M	32	33.2	+247
37	Justin Hryckowian	DAL	$0.95M	31	33.1	+247
38	Ryan Greene	CHI	$0.95M	31	32.2	+252
39	Jonny Brodzinski	WSH	$0.85M	26	31.1	+285
40	Noah Laba	NYR	$0.91M	28	31.1	+272
41	Arttu Hyry	DAL	$0.88M	27	31.0	+279
42	Otto Stenberg	STL	$0.94M	29	31.0	+263
43	Gage Goncalves	TBL	$1.20M	37	30.9	+185
44	Max Jones	EDM	$0.85M	26	30.9	+284
45	Conor Sheary	BUF	$0.85M	26	30.7	+286
46	Stephen Halliday	OTT	$1.08M	33	30.4	+220
47	Brendan Gaunce	BOS	$0.88M	26	29.3	+293
48	Cole Reinhardt	FLA	$0.81M	24	29.2	+316
49	Emil Heineman	NYI	$1.10M	32	29.1	+227
50	Brad Lambert	WPG	$0.89M	26	28.9	+289
51	Dalibor Dvorský	STL	$0.91M	26	28.9	+279
52	Jani Nyman	SEA	$0.89M	26	28.9	+284
53	Justin Brazeau	PIT	$1.50M	43	28.8	+122
54	Cole Schwindt	FLA	$0.88M	25	28.7	+291
55	Vinnie Hinostroza	COL	$0.88M	25	28.7	+292
56	Lukas Reichel	BOS	$0.95M	27	28.6	+263
57	Noah Gregor	WPG	$0.85M	24	28.6	+298
58	Nick Foligno	MIN	$0.90M	26	28.4	+283
59	Nate Danielson	DET	$0.91M	26	28.3	+278
60	Isak Rosén	WPG	$0.93M	26	28.2	+272
61	Rutger McGroarty	PIT	$0.95M	26	27.8	+264
62	Zemgus Girgensons	TBL	$0.88M	24	27.8	+292
63	Alex Turcotte	LAK	$0.80M	22	26.9	+329
64	Liam Öhgren	VAN	$0.89M	24	26.8	+299
65	Scott Sabourin	TBL	$0.85M	23	26.6	+312
66	Zachary L'Heureux	COL	$0.88M	23	26.6	+307
67	Arshdeep Bains	VAN	$0.81M	21	26.4	+328
68	Ben Meyers	SEA	$1.00M	26	26.4	+258
69	Danil But	UTA	$0.95M	25	26.4	+277
70	Jaroslav Chmelar	NYR	$0.89M	24	26.4	+298
71	Nathan Walker	STL	$0.89M	23	26.3	+300
72	Lenni Hämeenaho	NJD	$0.95M	25	26.0	+280
73	Carl Grundstrom	PHI	$1.00M	26	25.8	+262
74	Max Sasson	VAN	$1.00M	26	25.8	+260
75	John Beecher	FLA	$0.85M	22	25.6	+313
76	Tyson Jost	NSH	$0.85M	22	25.6	+313
77	Gavin Brindley	COL	$0.88M	22	25.5	+302
78	Eeli Tolvanen	NYR	$1.50M	38	25.4	+135
79	Zach Aston-Reese	PHI	$0.88M	22	25.2	+306
80	Aatu Räty	VAN	$0.81M	20	25.1	+330
81	Colin Blackwell	DAL	$0.81M	20	25.1	+330
82	Nathan Bastian	FLA	$0.85M	21	25.0	+316
83	Berkly Catton	SEA	$0.95M	24	24.8	+282
84	Danton Heinen	CBJ	$1.00M	25	24.8	+266
85	Chris Kreider	MTL	$2.15M	53	24.6	+37
86	Lars Eller	FLA	$0.85M	21	24.6	+317
87	Jared Wright	LAK	$0.91M	22	24.5	+295
88	Marco Kasper	DET	$0.89M	22	24.3	+303
89	Taylor Ward	LAK	$0.88M	21	24.3	+310
90	Claude Giroux	OTT	$2.00M	48	24.0	+58
91	Tye Kartye	NYR	$1.25M	30	23.9	+207
92	Jacob Quillan	TOR	$0.85M	20	23.2	+326
93	Jansen Harkins	TBL	$0.85M	20	23.1	+326
94	Justin Kirkland	MIN	$0.85M	19	22.3	+331
95	Josh Samanski	EDM	$0.98M	22	22.1	+299
96	Isaac Howard	EDM	$0.95M	21	22.0	+309
97	Maxim Shabanov	MIN	$1.60M	35	21.8	+152
98	Nikita Grebenkin	PHI	$1.10M	24	21.7	+263
99	Mathieu Joseph	EDM	$1.00M	21	21.4	+297
100	Ryan Winterton	SEA	$1.13M	24	21.4	+258

Defencemen

9 ranked players are left out here — no contract on file, which is not the same as being cheap. Showing the top 100 of 230 ranked.

- 1Matthew Schaefer56.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $0.98MProjected points over the season 56Places moved versus the point ranking +18
- 2Brent Burns40.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 34Places moved versus the point ranking +54
- 3Charle-Edouard D'Astous37.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 33Places moved versus the point ranking +57
- 4Denton Mateychuk37.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 33Places moved versus the point ranking +57
- 5Jack St. Ivany35.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $0.80MProjected points over the season 28Places moved versus the point ranking +85
- 6Parker Wotherspoon30.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VGKCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 30Places moved versus the point ranking +67
- 7Artyom Levshunov29.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $0.98MProjected points over the season 29Places moved versus the point ranking +77
- 8Louis Crevier29.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +86
- 9Maxwell Crozier29.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $0.83MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +98
- 10Zeev Buium28.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.97MProjected points over the season 28Places moved versus the point ranking +82
- 11Adam Wilsby28.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NSHCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +106
- 12Ilya Solovyov27.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PITCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +106
- 13Axel Sandin-Pellikka27.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $0.94MProjected points over the season 26Places moved versus the point ranking +87
- 14Uvis Balinskis26.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +101
- 15Matthew Robertson26.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +114
- 16Tom Willander26.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 25Places moved versus the point ranking +88
- 17Emil Lilleberg25.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $0.83MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +116
- 18Sam Rinzel23.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $0.94MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +105
- 19Scott Morrow23.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +126
- 20Yan Kuznetsov23.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +138
- 21Mike Reilly22.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CARCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +125
- 22Tyler Tucker22.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $0.93MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +109
- 23 Nick Blankenburg22.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $1.40MProjected points over the season 32Places moved versus the point ranking +44
- 24Zayne Parekh22.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +103
- 25Pierre-Olivier Joseph21.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CARCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +136
- 26Jonathan Aspirot21.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +131
- 27Shayne Gostisbehere21.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CARCap hit $3.20MProjected points over the season 67Places moved versus the point ranking -18
- 28Donovan Sebrango20.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 18Places moved versus the point ranking +143
- 29Colton White20.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 18Places moved versus the point ranking +138
- 30Logan Mailloux20.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +144
- 31Hunter Brzustewicz20.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +116
- 32Daemon Hunt20.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 18Places moved versus the point ranking +134
- 33Alexander Petrovic19.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +150
- 34Drew Helleson19.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team ANACap hit $1.10MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +94
- 35Elias Salomonsson18.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $0.87MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +156
- 36Matt Grzelcyk18.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +157
- 37Logan Stanley18.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $1.50MProjected points over the season 28Places moved versus the point ranking +54
- 38Joel Nystrom18.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CARCap hit $1.23MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +83
- 39Nick DeSimone18.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team UTACap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +123
- 40Jacob Bryson18.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 15Places moved versus the point ranking +158
- 41Kyle Capobianco18.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +153
- 42Sam Dickinson18.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +134
- 43Cale Fleury17.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $0.89MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +153
- 44Josh Mahura17.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $0.91MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +153
- 45Zach Metsa16.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +161
- 46Lian Bichsel16.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $0.92MProjected points over the season 15Places moved versus the point ranking +153
- 47Vincent Iorio16.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +164
- 48Alec Regula16.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 13Places moved versus the point ranking +167
- 49Andrew Peeke16.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team UTACap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +139
- 50Noah Juulsen16.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $1.10MProjected points over the season 18Places moved versus the point ranking +123
- 51Matthew Kessel15.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 13Places moved versus the point ranking +165
- 52Victor Mancini15.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 15Places moved versus the point ranking +149
- 53Elias Pettersson15.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.90MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +159
- 54Declan Chisholm14.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NJDCap hit $1.60MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +56
- 55Brayden Pachal14.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $1.19MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +122
- 56Ian Moore14.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team ANACap hit $1.15MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +133
- 57Troy Stecher14.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $1.35MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +91
- 58Tyler Kleven13.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $1.60MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +67
- 59Radko Gudas13.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $1.50MProjected points over the season 20Places moved versus the point ranking +82
- 60Haydn Fleury13.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 12Places moved versus the point ranking +161
- 61Jayden Struble12.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $1.41MProjected points over the season 18Places moved versus the point ranking +104
- 62Nikolas Matinpalo12.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $0.88MProjected points over the season 11Places moved versus the point ranking +164
- 63Carson Soucy12.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $1.15MProjected points over the season 15Places moved versus the point ranking +142
- 64Emil Andrae12.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $1.55MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +92
- 65Shakir Mukhamadullin11.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $1.75MProjected points over the season 21Places moved versus the point ranking +69
- 66Zach Bogosian11.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $1.25MProjected points over the season 15Places moved versus the point ranking +138
- 67Ty Emberson11.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $1.30MProjected points over the season 15Places moved versus the point ranking +133
- 68Albert Johansson11.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $1.13MProjected points over the season 13Places moved versus the point ranking +151
- 69Oliver Ekman-Larsson11.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $3.50MProjected points over the season 39Places moved versus the point ranking -31
- 70Urho Vaakanainen11.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $1.55MProjected points over the season 17Places moved versus the point ranking +105
- 71Wyatt Kaiser11.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $1.70MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +78
- 72Nils Lundkvist10.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $1.75MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +81
- 73Jake Christiansen10.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $0.98MProjected points over the season 10Places moved versus the point ranking +158
- 74Ryker Evans10.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $2.05MProjected points over the season 22Places moved versus the point ranking +52
- 75Nick Jensen10.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team ANACap hit $2.25MProjected points over the season 23Places moved versus the point ranking +39
- 76Philippe Myers10.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $0.85MProjected points over the season 9Places moved versus the point ranking +161
- 77Justin Barron10.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $1.58MProjected points over the season 16Places moved versus the point ranking +113
- 78Mattias Ekholm9.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $4.00MProjected points over the season 39Places moved versus the point ranking -41
- 79Quinn Hughes9.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $7.85MProjected points over the season 77Places moved versus the point ranking -75
- 80Henri Jokiharju9.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $3.00MProjected points over the season 29Places moved versus the point ranking -2
- 81Dmitriy Simashev9.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team UTACap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 9Places moved versus the point ranking +154
- 82Mattias Samuelsson9.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $4.29MProjected points over the season 41Places moved versus the point ranking -52
- 83Spencer Stastney9.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $1.53MProjected points over the season 14Places moved versus the point ranking +124
- 84Mason Lohrei9.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $3.20MProjected points over the season 29Places moved versus the point ranking -3
- 85Cale Makar8.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $9.00MProjected points over the season 79Places moved versus the point ranking -82
- 86Josh Morrissey8.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $6.25MProjected points over the season 55Places moved versus the point ranking -66
- 87Ryan Shea8.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $4.00MProjected points over the season 35Places moved versus the point ranking -34
- 88Conor Timmins8.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $2.20MProjected points over the season 19Places moved versus the point ranking +66
- 89Darren Raddysh8.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $8.50MProjected points over the season 72Places moved versus the point ranking -82
- 90Sean Walker8.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CARCap hit $3.62MProjected points over the season 31Places moved versus the point ranking -20
- 91Zach Werenski8.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $9.58MProjected points over the season 81Places moved versus the point ranking -89
- 92Ryan McDonagh8.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $4.10MProjected points over the season 34Places moved versus the point ranking -37
- 93Evan Bouchard8.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $10.50MProjected points over the season 88Places moved versus the point ranking -92
- 94Lane Hutson8.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $8.85MProjected points over the season 72Places moved versus the point ranking -88
- 95John Marino8.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team UTACap hit $4.40MProjected points over the season 36Places moved versus the point ranking -45
- 96Olli Maatta8.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $3.50MProjected points over the season 28Places moved versus the point ranking -8
- 97Sam Malinski8.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $4.75MProjected points over the season 39Places moved versus the point ranking -55
- 98Tony DeAngelo8.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $4.50MProjected points over the season 37Places moved versus the point ranking -52
- 99Josh Manson8.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $3.95MProjected points over the season 32Places moved versus the point ranking -33
- 100Olen Zellweger7.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $3.10MProjected points over the season 24Places moved versus the point ranking +8

2026-27 Fantasy Hockey Cap-Efficiency Rankings — Defencemen Showing the top 100 of 230 ranked.
#	Player	Team	Cap hit	Projected	Pts / $1M	vs. points
1	Matthew Schaefer	NYI	$0.98M	56	56.9	+18
2	Brent Burns	COL	$0.85M	34	40.2	+54
3	Charle-Edouard D'Astous	TBL	$0.88M	33	37.8	+57
4	Denton Mateychuk	CBJ	$0.89M	33	37.3	+57
5	Jack St. Ivany	WPG	$0.80M	28	35.2	+85
6	Parker Wotherspoon	VGK	$1.00M	30	30.3	+67
7	Artyom Levshunov	CHI	$0.98M	29	29.4	+77
8	Louis Crevier	BUF	$0.90M	26	29.3	+86
9	Maxwell Crozier	TBL	$0.83M	24	29.3	+98
10	Zeev Buium	VAN	$0.97M	28	28.9	+82
11	Adam Wilsby	NSH	$0.81M	23	28.6	+106
12	Ilya Solovyov	PIT	$0.85M	23	27.2	+106
13	Axel Sandin-Pellikka	DET	$0.94M	26	27.1	+87
14	Uvis Balinskis	FLA	$0.88M	23	26.8	+101
15	Matthew Robertson	NYR	$0.81M	21	26.2	+114
16	Tom Willander	VAN	$0.95M	25	26.2	+88
17	Emil Lilleberg	TBL	$0.83M	21	25.3	+116
18	Sam Rinzel	CHI	$0.94M	22	23.5	+105
19	Scott Morrow	NYR	$0.85M	20	23.0	+126
20	Yan Kuznetsov	CGY	$0.81M	19	23.0	+138
21	Mike Reilly	CAR	$0.85M	19	22.8	+125
22	Tyler Tucker	STL	$0.93M	21	22.8	+109
23	Nick Blankenburg	TOR	$1.40M	32	22.5	+44
24	Zayne Parekh	CGY	$0.95M	21	22.5	+103
25	Pierre-Olivier Joseph	CAR	$0.85M	19	21.9	+136
26	Jonathan Aspirot	BOS	$0.89M	19	21.2	+131
27	Shayne Gostisbehere	CAR	$3.20M	67	21.0	-18
28	Donovan Sebrango	FLA	$0.85M	18	20.9	+143
29	Colton White	CBJ	$0.88M	18	20.7	+138
30	Logan Mailloux	STL	$0.85M	17	20.4	+144
31	Hunter Brzustewicz	CGY	$0.95M	19	20.2	+116
32	Daemon Hunt	MIN	$0.90M	18	20.1	+134
33	Alexander Petrovic	FLA	$0.88M	17	19.5	+150
34	Drew Helleson	ANA	$1.10M	21	19.5	+94
35	Elias Salomonsson	WPG	$0.87M	16	18.7	+156
36	Matt Grzelcyk	BUF	$0.85M	16	18.7	+157
37	Logan Stanley	NYI	$1.50M	28	18.6	+54
38	Joel Nystrom	CAR	$1.23M	23	18.5	+83
39	Nick DeSimone	UTA	$1.00M	19	18.5	+123
40	Jacob Bryson	DET	$0.85M	15	18.2	+158
41	Kyle Capobianco	DAL	$0.88M	16	18.1	+153
42	Sam Dickinson	SJS	$0.95M	17	18.1	+134
43	Cale Fleury	SEA	$0.89M	16	17.6	+153
44	Josh Mahura	SEA	$0.91M	16	17.2	+153
45	Zach Metsa	BUF	$0.85M	14	16.9	+161
46	Lian Bichsel	DAL	$0.92M	15	16.8	+153
47	Vincent Iorio	NYR	$0.85M	14	16.4	+164
48	Alec Regula	EDM	$0.81M	13	16.3	+167
49	Andrew Peeke	UTA	$1.00M	16	16.3	+139
50	Noah Juulsen	COL	$1.10M	18	16.0	+123
51	Matthew Kessel	NYI	$0.85M	13	15.6	+165
52	Victor Mancini	VAN	$1.00M	15	15.2	+149
53	Elias Pettersson	VAN	$0.90M	14	15.1	+159
54	Declan Chisholm	NJD	$1.60M	23	14.6	+56
55	Brayden Pachal	CGY	$1.19M	17	14.5	+122
56	Ian Moore	ANA	$1.15M	16	14.2	+133
57	Troy Stecher	TOR	$1.35M	19	14.2	+91
58	Tyler Kleven	OTT	$1.60M	22	13.6	+67
59	Radko Gudas	FLA	$1.50M	20	13.5	+82
60	Haydn Fleury	WPG	$0.95M	12	13.1	+161
61	Jayden Struble	MTL	$1.41M	18	12.9	+104
62	Nikolas Matinpalo	OTT	$0.88M	11	12.9	+164
63	Carson Soucy	CBJ	$1.15M	15	12.7	+142
64	Emil Andrae	CBJ	$1.55M	19	12.1	+92
65	Shakir Mukhamadullin	EDM	$1.75M	21	11.9	+69
66	Zach Bogosian	MIN	$1.25M	15	11.9	+138
67	Ty Emberson	EDM	$1.30M	15	11.8	+133
68	Albert Johansson	DET	$1.13M	13	11.3	+151
69	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	TOR	$3.50M	39	11.3	-31
70	Urho Vaakanainen	NYR	$1.55M	17	11.2	+105
71	Wyatt Kaiser	CHI	$1.70M	19	11.2	+78
72	Nils Lundkvist	DAL	$1.75M	19	10.8	+81
73	Jake Christiansen	CBJ	$0.98M	10	10.6	+158
74	Ryker Evans	SEA	$2.05M	22	10.5	+52
75	Nick Jensen	ANA	$2.25M	23	10.4	+39
76	Philippe Myers	TOR	$0.85M	9	10.4	+161
77	Justin Barron	STL	$1.58M	16	10.3	+113
78	Mattias Ekholm	EDM	$4.00M	39	9.9	-41
79	Quinn Hughes	MIN	$7.85M	77	9.9	-75
80	Henri Jokiharju	BOS	$3.00M	29	9.8	-2
81	Dmitriy Simashev	UTA	$0.95M	9	9.7	+154
82	Mattias Samuelsson	BUF	$4.29M	41	9.6	-52
83	Spencer Stastney	EDM	$1.53M	14	9.4	+124
84	Mason Lohrei	BOS	$3.20M	29	9.0	-3
85	Cale Makar	COL	$9.00M	79	8.8	-82
86	Josh Morrissey	WPG	$6.25M	55	8.8	-66
87	Ryan Shea	EDM	$4.00M	35	8.7	-34
88	Conor Timmins	BUF	$2.20M	19	8.6	+66
89	Darren Raddysh	TOR	$8.50M	72	8.5	-82
90	Sean Walker	CAR	$3.62M	31	8.5	-20
91	Zach Werenski	CBJ	$9.58M	81	8.5	-89
92	Ryan McDonagh	TBL	$4.10M	34	8.4	-37
93	Evan Bouchard	EDM	$10.50M	88	8.3	-92
94	Lane Hutson	MTL	$8.85M	72	8.2	-88
95	John Marino	UTA	$4.40M	36	8.1	-45
96	Olli Maatta	MIN	$3.50M	28	8.1	-8
97	Sam Malinski	COL	$4.75M	39	8.1	-55
98	Tony DeAngelo	NYI	$4.50M	37	8.1	-52
99	Josh Manson	COL	$3.95M	32	8.0	-33
100	Olen Zellweger	BUF	$3.10M	24	7.8	+8

Goalies

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

- 1Jakub Dobes85.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $0.97MProjected points over the season 82Places moved versus the point ranking +4
- 2David Rittich67.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NJDCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 67Places moved versus the point ranking +24
- 3Casey DeSmith66.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $1.02MProjected points over the season 67Places moved versus the point ranking +22
- 4Frederik Andersen59.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 60Places moved versus the point ranking +37
- 5Nikita Tolopilo56.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $0.81MProjected points over the season 45Places moved versus the point ranking +59
- 6Dennis Hildeby55.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $0.84MProjected points over the season 47Places moved versus the point ranking +56
- 7Eric Comrie54.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $1.15MProjected points over the season 62Places moved versus the point ranking +29
- 8Brandon Bussi52.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CARCap hit $1.90MProjected points over the season 99Places moved versus the point ranking -7
- 9Cam Talbot52.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $0.95MProjected points over the season 50Places moved versus the point ranking +50
- 10Alex Lyon52.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $1.50MProjected points over the season 78Places moved versus the point ranking +2
- 11Leevi Merilainen50.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $1.10MProjected points over the season 56Places moved versus the point ranking +38
- 12Jonas Johansson46.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $1.25MProjected points over the season 59Places moved versus the point ranking +31
- 13Vitek Vanecek44.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $1.00MProjected points over the season 44Places moved versus the point ranking +52
- 14Justus Annunen43.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NSHCap hit $1.25MProjected points over the season 54Places moved versus the point ranking +39
- 15Scott Wedgewood37.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $2.50MProjected points over the season 93Places moved versus the point ranking -13
- 16Jesper Wallstedt34.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $2.20MProjected points over the season 77Places moved versus the point ranking -2
- 17Jake Allen34.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NJDCap hit $1.80MProjected points over the season 63Places moved versus the point ranking +17
- 18Devin Cooley34.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $1.35MProjected points over the season 47Places moved versus the point ranking +45
- 19Akira Schmid33.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $2.00MProjected points over the season 67Places moved versus the point ranking +8
- 20Anton Forsberg29.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $2.25MProjected points over the season 67Places moved versus the point ranking +8
- 21Yaroslav Askarov29.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $2.00MProjected points over the season 58Places moved versus the point ranking +23
- 22Ville Husso29.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team ANACap hit $2.20MProjected points over the season 64Places moved versus the point ranking +9
- 23Daniil Tarasov26.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $2.00MProjected points over the season 54Places moved versus the point ranking +31
- 24Samuel Ersson25.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $2.20MProjected points over the season 57Places moved versus the point ranking +24
- 25Arturs Silovs24.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PITCap hit $2.80MProjected points over the season 68Places moved versus the point ranking -2
- 26Joel Hofer23.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $3.40MProjected points over the season 80Places moved versus the point ranking -18
- 27Dan Vladar21.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $3.35MProjected points over the season 70Places moved versus the point ranking -7
- 28Charlie Lindgren20.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WSHCap hit $3.00MProjected points over the season 62Places moved versus the point ranking +9
- 29Alex Nedeljkovic19.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SJSCap hit $3.00MProjected points over the season 59Places moved versus the point ranking +13
- 30Arvid Soderblom18.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $2.75MProjected points over the season 50Places moved versus the point ranking +28
- 31Sam Montembeault17.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MTLCap hit $3.15MProjected points over the season 55Places moved versus the point ranking +20
- 32Stuart Skinner17.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $3.75MProjected points over the season 64Places moved versus the point ranking +1
- 33Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen16.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BUFCap hit $4.75MProjected points over the season 80Places moved versus the point ranking -24
- 34Karel Vejmelka16.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team UTACap hit $4.75MProjected points over the season 78Places moved versus the point ranking -21
- 35Joseph Woll15.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team PHICap hit $3.67MProjected points over the season 58Places moved versus the point ranking +11
- 36Joonas Korpisalo15.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $4.00MProjected points over the season 62Places moved versus the point ranking -1
- 37MacKenzie Blackwood15.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team COLCap hit $5.25MProjected points over the season 81Places moved versus the point ranking -31
- 38Anthony Stolarz14.2Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $3.75MProjected points over the season 53Places moved versus the point ranking +18
- 39Tristan Jarry13.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team EDMCap hit $5.38MProjected points over the season 74Places moved versus the point ranking -22
- 40Jet Greaves13.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $5.00MProjected points over the season 65Places moved versus the point ranking -10
- 41Logan Thompson12.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WSHCap hit $5.85MProjected points over the season 75Places moved versus the point ranking -26
- 42Joey Daccord12.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $5.00MProjected points over the season 61Places moved versus the point ranking -3
- 43Elvis Merzlikins11.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CBJCap hit $5.40MProjected points over the season 64Places moved versus the point ranking -11
- 44Filip Gustavsson11.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team MINCap hit $6.80MProjected points over the season 79Places moved versus the point ranking -34
- 45Jacob Markstrom11.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team FLACap hit $6.00MProjected points over the season 69Places moved versus the point ranking -23
- 46John Gibson11.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DETCap hit $6.40MProjected points over the season 73Places moved versus the point ranking -27
- 47Darcy Kuemper11.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team LAKCap hit $5.25MProjected points over the season 58Places moved versus the point ranking -2
- 48Jake Oettinger10.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team DALCap hit $8.25MProjected points over the season 88Places moved versus the point ranking -45
- 49Sergei Bobrovsky10.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TORCap hit $7.00MProjected points over the season 74Places moved versus the point ranking -31
- 50Lukas Dostal10.4Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team ANACap hit $6.50MProjected points over the season 68Places moved versus the point ranking -26
- 51Ilya Sorokin9.8Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYICap hit $8.25MProjected points over the season 81Places moved versus the point ranking -44
- 52Linus Ullmark9.5Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team OTTCap hit $8.25MProjected points over the season 78Places moved versus the point ranking -41
- 53Philipp Grubauer9.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team SEACap hit $5.90MProjected points over the season 55Places moved versus the point ranking -1
- 54Andrei Vasilevskiy9.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team TBLCap hit $9.50MProjected points over the season 87Places moved versus the point ranking -50
- 55Jeremy Swayman9.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team BOSCap hit $8.25MProjected points over the season 75Places moved versus the point ranking -39
- 56Spencer Knight9.1Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CHICap hit $5.83MProjected points over the season 53Places moved versus the point ranking +1
- 57Adin Hill8.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VGKCap hit $6.25MProjected points over the season 55Places moved versus the point ranking -7
- 58Jordan Binnington8.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team STLCap hit $6.00MProjected points over the season 48Places moved versus the point ranking +2
- 59Kevin Lankinen8.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $4.50MProjected points over the season 36Places moved versus the point ranking +7
- 60Juuse Saros7.9Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NSHCap hit $7.74MProjected points over the season 61Places moved versus the point ranking -22
- 61Dustin Wolf7.6Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team CGYCap hit $7.50MProjected points over the season 57Places moved versus the point ranking -14
- 62Thatcher Demko7.0Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team VANCap hit $8.50MProjected points over the season 60Places moved versus the point ranking -22
- 63Connor Hellebuyck6.3Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team WPGCap hit $8.50MProjected points over the season 54Places moved versus the point ranking -8
- 64Igor Shesterkin5.7Pts / $1MProjected points per $1M of cap hit
  Team NYRCap hit $11.50MProjected points over the season 65Places moved versus the point ranking -35

2026-27 Fantasy Hockey Cap-Efficiency Rankings — Goalies
#	Player	Team	Cap hit	Projected	Pts / $1M	vs. points
1	Jakub Dobes	MTL	$0.97M	82	85.1	+4
2	David Rittich	NJD	$1.00M	67	67.3	+24
3	Casey DeSmith	DAL	$1.02M	67	66.1	+22
4	Frederik Andersen	EDM	$1.00M	60	59.8	+37
5	Nikita Tolopilo	VAN	$0.81M	45	56.0	+59
6	Dennis Hildeby	TBL	$0.84M	47	55.8	+56
7	Eric Comrie	SJS	$1.15M	62	54.1	+29
8	Brandon Bussi	CAR	$1.90M	99	52.3	-7
9	Cam Talbot	CBJ	$0.95M	50	52.1	+50
10	Alex Lyon	BUF	$1.50M	78	52.0	+2
11	Leevi Merilainen	VAN	$1.10M	56	50.5	+38
12	Jonas Johansson	TBL	$1.25M	59	46.9	+31
13	Vitek Vanecek	NYI	$1.00M	44	44.1	+52
14	Justus Annunen	NSH	$1.25M	54	43.2	+39
15	Scott Wedgewood	COL	$2.50M	93	37.3	-13
16	Jesper Wallstedt	MIN	$2.20M	77	34.9	-2
17	Jake Allen	NJD	$1.80M	63	34.8	+17
18	Devin Cooley	CGY	$1.35M	47	34.7	+45
19	Akira Schmid	FLA	$2.00M	67	33.5	+8
20	Anton Forsberg	LAK	$2.25M	67	29.7	+8
21	Yaroslav Askarov	SJS	$2.00M	58	29.2	+23
22	Ville Husso	ANA	$2.20M	64	29.1	+9
23	Daniil Tarasov	DET	$2.00M	54	26.8	+31
24	Samuel Ersson	OTT	$2.20M	57	25.7	+24
25	Arturs Silovs	PIT	$2.80M	68	24.3	-2
26	Joel Hofer	STL	$3.40M	80	23.5	-18
27	Dan Vladar	PHI	$3.35M	70	21.0	-7
28	Charlie Lindgren	WSH	$3.00M	62	20.7	+9
29	Alex Nedeljkovic	SJS	$3.00M	59	19.6	+13
30	Arvid Soderblom	CHI	$2.75M	50	18.1	+28
31	Sam Montembeault	MTL	$3.15M	55	17.4	+20
32	Stuart Skinner	WPG	$3.75M	64	17.1	+1
33	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	BUF	$4.75M	80	16.8	-24
34	Karel Vejmelka	UTA	$4.75M	78	16.4	-21
35	Joseph Woll	PHI	$3.67M	58	15.7	+11
36	Joonas Korpisalo	NYR	$4.00M	62	15.6	-1
37	MacKenzie Blackwood	COL	$5.25M	81	15.4	-31
38	Anthony Stolarz	TOR	$3.75M	53	14.2	+18
39	Tristan Jarry	EDM	$5.38M	74	13.9	-22
40	Jet Greaves	CBJ	$5.00M	65	13.0	-10
41	Logan Thompson	WSH	$5.85M	75	12.9	-26
42	Joey Daccord	SEA	$5.00M	61	12.1	-3
43	Elvis Merzlikins	CBJ	$5.40M	64	11.9	-11
44	Filip Gustavsson	MIN	$6.80M	79	11.6	-34
45	Jacob Markstrom	FLA	$6.00M	69	11.5	-23
46	John Gibson	DET	$6.40M	73	11.3	-27
47	Darcy Kuemper	LAK	$5.25M	58	11.0	-2
48	Jake Oettinger	DAL	$8.25M	88	10.7	-45
49	Sergei Bobrovsky	TOR	$7.00M	74	10.6	-31
50	Lukas Dostal	ANA	$6.50M	68	10.4	-26
51	Ilya Sorokin	NYI	$8.25M	81	9.8	-44
52	Linus Ullmark	OTT	$8.25M	78	9.5	-41
53	Philipp Grubauer	SEA	$5.90M	55	9.3	-1
54	Andrei Vasilevskiy	TBL	$9.50M	87	9.1	-50
55	Jeremy Swayman	BOS	$8.25M	75	9.1	-39
56	Spencer Knight	CHI	$5.83M	53	9.1	+1
57	Adin Hill	VGK	$6.25M	55	8.9	-7
58	Jordan Binnington	STL	$6.00M	48	8.0	+2
59	Kevin Lankinen	VAN	$4.50M	36	8.0	+7
60	Juuse Saros	NSH	$7.74M	61	7.9	-22
61	Dustin Wolf	CGY	$7.50M	57	7.6	-14
62	Thatcher Demko	VAN	$8.50M	60	7.0	-22
63	Connor Hellebuyck	WPG	$8.50M	54	6.3	-8
64	Igor Shesterkin	NYR	$11.50M	65	5.7	-35

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