{"id":95255,"date":"2026-11-13T18:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T23:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/nhl\/player-rankings\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T18:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T23:08:36","slug":"player-rankings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/nhl\/player-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Player Rankings 2026-27: Best Players by WAR"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are the Squawka Signal NHL<\/a> player rankings for 2026-27. Every skater gets a single number — wins above replacement (WAR)<\/strong> — built from our own expected-goals model and an adjusted plus-minus (RAPM) that strips out teammates, opponents and situation.<\/p>

Quinn Hughes<\/strong> tops the board at 1.10<\/strong> wins. Below each player’s WAR you get the breakdown — even strength, special teams and finishing — so the number comes with its reasoning attached.<\/p>\n\n

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NHL Player Rankings — ranked by WAR (2026-27)<\/h2>

Our advanced model’s take on who drove the most value — WAR<\/strong> (wins above replacement) with its goals-above-replacement breakdown: even strength, special teams and finishing plus penalties. Quinn Hughes<\/strong> leads at 1.10<\/strong> wins. 2026-27 full season.<\/p>

#<\/span>Skater<\/span>EV<\/span>ST<\/span>Fin<\/span>GAR<\/span>WAR<\/span><\/div>
1<\/div>
\"MIN
Quinn Hughes<\/b>MIN · D<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+4.2<\/div>
+1.4<\/div>
+1.2<\/div>
6.8<\/div>
1.10<\/div><\/div>
2<\/div>
\"DET
Moritz Seider<\/b>DET · D<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+4.2<\/div>
+2.5<\/div>
-0.1<\/div>
6.6<\/div>
1.07<\/div><\/div>
3<\/div>
\"NYR
Adam Fox<\/b>NYR · D<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+4.4<\/div>
+2.0<\/div>
-0.1<\/div>
6.4<\/div>
1.04<\/div><\/div>
4<\/div>
\"EDM
Connor McDavid<\/b>EDM · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+3.4<\/div>
+1.1<\/div>
+1.9<\/div>
6.3<\/div>
1.03<\/div><\/div>
5<\/div>
\"TBL
Brandon Hagel<\/b>TBL · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+4.1<\/div>
+0.6<\/div>
+0.8<\/div>
5.5<\/div>
0.89<\/div><\/div>
6<\/div>
\"MIN
Kirill Kaprizov<\/b>MIN · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+2.7<\/div>
+0.3<\/div>
+2.4<\/div>
5.4<\/div>
0.88<\/div><\/div>
7<\/div>
\"SJS
Macklin Celebrini<\/b>SJS · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+2.4<\/div>
+1.6<\/div>
+1.0<\/div>
5.0<\/div>
0.81<\/div><\/div>
8<\/div>
\"EDM
Leon Draisaitl<\/b>EDM · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+2.2<\/div>
+1.2<\/div>
+1.4<\/div>
4.9<\/div>
0.79<\/div><\/div>
9<\/div>
\"MTL
Lane Hutson<\/b>MTL · D<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+4.7<\/div>
-0.4<\/div>
+0.5<\/div>
4.8<\/div>
0.78<\/div><\/div>
10<\/div>
\"CAR
Jackson Blake<\/b>CAR · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+1.7<\/div>
+2.6<\/div>
+0.4<\/div>
4.6<\/div>
0.75<\/div><\/div>
11<\/div>
\"OTT
Jordan Spence<\/b>OTT · D<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+4.9<\/div>
+0.3<\/div>
-0.5<\/div>
4.6<\/div>
0.75<\/div><\/div>
12<\/div>
\"EDM
Evan Bouchard<\/b>EDM · D<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+3.9<\/div>
-0.3<\/div>
+1.1<\/div>
4.6<\/div>
0.74<\/div><\/div>
13<\/div>
\"NJD
Jack Hughes<\/b>NJD · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+2.6<\/div>
+0.2<\/div>
+1.6<\/div>
4.4<\/div>
0.71<\/div><\/div>
14<\/div>
\"WPG
Kyle Connor<\/b>WPG · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+1.1<\/div>
+2.1<\/div>
+1.1<\/div>
4.3<\/div>
0.70<\/div><\/div>
15<\/div>
\"NJD
Luke Evangelista<\/b>NJD · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+3.1<\/div>
+0.9<\/div>
+0.1<\/div>
4.1<\/div>
0.67<\/div><\/div>
16<\/div>
\"NYR
Alexis LafreniA re<\/b>NYR · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+2.4<\/div>
+0.3<\/div>
+1.4<\/div>
4.1<\/div>
0.66<\/div><\/div>
17<\/div>
\"CAR
Andrei Svechnikov<\/b>CAR · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+1.5<\/div>
+2.0<\/div>
+0.4<\/div>
4.0<\/div>
0.65<\/div><\/div>
18<\/div>
\"CAR
Sebastian Aho<\/b>CAR · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+1.5<\/div>
+2.6<\/div>
-0.2<\/div>
3.9<\/div>
0.64<\/div><\/div>
19<\/div>
\"DET
Alex DeBrincat<\/b>DET · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+2.6<\/div>
+1.3<\/div>
+0.0<\/div>
3.9<\/div>
0.63<\/div><\/div>
20<\/div>
\"FLA
Seth Jones<\/b>FLA · D<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+1.2<\/div>
+2.4<\/div>
+0.1<\/div>
3.6<\/div>
0.59<\/div><\/div>
21<\/div>
\"COL
Artturi Lehkonen<\/b>COL · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+1.5<\/div>
+0.8<\/div>
+1.2<\/div>
3.6<\/div>
0.58<\/div><\/div>
22<\/div>
\"CAR
Logan Stankoven<\/b>CAR · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+2.3<\/div>
+0.3<\/div>
+0.9<\/div>
3.5<\/div>
0.57<\/div><\/div>
23<\/div>
\"FLA
Brady Tkachuk<\/b>FLA · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+2.4<\/div>
+0.4<\/div>
+0.6<\/div>
3.5<\/div>
0.56<\/div><\/div>
24<\/div>
\"FLA
Carter Verhaeghe<\/b>FLA · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+1.2<\/div>
+2.3<\/div>
-0.1<\/div>
3.5<\/div>
0.56<\/div><\/div>
25<\/div>
\"NJD
Arseny Gritsyuk<\/b>NJD · F<\/small><\/div><\/div>
+2.7<\/div>
+0.5<\/div>
+0.2<\/div>
3.4<\/div>
0.56<\/div><\/div><\/div>

WAR = wins above replacement. GAR = goals above replacement (EV = even strength, ST = power play + penalty kill, Fin = finishing + penalties drawn). Replacement = a freely-available depth player.<\/p>

Built from Squawka Signal’s own expected-goals and adjusted plus-minus (RAPM) model. See the NHL Power Rankings<\/a> · how the model works<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>