How does the fantasy hockey trade analyzer decide who wins a trade?

It adds up each side's trade value: every player's projected rest-of-season fantasy points minus those of the last starter at his position in a league of your size. The side with more value wins; within 10% the trade is called fair.

Why is a two-for-one trade not just the sum of the points?

Only starters score for you. The second player in a two-for-one usually takes a bench spot or replaces someone you could have picked up for free, so the analyzer values each player above a replacement starter, not by raw points. That is why a star is often worth more than two good players.

How often are the trade values updated?

Every morning with the model's boards (last run 2026-10-16).

Does it work for my league's scoring?

It covers the default points and category settings of Yahoo and ESPN leagues of 8 to 16 teams. Custom scoring changes the values, so treat the verdict as a guide when your league weights a stat differently.

Fantasy Hockey Trade Analyzer

Add the players you would give and the players you would get. Each one is valued from the model's season board for every skater and goalie, scaled to the games his team has left, as the fantasy points he should still score minus those of the last starter at his position in your league. Two good starters do not add up to a star when one of them sits on your bench, and this is how the analyzer accounts for that.

922 players valued for a 12-team Points league.

Updated October 16, 2026

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Values are rest-of-season pts above a replacement starter in a 12-team league.

Trade value chart

The top 100 by trade value in a 12-team Points league: rest-of-season pts minus the replacement starter at the same position. Change the scoring or league size in the analyzer above.

#	Player	Pos	Team	Games left	ROS pts	Trade value
1	Nathan MacKinnon	C	COL	72.3	1511.2	669
2	Nikita Kucherov	RW	TBL	70.4	1345.2	636
3	Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	73.2	1069.4	628
4	Zach Werenski	D	CBJ	73.2	1032.4	591
5	Connor McDavid	C	EDM	68.5	1425.8	584
6	Jeremy Swayman	G	BOS	63.9	1130.2	551
7	Kyle Connor	LW	WPG	73.2	1223.2	540
8	Cale Makar	D	COL	70.4	964.8	524
9	David Pastrnak	RW	BOS	72.3	1229.2	520
10	Jason Robertson	LW	DAL	73.2	1120.6	437
11	Andrei Vasilevskiy	G	TBL	60.1	991.6	412
12	Alex DeBrincat	RW	DET	73.2	1120.6	411
13	Quinn Hughes	D	MIN	64.9	836.9	396
14	Macklin Celebrini	C	SJS	69.5	1223	381
15	Brandon Hagel	LW	TBL	69.5	1056.2	373
16	Ilya Sorokin	G	NYI	55.4	947.4	368
17	Cole Caufield	RW	MTL	73.2	1076.7	367
18	Artemi Panarin	LW	LAK	73.2	1047	364
19	Rasmus Dahlin(out)	D	BUF	65.8	796.2	355
20	Matt Boldy	LW	MIN	70.4	1035.5	352
21	Leon Draisaitl	C	EDM	63.9	1194.1	352
22	William Nylander	RW	TOR	66.7	1047.7	338
23	Logan Thompson	G	WSH	54.5	909.5	330
24	Erik Karlsson	D	PIT	71.4	756.5	316
25	Clayton Keller	RW	UTA	72.3	1019.3	310
26	Lane Hutson	D	MTL	73.2	747.1	306
27	Filip Forsberg	LW	NSH	73.2	988.8	306
28	Jakob Chychrun	D	WSH	70.4	746.5	306
29	Juuse Saros	G	NSH	62.9	880.8	302
30	Karel Vejmelka	G	UTA	58.4	870	291
31	Darren Raddysh	D	TOR	66.7	720.7	280
32	Cutter Gauthier	LW	ANA	72.3	961.5	278
33	Jake Oettinger	G	DAL	52.6	857.1	278
34	Jack Eichel	C	VGK	67.7	1110	268
35	Adrian Kempe	RW	LAK	75.1	976.9	268
36	Kirill Kaprizov(day-to-day)	LW	MIN	55.6	945.4	262
37	Lukas Dostal	G	ANA	60.9	834	255
38	Mikhail Sergachev	D	UTA	69.5	695.1	254
39	John Carlson	D	TBL	68.5	692.3	251
40	Dylan Guenther	RW	UTA	67.7	947.2	238
41	Martin Necas	C	COL	71.4	1070.5	228
42	Jake Sanderson(day-to-day)	D	OTT	66.7	667.3	226
43	Mikko Rantanen	RW	DAL	67.6	933	224
44	Linus Ullmark	G	OTT	51	800.3	221
45	Moritz Seider	D	DET	73.2	659.2	218
46	Tage Thompson	C	BUF	70.4	1056.6	215
47	Joel Hofer	G	STL	47.9	790.2	211
48	Josh Morrissey(out)	D	WPG	68.5	651.2	210
49	Jake Guentzel	C	TBL	73.2	1047.4	205
50	Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	73.2	1047.4	205
51	Jack Hughes	C	NJD	62	1041.2	199
52	Lucas Raymond	LW	DET	73.2	878.9	196
53	Alex Tuch	RW	WSH	73.2	900.9	192
54	Mark Scheifele	C	WPG	73.2	1032.7	191
55	Mitch Marner	RW	VGK	71.3	898.9	190
56	Jackson LaCombe	D	ANA	72.3	628.9	188
57	Roman Josi	D	NSH	58.2	628.8	188
58	Jesper Bratt	LW	NJD	73.2	864.3	181
59	Andrei Svechnikov	RW	CAR	68.6	884.8	175
60	Spencer Knight	G	CHI	54.7	754.6	175
61	Brady Tkachuk	LW	FLA	61.2	856.4	173
62	Adam Fox	D	NYR	60.4	609.7	169
63	Seth Jarvis(Jarvis underwent offseason surgery to address a torn labrum and rotator cuff, but he was on the ice during training camp and could be close to making his regula)	RW	CAR	64	876.1	167
64	Kirill Marchenko	RW	TOR	69.5	875.9	167
65	Shayne Gostisbehere	D	CAR	61.2	605.6	165
66	Alex Ovechkin	LW	WSH	67.6	838.4	155
67	Miro Heiskanen	D	DAL	62	588.8	148
68	John Gibson	G	DET	52.6	725.7	146
69	Sebastian Aho	C	CAR	70.4	986.1	144
70	Dougie Hamilton	D	NJD	65.7	585	144
71	Drake Batherson	RW	OTT	72.3	853.1	144
72	Tim Stützle	C	OTT	72.3	983.2	141
73	Brandon Montour(day-to-day)	D	SEA	65.8	579.1	138
74	Rasmus Andersson	D	VGK	71.3	577.9	137
75	Pavel Dorofeyev	RW	NYR	71.3	841.8	132
76	Wyatt Johnston(day-to-day)	C	DAL	73.2	974.1	132
77	Matthew Schaefer	D	NYI	52.6	567.9	127
78	Noah Dobson	D	MTL	69.5	562.9	122
79	Connor Bedard	C	CHI	68.6	960.2	118
80	Jesper Wallstedt	G	MIN	38.9	696.8	118
81	Vince Dunn	D	SEA	64.9	558	117
82	Jet Greaves	G	CBJ	47.2	689.2	110
83	Brandt Clarke	D	LAK	74.2	549	108
84	Juraj Slafkovský	LW	MTL	73.2	791	108
85	Mackenzie Blackwood	G	COL	45.1	685.1	106
86	Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	65.7	815.1	106
87	Charlie McAvoy	D	BOS	57.3	544.2	103
88	Jake Allen	G	NJD	46	681	102
89	Auston Matthews	C	TOR	59.3	943.1	101
90	Carter Hart	G	VGK	47.6	680.1	101
91	Travis Konecny(Konecny sat out Saturday's 5-1 loss to Boston and will miss additional time after moving to the IR list. It's unclear when he will be ready to return to the lin)	RW	PHI	70.4	809.9	101
92	Nikolaj Ehlers	LW	CAR	68.6	781.9	99
93	Mark Stone	RW	VGK	58.5	802	93
94	Luke Hughes	D	NJD	64.8	531.3	90
95	Tom Wilson	RW	WSH	69.5	799.1	90
96	Dustin Wolf	G	CGY	52.6	667.8	89
97	Dylan Larkin	C	DET	71.4	927.8	86
98	Matthew Knies	LW	CBJ	73.2	768.8	86
99	Nick Schmaltz	C	UTA	72.3	925.3	83
100	Timo Meier	RW	NJD	71.4	792.2	83

How the trade values work

Trade value is rest-of-season production above a replacement starter at the same position. A player you could replace off the waiver wire is worth zero, however many points he scores.
League size moves the bar: in a 14-team league the last starter is weaker than in a 10-team league, so depth is worth more.
Fair means the two sides are within 10% of each other. Beyond that, the analyzer names the side that wins and lists players worth about the gap, so you can ask for one to even it out.

Trade analyzer questions

How does the fantasy hockey trade analyzer decide who wins a trade?: It adds up each side's trade value: every player's projected rest-of-season fantasy points minus those of the last starter at his position in a league of your size. The side with more value wins; within 10% the trade is called fair.
Why is a two-for-one trade not just the sum of the points?: Only starters score for you. The second player in a two-for-one usually takes a bench spot or replaces someone you could have picked up for free, so the analyzer values each player above a replacement starter, not by raw points. That is why a star is often worth more than two good players.
How often are the trade values updated?: Every morning with the model's boards (last run 2026-10-16).
Does it work for my league's scoring?: It covers the default points and category settings of Yahoo and ESPN leagues of 8 to 16 teams. Custom scoring changes the values, so treat the verdict as a guide when your league weights a stat differently.

Also: the NHL fantasy rankings and the trade analyzers for NFL, NBA, MLB.