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NHL Forward Projections - Rest of Season - Rest of Season

This Season's projected stats for all NHL forwards with games scheduled. Whether you're setting your fantasy lineup, making DFS picks, or deciding who to stream, our forward projections show you which wings and centers are poised for big nights. Filter by left wing, center, or right wing to find exactly what you need.

Season Outlook: Apr 16 through Apr 17, 2026
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Updated: 3:01 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 294 players

What makes a forward valuable? NHL forwards are the primary offensive producers, responsible for the majority of goals and assists. In fantasy hockey, forwards fill multiple roster spots (C, LW, RW, F, UTIL) making them essential lineup pieces.

Position breakdown

- Centers (C): Best for faceoffs, often PP1 quarterbacks, typically highest assist rates - Left Wings (LW): Often the triggermen on power plays, strong goal-scoring upside - Right Wings (RW): Frequently the "finishers" on lines, good for shots and goals

Key stats to watch

Goals (G), Assists (A), Shots on Goal (SOG), Power Play Points (PPP), Plus/Minus (+/-)

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Pro Tip: Stack forwards from the same line for correlated upside. If one scores, the others likely get assists.
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Forward-looking projections only

ROS stats represent expected future production—they don't include any stats already accumulated this season.

Player Projections

294 players
Showing 100 of 294 players
PlayerTeamPosRost%GAPTSSOGHITBLKPIMPPGPPAPPPSHGSHAFOWFOLTKGV+/-TOISFTFPTS
Macklin Celebrini
SJC87.9%1.002.003.007.002.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.0016.0015.000.000.000.0043.0043.0024.00
Connor McDavid
EDMC87.9%1.001.002.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.006.000.000.000.0024.0024.0016.00
Jason Robertson
DALLW87.8%1.001.001.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.0021.0013.00
Igor Chernyshov
SJLW26.9%1.001.001.004.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0028.0034.0013.00
Jack Eichel
LVC87.6%0.001.002.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.008.000.000.000.0020.0023.0012.00
Nathan MacKinnon
COLC87.9%1.001.001.004.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.007.000.000.001.0023.0024.0012.00
Mark Stone
LVRW81.8%1.001.001.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0022.0012.00
Mark Scheifele
WPGC87.9%1.001.002.003.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.007.000.000.000.0022.0021.0012.00
Will Smith
SJRW74.1%1.001.001.004.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0037.0040.0012.00
Dylan Larkin
DETC86.1%1.001.002.003.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.0013.009.000.000.000.0020.0024.0011.00
Kyle Connor
WPGLW87.1%1.001.001.004.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.0022.0011.00
Martin Necas
COLRW87.9%0.001.001.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0022.0022.0011.00
Brady Tkachuk
OTTLW85.4%0.001.001.004.003.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.003.002.000.000.000.0016.0023.0011.00
William Eklund
SJLW65.1%0.001.002.004.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.000.00-1.0036.0040.0011.00
Bobby McMann
SEALW37.8%1.000.001.006.005.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.000.0035.0044.0011.00
Alexander Wennberg
SJC31.9%0.001.001.002.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.0017.000.000.00-1.0041.0045.0010.00
Jordan Eberle
SEARW40.8%1.000.001.004.001.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.000.0038.0045.0010.00
Tyler Toffoli
SJRW50.2%0.001.001.004.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0028.0033.0010.00
Nikita Kucherov
TBRW87.7%0.001.001.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.0022.0010.00
Nick Schmaltz
UTARW78.4%1.000.001.003.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.007.000.000.000.0020.0026.0010.00
Brandon Hagel
TBLW85.6%1.000.001.004.000.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.0024.0010.00
Tim Stutzle
OTTC86.8%0.001.001.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.004.000.000.000.0019.0024.0010.00
Matthew Beniers
SEAC43.3%0.001.001.003.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.0012.0015.000.000.000.0039.0046.0010.00
Cutter Gauthier
ANALW83.9%1.000.001.004.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0016.0019.0010.00
Patrick Kane
DETRW59.2%0.001.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.0021.009.00
Jaden Schwartz
SEALW14.8%0.001.001.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.000.000.0033.0043.009.00
Chandler Stephenson
SEAC20.7%0.001.001.002.000.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0018.000.000.00-1.0037.0047.009.00
Clayton Keller
UTALW86.4%0.001.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0020.0024.009.00
Adrian Kempe
LARW87.4%1.000.001.003.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0019.0023.009.00
Alex DeBrincat
DETLW87.1%1.001.001.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0022.009.00
Kiefer Sherwood
SJRW58.0%1.000.001.004.0010.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.000.0034.0041.009.00
Kaapo Kakko
SEARW17.5%0.001.001.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.001.0029.0040.009.00
Dylan Holloway
STLLW74.3%0.001.001.003.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0022.009.00
Wyatt Johnston
DALC87.9%1.000.001.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.005.000.000.000.0020.0021.009.00
Jimmy Snuggerud
STLRW50.6%1.001.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.0021.009.00
Connor Bedard
CHIC87.6%0.001.001.003.000.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.007.005.000.000.000.0021.0021.009.00
Ryan O'Reilly
NSHC70.4%0.001.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.006.000.000.000.0021.0024.008.00
Artemi Panarin
LALW85.9%0.001.001.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0020.0023.008.00
Mikko Rantanen
DALRW87.0%0.001.001.002.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0020.0021.008.00
Filip Forsberg
NSHLW85.8%0.000.001.003.001.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0022.008.00
Steven Stamkos
NSHC77.7%1.000.001.003.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.006.003.000.000.000.0019.0021.008.00
William Nylander
TORRW85.7%0.001.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0021.0023.008.00
Matthew Tkachuk
FLARW79.3%0.001.001.003.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0021.008.00
Alex Tuch
BUFRW85.0%0.000.001.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0019.0025.008.00
Frederick Gaudreau
SEAC1.0%1.000.001.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.0012.0015.000.000.000.0032.0044.008.00
Jake Guentzel
TBLW87.0%0.000.001.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.003.000.000.000.0021.0023.008.00
Troy Terry
ANARW66.2%0.001.001.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0022.008.00
Jake Debrusk
VANRW36.7%1.000.001.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.0022.008.00
Robert Thomas
STLC76.6%0.001.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0010.008.000.000.000.0019.0023.008.00
Gabriel Vilardi
WPGRW74.8%0.001.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.000.0018.0020.008.00
Dylan Cozens
OTTC77.0%0.001.001.003.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.005.000.000.000.0017.0023.008.00
Quinton Byfield
LAC60.0%0.000.001.003.001.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.007.008.000.000.000.0020.0025.008.00
Dylan Guenther
UTARW86.6%0.001.001.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.0022.008.00
Shane Wright
SEAC29.0%0.000.001.003.002.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.0010.000.000.000.0028.0037.008.00
Pavol Regenda
SJC9.5%1.000.001.003.004.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0026.0033.008.00
Alex Laferriere
LARW52.7%0.000.001.003.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.002.003.000.000.000.0020.0024.008.00
Leo Carlsson
ANAC81.2%1.000.001.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.007.000.000.000.0019.0022.008.00
Collin Graf
SJLW22.4%0.001.001.003.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0034.0039.008.00
Anton Frondell
CHIC35.2%0.000.001.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.005.000.000.000.0018.0022.008.00
Matt Duchene
DALC59.2%0.001.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.004.000.000.000.0017.0019.007.00
Mikael Granlund
ANAC41.2%0.001.001.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.007.000.000.000.0020.0022.007.00
Brock Nelson
COLC76.1%0.000.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.009.009.000.000.000.0020.0024.007.00
Mika Zibanejad
NYRC84.4%0.001.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.006.000.000.000.0021.0024.007.00
Ivan Barbashev
LVLW53.6%0.001.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0016.0021.007.00
Blake Coleman
CGYRW27.3%0.000.001.003.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0024.007.00
Mitch Marner
LVRW85.8%0.001.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.002.003.000.000.000.0020.0023.007.00
Eeli Tolvanen
SEALW34.3%0.000.001.004.005.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0030.0042.007.00
Tage Thompson
BUFC87.9%0.000.001.003.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.004.000.000.000.0019.0023.007.00
Anthony Cirelli
TBC52.1%0.000.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.009.000.000.000.0018.0023.007.00
Adam Gaudette
SJC3.3%0.000.001.003.001.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.004.006.000.000.000.0022.0029.007.00
Drake Batherson
OTTRW82.3%0.001.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.0022.007.00
Joshua Norris
BUFC42.3%0.001.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.007.000.000.000.0016.0020.007.00
Shane Pinto
OTTC48.4%1.000.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.005.000.000.000.0019.0026.007.00
Mavrik Bourque
DALRW23.8%0.000.001.002.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.002.002.000.000.000.0017.0020.007.00
Pavel Dorofeyev
LVRW82.0%0.000.001.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.0021.007.00
Lucas Raymond
DETRW84.7%0.001.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0023.007.00
Logan Cooley
UTAC78.7%0.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.007.000.000.000.0018.0022.007.00
Luke Evangelista
NSHRW30.7%0.000.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.0019.007.00
Michael Misa
SJC38.4%0.001.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.007.000.000.000.0026.0032.007.00
Sam Bennett
FLAC70.4%0.000.001.003.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.006.008.000.000.000.0019.0022.006.00
Gabriel Landeskog
COLLW50.8%0.000.000.003.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.004.002.000.000.000.0017.0020.006.00
Valeri Nichushkin
COLRW58.0%0.000.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.0023.006.00
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
EDMLW73.8%0.000.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.003.000.000.000.0019.0022.006.00
Vincent Trocheck
NYRC77.5%0.000.001.002.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.0010.007.000.000.000.0020.0022.006.00
Anze Kopitar
LAC44.3%0.000.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.0013.009.000.000.000.0020.0023.006.00
Erik Haula
NSHC11.4%0.000.001.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.006.007.000.000.000.0016.0022.006.00
Jason Zucker
BUFLW32.1%0.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0016.0019.006.00
J.T. Miller
NYRC77.2%0.001.001.002.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.0010.005.000.000.00-1.0019.0024.006.00
John Tavares
TORC85.5%0.001.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0010.008.000.000.000.0019.0021.006.00
Claude Giroux
OTTRW33.5%0.000.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.005.000.000.000.0016.0024.006.00
Lawson Crouse
UTARW27.0%0.000.001.002.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.000.0018.0025.006.00
Brayden Point
TBC80.5%0.001.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.005.000.000.000.0019.0021.006.00
Brock Boeser
VANRW51.1%0.001.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.00-1.0020.0022.006.00
Trevor Moore
LALW10.9%0.000.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.0024.006.00
Elias Pettersson
VANC76.0%0.001.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.0010.000.000.000.0020.0023.006.00
Jordan Kyrou
STLRW60.6%0.000.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0016.0019.006.00
Ilya Mikheyev
CHIRW5.1%1.000.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.0021.006.00
Eetu Luostarinen
FLALW10.1%0.000.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.005.000.000.000.0017.0021.006.00
Alexis Lafreniere
NYRRW55.9%0.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.0021.006.00
Jack Quinn
BUFRW32.7%0.000.000.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0016.0020.006.00

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