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NHL Forward Projections This Week This Week

This Week'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 (Apr 13-Apr 19 (Week 28)). (Apr 13-Apr 19 (Week 28))

Fantasy Week 28: Apr 13 - Apr 19(Mon-Sun)
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Updated: 3:03 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 444 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.

Player Projections(Apr 13-Apr 19 (Week 28))

444 players
Showing 100 of 444 players
PlayerTeamPosRost%GAPTSSOGHITBLKPIMPPGPPAPPPSHGSHAFOWFOLTKGV+/-TOISFTFPTS
Connor McDavid
EDMC87.9%1.601.703.308.400.900.801.000.400.000.000.000.0014.9013.000.000.000.5047.8048.3028.80
Nathan MacKinnon
COLC87.9%1.101.502.608.101.500.600.600.300.000.000.000.0015.4014.900.000.001.1045.5047.4024.40
Jason Robertson
DALLW87.8%1.601.002.608.000.800.800.600.300.000.000.000.000.200.000.000.000.4041.7041.9024.20
Mark Stone
LVRW81.8%1.501.202.705.301.302.000.100.300.000.000.000.000.100.200.000.000.7038.1044.6024.00
Macklin Celebrini
SJC87.9%1.301.602.907.101.701.600.900.200.000.000.000.0015.8014.600.000.000.2043.5043.4024.00
Nikita Kucherov
TBRW87.7%1.001.802.805.600.800.601.100.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.4041.4044.4023.80
Jack Eichel
LVC87.6%0.802.303.106.600.400.500.400.000.000.000.000.0014.7016.200.000.000.4040.9046.5022.80
Martin Necas
COLRW87.9%0.901.602.506.101.800.700.800.200.000.000.000.000.100.300.000.001.0045.0044.8021.30
Evgeni Malkin
PITC72.0%1.101.502.705.600.800.501.500.100.000.000.000.001.902.400.000.000.5035.7039.3021.10
Mark Scheifele
WPGC87.9%0.902.303.104.500.401.400.700.200.000.000.000.0012.5014.200.000.000.0043.0042.7020.80
Cutter Gauthier
ANALW83.9%1.500.902.308.101.800.300.700.300.000.000.000.002.702.400.000.00-0.1032.0037.8020.70
Dylan Larkin
DETC86.1%1.301.402.705.901.400.501.100.400.000.000.000.0023.0016.900.000.000.1040.4048.4020.60
Wyatt Johnston
DALC87.9%1.400.902.306.301.501.100.800.600.000.000.000.009.8011.000.000.00-0.1040.1041.6020.60
Nick Schmaltz
UTARW78.4%1.400.702.106.400.701.500.700.300.000.000.000.0012.3015.600.000.000.4040.5051.3020.30
Nick Suzuki
MONC87.4%0.701.602.304.301.601.200.500.300.000.000.000.0018.0016.200.000.001.1041.4042.3020.10
Jack Hughes
NJC86.6%0.801.402.307.300.101.100.300.200.000.000.000.005.4013.900.000.000.0043.9043.0020.10
Brady Tkachuk
OTTLW85.4%0.801.602.407.206.300.702.200.100.000.000.000.006.104.000.000.000.1032.7045.2019.80
Kyle Connor
WPGLW87.1%1.101.102.207.201.400.600.400.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0043.0044.9018.90
Clayton Keller
UTALW86.4%0.502.202.704.500.100.800.900.100.000.000.000.000.400.300.000.000.4039.5047.4018.80
Tim Stutzle
OTTC86.8%0.901.602.504.902.301.200.900.200.000.000.100.007.606.800.000.000.1038.9048.7018.70
Alex Tuch
BUFRW85.0%1.000.801.806.001.702.101.000.200.000.000.100.002.702.400.000.000.7038.4051.0018.20
Jimmy Snuggerud
STLRW50.6%1.101.202.205.001.401.400.500.100.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.000.5035.1042.6018.20
Cole Caufield
MONLW87.8%1.000.601.606.801.000.300.400.300.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.000.9036.9040.4018.00
Sidney Crosby
PITC86.1%0.601.902.504.501.401.301.000.300.000.000.000.0020.6018.400.000.000.0037.8044.0017.90
Adrian Kempe
LARW87.4%1.400.501.906.102.300.701.300.100.000.000.000.001.101.600.000.000.3038.3045.7017.90
Jake Guentzel
TBLW87.0%0.901.001.906.100.700.701.300.200.000.000.000.006.607.000.000.000.4042.9046.3017.90
Nikolaj Ehlers
CARLW76.3%0.701.402.105.800.500.500.400.300.000.000.000.000.100.500.000.000.2032.3039.2017.80
Alex DeBrincat
DETLW87.1%0.900.901.806.601.300.900.400.400.000.000.000.000.400.800.000.000.3037.3043.9017.60
William Nylander
TORRW85.7%1.001.302.405.100.601.000.500.200.000.000.000.001.301.200.000.00-0.5041.7045.4017.50
Rickard Rakell
PITLW68.2%1.000.601.607.001.301.600.300.200.000.000.000.004.207.600.000.00-0.1037.1042.2017.40
Leo Carlsson
ANAC81.2%1.100.601.706.800.601.000.500.100.000.000.100.0013.7014.600.000.000.1039.0043.5017.30
Dylan Guenther
UTARW86.6%0.901.202.105.501.900.600.700.200.000.000.000.000.300.500.000.000.1035.9044.9017.10
David Pastrnak
BOSRW88.0%0.401.602.005.802.401.101.600.200.000.000.000.000.000.300.000.000.1040.0041.9017.00
Dylan Holloway
STLLW74.3%0.901.001.905.703.200.900.500.100.000.000.000.000.500.700.000.000.5037.7043.8017.00
Juraj Slafkovsky
MONRW83.4%0.501.502.005.002.701.101.000.300.000.000.000.000.401.100.000.000.3039.1040.0016.70
Matvei Michkov
PHIRW66.6%0.901.402.305.000.600.501.500.100.000.000.000.000.000.100.000.000.0029.8039.8016.40
Morgan Geekie
BOSLW80.8%1.400.301.804.301.601.600.500.300.000.000.000.000.901.300.000.00-0.1035.4038.9016.30
Jake Debrusk
VANRW36.7%1.100.501.606.701.601.100.300.500.000.000.000.000.400.200.000.00-0.6035.5044.9016.10
Tage Thompson
BUFC87.9%0.900.701.506.702.801.400.700.100.000.000.000.009.309.100.000.00-0.2038.4045.0016.00
Logan Stankoven
CARC44.2%1.100.902.004.601.300.700.500.100.000.000.000.0011.4015.200.000.000.4033.0038.7016.00
Connor Bedard
CHIC87.6%0.401.401.906.700.601.401.200.200.000.000.000.0013.8011.200.000.00-0.4042.4042.9016.00
Patrick Kane
DETRW59.2%0.601.602.204.500.500.400.500.100.000.000.000.000.300.700.000.000.1035.9042.6015.90
Tom Wilson
WASRW81.4%0.601.301.904.103.901.502.300.200.000.000.000.000.200.300.000.000.5037.8045.0015.70
Joshua Norris
BUFC42.3%0.701.201.903.801.701.500.800.100.000.000.000.0013.6014.600.000.000.5031.6040.7015.60
Mikko Rantanen
DALRW87.0%0.601.502.003.801.900.902.200.200.000.000.000.001.002.600.000.000.0040.2041.7015.50
Artemi Panarin
LALW85.9%0.601.502.104.700.100.400.500.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1040.6045.7015.40
Trevor Zegras
PHILW75.2%0.901.102.003.701.601.201.200.200.000.000.000.004.608.100.000.000.0037.1043.2015.40
Kirill Marchenko
CLBRW86.4%0.600.901.506.302.600.900.900.200.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.000.2040.4042.5015.30
Bryan Rust
PITRW76.3%0.800.901.704.001.001.800.500.200.000.000.000.000.000.400.000.000.0037.9046.0015.20
Alex Ovechkin
WASLW82.7%0.600.901.507.603.300.400.600.100.000.000.000.000.000.200.000.00-0.1034.6038.6015.20
Ryan O'Reilly
NSHC70.4%0.301.501.804.000.802.100.600.100.000.000.100.0016.4013.000.000.000.2042.2048.4015.10
Anthony Cirelli
TBC52.1%0.900.401.403.501.501.901.000.100.000.000.100.0014.0019.400.000.001.3035.5045.5015.10
Quinton Byfield
LAC60.0%1.000.601.605.602.001.101.200.100.000.000.000.0012.3014.700.000.000.0040.4050.7015.00
Alex Laferriere
LARW52.7%0.701.001.706.106.900.800.400.100.000.000.000.004.004.700.000.000.1039.5048.6015.00
Troy Terry
ANARW66.2%0.301.101.407.200.400.700.400.000.000.000.100.000.100.300.000.000.3037.7043.5014.90
Pavel Dorofeyev
LVRW82.0%0.900.501.405.600.300.800.500.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.1034.5041.1014.80
Steven Stamkos
NSHC77.7%0.900.501.406.201.800.901.200.400.000.000.000.0011.705.900.000.00-0.4038.0042.6014.60
Dylan Cozens
OTTC77.0%0.501.201.705.703.900.501.300.300.000.000.000.0010.809.700.000.00-0.2033.7046.2014.50
Logan Cooley
UTAC78.7%0.801.001.803.801.901.100.700.200.000.000.100.0010.8014.200.000.000.1036.3044.7014.40
Zachary Benson
BUFLW33.0%0.601.001.604.401.100.900.900.000.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.000.9031.2041.6014.40
Anthony Mantha
PITRW45.1%1.000.801.803.401.000.900.900.200.000.000.000.000.400.600.000.000.2030.3035.8014.30
Jason Zucker
BUFLW32.1%0.801.101.904.301.400.700.600.300.000.000.000.001.101.600.000.00-0.2031.5037.9014.30
Anton Frondell
CHIC35.2%0.600.901.505.702.201.700.800.100.000.000.000.006.209.900.000.00-0.2036.6043.8014.30
Brock Nelson
COLC76.1%0.401.001.403.700.402.900.900.300.000.000.000.0017.5018.900.000.000.3039.2049.0014.20
Mika Zibanejad
NYRC84.4%0.401.501.904.302.901.400.400.400.000.000.100.0014.5012.300.000.00-0.6041.7048.0014.20
Gabriel Vilardi
WPGRW74.8%0.801.302.103.400.200.400.600.300.000.000.000.000.701.100.000.00-0.2036.5039.2014.20
Ryan Leonard
WASRW45.4%0.900.601.505.004.200.901.000.100.000.000.000.000.100.100.000.000.1029.7037.5014.20
Viktor Arvidsson
BOSRW29.9%0.501.001.504.100.601.300.700.100.000.000.000.000.100.300.000.000.7029.9036.9014.00
Mitch Marner
LVRW85.8%0.301.301.604.500.501.000.500.100.000.000.000.003.705.800.000.000.3040.4045.6014.00
Robert Thomas
STLC76.6%0.501.301.802.700.200.800.700.100.000.000.100.0017.7014.500.000.000.8038.8045.7014.00
Mason McTavish
ANAC56.3%0.900.801.705.102.400.800.900.200.000.000.000.008.308.600.000.00-0.4029.3036.0014.00
Matt Duchene
DALC59.2%0.301.702.004.300.900.600.300.200.000.000.000.0010.508.800.000.000.0034.5038.5013.90
Filip Forsberg
NSHLW85.8%0.700.701.404.802.201.300.900.300.000.000.000.000.100.500.000.000.0038.5043.1013.90
Shane Pinto
OTTC48.4%0.900.701.604.002.901.501.300.100.000.000.100.0010.509.700.000.000.1037.3052.2013.90
Mathew Barzal
NYIRW75.9%0.201.201.504.800.401.601.100.000.000.000.000.002.806.100.000.000.3042.1041.1013.70
Drake Batherson
OTTRW82.3%0.601.301.903.502.700.700.800.300.000.000.000.000.600.100.000.00-0.2033.7043.5013.70
Tyson Foerster
PHILW30.6%0.800.401.204.401.902.100.800.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.4034.5045.2013.70
Nico Hischier
NJC82.9%0.700.901.604.600.700.700.600.300.000.000.000.0021.8020.100.000.00-0.2040.5045.3013.50
John Tavares
TORC85.5%0.801.302.004.102.000.700.800.300.000.000.000.0022.2016.100.000.00-0.8038.0042.5013.40
Jackson Blake
CARRW36.3%0.301.601.904.000.201.001.000.100.000.000.000.000.000.100.000.000.1033.9038.9013.40
Taylor Hall
CARLW17.9%0.801.001.803.701.300.500.800.100.000.000.000.000.400.800.000.000.2031.7037.9013.30
Lucas Raymond
DETRW84.7%0.301.401.703.800.900.600.600.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.1037.8045.4013.20
Adam Fantilli
CLBC80.2%0.700.801.505.203.701.200.900.100.000.000.000.0013.6013.200.000.00-0.4040.4041.7013.20
Kirill Kaprizov
MINLW87.1%1.000.501.404.000.900.600.400.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.2021.6019.8013.10
Artturi Lehkonen
COLLW58.8%0.600.701.304.301.001.000.600.000.000.000.000.000.000.300.000.000.7037.7047.0013.00
Ivan Barbashev
LVLW53.6%0.501.301.803.302.800.800.300.000.000.000.000.000.100.700.000.000.4032.4041.7013.00
Will Smith
SJRW74.1%0.601.001.604.401.000.500.500.200.000.000.000.000.400.500.000.000.0037.1039.6013.00
Igor Chernyshov
SJLW26.9%0.900.601.503.601.601.200.300.100.000.000.000.000.500.500.000.000.1027.7033.8013.00
Pavel Zacha
BOSC56.7%0.801.001.802.801.500.600.700.300.000.000.000.0017.5010.900.000.000.1031.5038.8012.90
Bo Horvat
NYIC82.2%0.600.601.205.000.800.700.800.200.000.000.000.0019.2018.600.000.000.3042.2046.8012.90
Beckett Sennecke
ANARW64.7%0.501.001.506.002.100.301.500.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.2037.3043.3012.90
Porter Martone
PHIRW38.7%0.600.801.404.103.001.000.900.200.000.000.000.003.403.700.000.000.2034.2043.2012.90
Boone Jenner
CLBC30.8%0.600.601.105.004.702.201.200.000.000.000.000.0010.007.900.000.000.1031.6042.0012.80
Yegor Chinakhov
PITRW27.0%0.501.301.803.900.600.900.300.100.000.000.000.000.000.100.000.00-0.1029.4037.7012.80
Mavrik Bourque
DALRW23.8%0.800.701.504.702.500.400.500.000.000.000.000.002.903.400.000.000.1034.0039.3012.80
Vasily Podkolzin
EDMLW25.3%0.700.401.104.005.702.501.100.000.000.000.000.000.900.800.000.000.5032.5041.2012.80
Mikael Granlund
ANAC41.2%0.401.001.404.601.102.000.500.300.000.000.000.0014.6012.100.000.00-0.3040.7044.5012.70
Elias Pettersson
VANC76.0%0.201.201.404.401.602.700.500.100.000.000.000.0017.5018.700.000.00-0.6039.2046.8012.70
Mason Marchment
CLBLW37.9%0.501.001.503.902.400.801.500.100.000.000.000.000.200.600.000.000.6036.1040.4012.70
Matthew Boldy
MINRW86.1%0.600.801.403.800.800.900.500.200.000.000.100.000.701.400.000.000.3019.6019.4012.70

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