2025-26 NHL WAR: the wins every player adds

WAR — wins above replacement — adds up everything a player brings: even-strength offense and defense, power play and penalty kill, shooting, penalties, and for goalies the goals saved above expected. It compares that to what a replacement-level player would provide, then converts it to wins.

How it's calculated →

Top forward

5.6WARNathan MacKinnon

COL · 80 GP

Top defenseman

4.3WARMatthew Schaefer

NYI · 82 GP

Top goalie

7.6WARLogan Thompson

WSH · 58 GP

#	Player
1	Logan ThompsonWSH · G	58	3,445	+7.64	+40.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	+36.9
2	Jeremy SwaymanBOS · G	55	3,235	+5.63	+29.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	+26.3
3	Nathan MacKinnonCOL · F	80	1,701	+5.56	+29.4	+11.2	-2.3	+2.9	0.0	+10.9	+1.4	—
4	Ilya SorokinNYI · G	55	3,226	+5.55	+29.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	+26.0
5	Cole CaufieldMTL · F	81	1,413	+5.41	+28.7	+4.5	+0.8	+1.2	0.0	+16.3	+1.5	—
6	Connor McDavidEDM · F	82	1,805	+5.12	+27.1	+10.7	-0.6	+3.9	+0.7	+1.2	+5.6	—
7	Jason RobertsonDAL · F	82	1,578	+4.88	+25.8	+7.2	+0.8	+3.4	0.0	+8.2	+1.4	—
8	Nikita KucherovTBL · F	76	1,467	+4.85	+25.7	+8.3	-1.9	+1.4	0.0	+12.1	+1.2	—
9	Scott WedgewoodCOL · G	45	2,549	+4.79	+25.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	+22.9
10	Andrei VasilevskiyTBL · G	58	3,431	+4.52	+23.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	+20.7
11	Matthew SchaeferNYI · D	82	1,912	+4.27	+22.6	+7.2	-0.1	+0.3	-0.5	+8.2	+3.4	—
12	Macklin CelebriniSJS · F	83	1,669	+4.20	+22.3	+3.2	+0.2	+1.6	+0.1	+9.8	+2.2	—
13	Morgan GeekieBOS · F	81	1,353	+4.03	+21.4	-0.3	-0.7	+1.3	0.0	+15.5	+1.4	—
14	Filip ForsbergNSH · F	82	1,479	+3.92	+20.8	+1.9	+0.2	+1.0	0.0	+12.4	+0.7	—
15	Mitch MarnerVGK · F	81	1,548	+3.92	+20.7	+2.7	+1.6	+2.7	+0.6	+7.2	+1.0	—
16	Jet GreavesCBJ · G	55	3,276	+3.89	+20.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	+17.1
17	Zach WerenskiCBJ · D	75	1,930	+3.88	+20.6	+8.0	+2.1	+0.2	-0.2	+5.9	+0.5	—
18	Igor ShesterkinNYR · G	51	3,024	+3.88	+20.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	+17.4
19	Martin NecasCOL · F	78	1,612	+3.87	+20.5	+3.8	-1.6	+0.2	0.0	+10.4	+2.7	—
20	Leon DraisaitlEDM · F	65	1,341	+3.71	+19.6	+4.5	-0.4	+1.8	+0.1	+9.8	-0.3	—
21	Evan BouchardEDM · D	82	1,949	+3.66	+19.4	+6.8	+1.5	+2.6	+0.2	+3.8	+0.3	—
22	Drake BathersonOTT · F	79	1,315	+3.65	+19.4	+1.8	+1.3	+1.7	0.0	+9.6	+0.9	—
23	Moritz SeiderDET · D	82	2,007	+3.49	+18.5	+4.7	+8.6	+1.4	+0.1	+0.2	-1.0	—
24	Matt BoldyMIN · F	76	1,498	+3.43	+18.2	+1.9	-0.1	-0.1	+0.5	+9.5	+1.7	—
25	Kirill KaprizovMIN · F	78	1,668	+3.39	+18.0	+3.4	+0.3	+1.5	0.0	+6.9	+0.7	—
26	Brock NelsonCOL · F	81	1,527	+3.37	+17.9	+4.4	+1.9	+0.5	+0.6	+5.4	+0.3	—
27	Artemi PanarinLAK · F	78	1,552	+3.36	+17.8	+4.5	+0.3	+1.8	0.0	+5.1	+1.2	—
28	Jakub DobesMTL · G	43	2,526	+3.27	+17.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	+14.6
29	Jack EichelVGK · F	75	1,506	+3.25	+17.2	+4.6	-0.1	+1.7	+0.3	+4.2	+1.9	—
30	Spencer KnightCHI · G	55	3,294	+3.24	+17.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	+13.6
31	Mark StoneVGK · F	61	1,108	+3.22	+17.0	+1.1	+3.0	+2.8	+0.1	+4.4	+2.2	—
32	Nikolaj EhlersCAR · F	82	1,310	+3.21	+17.0	+2.8	+2.1	+0.2	0.0	+6.1	+1.7	—
33	Mark ScheifeleWPG · F	82	1,694	+3.20	+16.9	+4.8	-5.0	+0.9	+0.0	+8.9	+2.0	—
34	Cutter GauthierANA · F	76	1,259	+3.19	+16.9	+1.9	-0.5	-0.6	+0.0	+11.5	+0.5	—
35	Robert ThomasSTL · F	64	1,163	+3.18	+16.9	+3.0	+1.3	+0.3	+0.0	+9.3	-0.7	—
36	Pavel DorofeyevVGK · F	83	1,389	+3.18	+16.9	-0.2	+2.3	+2.9	0.0	+8.1	-0.7	—
37	Devin CooleyCGY · G	31	1,718	+3.14	+16.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	+14.7
38	Dylan GuentherUTA · F	79	1,319	+3.12	+16.5	+3.0	-2.2	+0.8	0.0	+11.5	-0.7	—
39	Wyatt JohnstonDAL · F	82	1,573	+3.11	+16.5	+3.5	-3.8	+3.0	-0.2	+8.9	0.0	—
40	Steven StamkosNSH · F	82	1,388	+3.09	+16.4	+2.4	-0.4	+0.3	0.0	+10.9	-1.2	—
41	Leo CarlssonANA · F	70	1,278	+3.05	+16.2	+3.4	-0.5	+1.4	-0.1	+5.6	+2.4	—
42	Brandon HagelTBL · F	71	1,340	+2.99	+15.8	+8.3	+0.4	+0.2	-0.4	+2.1	+1.0	—
43	Anthony ManthaPIT · F	81	1,183	+2.91	+15.4	+0.3	-1.5	-0.4	0.0	+13.5	-0.2	—
44	Jake SandersonOTT · D	67	1,596	+2.91	+15.4	+2.4	+2.8	-0.1	+1.7	+4.2	+1.0	—
45	Alex DeBrincatDET · F	82	1,443	+2.91	+15.4	+5.1	+0.1	+2.6	0.0	+2.2	+0.9	—
46	Sidney CrosbyPIT · F	68	1,248	+2.90	+15.4	+2.0	-0.9	+1.5	0.0	+9.0	-0.2	—
47	Lane HutsonMTL · D	82	1,881	+2.88	+15.3	+8.6	+2.1	-0.3	-0.0	+0.1	+0.7	—
48	Darren RaddyshTBL · D	73	1,587	+2.88	+15.2	+3.9	+0.8	+0.9	+0.1	+8.4	-2.4	—
49	Lucas RaymondDET · F	80	1,427	+2.85	+15.1	+2.1	+0.4	+0.9	+0.1	+4.6	+2.5	—
50	Kyle ConnorWPG · F	82	1,696	+2.85	+15.1	+2.6	-1.8	+1.1	+0.1	+6.3	+1.5	—

PickALeague calculation from the play-by-play and on-ice shifts of all 1312 regular-season games (NHL data).