All 32 teams · updated Oct 2

League overview

Most common need

Playmaking

14 teams graded Need or Thin

Second most common need

Power play

14 teams graded Need or Thin

Deepest league-wide

Goal scoring

14 teams graded Solid or Surplus

Teams with $8M+ space

Buyers with room to absorb a contract

Team needs & surpluses

Built from each roster's results

Team	Goals	Creation	Physical	5v5 D	PP	PK	Goalie	Space
Anaheim Ducks	Solid	Solid		Need	Thin	Thin	Thin	$-5.654M
Boston Bruins	Solid	Solid	Surplus	Thin	Solid	Thin	Surplus	$5.243M
Buffalo Sabres	Surplus	Surplus	Thin		Thin	Solid	Solid	$7.596M
Calgary Flames	Need	Need		Thin	Need	Solid	Solid	$13.725M
Carolina Hurricanes	Surplus	Solid	Need	Surplus	Solid	Solid		$9.194M
Chicago Blackhawks	Need	Need	Need	Need	Need	Surplus		$7.602M
Colorado Avalanche	Surplus	Surplus	Need	Surplus	Thin	Surplus	Surplus	$1.222M
Columbus Blue Jackets					Thin	Thin		$-1.905M
Dallas Stars	Solid	Solid		Solid	Surplus	Solid	Solid	$-537K
Detroit Red Wings	Thin	Thin		Thin	Solid	Thin		$14.751M
Edmonton Oilers	Surplus	Surplus			Surplus	Thin	Need	$1.202M
Florida Panthers		Thin	Solid		Thin	Solid	Need	$-701K
Los Angeles Kings	Need	Need		Surplus	Need	Need	Thin	$2.475M
Minnesota Wild	Solid	Solid	Solid		Surplus		Solid	$1.867M
Montréal Canadiens	Solid	Solid	Surplus	Thin	Solid		Surplus	$-191K
Nashville Predators	Thin		Need	Thin	Solid	Solid		$15.139M
New Jersey Devils	Need	Need	Thin					$5.476M
New York Islanders	Thin	Need		Thin	Need	Solid	Surplus	$6.084M
New York Rangers	Thin	Thin	Surplus	Solid	Surplus	Solid	Surplus	$-2.152M
Ottawa Senators	Solid	Solid	Solid	Surplus	Solid	Need	Need	$3.5M
Philadelphia Flyers	Thin	Thin	Surplus	Surplus	Need	Thin	Thin	$9.392M
Pittsburgh Penguins	Surplus	Surplus	Thin	Thin	Solid	Solid		$7.209M
San Jose Sharks			Solid			Thin	Need	$-1.962M
Seattle Kraken	Thin	Need			Thin	Need	Solid	$12.272M
St. Louis Blues	Thin	Thin		Solid	Thin	Thin	Thin	$1.54M
Tampa Bay Lightning	Surplus	Surplus	Thin	Solid		Surplus	Solid	$1.198M
Toronto Maple Leafs		Thin	Surplus	Need		Solid		$-4.841M
Utah Mammoth	Solid	Solid	Thin	Solid				$4.898M
Vancouver Canucks	Need	Need		Need		Need	Need	$19.704M
Vegas Golden Knights	Solid	Solid		Surplus	Solid	Solid	Need	$-8.797M
Washington Capitals				Thin	Thin		Surplus	$-1.135M
Winnipeg Jets	Thin	Thin			Thin	Thin	Thin	$1.733M

NeedThinAverageSolidSurplus

Goals: goals for per game. Creation: primary assists per game. Physical: hits and blocked shots per game. 5v5 D: expected goals against per 60 at 5v5. PP and PK: NHL power play and penalty kill percentages. Goalie: goals saved above expected per game. Prospect depth is not graded yet. Grades compare each team with the other 31, using the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons (until every team has played 20 games). Space is the cap ceiling minus NHL roster cap hits and retained salary.

Top 10 trade targets

Ranked by chatter and sentiment

Trade targets, with the teams that fit each one best, appear once sentiment scoring and our WAR estimate are in place.

Top 10 undervalued

Performance percentile minus fan sentiment

The most undervalued players appear once fan sentiment scoring is switched on.