NHL WAR LEADERBOARD

NHL WAR (Wins Above Replacement) Leaders for the 2025-26 season. This table shows the top 100 NHL players ranked by WAR, including their team, position, games played, time on ice, and WAR component breakdown. Last updated: Sep 27, 2026, 4:50 PM PT.
#	Player	Season	Position	Team	GP	TOI	EVO WAR	EVD WAR	PP WAR	PK WAR	Shoot WAR	WAR
1	Nathan MacKinnon	25-26	F	COL	80	1709:15	3.69	-0.37	1.42	0.00	2.69	7.70
2	Connor McDavid	25-26	F	EDM	82	1817:39	3.20	-0.47	1.03	0.26	1.42	6.80
3	Cole Caufield	25-26	F	MTL	81	1424:20	1.51	-0.45	0.50	-0.00	3.83	5.75
4	Jason Robertson	25-26	F	DAL	82	1594:52	1.90	0.15	1.04	-0.00	2.07	5.50
5	Leon Draisaitl	25-26	F	EDM	65	1348:14	2.11	-0.14	0.64	0.03	2.47	5.08
6	Nikita Kucherov	25-26	F	T.B	76	1470:46	2.15	-0.70	0.40	0.00	2.77	4.97
7	Macklin Celebrini	25-26	F	S.J	82	1678:34	1.24	0.08	0.46	0.02	2.21	4.53
8	Zach Werenski	25-26	D	CBJ	75	1934:57	2.05	0.28	0.01	0.01	1.50	4.48
9	Morgan Geekie	25-26	F	BOS	81	1360:41	0.48	-0.17	0.58	-0.00	3.22	4.44
10	Robert Thomas	25-26	F	STL	64	1170:13	1.64	0.39	0.38	-0.02	1.84	4.22
11	Evan Bouchard	25-26	D	EDM	82	1961:55	1.92	0.50	0.45	-0.07	0.80	4.19
12	Kirill Kaprizov	25-26	F	MIN	78	1673:01	1.64	-0.11	0.45	-0.00	1.93	4.11
13	Wyatt Johnston	25-26	F	DAL	82	1587:07	1.69	-1.03	0.83	-0.07	2.56	4.04
14	Matthew Schaefer	25-26	D	NYI	82	1921:10	1.52	0.39	-0.12	-0.16	1.22	4.03
15	Mark Stone	25-26	F	VGK	60	1110:22	0.87	0.60	0.72	-0.01	1.34	4.02
16	Moritz Seider	25-26	D	DET	82	2028:11	1.08	2.18	0.02	-0.05	0.39	3.95
17	Matt Boldy	25-26	F	MIN	76	1506:13	0.97	-0.10	0.09	0.10	2.29	3.76
18	Alex DeBrincat	25-26	F	DET	82	1459:53	1.91	-0.07	0.64	0.00	1.05	3.75
19	Filip Forsberg	25-26	F	NSH	82	1482:30	0.57	-0.15	0.47	-0.00	2.62	3.70
20	Dylan Guenther	25-26	F	UTA	79	1323:52	0.81	-0.33	0.39	-0.00	2.90	3.67
21	Brock Nelson	25-26	F	COL	81	1532:21	1.00	0.43	-0.05	0.11	1.98	3.60
22	Jake Guentzel	25-26	F	T.B	81	1574:38	0.92	-0.31	1.02	-0.11	1.82	3.56
23	Mitch Marner	25-26	F	VGK	81	1557:03	0.54	0.22	0.69	0.11	1.65	3.54
24	Artemi Panarin	25-26	F	NYR/L.A	78	1560:54	1.14	-0.22	0.98	-0.00	1.24	3.51
25	Nikolaj Ehlers	25-26	F	CAR	82	1316:47	1.01	0.19	0.09	-0.00	1.80	3.49
26	Drake Batherson	25-26	F	OTT	79	1321:18	0.51	-0.04	0.57	-0.00	2.18	3.45
27	Brandon Hagel	25-26	F	T.B	71	1339:15	1.93	-0.04	0.17	0.04	1.00	3.43
28	Lucas Raymond	25-26	F	DET	80	1437:40	0.99	-0.04	0.55	0.03	1.28	3.40
29	Jesper Bratt	25-26	F	N.J	82	1472:22	2.00	-0.15	0.71	0.10	0.41	3.40
30	Pavel Dorofeyev	25-26	F	VGK	82	1393:49	0.20	0.42	0.46	-0.00	2.39	3.36
31	Nick Schmaltz	25-26	F	UTA	82	1563:44	0.43	-0.01	0.42	0.02	2.20	3.36
32	Mark Scheifele	25-26	F	WPG	82	1694:33	1.38	-1.43	0.42	-0.00	2.50	3.36
33	Cutter Gauthier	25-26	F	ANA	76	1269:00	0.49	-0.23	0.06	0.01	2.84	3.32
34	Quinn Hughes	25-26	D	MIN/VAN	74	1985:04	2.38	-0.03	0.67	0.00	-0.82	3.31
35	Jack Eichel	25-26	F	VGK	74	1513:44	1.84	-0.15	0.14	0.04	0.95	3.27
36	Jakob Chychrun	25-26	D	WSH	80	1808:35	1.11	-0.29	0.47	0.05	1.84	3.24
37	Steven Stamkos	25-26	F	NSH	82	1393:53	0.84	-0.40	0.39	-0.00	2.61	3.23
38	Trevor Zegras	25-26	F	PHI	81	1468:17	1.69	-0.12	0.32	-0.00	1.27	3.21
39	Mika Zibanejad	25-26	F	NYR	81	1618:32	0.07	-0.10	0.46	0.22	2.39	3.17
40	Martin Necas	25-26	F	COL	78	1619:43	0.83	-0.75	0.20	-0.00	2.19	3.09
41	Gabriel Vilardi	25-26	F	WPG	82	1478:53	1.11	-0.71	0.25	0.00	1.71	3.09
42	Sidney Crosby	25-26	F	PIT	68	1257:44	0.96	-0.28	0.26	0.00	2.13	3.08
43	Lane Hutson	25-26	D	MTL	82	1896:13	1.84	0.36	0.12	-0.00	0.05	3.08
44	Adam Fox	25-26	D	NYR	55	1255:17	1.16	0.80	0.36	0.04	0.46	3.06
45	Tyler Bertuzzi	25-26	F	CHI	79	1411:19	1.28	-0.66	0.26	-0.00	1.79	3.00
46	Nick Suzuki	25-26	F	MTL	82	1627:32	0.63	0.91	0.66	0.07	0.60	2.96
47	Anthony Mantha	25-26	F	PIT	81	1190:19	0.29	-0.49	-0.10	-0.00	3.19	2.96
48	Josh Doan	25-26	F	BUF	82	1269:01	1.21	-0.05	0.37	0.00	0.94	2.91
49	Jake Sanderson	25-26	D	OTT	67	1599:00	0.47	0.54	-0.05	0.42	0.87	2.89
50	Kyle Connor	25-26	F	WPG	82	1697:09	0.81	-0.52	0.52	-0.02	1.69	2.86
51	Leo Carlsson	25-26	F	ANA	70	1291:55	0.99	-0.39	0.60	-0.02	1.22	2.85
52	Tom Wilson	25-26	F	WSH	72	1340:07	1.04	0.59	0.26	-0.21	1.18	2.85
53	Jordan Spence	25-26	D	OTT	73	1347:57	1.79	0.88	-0.02	0.01	0.15	2.77
54	Tage Thompson	25-26	F	BUF	81	1505:06	0.75	-0.86	0.33	0.00	2.18	2.77
55	Brad Marchand	25-26	F	FLA	52	881:10	0.84	-0.76	0.30	0.12	2.02	2.72
56	Sebastian Aho	25-26	F	CAR	79	1485:56	1.88	-0.35	0.44	0.19	0.41	2.70
57	John Tavares	25-26	F	TOR	82	1420:23	1.05	0.23	0.59	0.00	0.60	2.68
58	Bo Horvat	25-26	F	NYI	68	1324:14	1.41	-0.27	0.49	-0.23	1.34	2.65
59	Darren Raddysh	25-26	D	T.B	73	1593:12	0.43	0.33	0.25	0.08	1.59	2.62
60	Sam Malinski	25-26	D	COL	82	1430:27	0.98	1.21	-0.01	-0.01	0.30	2.59
61	Ivan Demidov	25-26	F	MTL	82	1223:54	1.14	0.15	0.37	-0.00	0.81	2.55
62	Clayton Keller	25-26	F	UTA	82	1508:41	1.60	0.42	0.06	-0.00	0.23	2.55
63	David Pastrnak	25-26	F	BOS	77	1530:27	1.68	-0.48	0.25	0.00	0.76	2.54
64	Pavel Zacha	25-26	F	BOS	78	1267:39	0.14	-0.25	0.57	-0.02	2.32	2.52
65	Mathew Barzal	25-26	F	NYI	81	1571:35	2.15	-0.24	0.19	0.00	0.01	2.50
66	Jack Hughes	25-26	F	N.J	61	1247:53	1.46	-0.33	0.24	0.03	0.64	2.50
67	Jackson LaCombe	25-26	D	ANA	82	1928:06	1.24	0.54	0.34	-0.04	-0.36	2.49
68	Damon Severson	25-26	D	CBJ	71	1470:54	1.07	1.24	0.00	0.03	0.24	2.48
69	Jared McCann	25-26	F	SEA	52	818:53	0.66	-0.13	0.23	-0.00	1.05	2.46
70	Alex Tuch	25-26	F	BUF	79	1446:44	0.70	0.02	-0.01	-0.08	1.96	2.46
71	Brock Faber	25-26	D	MIN	80	1930:40	0.47	0.45	-0.06	0.03	1.18	2.44
72	Denton Mateychuk	25-26	D	CBJ	75	1420:03	0.48	0.08	0.02	-0.03	1.34	2.44
73	Nico Hischier	25-26	F	N.J	82	1622:25	1.26	0.21	0.53	-0.14	0.16	2.35
74	Cody Glass	25-26	F	N.J	70	933:09	0.27	0.43	-0.03	0.04	1.53	2.35
75	Jason Zucker	25-26	F	BUF	62	948:28	0.47	-0.14	0.33	-0.00	1.50	2.34
76	Erik Karlsson	25-26	D	PIT	75	1708:37	1.01	-0.17	0.40	0.02	0.61	2.33
77	Travis Sanheim	25-26	D	PHI	81	1914:41	0.35	0.82	0.13	-0.17	0.53	2.32
78	Dylan Holloway	25-26	F	STL	59	1044:12	0.88	-0.04	0.07	-0.00	1.02	2.29
79	Kirill Marchenko	25-26	F	CBJ	76	1396:29	1.07	-0.43	0.52	0.00	1.06	2.29
80	Rasmus Dahlin	25-26	D	BUF	77	1814:13	1.20	0.28	-0.07	0.12	0.46	2.28
81	Dylan Cozens	25-26	F	OTT	82	1352:02	0.91	0.22	0.11	0.00	0.92	2.24
82	Alexis Lafrenière	25-26	F	NYR	82	1391:34	0.75	0.18	0.03	-0.00	1.02	2.24
83	Shayne Gostisbehere	25-26	D	CAR	55	1033:52	0.88	0.14	-0.05	0.00	0.86	2.22
84	Kiefer Sherwood	25-26	F	VAN/S.J	72	1207:11	0.37	-0.07	0.18	0.05	1.41	2.19
85	Ryan O'Reilly	25-26	F	NSH	81	1586:12	0.53	0.11	0.49	-0.01	1.01	2.19
86	Dylan Larkin	25-26	F	DET	74	1429:58	0.80	-0.29	0.71	-0.06	0.79	2.19
87	Brady Tkachuk	25-26	F	OTT	60	969:53	1.42	0.19	0.54	0.00	-0.24	2.17
88	Viktor Arvidsson	25-26	F	BOS	69	975:00	0.45	0.05	0.34	0.00	1.18	2.13
89	Cale Makar	25-26	D	COL	75	1803:12	-0.07	0.04	0.42	0.33	0.52	2.12
90	Blake Coleman	25-26	F	CGY	69	1159:36	0.96	0.57	-0.10	0.12	0.73	2.11
91	J.J. Moser	25-26	D	T.B	79	1672:41	0.84	0.39	-0.00	-0.09	0.24	2.11
92	Kailer Yamamoto	25-26	F	UTA	59	690:50	0.25	0.52	0.01	-0.00	1.14	2.09
93	Quinton Byfield	25-26	F	L.A	79	1530:08	1.14	-0.13	0.13	-0.13	0.63	2.09
94	Auston Matthews	25-26	F	TOR	60	1194:53	1.38	-0.04	0.28	0.08	0.13	2.09
95	Tim Stützle	25-26	F	OTT	80	1555:49	0.73	-0.88	0.00	0.11	1.44	2.08
96	Anthony Cirelli	25-26	F	T.B	71	1180:56	0.69	0.08	0.11	-0.07	1.23	2.07
97	Nate Schmidt	25-26	D	UTA	82	1595:01	1.02	0.21	-0.04	0.26	0.20	2.04
98	Parker Kelly	25-26	F	COL	82	1031:23	-0.01	0.59	-0.00	-0.52	1.82	2.03
99	Ivan Barbashev	25-26	F	VGK	82	1303:43	0.66	-0.41	-0.03	-0.00	1.27	1.96
100	William Nylander	25-26	F	TOR	65	1207:19	0.92	-1.04	-0.17	-0.00	2.13	1.96

Showing top 100 NHL players by WAR (Wins Above Replacement) for the 2025-26 season. WAR measures total player value combining even-strength offense (EVO), even-strength defense (EVD), power play (PP), penalty kill (PK), and shooting impact. Use the interactive filters above to explore all players and seasons.

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