NHL Rank: From 1 to 100, who will be the best players in 2026-27?
22
2025–26 · player profile

Kevin
Fiala.

LAK· L· Shoots L· 6'0" / 205 lbs· Age 30· St. Gallen, CHE
Kevin Fiala
GP
56
G
18
A
22
PTS
40
+/–
-11
TOI/GP
—

Value Model

Edgework action value · 2025–26
Prices established production (two seasons)at the market’s own pay curve, in today’s cap dollars — not term, growth, aging, or negotiation. How this works
Contract Surplus
−$5.4Moverpaid
Produces like #150 of 250 priced forwards over two seasons (5:3 blend of Season impact), paid like the #58 — $7.9M (#47 restated).
market pays $4.5M at that rank vs $9.9M in 2026-27 dollars
2025-26 alone: #193 of 249
AAV $7.9M · 9.7% of cap at signing · $9.9M in 2026-27 dollars
Net contribution
−0.7goals vs avg · 5v5+0.03net (σ)
#128 of 249 forwards
≈ ~−0.1 wins vs positional average
5v5 zone-rate vs position peers
Season impact
+16.1
#193 of 249 forwards
total action value, all strengths
Offensive contribution
0.94
#149 of 249 forwards
Defensive contribution
0.02
#123 of 249 forwards
Shooting
0.88
Playmaking
0.11
Shot-blocking
0.09
RAPM net · 3-yr
+0.58

Positional Value

vs position peers
Projected · 2026-27Net Contribution
37thpercentile among
projected wingers
Rank 83 of 132 wingersproj +0
Data · NHL EDGE
EDGE data refreshed recentlyCached · 12 hours