🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

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2026-27 Projection

Marcus Foligno

MIN · Age 35.0 · 🇺🇸 USA · 6′3″, 226 lb · Draft 2009, 104th overall (BUF)
MINteam
LWposition
77position rank
219skater rank
24overall
-40offense
65peripherals

Value over replacement, based on 82 games played.
Ideal for H2H 12-team banger category leagues, 16 roster spots.

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2656 GPH223 GPH133 GPPrev 3197 GP · 3y
TOI12.8212.8512.3712.9014.65
PP TOI0.180.150.210.110.68
G121223413
A12741017
PTS2419271430
PPP23701
SOG89951168096
PIM83981148796
Hits243264267261278
Blocks5369647252

Sample: 56 GP · 621 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingLeft wing · league-wide (of 281)
offenseperipheralsvalue over replacement

Counts = projected deployment × projected /60 rate, per 82 GP. Rates regress off the process metric (ixG, shot-driving), not last year's finishing %. PP points = projected PP rate (anchored on the 2nd-half PP1 role, finishing regressed) × projected PP TOI.

Metrics worth highlighting

The charts that move this projection — where he broke from his own 3-year rate, where the season split in half, and where we’re taking the number next year
Second-half surge
iSH%
3-yr 12.6722.19Q1Q2Q3Q4

iSH% finished the year 150% above where it started (3.36 in the first half, 16.62 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Below his 3-year rate
1A/60
0.1922-2323-2424-2525-26

1A/60 ran 62% below his 3-year rate last season (0.19 against 0.51).

Above his 3-year rate
Blks/60
3.3822-2323-2424-2525-26

Blks/60 ran 41% above his 3-year rate last season (3.38 against 2.40).

Second-half surge
SOG/60
3-yr 4.776.31Q1Q2Q3Q4

SOG/60 finished the year 27% above where it started (5.12 in the first half, 6.50 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Picked automatically from every chart on this card, ranked by how far each number moved. Each claim is measured off the chart drawn beside it.

Similar & complementary players

Similar makeup Forward
Closest across all seven categories — match % is the whole-profile fit
  • Adam KlapkaRW · Calgary Flames96% match
    shared: Hits, PIM, Blocks
  • Mark KastelicC,RW · Boston Bruins96% match
    shared: PIM, Hits, Blocks
  • Mathieu OlivierRW · Columbus Blue Jackets96% match
    shared: Hits, PIM, Blocks
  • Tanner JeannotLW,RW · Boston Bruins95% match
    shared: Hits, PIM, Blocks
Complementary Forward
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Marcus Foligno is weak or average, light where he’s strong
  • Jack HughesC,LW · New Jersey Devilscovers 4
    fills: SOG, PPP, A, G
  • Jack EichelC · Vegas Golden Knightscovers 4
    fills: SOG, A, PPP, G
  • Artemi PanarinLW · Los Angeles Kingscovers 4
    fills: A, PPP, SOG, G
  • William NylanderRW · Toronto Maple Leafscovers 4
    fills: PPP, SOG, G, A
Profile shape — per-82 category values vs the league p99 for the position (same scale as the hero bars)
This player
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
the profile below
vs Similar
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
similar players hug the shape
vs Complementary
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
complements fill the gaps

Deployment

Deployment projection — next-year TOI & PP TOI vs the last two years (the role that drives every count)
Coaching
2026-27 · John Hynes (MIN)
Last year: John Hynes full season — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI12.8212.8514.65-12%
5v5 TOI10.9211.1012.07-8%
PP TOI0.180.150.68-78%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 13 · 15 · 8
TOI*
3-yr 14.6512.23Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 12.0710.70Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 0.680.10Q1Q2Q3Q4
*Total TOI by quarter reconstructs 5v5+PP quarterly totals plus a held-flat season PK/GP — NST has no all-strength quarterly export. Level is accurate; quarter-to-quarter movement comes from 5v5+PP.
By season — year over year
TOI
12.8222-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
10.9222-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
0.1822-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

Shooting — volume & conversion

How much and how well he shoots — volume (SOG), finishing (% vs chance quality), and the individual shot-quality funnel (iCF ⊇ iSCF ⊇ iHDCF).

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
SOG/605.415.504.77+15%
G/600.550.480.60-21%
iSH%10.238.7312.67-31%
ixG/600.670.61+9%
iCF/609.179.08+1%
iSCF/605.795.88-1%
iHDCF/603.283.48-6%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 13 · 15 · 8
SOG/60
3-yr 4.776.31Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 12.6722.19Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.610.76Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 9.088.41Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 5.884.91Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 3.483.51Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
5.5022-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
8.7322-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.6722-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
9.1722-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
5.7922-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
3.2822-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
1222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
8922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
TailwindGoals projected UP: iSH% cratered to 8.7% vs 12.7% 3-yr while 5v5 ixG/60 0.67 (57th pct league-wide) held/rose — the chances say the finishing rebounds toward 10.2%, lifting the goal rate ~15%.
TailwindShot volume up 15% (5v5 SOG/60 5.50 vs 4.77) — volume is the repeatable half, so this raises the goal ceiling.
RiskAge 35 — modest past-prime drag on scoring rates.

Assists — playmaking & on-ice offense

Primary vs secondary helpers, plus the on-ice offense and luck signals underneath them.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
on-ice SH%6.164.878.25-41%
IPP69.9171.8567.54+6%
1A/600.330.190.51-62%
2A/600.340.290.35-18%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 13 · 15 · 8
1A/60
3-yr 0.510.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.350.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.1922-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.2922-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
1222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
2422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextAssist environment looks normal (on-ice SH% 4.9%, IPP 71.9%).

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI0.180.150.68-78%
PP iSH%21.0050.000.00
PP SOG/6035.8828.928.95+223%
PP ixG/606.231.78+251%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 13 · 15 · 8
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 0.680.10Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 8.9575.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 1.7819.17Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
0.1522-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
28.9222-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
6.2322-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. PPG and PPA are the 2 halves of the PPP above them, split by the projection's own goal/assist mix. PP-only, so the halves are exact.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
TailwindPP role projected up: 0.1→0.2 PP TOI/gp (reverts toward the 3-yr 0.7) — the biggest PPP lever.
TailwindPP chance quality up (PP ixG/60 6.23 vs 1.78) — a real process gain, the kind that sustains PP points.

Physical — PIM · hits · blocks

Peripheral counting categories. Noisier and scorer-biased — read as role over the years, not pure talent.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PIMs/605.476.274.94+27%
Hits/6015.9817.1816.29+5%
Blks/602.993.382.40+41%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 13 · 15 · 8
PIMs/60
3-yr 4.946.31Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 16.2919.63Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 2.402.80Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
6.2722-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
17.1822-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
3.3822-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
8322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
24322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
5322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
TailwindElite hits volume (96th pct) and role-stable — a bankable hits floor (15.98/60 projected).
RiskBlocks tailing off: Q4 2.80/60 and 2nd-half 3.08 below the 3.38 season rate — projected DOWN to 2.99/60, weighting the recent decline over the 2.40 3-yr mark.
TailwindFights / takes majors (0.48/60) — a real PIM source, valuable in banger and PIM formats.