🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

Overview

@HockeyBangers

2026-27 Projection

Mark Stone

VGK · Age 34.2 · 🇨🇦 Canada · 6′3″, 217 lb · Draft 2010, 178th overall (OTT)
VGKteam
RWposition
30position rank
84skater rank
75overall
60offense
15peripherals

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

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2660 GPH237 GPH123 GPPrev 3165 GP · 3y
TOI19.0419.2118.2317.6419.34
PP TOI3.323.463.363.613.02
G2838364226
A5461557253
PTS821009111478
PPP2937295024
SOG170176159204179
PIM151220023
Hits4542444049
Blocks5764744951

Sample: 60 GP · 803 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingRight wing · league-wide (of 273)
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 12.1020.04Q1Q2Q3Q4

iSH% finished the year 103% above where it started (11.10 in the first half, 22.52 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Above his 3-year rate
PP ixG/60
3.6922-2323-2424-2525-26

PP ixG/60 ran 99% above his 3-year rate last season (3.69 against 1.85).

Second-half surge
Blks/60
3-yr 2.062.62Q1Q2Q3Q4

Blks/60 finished the year 71% above where it started (1.77 in the first half, 3.04 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

We project it down
G
2822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

We’re projecting goals 26% below last season, 38 to 28.

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
  • Nick SuzukiC · Montreal Canadiens89% match
    shared: PPP, A, Blocks, G
  • Mitch MarnerC,LW,RW · Vegas Golden Knights84% match
    shared: A, PPP, Blocks
  • Nico HischierC · New Jersey Devils83% match
    shared: Blocks, G, PPP, A
  • Mika ZibanejadC,RW · New York Rangers83% match
    shared: PPP, A, Blocks, G
Complementary Forward
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Mark Stone is weak or average, light where he’s strong
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 · Ryan Craig (VGK) new voice
Last year: Bruce Cassidy Q1-Q4 · fired Mar 29 → John Tortorella final 8 games · Q4 — in-season change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI19.0419.2119.34-1%
5v5 TOI13.3413.3813.97-4%
PP TOI3.323.463.02+14%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  6 · 17 · 20 · 17
TOI*
3-yr 19.3418.51Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 13.9713.48Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 3.023.86Q1Q2Q3Q4
*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
19.0422-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
13.3422-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
3.3222-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

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/605.586.056.69-10%
G/600.801.050.81+30%
iSH%14.3117.3612.10+43%
ixG/600.800.82-2%
iCF/6011.7311.82-1%
iSCF/607.408.02-8%
iHDCF/603.894.06-4%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  6 · 17 · 20 · 17
SOG/60
3-yr 6.695.24Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 12.1020.04Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.820.86Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 11.8211.52Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 8.027.86Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 4.063.40Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
6.0522-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
17.3622-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.8022-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
11.7322-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
7.4022-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
3.8922-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
2822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
17022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
RiskGoals projected DOWN: iSH% ran hot at 17.4% vs a 12.1% 3-yr mark while 5v5 ixG/60 0.80 (76th pct league-wide) was flat — finishing, not process. Regressing iSH% toward 14.3% pulls the goal rate ~24% down.
ContextTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 fell from 1.02 (1st half) to 0.70 (2nd).
RiskAge 34 — 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%11.0012.189.85+24%
IPP67.3066.0469.34-5%
1A/600.860.900.78+15%
2A/600.530.520.60-13%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  6 · 17 · 20 · 17
1A/60
3-yr 0.780.52Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.600.26Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.9022-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.5222-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
5422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
8222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
RiskOn-ice SH% hot at 12.2% vs a 9.9% 3-yr mark — teammate finishing regresses (~8% is league-normal), so some assists come off.

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI3.323.463.02+14%
PP iSH%19.4724.2815.99+52%
PP SOG/6010.3610.719.02+19%
PP ixG/603.691.85+99%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  6 · 17 · 20 · 17
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 3.023.86Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 9.0213.70Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 1.854.91Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
3.4622-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
10.7122-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
3.6922-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
2922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
2022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
ContextPP role steady at ~3.3 PP TOI/gp.
TailwindPP chance quality up (PP ixG/60 3.69 vs 1.85) — 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/600.660.670.73-8%
Hits/602.172.092.21-5%
Blks/602.452.622.06+27%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  6 · 17 · 20 · 17
PIMs/60
3-yr 0.730.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 2.213.40Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 2.062.62Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
0.6722-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
2.0922-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
2.6222-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
1522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
4522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
5722-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
TailwindHits surging late: Q4 3.40/60 and 2nd-half 2.24 vs a 2.09 season rate (2.21 3-yr) (25th pct league-wide) — reads as a real role/confidence step, so projected UP to 2.17/60, weighting the finish over the 3-yr baseline.
TailwindBlocks surging late: Q4 2.62/60 and 2nd-half 3.04 vs a 2.62 season rate (2.06 3-yr) (52nd pct league-wide) — reads as a real role/confidence step, so projected UP to 2.45/60, weighting the finish over the 3-yr baseline.
TailwindFights / takes majors (0.07/60) — a real PIM source, valuable in banger and PIM formats.