🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

Overview

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2026-27 Projection

Victor Hedman

TBL · Age 35.6 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · 6′7″, 244 lb · Draft 2009, 2nd overall (T.B)
TBLteam
Dposition
63position rank
236skater rank
21overall
-10offense
31peripherals

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

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2633 GPH215 GPH118 GPPrev 3233 GP · 3y
TOI19.2018.8715.4821.0623.87
PP TOI1.302.271.113.803.03
G836013
A3840246354
PTS4642306367
PPP101503325
SOG132124136125188
PIM3425162752
Hits5147574170
Blocks10410993143122

Sample: 33 GP · 449 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingDefense · league-wide (of 303)
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.

Context-adjusted (▲/▼ vs the rate-model baseline): PP1 displacement by Carlson is the whole story; 5v5 role holds, so the bet is entirely on PP minutes (2.27 -> 1.3) instead of separate G/A/PPP cuts. Regress toward the mid-40s.

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
1A/60
3-yr 0.591.90Q1Q2Q3Q4

1A/60 finished the year 130% above where it started (0.52 in the first half, 1.19 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Second-half surge
PP SOG/60
3-yr 9.2625.95Q1Q2Q3Q4

PP SOG/60 finished the year 139% above where it started (10.54 in the first half, 25.22 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

We project it down
PPP
1022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27

We’re projecting power play points 33% below last season, 15 to 10.

Below his 3-year rate
iSH%
3.3622-2323-2424-2525-26

iSH% ran 49% below his 3-year rate last season (3.36 against 6.58).

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 Defense
Closest across all seven categories — match % is the whole-profile fit
Complementary Defense
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Victor Hedman 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 · Jon Cooper (TBL)
Last year: Jon Cooper full season — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI19.2018.8723.87-21%
5v5 TOI13.7613.6317.59-23%
PP TOI1.302.273.03-25%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  15 · 3 · 10 · 5
TOI*
3-yr 23.8716.47Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 17.5912.62Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 3.031.85Q1Q2Q3Q4
*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
19.2022-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
13.7622-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
1.3022-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

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/603.793.875.52-30%
G/600.170.130.36-64%
iSH%5.623.366.58-49%
ixG/600.160.29-45%
iCF/6011.6112.98-11%
iSCF/602.403.66-34%
iHDCF/600.000.59-100%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  15 · 3 · 10 · 5
SOG/60
3-yr 5.521.90Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 6.580.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.290.11Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 12.989.51Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 3.660.95Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 0.590.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
3.8722-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
3.3622-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.1622-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
11.6122-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
2.4022-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
0.0022-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
13222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
ContextFinishing looks earned: iSH% 3.4% sits near the 6.6% 3-yr mark with 5v5 ixG/60 0.16 (16th pct league-wide) — goals held close to last year.
RiskShot volume down 30% (5v5 SOG/60 3.87 vs 5.52) — volume is the repeatable half, so this caps the goal ceiling.
ContextTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 fell from 0.18 (1st half) to 0.14 (2nd) even though shot volume held — a chance-quality dip, not a volume one.
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%10.2710.719.57+12%
IPP45.8745.3946.63-3%
1A/600.640.670.59+14%
2A/600.440.530.44+21%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  15 · 3 · 10 · 5
1A/60
3-yr 0.591.90Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.440.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.6722-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.5322-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
3822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
4622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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% 10.7%, IPP 45.4%).
ContextDefenseman — weight transition/PP facilitation over raw 2A; secondary assists read a touch better for D than forwards.

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI1.302.273.03-25%
PP iSH%4.630.008.26-100%
PP SOG/6013.3113.649.26+47%
PP ixG/601.240.92+35%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  15 · 3 · 10 · 5
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 3.031.85Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 9.2625.95Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 0.921.63Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
2.2722-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
13.6422-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
1.2422-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
1022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
TailwindWith Raddysh now in Toronto, restore Hedman toward a PP1 60-65 point baseline. · Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey
TailwindBoost Carlson PPP/PTS to a PP1 role; cut Hedman PPP toward a PP2/off-unit share. · Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey
RiskPP role projected down: 2.3→1.3 PP TOI/gp (John Carlson's arrival pushes him off PP1 (2.27 -> ~1.3 PP TOI); the PP-point drop plus fewer PP goals and assists all cascade from the lost minutes) — the biggest PPP lever.
TailwindPP finishing ran cold (0.0% vs 8.3%) over steady PP chances — PP goals should rebound.

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/601.081.071.58-32%
Hits/602.352.402.56-6%
Blks/604.474.404.27+3%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  15 · 3 · 10 · 5
PIMs/60
3-yr 1.580.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 2.561.90Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 4.276.66Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
1.0722-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
2.4022-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
4.4022-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
3422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
5122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
10422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
ContextHits role-stable at 2.40/60 (30th pct league-wide) → 2.35 projected.
TailwindBlocks surging late: Q4 6.66/60 and 2nd-half 4.80 vs a 4.40 season rate (4.27 3-yr) (87th pct league-wide) — reads as a real role/confidence step, so projected UP to 4.47/60, weighting the finish over the 3-yr baseline.