10/16/2026
The 2026-27 NHL season is 10 days old, but what a wild campaign it's been so far.There have been exciting debuts by a number of rookies, a goalie goal by Igor Shesterkin, and an incredible scoring display by Oilers stars Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard.This week also included the release of ESPN's annual NHL Rank, which listed the top 100 players for the coming season as voted on by a panel of broadcasters, reporters and analysts.Along with an updated 1-32 poll here, let's take a look at who from each team was represented in that Top 100 for 2026-27.How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors sends in a 1-32 poll based on the games through Wednesday. Those ballots are combined to come up with the rankings you see below.Note: Previous ranking for each team refers to the preseason preview, which published on Sept. 28. Points percentages are through Thursday's games.Illustration by ESPNPrevious ranking: 2
It's the first regular-season update of our 1-32 poll. Plus, how many players did each team land among the Top 100?