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NHL Best Players Drafted by Draft Position

This is a list of the top players selected across all NHL drafts for each draft position. A player is included on the list by ranking #1 for their career across all players selected in that draft position in the cagtegories of games played, goals, assists, or points. When a player led in a particular category, his statistics are bolded; if he did not lead, his statistics in that category are presented, but are greyed out. You can click on the player to get his career statistics.
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Montreal
1124
255
577
832
California
888
356
522
878
D
Edmonton
1254
84
348
432
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Toronto
564
0.921
0.633
2.28
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
NY Islanders
1279
524
901
1425
D
Quebec
1154
66
242
308
Detroit
904
222
463
685
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Philadelphia
328
0.901
0.469
2.71
Washington
131
0.908
0.690
2.65
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
San Jose
1330
385
679
1064
D
San Jose
1055
38
179
217
Winnipeg
656
81
289
370
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Washington
583
0.916
0.547
2.65
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Toronto
1018
245
377
622
Phoenix
973
307
389
696
D
Quebec
598
39
119
158
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
New Jersey
820
0.902
0.489
2.96
Boston
86
0.898
0.519
3.10
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Edmonton
1219
184
261
445
Boston
592
301
316
617
NY Rangers
831
238
318
556
D
Toronto
1007
82
272
354
Boston
929
197
545
742
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Carolina
701
0.908
0.558
2.74
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Montreal
1215
379
407
786
St. Louis
1055
293
428
721
D
Toronto
705
17
55
72
Anaheim
450
66
198
264
St. Louis
568
63
233
296
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Vancouver
410
0.918
0.516
2.43
Dallas
139
0.916
0.668
2.41
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Philadelphia
1431
364
476
840
Calgary
1257
564
562
1126
New Jersey
1079
181
575
756
D
Buffalo
969
21
137
158
Washington
927
141
481
622
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Boston
655
0.886
0.543
3.26
Los Angeles
329
0.896
0.461
3.12
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Philadelphia
1264
320
477
797
Anaheim
1257
417
466
883
D
Dallas
949
72
284
356
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
NY Rangers
666
0.904
0.534
2.89
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Montreal
1054
421
398
819
D
Winnipeg
1372
117
520
637
Washington
880
150
351
501
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Boston
61
0.890
0.442
3.37
Tampa Bay
30
0.891
0.283
3.25
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
NY Islanders
758
241
221
462
Anaheim
651
186
226
412
D
Toronto
1055
148
499
647
San Jose
875
167
397
564
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
NY Rangers
284
0.867
0.512
3.97
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Toronto
962
241
272
513
D
Pittsburgh
519
22
99
121
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Toronto
635
0.905
0.505
2.76
Florida
435
0.909
0.523
2.72
Detroit
179
0.881
0.627
3.35
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Buffalo
912
320
319
639
Buffalo
738
189
335
524
D
New Jersey
1157
70
318
388
NY Rangers
982
179
431
610
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Washington
172
0.898
0.544
2.58
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Dallas
1050
253
360
613
Montreal
967
406
413
819
NY Islanders
1028
325
511
836
D
Minnesota
1069
30
145
175
Buffalo
854
42
202
244
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Atlanta
350
0.879
0.551
3.43
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
NY Rangers
1238
278
755
1033
D
NY Rangers
450
17
51
68
NY Islanders
428
25
86
111
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
NY Islanders
500
0.902
0.416
2.90
Washington
257
0.910
0.527
2.71
St. Louis
395
0.909
0.545
2.70
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Anaheim
1516
266
465
731
D
San Jose
1239
77
287
364
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Washington
415
0.904
0.501
2.69
Philadelphia
157
0.887
0.626
3.30
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Hartford
1104
355
345
700
NY Rangers
983
394
463
857
D
Montreal
994
51
278
329
Quebec
747
154
431
585
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Vancouver
168
0.910
0.543
2.90
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Columbus
657
170
159
329
Montreal
651
251
383
634
D
Carolina
842
124
272
396
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Minnesota
667
0.885
0.493
3.45
Carolina
103
0.907
0.521
2.96
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Calgary
1013
161
199
360
Kansas City
964
258
324
582
D
Montreal
1143
136
439
575
Nashville
827
158
443
601
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
NY Islanders
677
0.893
0.505
3.43
Minnesota
151
0.918
0.504
2.45
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
New Jersey
934
200
401
601
California
712
342
369
711
D
Calgary
895
41
195
236
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Anaheim
431
0.912
0.501
2.83
Washington
131
0.909
0.669
2.59
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Winnipeg
1009
340
433
773
Boston
957
196
481
677
D
Montreal
1651
185
763
948
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Vancouver
477
0.885
0.459
3.60
Florida
237
0.904
0.507
2.80