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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
St. Louis
1009
184
298
482
D
NY Islanders
143
14
36
50
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Buffalo
246
0.907
0.446
2.67
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
San Jose
675
59
90
149
D
Nashville
740
66
216
282
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Pittsburgh
594
0.874
0.441
3.87
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Montreal
1023
226
358
584
Winnipeg
950
264
553
817
D
Los Angeles
194
9
31
40
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Toronto
382
0.867
0.351
4.28
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Buffalo
743
116
156
272
Calgary
682
231
452
683
D
Los Angeles
226
6
22
28
St. Louis
224
13
20
33
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Montreal
72
0.866
0.402
3.69
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Edmonton
794
84
185
269
D
Phoenix
1109
103
516
619
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Boston
23
0.869
0.139
4.13
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Colorado
748
186
329
515
Boston
745
215
220
435
D
San Jose
789
74
265
339
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
St. Louis
76
0.905
0.367
2.85
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Detroit
615
211
269
480
D
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
New Jersey
610
0.887
0.485
3.25
Los Angeles
62
0.890
0.481
3.81
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Los Angeles
874
329
397
726
D
Colorado
922
96
390
486
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Anaheim
190
0.898
0.439
2.89
Calgary
57
0.898
0.426
2.88
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
St. Louis
719
324
349
673
D
Washington
153
15
63
78
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Minnesota
102
0.899
0.495
3.23
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Vancouver
1084
164
187
351
Pittsburgh
911
256
323
579
D
NY Rangers
302
28
72
100
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Kansas City
55
0.869
0.267
3.98
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Edmonton
1050
363
372
735
D
Edmonton
804
72
303
375
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Boston
88
0.920
0.685
2.24
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Dallas
535
66
90
156
Nashville
528
173
174
347
D
Chicago
914
105
359
464
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Toronto
309
0.899
0.429
2.84
Washington
307
0.912
0.568
2.55
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Detroit
932
162
201
363
Vancouver
702
437
342
779
D
NY Rangers
10
 
 
 
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Minnesota
328
0.907
0.569
2.31
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
NY Rangers
635
195
216
411
D
Calgary
830
55
267
322
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Quebec
368
0.901
0.482
2.80
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Pittsburgh
647
179
191
370
D
Hartford
592
9
56
65
Toronto
223
10
39
49
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Los Angeles
89
0.851
0.397
4.59
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Detroit
1009
177
300
477
D
Calgary
167
4
10
14
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
San Jose
624
0.912
0.588
2.49
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Calgary
1269
741
650
1391
D
Vancouver
1108
121
278
399
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Atlanta
3
0.882
0.667
3.96
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
NY Islanders
894
106
171
277
Atlanta
697
145
159
304
D
Los Angeles
883
128
367
495
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
NY Islanders
526
0.905
0.485
2.56
NY Rangers
158
0.924
0.683
2.37
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Ottawa
434
100
125
225
D
Buffalo
902
25
139
164
NY Rangers
446
107
237
344
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Philadelphia
608
0.895
0.571
2.98
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
GP
G
A
Pts
F
Chicago
1006
441
571
1012
D
Carolina
584
43
192
235
 
Player
Team
Year
GP
SvPct
WPct
GAA
G
Dallas
48
0.903
0.525
2.97