Season-long · 2026-27
RosterSpin NHL Points Pool
Draft 3 teams. Add up their points. Win your pool.
Join a 10-person NHL pool, draft three teams, and follow them all season. Your score is the combined regular-season standings points earned by your three NHL teams.
Free to play.
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The drafts are underway — all 8 pools are picking their 3 NHL teams for the 2026–27 season.
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2026–27 Competition
The draft is complete. Follow your pool and the full competition throughout the NHL season.
View CompetitionHow it works
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Join a pool
Sign up for the official RosterSpin NHL Points Pool. Every 10 confirmed players will form a new pool.
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Get your draft position
Each person in a 10-player pool is randomly assigned one of 10 historically balanced draft positions. This is not a traditional snake draft.
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Draft 3 NHL teams
Each participant makes three selections from the 32 NHL teams. When it is their turn, they have up to 24 hours to make their pick.
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Follow them all season
The regular-season standings points earned by your three teams are added together. Highest combined total wins the pool. An overall RosterSpin leaderboard across all official pools is planned.
Why isn't this a snake draft?
Picking first in a normal three-round draft creates an advantage that isn't necessarily corrected by simply reversing the order. RosterSpin analyzed 13 full NHL seasons of preseason team point projections and actual final standings results to create 10 historically balanced three-pick draft positions — designed to give all 10 draft positions similar expected value based on historical NHL results.
Slot #1
Picks #1, #18, #28
Slot #5
Picks #5, #19, #23
Slot #10
Picks #10, #15, #22
See all 10 draft positions
- Slot 11, 18, 28
- Slot 22, 14, 30
- Slot 33, 13, 29
- Slot 44, 21, 24
- Slot 55, 19, 23
- Slot 66, 20, 25
- Slot 77, 16, 17
- Slot 88, 11, 26
- Slot 99, 12, 27
- Slot 1010, 15, 22
These are draft pick numbers, not assigned NHL teams. You are free to select any NHL team still available in your pool when your turn arrives.
Draft information
- Pools contain 10 participants.
- Each NHL team can only be drafted once within an individual pool.
- Different pools can draft the same NHL teams.
- Each participant drafts three NHL teams.
- All official pools draft independently.
- Participants receive an email when they are on the clock.
- Each pick has a maximum 24-hour window.
- If someone selects early, the next pick begins immediately.
- The full draft functionality is coming before the draft begins.
Scoring
There are no fantasy player statistics and no complicated scoring system. We simply add together the official NHL regular-season standings points earned by your three teams. The highest combined total at the end of the NHL regular season wins.
Prizes
Prize details will be announced before the season begins.
Frequently asked questions
Is the RosterSpin NHL Points Pool free?
Yes. The RosterSpin NHL Points Pool is free to play.
How many people are in each pool?
Each pool contains 10 participants.
What happens if registration doesn't end on a multiple of 10?
Pools are always 10 participants. If registration closes on a number that doesn't divide evenly by 10, RosterSpin may add a small number of system-controlled entries to complete the final pools. System entries draft automatically using the published RosterSpin preseason rankings and are never eligible for prizes.
How many NHL teams do I draft?
Three. Each participant drafts three NHL teams.
Can the same NHL team appear in different pools?
Yes. Each pool runs its own independent draft, so the same NHL team can be drafted in more than one pool.
Can two people in the same pool draft the same NHL team?
No. Within an individual pool, each NHL team can only be drafted once.
How is scoring calculated?
Add together the regular-season NHL standings points earned by your three teams. The highest combined total wins.
How long do I have to make a draft pick?
Up to 24 hours. More detailed draft rules will be provided before drafting begins.
When does the draft begin?
Draft timing will be announced after registration closes and before the NHL regular season begins.
Why isn't this a normal snake draft?
RosterSpin reviewed 13 full NHL seasons of preseason team point projections and actual final standings results to build 10 three-pick draft positions that are historically balanced, so every draft position has similar expected value.
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