NHL role players alignment chart

Current players who aren't starters or stars — the bench, the depth, the specialists — best known first. Sort NHL role players onto an alignment chart.

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David Perron#16
LW · DAL
Jonas Siegenthaler#71
D · NJ
Eeli Tolvanen#17
RW · NYR
Rasmus Ristolainen#55
D · PHI
Sean Couturier#14
C · PHI
Tomas Hertl#48
C · VGK
Troy Terry#19
RW · ANA
Nikita Zadorov#91
D · BOS
Charlie Coyle#3
C · CBJ
Yegor Sharangovich#17
C · CGY
Andrew Mangiapane#26
LW · CHI
Connor Murphy#5
D · EDM
Dougie Hamilton#7
D · NJ
Oliver Bjorkstrand#28
RW · NYR
Jared McCann#19
LW · SEA
Dmitry Orlov#9
D · SJ
Thatcher Demko#35
G · VAN
Nazem Kadri#91
C · COL
Akira Schmid#40
G · FLA
Zach Bogosian#24
D · MIN
Mike Matheson#8
D · MTL
Luke Schenn#2
D · VAN
Nick Bjugstad#72
C · WPG
Devon Toews#7
D · COL
Nicolas Roy#10
C · COL
Andrew Copp#18
C · DET
Ryan Hartman#38
RW · MIN
Jean-​Gabriel Pageau#44
C · NYI
Joonas Korpisalo#70
G · NYR
Marcus Pettersson#26
D · NYR
Thomas Chabot#72
D · OTT
Nate Schmidt#88
D · UTAH

Top NHL role players — November 2026

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Lawful to chaotic, good to evil — nine boxes. Rename the rows and columns to make your own chart.

Current players who aren't starters or stars — the bench, the depth, the specialists — best known first.

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