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Salary Efficiency Analytics

Player value and contract efficiency for the 2025-2026 season

Total Players

733

With salary data

Elite Value

76

Top 10% efficiency

Avg Efficiency

36.3

League average

Best Team

ANA

Highest avg efficiency

Team Efficiency Rankings

RankTeamPlayersAvg EfficiencyElite ValueOverpaidTotal Salary
12556.5566$84.2M
22454.9046$56.7M
32448.6558$86.9M
42047.6545$50.1M
52345.2353$84.6M
62343.9127$92.9M
72442.6945$85.3M
82842.3138$91.4M
92341.9344$97.3M
102138.2639$59.8M
112337.2835$94.0M
122737.0636$102.4M
132436.4337$87.6M
142036.1125$73.3M
152434.51310$92.7M
162534.4117$96.1M
172234.0102$88.8M
182233.8535$84.7M
192333.3826$88.5M
202332.5828$82.0M
212332.3128$98.4M
222531.71210$99.9M
232330.7417$78.2M
242230.4617$75.6M
251830.3206$70.8M
262329.2017$81.8M
272229.0217$91.4M
282128.9618$91.2M
292026.5007$82.2M
302225.48210$92.6M
312424.19311$75.8M
322223.3308$85.2M

Methodology

Efficiency Score (Skaters): (Points × 2 + Goals × 1.5 + Assists × 1.5 + Plus/Minus × 0.5) / (Salary / $1M)

Efficiency Score (Goalies): (Wins × 1.5 + Save% Normalized × 2 + GAA Normalized × 1.5 + Shutouts × 2) / (Salary / $1M)

Value Tiers: Elite Value (90th+ percentile), Good Value (70-90th), Fair Value (30-70th), Overpaid (10-30th), Significantly Overpaid (<10th)

Salary Brackets: Under $5M (depth/value), $5M-$9M (middle tier), Over $9M (star/elite contracts)

Minimum Threshold: 20 games for skaters, 10 games for goalies