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Trending Hockey Players

Track player heat, daily movement, buzz, and market activity in a compact workspace. Heat colors run cold to hot, and every row sends you to the player page for deeper context and card links.

Live data Today: 2026-09-09 Reference: 2026-09-08 Trending does not mean best
Hockey Heat Board
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Heat mode uses cold-to-hot color coding so cooler players sit in blue/green and hotter players push toward yellow/red.
Trending Players
Ranked by heat score
RankPlayerHeatDeltaBuzzListingsSignalActions
1
#1PP PP
Sidney Crosby C Pittsburgh Penguins Delta +17.8Buzz 25Listings 55,554Rising
Why rising: Heat moved sharply higher as collector buzz increased with more market activity showing up in listings.
63.1
Heat
+17.81d 25 55,554 Rising View Player
2
#2VC VC
Quinn Hughes D Vancouver Canucks Delta +0.5Buzz 61Listings 21,868Normal
Why steady: Collector activity is steady, with moderate heat and only a small daily move.
61.8
Heat
+0.51d 61 21,868 Normal View Player
3
#3EO EO
Connor McDavid C Edmonton Oilers Delta +11.2Buzz 35Listings 57,697Rising
Why rising: Heat moved sharply higher as collector buzz increased with more market activity showing up in listings.
59.2
Heat
+11.21d 35 57,697 Rising View Player
4
#4TML TML
Auston Matthews C Toronto Maple Leafs Delta -1.1Buzz 24Listings 45,902Normal
Why cooling: Collector activity is steady, with moderate heat and only a small daily move.
54.5
Heat
-1.11d 24 45,902 Normal View Player
5
#5WJ WJ
Connor Hellebuyck G Winnipeg Jets Delta +0.8Buzz 52Listings 19,034Normal
Why steady: Collector activity is steady, with moderate heat and only a small daily move.
53.0
Heat
+0.81d 52 19,034 Normal View Player
6
#6SJS SJS
Will Smith C San Jose Sharks Delta -0.6Buzz 30Listings 29,416Normal
Why cooling: Collector activity is steady, with moderate heat and only a small daily move.
51.2
Heat
-0.61d 30 29,416 Normal View Player
7
#7DRW DRW
Dylan Larkin C Detroit Red Wings Delta +0.8Buzz 32Listings 22,283Normal
Why steady: Collector activity is steady, with moderate heat and only a small daily move.
49.7
Heat
+0.81d 32 22,283 Normal View Player
8
#8SLB SLB
Robert Thomas C St. Louis Blues Delta -0.2Buzz 49Listings 14,909Normal
Why cooling: Collector activity is steady, with moderate heat and only a small daily move.
48.6
Heat
-0.21d 49 14,909 Normal View Player
9
#9MW MW
Zeev Buium D Minnesota Wild Delta +0.4Buzz 70Listings 6,539Normal
Why steady: Collector activity is steady, with moderate heat and only a small daily move.
47.2
Heat
+0.41d 70 6,539 Normal View Player
10
#10FP FP
Matthew Tkachuk L Florida Panthers Delta +2.1Buzz 14Listings 25,687Normal
Why steady: Collector activity is steady, with moderate heat and only a small daily move.
45.3
Heat
+2.11d 14 25,687 Normal View Player
11
#11NYI NYI
Matthew Schaefer D New York Islanders Delta +6.9Buzz 20Listings 9,963Normal
Why listed: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
44.7
Heat
+6.91d 20 9,963 Normal View Player
12
#12WC WC
Alex Ovechkin L Washington Capitals Delta -0.1Buzz 12Listings 48,703Normal
Why down: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
44.6
Heat
-0.11d 12 48,703 Normal View Player
13
#13CA CA
Cale Makar D Colorado Avalanche Delta +5.1Buzz 14Listings 27,965Normal
Why listed: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
42.9
Heat
+5.11d 14 27,965 Normal View Player
14
#14VC VC
Elias Pettersson D Vancouver Canucks Delta +0.1Buzz 13Listings 29,146Normal
Why listed: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
42.7
Heat
+0.11d 13 29,146 Normal View Player
15
#15VC VC
Elias Pettersson C Vancouver Canucks Delta +0.1Buzz 13Listings 29,146Normal
Why listed: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
42.7
Heat
+0.11d 13 29,146 Normal View Player
16
#16AD AD
Trevor Zegras C Anaheim Ducks Delta -0.4Buzz 13Listings 20,491Normal
Why down: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
42.4
Heat
-0.41d 13 20,491 Normal View Player
17
#17BS BS
Tage Thompson C Buffalo Sabres Delta +27.5Buzz 8Listings 16,731Rising
Why rising: Heat moved sharply higher as collector buzz increased with more market activity showing up in listings.
42.3
Heat
+27.51d 8 16,731 Rising View Player
18
#18OS OS
Brady Tkachuk L Ottawa Senators Delta -3.2Buzz 24Listings 27,831Normal
Why down: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
42.0
Heat
-3.21d 24 27,831 Normal View Player
19
#19EO EO
Leon Draisaitl C Edmonton Oilers Delta -0.3Buzz 7Listings 32,335Normal
Why down: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
41.9
Heat
-0.31d 7 32,335 Normal View Player
20
#20BB BB
David Pastrnak R Boston Bruins Delta -0.4Buzz 10Listings 23,201Normal
Why down: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
41.8
Heat
-0.41d 10 23,201 Normal View Player
21
#21BS BS
Rasmus Dahlin D Buffalo Sabres Delta +1.3Buzz 11Listings 16,072Normal
Why listed: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
41.6
Heat
+1.31d 11 16,072 Normal View Player
22
#22CA CA
Nathan MacKinnon C Colorado Avalanche Delta +1.1Buzz 6Listings 37,297Normal
Why listed: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
41.4
Heat
+1.11d 6 37,297 Normal View Player
23
#23NJD NJD
Jack Hughes C New Jersey Devils Delta -0.5Buzz 9Listings 27,758Normal
Why down: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
41.4
Heat
-0.51d 9 27,758 Normal View Player
24
#24FP FP
Brad Marchand L Florida Panthers Delta -1.5Buzz 13Listings 21,101Normal
Why down: This is a lighter signal, mostly driven by heat, listings, and daily movement rather than a strong breakout.
41.2
Heat
-1.51d 13 21,101 Normal View Player