NHL Keep 3 Cut 5
- You get 8 similar players and one stat.
- They show up one at a time. Keep or cut each one without seeing their number. No take-backs.
- Use your 3 keeps or 5 cuts and the rest are decided for you.
- Then they’re ranked, and you score on where your 3 landed.
NHL · 2014-15 to 2025-26
About NHL Keep 3 Cut 5
Eight NHL names in one season’s stat. Keep the best three blind.
Example board
Keep the top 3 in shutouts, 2021-22
- Ranked by:
- 2021-22 shutouts
- Players:
- 8
- Keep:
- 3
| Card | Player | Team | 2021-22 shutouts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André Fleury | CHI → MIN | 4 |
| 2 | Igor Shesterkin | NYR | 6 |
| 3 | Sergei Bobrovsky | FLA | 3 |
| 4 | Ilya Sorokin | NYI | 7 |
| 5 | Jack Campbell | TOR | 5 |
+3 more rows
Stats from ESPN as of Oct 10, 2026. This board is retired, so it never comes up in play.
About this game & data
Eight players come one at a time with their numbers hidden. Keep the 3 who rank highest. No take-backs.
The best 3 were Jacob Markstrom, Ilya Sorokin and Igor Shesterkin. Keep exactly those and you score 100%.
They came up as cards 2, 4 and 7.
Example board 2
Keep the top 3 in goals, 2025-26
- Ranked by:
- 2025-26 goals
- Players:
- 8
- Keep:
- 3
| Card | Player | Team | 2025-26 goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tage Thompson | BUF | 40 |
| 2 | Pavel Dorofeyev | VGK | 37 |
| 3 | Macklin Celebrini | SJ | 45 |
| 4 | Nikita Kucherov | TB | 44 |
| 5 | Martin Necas | COL | 38 |
| 6 | Kyle Connor | WPG | 39 |
| 7 | Matt Boldy | MIN | 42 |
| 8 | Connor McDavid | EDM | 48 |
Example board 3
Keep the top 3 in assists, 2023-24
- Ranked by:
- 2023-24 assists
- Players:
- 8
- Keep:
- 3
| Card | Player | Team | 2023-24 assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Aho | CAR | 53 |
| 2 | Elias Pettersson | VAN | 55 |
| 3 | Mikko Rantanen | COL | 62 |
| 4 | Robert Thomas | STL | 60 |
| 5 | Aleksander Barkov | FLA | 57 |
| 6 | Jason Robertson | DAL | 51 |
| 7 | Evan Bouchard | EDM | 64 |
| 8 | William Nylander | TOR | 58 |
What goes into NHL Keep 3 Cut 5 boards
The stat is points, goals, assists, penalty minutes, goalie wins or shutouts, from one season since 2006-07.
Cards come from that season’s top 32, so the gaps can be a point or two.
Goalies and skaters never share a board. The stat decides who you get.
On a wins board, the starter on a strong team beats a better goalie on a weak one.
About the data
NHL seasons 2006-07 to 2025-26, from ESPN.
Stat terms
- Points:
- goals plus assists.
- Save %:
- the share of shots on goal a goalie stops (.915 = 91.5%).
- Goals-against average:
- goals a goalie allows per 60 minutes. Lower is better.
- Shutout:
- a game where the goalie allows no goals.