Fantasy hockey top 200 player rankings
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Standard fantasy categories: goals, assists, plus/minus, power-play points, shots on goal and hits for skaters; wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts for goalies. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs, line combinations, defense pairs, power-play usage, team goalie situations, anticipated start volume, projected goal support (or lack thereof), injury history or concern, age, contract status and overall upside for the rest of the 2023-24 season. Forward positions indicate eligibility in Yahoo Fantasy leagues (subject to change, but positions cannot be removed during season). This list is a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen and Anna Dua.
1. Connor McDavid, C, EDM
2. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TBL
3. Nathan MacKinnon, C, COL
4. David Pastrnak, RW, BOS
5. Auston Matthews, C, TOR
6. William Nylander, RW, TOR
7. Leon Draisaitl, C/LW, EDM
8. Elias Pettersson, C/LW, VAN
9. Quinn Hughes, D, VAN
10. Artemi Panarin, LW, NYR
11. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
12. Mikko Rantanen, RW, COL
13. J.T. Miller, C/RW, VAN
14. Connor Hellebuyck, G, WPG
15. Matthew Tkachuk, LW/RW, FLA
16. Thatcher Demko, G, VAN (INJ.)
17. Brady Tkachuk, C/LW, OTT
18. Jack Hughes, C/LW, NJD
19. Cale Makar, D, COL
20. Zach Hyman, LW/RW, EDM
21. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, FLA
22. Kirill Kaprizov, LW, MIN
23. Evan Bouchard, D, EDM
24. Sam Reinhart, C/RW, FLA
25. Jason Robertson, LW, DAL
26. Jeremy Swayman, G, BOS
27. Brad Marchand, LW, BOS
28. Adam Fox, D, NYR
29. Kyle Connor, LW, WPG
30. Filip Forsberg, LW, NSH
31. Chris Kreider, LW, NYR
32. Brayden Point, C, TBL
33. Noah Dobson, D, NYI
34. Carter Verhaeghe, C/LW, FLA
35. Jack Eichel, C, VGK
36. Mitchell Marner, RW, TOR (INJ.)
37. Jesper Bratt, LW/RW, NJD
38. Joel Eriksson Ek, C, MIN (INJ.)
39. Sebastian Aho, C, CAR
40. Alexandar Georgiev, G, COL
41. Vincent Trocheck, C, NYR
42. Mathew Barzal, C/RW, NYI
43. Igor Shesterkin, G, NYR
44. Jake Oettinger, G, DAL
45. Alex Ovechkin, LW, WSH
46. Jake Guentzel, LW, CAR
47. Travis Konecny, LW/RW, PHI
48. Adrian Kempe, C/RW, LAK
49. Ilya Sorokin, G, NYI
50. Tim Stützle, C/LW, OTT
51. John Tavares, C, TOR
52. Steven Stamkos, C/LW, TBL
53. Brock Boeser, RW, VAN
54. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA
55. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C/LW, EDM
56. Stuart Skinner, G, EDM
57. Linus Ullmark, G, BOS
58. Evander Kane, LW, EDM
59. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
60. Jonathan Marchessault, RW, VGK
61. Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR
62. Roman Josi, D, NSH
63. Bo Horvat, C, NYI
64. Cole Caufield, LW/RW, MTL
65. Josh Morrissey, D, WPG
66. Roope Hintz, C, DAL
67. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TBL
68. Connor Bedard, C, CHI (rookie)
69. Alex DeBrincat, LW/RW, DET
70. Victor Hedman, D, TBL
71. Andrei Svechnikov, LW/RW, CAR
72. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, WPG
73. Valeri Nichushkin, LW/RW, COL
74. Joe Pavelski, C/RW, DAL
75. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG
76. Patrick Kane, RW, DET
77. Clayton Keller, LW/RW, ARI
78. Robert Thomas, C, STL
79. Brock Nelson, C, NYI
80. Charlie McAvoy, D, BOS
81. Tyler Toffoli, LW/RW, WPG
82. Blake Coleman, C/RW, CGY
83. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK
84. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
85. Erik Karlsson, D, PIT
86. Devon Toews, D, COL
87. Adin Hill, G, VGK
88. Kevin Fiala, LW, LAK
89. Trevor Moore, LW/RW, LAK
90. Frederik Andersen, G, CAR
91. Matt Boldy, LW/RW, MIN
92. Juuse Saros, G, NSH
93. Tage Thompson, C/RW, BUF
94. Matt Duchene, C/RW, DAL
95. Owen Tippett, LW/RW, PHI
96. Vladimir Tarasenko, LW/RW, FLA
97. Nick Suzuki, C, MTL
98. Brandon Hagel, LW/RW, TBL
99. Morgan Rielly, D, TOR
100. Mats Zuccarello, RW, MIN
101. Nico Hischier, C, NJD
102. Seth Jarvis, C/RW, CAR
103. Miro Heiskanen, D, DAL
104. Pyotr Kochetkov, G, CAR (rookie)
105. Brandon Montour, D, FLA
106. Wyatt Johnston, C/RW, DAL
107. Claude Giroux, C/RW, OTT
108. Joel Farabee, LW, PHI
109. Elias Lindholm, C, VAN
110. MacKenzie Weegar, D, CGY
111. Charlie Coyle, C, BOS
112. Moritz Seider, D, DET
113. Filip Hronek, D, VAN
114. William Karlsson, C, VGK
115. Artturi Lehkonen, LW, COL
116. Shea Theodore, D, VGK
117. Frank Vatrano, C/LW, ANA
118. Nazem Kadri, C, CGY
119. Mason Marchment, LW, DAL
120. Vince Dunn, D, SEA (INJ.)
121. Brock Faber, D, MIN (rookie)
122. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G, BUF
123. Cole Perfetti, C/LW, WPG
124. Gustav Nyquist, LW, NSH
125. Jordan Kyrou, C/RW, STL
126. Pavel Buchnevich, C/LW, STL
127. Alex Tuch, RW, BUF
128. Ryan O'Reilly, C, NSH
129. Jacob Markstrom, G, CGY (INJ.)
130. Casey Mittelstadt, C, COL
131. Logan Stankoven, C, DAL (rookie)
132. Timo Meier, LW/RW, NJD
133. Tristan Jarry, G, PIT
134. Joseph Woll, G, TOR (rookie)
135. Tom Wilson, RW, WSH
136. Mike Matheson, D, MTL
137. Brent Burns, D, CAR
138. Joey Daccord, G, SEA
139. Lawson Crouse, LW/RW, ARI
140. Drew Doughty, D, LAK
141. Lucas Raymond, LW/RW, DET
142. Quinton Byfield, C/LW, LAK
143. Martin Necas, C/RW, CAR
144. Jordan Binnington, G, STL
145. Kris Letang, D, PIT
146. Drake Batherson, LW/RW, OTT
147. Samuel Ersson, G, PHI (rookie)
148. Jake DeBrusk, LW/RW, BOS
149. Alex Pietrangelo, D, VGK
150. Jakob Chychrun, D, OTT
151. Thomas Harley, D, DAL
152. Eeli Tolvanen, LW/RW, SEA
153. Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW, SEA
154. Teuvo Teravainen, LW/RW, CAR (INJ.)
155. Jared McCann, C/LW, SEA
156. Gustav Forsling, D, FLA
157. Sam Bennett, C, FLA
158. Noah Hanifin, D, VGK
159. Luke Hughes, D, NJD (rookie)
160. Jake Sanderson, D, OTT
161. Bryan Rust, RW, PIT
162. Evan Rodrigues, C/LW/RW, FLA
163. Sean Monahan, C, WPG
164. Troy Terry, RW, ANA
165. Juraj Slafkovsky, LW, MTL
166. Jamie Benn, LW, DAL
167. John Carlson, D, WSH
168. Mattias Ekholm, D, EDM
169. Travis Sanheim, D, PHI
170. Ivan Barbashev, C/LW, VGK
171. Zach Werenski, D, CBJ
172. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, DET
173. Bowen Byram, D, BUF
174. Jeff Skinner, LW, BUF
175. Matias Maccelli, LW, ARI
176. Boone Jenner, C/LW, CBJ
177. Ilya Samsonov, G, TOR
178. David Perron, LW/RW, DET
179. Daniel Sprong, RW, DET
180. Jonathan Huberdeau, C/LW, CGY
181. Thomas Chabot, D, OTT (NEW)
182. Chandler Stephenson, C, VGK
183. Alexis Lafrenière, LW/RW, NYR
184. Nick Schmaltz, C/RW, ARI (NEW)
185. Rickard Rakell, RW, PIT
186. Alex Nylander, LW/RW, CBJ (NEW)
187. Dylan Strome, C, WSH
188. Anthony Duclair, LW, TBL
189. Michael Bunting, LW, PIT
190. Charlie Lindgren, G, WSH
191. Seth Jones, D, CHI
192. Marc-Andre Fleury, G, MIN (NEW)
193. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, CAR
194. Jonas Brodin, D, MIN
195. Yegor Sharangovich, C/LW/RW, CGY (NEW)
196. Owen Power, D, BUF
197. Jake Allen, G, NJD
198. Sean Walker, D, COL (NEW)
199. Justus Annunen, G, COL (rookie)
200. Dustin Wolf, G, CGY (NEW; rookie)
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Out of rankings this week:
Gabriel Vilardi, C/RW, WPG (INJ.)
Filip Gustavsson, G, MIN
Mason McTavish, C/LW, ANA (INJ.)
Philipp Grubauer, G, SEA
Chris Tanev, D, DAL
Scott Laughton, C, PHI
Shane Pinto, C, OTT
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Other key injuries:
Dylan Larkin, C, DET (nearing return)
Tomas Hertl, C, VGK
Tyler Seguin, C/RW, DAL (nearing return)
Dakota Joshua, C/LW, VAN
Viktor Arvidsson, LW/RW, LAK
Trevor Zegras, C, ANA
Adam Fantilli, C, CBJ (rookie)
Mark Stone, RW, VGK (out for season)
Taylor Hall, LW, CHI (out for season)
Gabriel Landeskog, LW, COL (out for season)
Kirby Dach, C/RW, MTL (out for season)
Mikhail Sergachev, D, TBL
Aaron Ekblad, D, FLA
Jamie Drysdale, D, PHI
Dougie Hamilton, D, NJD
NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program:
Patrik Laine, C/LW/RW, CBJ