Fantasy hockey top 100 forward rankings
Most valuable options at position for standard leagues; new podcast episodes
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Standard fantasy categories: goals, assists, plus/minus, power-play points, shots on goal and hits for skaters. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs, line combinations, 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.
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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. Artemi Panarin, LW, NYR
10. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
11. Mikko Rantanen, RW, COL
12. J.T. Miller, C/RW, VAN
13. Matthew Tkachuk, LW/RW, FLA
14. Brady Tkachuk, C/LW, OTT
15. Jack Hughes, C/LW, NJD
16. Zach Hyman, LW/RW, EDM
17. Kirill Kaprizov, LW, MIN
18. Sam Reinhart, C/RW, FLA
19. Jason Robertson, LW, DAL
20. Joel Eriksson Ek, C, MIN (INJ.)
21. Brad Marchand, LW, BOS
22. Kyle Connor, LW, WPG
23. Mitchell Marner, RW, TOR (INJ.)
24. Filip Forsberg, LW, NSH
25. Chris Kreider, LW, NYR
26. Carter Verhaeghe, C/LW, FLA
27. Jack Eichel, C, VGK
28. Jesper Bratt, LW/RW, NJD
29. Brayden Point, C, TBL
30. Sebastian Aho, C, CAR
31. Vincent Trocheck, C, NYR
32. Mathew Barzal, C/RW, NYI
33. Alex Ovechkin, LW, WSH
34. Jake Guentzel, LW, CAR
35. Travis Konecny, LW/RW, PHI
36. Adrian Kempe, C/RW, LAK
37. Tim Stützle, C/LW, OTT
38. John Tavares, C, TOR
39. Steven Stamkos, C/LW, TBL
40. Brock Boeser, RW, VAN
41. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA
42. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C/LW, EDM
43. Evander Kane, LW, EDM
44. Jonathan Marchessault, RW, VGK
45. Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR
46. Bo Horvat, C, NYI
47. Cole Caufield, LW/RW, MTL
48. Roope Hintz, C, DAL
49. Connor Bedard, C, CHI (rookie)
50. Alex DeBrincat, LW/RW, DET
51. Andrei Svechnikov, LW/RW, CAR
52. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, WPG
53. Kevin Fiala, LW, LAK
54. Joe Pavelski, C/RW, DAL
55. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG
56. Patrick Kane, RW, DET
57. Clayton Keller, LW/RW, ARI
58. Robert Thomas, C, STL
59. Brock Nelson, C, NYI
60. Tyler Toffoli, LW/RW, WPG
61. Blake Coleman, C/RW, CGY
62. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK
63. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
64. Valeri Nichushkin, LW/RW, COL
65. Trevor Moore, LW/RW, LAK
66. Elias Lindholm, C, VAN
67. Matt Boldy, LW/RW, MIN
68. Claude Giroux, C/RW, OTT
69. Matt Duchene, C/RW, DAL
70. Owen Tippett, LW/RW, PHI
71. Nick Suzuki, C, MTL
72. Brandon Hagel, LW/RW, TBL
73. Mats Zuccarello, RW, MIN
74. Nico Hischier, C, NJD
75. Seth Jarvis, C/RW, CAR
76. Wyatt Johnston, C/RW, DAL
77. Tage Thompson, C/RW, BUF
78. Joel Farabee, LW, PHI
79. Charlie Coyle, C, BOS
80. William Karlsson, C, VGK
81. Artturi Lehkonen, LW, COL
82. Frank Vatrano, C/LW, ANA
83. Nazem Kadri, C, CGY
84. Mason Marchment, LW, DAL
85. Cole Perfetti, C/LW, WPG
86. Gustav Nyquist, LW, NSH
87. Jordan Kyrou, C/RW, STL
88. Pavel Buchnevich, C/LW, STL
89. Alex Tuch, RW, BUF
90. Ryan O'Reilly, C, NSH
91. Vladimir Tarasenko, LW/RW, FLA
92. Tom Wilson, RW, WSH
93. Lawson Crouse, LW/RW, ARI
94. Lucas Raymond, LW/RW, DET
95. Quinton Byfield, C/LW, LAK
96. Gabriel Vilardi, C/RW, WPG (INJ.)
97. Drake Batherson, LW/RW, OTT
98. Martin Necas, C/RW, CAR
99. Adam Henrique, C/LW, EDM
100. Logan Stankoven, C, DAL (rookie)
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Other forwards to consider in fantasy:
101. Jake DeBrusk, LW/RW, BOS
102. Eeli Tolvanen, LW/RW, SEA
103. Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW, SEA
104. Teuvo Teravainen, LW/RW, CAR (INJ.)
105. Casey Mittelstadt, C, COL
106. Jared McCann, C/LW, SEA
107. Sam Bennett, C, FLA
108. Evan Rodrigues, C/LW/RW, FLA
109. Sean Monahan, C, WPG
110. Troy Terry, RW, ANA
111. Juraj Slafkovsky, LW, MTL
112. Jamie Benn, LW, DAL
113. Timo Meier, LW/RW, NJD
114. Ivan Barbashev, C/LW, VGK
115. Jeff Skinner, LW, BUF
116. Matias Maccelli, LW, ARI
117. Boone Jenner, C/LW, CBJ
118. Mason McTavish, C/LW, ANA (INJ.)
119. David Perron, LW/RW, DET
120. Daniel Sprong, RW, DET
121. Jonathan Huberdeau, C/LW, CGY
122. Tyler Bertuzzi, LW, TOR
123. Chandler Stephenson, C, VGK
124. Alexis Lafrenière, LW/RW, NYR
125. Rickard Rakell, RW, PIT
126. Scott Laughton, C, PHI
127. Shane Pinto, C, OTT
128. Tyson Foerster, C/RW, PHI (rookie)
129. Dylan Strome, C, WSH
130. Anthony Mantha, RW, VGK
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Back from injury (will rejoin rankings in next update):
Bryan Rust, RW, PIT
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Key injuries / absences:
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)
NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program:
Patrik Laine, C/LW/RW, CBJ