Fantasy: Rankings for 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round

The 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs are almost here, meaning fans in fantasy postseason leagues need to translate their bracket predictions into the overall player landscape.
Below are fantasy player rankings by position (forwards, defensemen, goalies) for basic postseason formats counting points (goals, assists) for skaters, as well as wins and shutouts for goalies. Whether you're doing an offline snake draft or another format, use this list as a basis for your decision-making.

MORE PLAYOFF COVERAGE:
SLEEPER FOR EACH TEAM
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DAILY FANTASY PICKS
YEAR-END RANKS:
TOP 100 'F'
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TOP 50 'D'
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TOP 25 'G'
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AWARDS
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TOP 250 FOR 2017-18
NOTE: These rankings take into account past regular season and playoff production, likelihood of each player's team making a deep playoff run, difficulty of divisional bracket, power-play usage, lineup placement and goalie situation (workhorse or time-share).
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FANTASY FORWARD RANKINGS FOR PLAYOFFS

1. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
   2. Connor McDavid, C, EDM
   3. Patrick Kane, W, CHI
   4. Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSH
   5. Alex Ovechkin, W, WSH
   6. Brad Marchand, W, BOS
   7. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
   8. Artemi Panarin, W, CHI
   9. Phil Kessel, W, PIT
   10. Jonathan Toews, C, CHI
   11. Leon Draisaitl, W, EDM
   12. David Pastrnak, W, BOS
   13. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, WSH
   14. Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS
   15. Ryan Getzlaf, C, ANA
   16. Vladimir Tarasenko, W, STL
   17. Mikael Granlund, W, MIN
   18. Auston Matthews, C, TOR
   19. Eric Staal, C, MIN
   20. Filip Forsberg, W, NSH
   21. Joe Pavelski, W, SJS
   22. Max Pacioretty, W, MTL
   23. Cam Atkinson, W, CBJ
   24. Johnny Gaudreau, W, CGY
   25. Mitch Marner, W, TOR
   26. Ryan Johansen, C, NSH
   27. Logan Couture, C, SJS (INJ.)
   28. Sean Monahan, C, CGY
   29. Mike Hoffman, W, OTT
   30. T.J. Oshie, W, WSH
   31. Conor Sheary, W, PIT
   32. Mats Zuccarello, W, NYR
   33. Zach Parise, W, MIN
   34. Corey Perry, W, ANA
   35. Marcus Johansson, W, WSH
   36. Alexander Radulov, W, MTL
   37. Marian Hossa, W, CHI
   38. Joe Thornton, C, SJS (INJ.)
   39. Ryan Kesler, C, ANA
   40. David Krejci, C, BOS
   41. William Nylander, W, TOR
   42. Jordan Eberle, W, EDM
   43. Brandon Dubinsky, C, CBJ
   44. Derek Stepan, C, NYR
   45. Viktor Arvidsson, W, NSH
   46. Alex Galchenyuk, C, MTL
   47. Milan Lucic, W, EDM
   48. Nick Foligno, W, CBJ
   49. Jaden Schwartz, W, STL
   50. Jake Guentzel, W, PIT
   51. Artem Anisimov, C, CHI
   52. Mikko Koivu, C, MIN
   53. Kyle Turris, C, OTT
   54. Rickard Rakell, W, ANA
   55. Nazem Kadri, C, TOR
   56. Charlie Coyle, W, MIN
   57. Alexander Wennberg, C, CBJ
   58. Chris Kreider, W, NYR
   59. James Neal, W, NSH
   60. Nino Niederreiter, W, MIN
   61. Mark Stone, W, OTT
   62. Patric Hornqvist, W, PIT
   63. Brandon Saad, W, CBJ
   64. J.T. Miller, W, NYR
   65. Richard Panik, W, CHI
   66. Patrick Eaves, W, ANA
   67. Justin Williams, W, WSH
   68. Patrick Maroon, W, EDM
   69. James van Riemsdyk, W, TOR
   70. Alexander Steen, W, STL
   71. Nick Bonino, C, PIT
   72. Nick Schmaltz, C, CHI
   73. Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR
   74. Patrick Marleau, W, SJS
   75. Andre Burakovsky, W, WSH

Other forwards with upside: Jason Zucker (W, MIN), Jakob Silfverberg (W, ANA), Matthew Tkachuk (W, CGY), David Backes (W, BOS), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C, EDM), Rick Nash (W, NYR), Boone Jenner (C, CBJ), Tomas Hertl (C, SJS), Sam Gagner (C, CBJ), Brendan Gallagher (W, MTL), Ryan Spooner (C, BOS), Ivan Barbashev (C, STL), Kevin Hayes (C, NYR), Mikael Backlund (C, CGY), Scott Hartnell (W, CBJ), Joel Ward (W, SJS)
Other injured forwards: Colin Wilson (W, NSH), Paul Stastny (C, STL), Mike Fisher (C, NSH), Zack Smith (INJ.), Robby Fabbri (W, STL)
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FANTASY DEFENSEMAN RANKINGS FOR PLAYOFFS

1. Duncan Keith, D, CHI
   2. Kevin Shattenkirk, D, WSH
   3. Brent Burns, D, SJS
   4. Erik Karlsson, D, OTT
   5. Roman Josi, D, NSH
   6. Torey Krug, D, BOS (INJ.)
   7. Justin Schultz, D, PIT
   8. Shea Weber, D, MTL
   9. Ryan Suter, D, MIN
   10. Zach Werenski, D, CBJ
   11. John Carlson, D, WSH (INJ.)
   12. P.K. Subban, D, NSH
   13. Oscar Klefbom, D, EDM
   14. Ryan McDonagh, D, NYR
   15. Alex Pietrangelo, D, STL
   16. Dougie Hamilton, D, CGY
   17. Brent Seabrook, D, CHI
   18. Cam Fowler, D, ANA (INJ.)
   19. Seth Jones, D, CBJ
   20. Brady Skjei, D, NYR
   21. Mark Giordano, D, CGY
   22. Jake Gardiner, D, TOR
   23. Andrej Sekera, D, EDM
   24. Colton Parayko, D, STL
   25. Matt Niskanen, D, WSH
   26. Marc-Edouard Vlasic, D, SJS
   27. Zdeno Chara, D, BOS
   28. Mathew Dumba, D, MIN
   29. Dion Phaneuf, D, OTT
   30. Andrei Markov, D, MTL
   31. Trevor Daley, D, PIT
   32. Nikita Zaitsev, D, TOR (INJ.)
       Other defensemen with upside: Ryan Ellis (NSH), Sami Vatanen (D, ANA), Dmitry Orlov (WSH), Hampus Lindholm (D, ANA), Mark Streit (D, PIT), Charlie McAvoy (BOS)
       Other injured defensemen: Kris Letang (PIT), Jared Spurgeon (MIN), Brandon Carlo (BOS)

FANTASY STARTING GOALIE RANKINGS FOR PLAYOFFS

1. Braden Holtby, G, WSH
   2. Carey Price, G, MTL
   3. Devan Dubnyk, G, MIN
   4. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, CBJ
   5. Cam Talbot, G, EDM
   6. Tuukka Rask, G, BOS
   7. Matt Murray, G, PIT
   8. Corey Crawford, G, CHI
   9. John Gibson, G, ANA
   10. Henrik Lundqvist, G, NYR
   11. Pekka Rinne, G, NSH
   12. Jake Allen, G, STL
   13. Martin Jones, G, SJS
   14. Brian Elliott, G, CGY
   15. Craig Anderson, G, OTT
   16. Frederik Andersen, G, TOR (INJ.)
       Noteworthy backups: Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT), Jonathan Bernier (ANA), Antti Raanta (NYR), Scott Darling (CHI), Juuse Saros (NSH)