Fantasy hockey awards at first quarter of 2019-20

Draisaitl, Pastrnak, Carlson among consensus winners; Benn, Bobrovsky big disappointments

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By Fantasy Hockey Staff
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NHL.com's Pete Jensen, Rob Reese and David Satriano identify the most valuable players at each position and biggest surprises and disappointments in fantasy hockey after the first quarter of the 2019-20 season. For more fantasy coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy and subscribe for free to the NHL Fantasy on Ice podcast.

NOTE: These picks are based solely on fantasy results to date in standard leagues.

Overall MVP

Jensen: Connor McDavid, EDM
Reese: Leon Draisaitl, EDM
Satriano: Nathan MacKinnon, COL

COL@EDM: McDavid propels Oilers with six-point game

Center MVP

Jensen: Connor McDavid, EDM
Reese: Nathan MacKinnon, COL
Satriano: Nathan MacKinnon, COL

COL@WPG: MacKinnon scores 18 seconds into the 3rd

Left wing MVP

Consensus pick: Leon Draisaitl, EDM

EDM@SJS: Draisaitl scores to extend point streak

Right wing MVP

Consensus pick: David Pastrnak, BOS

Defenseman MVP

Consensus pick: John Carlson, WSH

Goalie MVP

Jensen: Thomas Greiss, NYI
Reese: Jordan Binnington, STL
Satriano: Darcy Kuemper, ARI

Biggest C surprise

Consensus pick: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, OTT

OTT@NJD: Pageau fuels Senators' win with hat trick

Biggest LW surprise

Jensen: James Neal, EDM
Reese: J.T. Miller, VAN
Satriano: J.T. Miller, VAN

Biggest RW surprise

Jensen: Travis Konecny, PHI
Reese: Anthony Mantha, DET
Satriano: David Perron, STL

Biggest D-man surprise

Jensen: Tony DeAngelo, NYR
Reese: Neal Pionk, WPG
Satriano: Kevin Shattenkirk, TBL

NYR@TBL: Shattenkirk wires home wrister in the slot

Biggest goalie surprise

Jensen: Thatcher Demko, VAN
Reese: Semyon Varlamov, NYI
Satriano: Semyon Varlamov, NYI

Biggest fantasy disappointment (forward):

Jensen: Jamie Benn, DAL
Reese: Joe Pavelski, DAL
Satriano: Jamie Benn, DAL

Biggest fantasy disappointment (defenseman):

Jensen: Tyson Barrie, TOR
Reese: Erik Karlsson, SJS
Satriano: P.K. Subban, NJD

Biggest fantasy disappointment (goalie):

Consensus pick: Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA

Top rookie:

Consensus pick: Cale Makar, COL
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