Week 10: Fantasy hockey line top 25 rankings for 2018-19

NHL.com ranks the top fantasy hockey forward lines and tracks notable changes and production trends each week during the 2018-19 season. For more fantasy coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy.

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LINE CHANGES

-- After starting the season with one goal in 29 games, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust (LW/RW, 2 percent owned) has five points (four goals, one assist) and 15 shots on goal in the past three games, including a shorthanded assist against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Rust has recently been moved to a line with elite center Sidney Crosby and left wing Jake Guentzel, boosting Rust's fantasy upside for the rest of the season. With continued exposure to Crosby, Rust carries DFS value and is a streaming option in deeper leagues.
--New York Rangers right wing Pavel Buchnevich (8 percent owned) returned to the lineup Friday after missing 13 games with a broken thumb. He skated on a line with left wing Chris Kreider and center Kevin Hayes, which has become New York's most impactful line. Buchnevich has points in each of his first two games back, giving him 11 points (six goals, five assists) in 16 games. Hayes (18 percent owned) has four straight multipoint games, totaling three goals and six assists. Hayes, a potential 2019 unrestricted free agent, and Buchnevich are worth adding in deeper leagues, and their line could join the rankings as early as next week.
-- The Florida Panthersrecalled center prospect Henrik Borgstrom from Springfield of the American Hockey League on Saturday. The 21-year-old centered the second line with wings Evgenii Dadonov and Frank Vatrano and played 12:18 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Borgstrom, who saw 1:18 on the second power-play unit with valuable defenseman Aaron Ekblad, didn't have a point in his season debut but should be monitored closely in deep and/or keeper leagues after scoring 22 points (five goals, 17 assists) in 24 AHL games.

PRODUCTION TRENDS

-- Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook (LW/RW, 3 percent owned) has been elevated to the first line with center Sebastian Aho and right wing Teuvo Teravainen in place of injured forward Micheal Ferland (upper body). Martinook has eight goals in 31 games entering Sunday and is approaching his NHL career high of 11 in 77 games with Arizona Coyotes in 2016-17. Playing with Aho and Teravainen over the past two games, Martinook has one goal, seven shots on goal and seven hits. Aho, meanwhile, has bounced back with eight points (five goals, three assists) during a five-game point streak.
-- Nashville Predators forward Colton Sissons (C/LW, 16 percent owned) has seen a recent spike in production with six points (three goals, three assists) in the past five games, including an overtime goal against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. Sissons also is seeing increased usage, playing at least 19:00 per game, 3:00 on the power play, in each of the past two games (season average: 16:27). With Nashville's first line depleted by injuries to valuable forwards Filip Forsberg and Viktor Arvidsson, the Predators are relying on their depth unit of Sissons, center Nick Bonino and right wing Austin Watson.

FANTASY LINE RANKINGS FOR 2018-19

1. COL: Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen (SAME)
   2. WSH: Alex Ovechkin -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie (+3)
   3. CGY: Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Elias Lindholm (-1)
   4. BUF: Jeff Skinner -- Jack Eichel -- Sam Reinhart (-1)
   5. TBL: Tyler Johnson -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov (-1)
   6. FLA: Jonathan Huberdeau -- Aleksander Barkov -- Mike Hoffman (+2)
   7. CBJ: Artemi Panarin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Cam Atkinson (+3)
   8. BOS: Brad Marchand -- David Krejci -- David Pastrnak (+3)
   9. WPG: Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler (+5)
   10. EDM: Leon Draisaitl -- Connor McDavid -- Alex Chiasson (+7)
   11. DAL: Jamie Benn -- Tyler Seguin -- Alexander Radulov (-5)
   12. TOR: Andreas Johnsson -- Auston Matthews -- Kasperi Kapanen (-5)
   13. TOR: Zach Hyman -- John Tavares -- Mitchell Marner (-4)
   14. TBL: Ondrej Palat -- Steven Stamkos -- Yanni Gourde (+1)
   15. WPG: Nikolaj Ehlers -- Bryan Little -- Patrik Laine (+3)
   16. VGK: Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith (+9)
   17. VGK: Max Pacioretty -- Paul Stastny -- Alex Tuch (-4)
   18. WSH: Jakub Vrana -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson (NEW)
   19. PIT: Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust (-7)
   20. CAR: Jordan Martinook -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen (-4)
   21. PIT: Zach Aston-Reese -- Evgeni Malkin -- Phil Kessel (-2)
   22. SJS: Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Timo Meier (SAME)
   23. MTL: Jonathan Drouin -- Max Domi -- Andrew Shaw (NEW)
   24. DET: Gustav Nyquist -- Dylan Larkin -- Justin Abdelkader (SAME)
   25. ANA: Pontus Aberg -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Ondrej Kase (NEW)
       NOTES: The Washington Capitals now have two lines among the top 20 after right wings T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson returned from injuries. … The Draisaitl-McDavid line entered the top 10 for the first time this season, and the Benn-Seguin-Radulov line is outside the top 10 for the first time with all three players healthy. … Stastny (22 percent owned) returned for the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, but left wing Max Pacioretty missed the game. The Pacioretty-Stastny-Tuch line was together for the first time this season Sunday, and Stastny had his first points (one goal, one assist) of the season. … The Penguins lines were reconfigured this week (Kessel was with Crosby last week but now is with Malkin), so each unit has moved down as a result. … The Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators and Arizona Coyotes' top lines dropped out of the rankings this week because of recent production trends.
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