1. Brady Tkachuk, F, FLA
Over the past five seasons combined (since 2021-22), Brady Tkachuk is the only player in the NHL with at least 300 points (338), 1,000 shots on goal (1,509) and 800 hits (1,196). Over that same span, Brady Tkachuk is one of two players with at least 150 goals and 700 hits; the other is Alex Ovechkin.
2. Moritz Seider, D, DET
Seider had NHL career highs in goals (10), assists (50), points (60) and power-play points (28) last season. Seider, who’s 25 years old, is the only defensemen in the NHL to have at least 140 points (148), 500 hits (551) and 500 blocks (573) over the past three seasons combined (since 2023-24).
3. Dylan Holloway, F, STL
Holloway, who was second on the Blues in points per game (0.86; 51 points in 59 games) last season behind his frequent linemate Robert Thomas (1.00), was one of two players in the NHL (other: Brady Tkachuk) to average at least 0.80 points per game, 2.50 shots on goal per game (2.75), and 2.00 hits per game (2.19).
4. Filip Forsberg, F, NSH
Forsberg led the Predators in points (75 in 82 games), even-strength goals (29) and shots on goal (246; 16th in NHL) last season and was among the League leaders in goals overall (40; tied for 13th). In addition to Forsberg’s high offensive ceiling (94 points in 2023-24) from the past, he was the only player in the entire NHL with at least 75 points, 100 hits (124) and to average 3.00 shots on goal per game. Forsberg has at least 100 hits and 225 shots on goal in four of his past five seasons and has three 40-goal seasons over that span.
5. Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL
Slafkovsky set NHL career highs in several offensive categories last season including goals (30), assists (43), points (73), power-play goals (15; tied for seventh in NHL), power-play points (28), shots on goal (180) and game-winning goals (four). The 22-year-old was the only NHL player last season with at least 30 goals, 100 hits (105) and 60 blocks (78).
6. Tom Wilson, F, WSH
Wilson, who had his second straight 30-goal, 60-point season in 2025-26, has one of the highest fantasy floors in the NHL given his elite category coverage; he is the only player in the League to have 30 goals, 100 hits and 50 blocks in each of the past two seasons. Despite playing in only 72 games last season, Wilson set NHL career highs in average ice time (19:28) and even-strength goals (22) and could continue to benefit from a solid lineup placement in Washington's top-six forward group and top power play.
7. MacKenzie Weegar, D, UTA
Weegar, who had seven points (one goal, six assists), 29 shots on goal, 37 hits and 32 blocked shots in 19 games with the Utah Mammoth, has had at least 175 hits and 150 blocked shots in four of his past five seasons. Since 2021-22, Weegar ranks highly among defensemen in hits (949; seventh), blocks (840; fifth) and shots on goal (909; 11th). He’s the only defenseman in the NHL over that span to have at least 40 goals (44), 900 hits and 800 shots on goal.
8. Drake Batherson, F, OTT
Batherson had NHL career highs in points (71 in 79 games), goals (33) and game-winning goals (five) last season. The 28-year-old, who has at least 20 goals in four straight seasons, has seen an increase in points in each of his past seven seasons in the NHL. Over the past two seasons combined, Batherson ranks ninth in the NHL in power-play goals (26) and is tied for 13th in power-play points (61). He’s the only player in the NHL with at least 100 goals (109), 150 assists (158), 250 points (267), 800 shots on goal (804) and 450 hits (484) over the past four seasons combined (since 2022-23).
9. Alex Tuch, F, WSH
Tuch, who signed an 8-year contract with the Capitals in the offseason, has at least 30 goals and 65 points in three of his past four seasons. Over the past two seasons, the 30-year-old leads the NHL in shorthanded points (14) and is tied for first in shorthanded goals (nine). Tuch leads all forwards in blocked shots (285) since 2023-24, and is the only player in the NHL to have at least 70 goals (91), 200 hits (227), 200 blocked shots (285) and 500 shots on goal (583) over that span.
10. Porter Martone, F, PHI
Martone, who was the No. 6 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, had 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in his first 19 NHL games (regular season and playoffs combined). From Martone’s debut (March 31) to the end of the regular season, the 19-year-old was the only player in the entire League with at least 10 points (four goals, six assists in nine games) and 15 hits (16) over that span. Martone, who is expected to play on the Flyers’ top line and on their first power play in his first full NHL season, is a must-have player in fantasy leagues counting hits and shots on goal.
