Standard Yahoo categories include goals, assists, plus/minus, PIMs, PPP and SOG for skaters. ... Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production, defense pairs, power-play usage, team's offseason changes, injury history, age, sleeper, bounce-back or breakout potential, anticipated regression, contract status, Yahoo ADP and overall upside for the rest of the season. ... Any players with day-to-day injury concerns (DTD) are noted. NEW - INJ. indicates a player who has returned from injury and rejoined the rankings.
1. Brent Burns, SJS (SAME)
2. P.K. Subban, NSH (+2)
3. John Klingberg, DAL (-1)
4. Victor Hedman, TBL (-1)
5. Drew Doughty, LAK (SAME)
6. John Carlson, WSH (SAME)
7. Seth Jones, CBJ (+1)
8. Shayne Gostisbehere, PHI (+1)
9. Roman Josi, NSH (+1)
10. Alex Pietrangelo, STL (-3)
11. Dustin Byfuglien, WPG (+2)
12. Torey Krug, BOS (+2)
13. Mark Giordano, CGY (+1)
14. Dougie Hamilton, CGY (+1)
15. Kris Letang, PIT (SAME)
16. Erik Karlsson, OTT (-5)
17. Jake Muzzin, LAK (+5)
18. Zach Werenski, CBJ (SAME)
19. Rasmus Ristolainen, BUF (SAME)
20. Erik Johnson, COL (SAME)
21. Mikhail Sergachev, TBL (SAME)
22. Charlie McAvoy, BOS (NEW - INJ.)
23. Ivan Provorov, PHI (-5)
24. Colton Parayko, STL (SAME)
25. Morgan Rielly, TOR (NEW - INJ.)
26. Jake Gardiner, TOR (+8)
27. Keith Yandle, FLA (+4)
28. Tyson Barrie, COL (-1)
29. Ryan Ellis, NSH (-4)
30. Tyler Myers, WPG (-2)
31. Ryan Suter, MIN (-8)
32. Aaron Ekblad, FLA (-2)
33. Duncan Keith, CHI (SAME)
34. Cam Fowler, ANA (+3)
35. Nick Leddy, NYI (SAME)
36. Matt Dumba, MIN (+8)
37. Ryan McDonagh, NYR (+2)
38. Darnell Nurse, EDM (-6)
39. Esa Lindell, DAL (+3)
40. Shea Theodore, VGK (-14)
41. Jeff Petry, MTL (NEW)
42. Justin Faulk, CAR (+1)
43. Jared Spurgeon, MIN (-7)
44. Mike Green, DET (-14)
45. Colin Miller, VGK (+1)
46. Josh Manson, ANA (-1)
47. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, ARI (-9)
48. Samuel Girard, COL (-1)
49. Ryan Pulock, NYI (NEW)
50. Mattias Ekholm, NSH (-1)
Dropped out: Noah Hanifin, CAR; Will Butcher, NJD; Alexander Edler, VAN; Marc-Edouard Vlasic, SJS
Just missed: TJ Brodie](https://www.nhl.com/player/tj-brodie-8474673), CGY; Dmitry Orlov, WSH; Justin Schultz, PIT; Zdeno Chara, BOS; Brandon Montour, ANA; Hampus Lindholm, ANA; Jordan Oesterle, CHI; Brad Hunt, VGK
Key injuries: Shea Weber, MTL; Kevin Shattenkirk, NYR; Jacob Trouba, WPG
READ: Last week's Top 50 defenseman rankings
