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, line combinations, power-play usage, 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. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TBL (DTD)
2. Alex Ovechkin, LW, WSH (SAME)
3. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT (+2)
4. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT (-1)
5. Connor McDavid, C, EDM (-1)
6. Steven Stamkos, C, TBL (SAME)
7. Blake Wheeler, C/RW, WPG (SAME)
8. Phil Kessel, RW, PIT (SAME)
9. Claude Giroux, C/LW, PHI (+7)
10. Taylor Hall, LW, NJD (+7)
11. Tyler Seguin, C/RW, DAL (SAME)
12. Brad Marchand, LW, BOS (-3)
13. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, CGY (SAME)
14. Jamie Benn, C/LW, DAL (-2)
15. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK (+5)
16. Nathan MacKinnon, C, COL (+3)
17. Jakub Voracek, RW, PHI (+5)
18. Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, STL (-4)
19. Patrik Laine, RW, WPG (+5)
20. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG (+3)
21. David Pastrnak, RW, BOS (SAME)
22. Sean Monahan, C, CGY (+4)
23. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA (+4)
24. John Tavares, C, NYI (-6)
25. Alexander Radulov, RW, DAL (+3)
26. Patrick Kane, RW, CHI (-1)
27. Jonathan Marchessault, C/LW, VGK (+7)
28. Filip Forsberg, LW, NSH (+1)
29. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, WSH (+1)
30. Mathew Barzal, C, NYI (+1)
31. Leon Draisaitl, C/RW, EDM (+1)
32. Sean Couturier, C, PHI (+3)
33. Ryan Getzlaf, C, ANA (+3)
34. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW/RW, WPG (+5)
35. William Karlsson, C/LW, VGK (+5)
36. Matthew Tkachuk, LW, CGY (+5)
37. Jonathan Huberdeau, LW, FLA (+8)
38. Vincent Trocheck, C, FLA (+8)
39. Rickard Rakell, C/LW/RW, ANA (+8)
40. Mitch Marner, C/RW, TOR (+12)
41. Reilly Smith, LW/RW, VGK (+12)
42. Artemi Panarin, C/LW, CBJ (+1)
43. Brock Boeser, RW, VAN (-6)
44. Brayden Schenn, C/LW, STL (-11)
45. Brayden Point, C/RW, TBL (+4)
46. Eric Staal, C, MIN (+8)
47. Mikko Rantanen, LW/RW, COL (+1)
48. Mark Stone, RW, OTT (+3)
49. Dustin Brown, LW/RW, LAK (+8)
50. Mikael Granlund, C/RW, MIN (+9)
51. William Nylander, C/RW, TOR (-13)
52. Joe Pavelski, C/RW, SJS (+4)
53. Logan Couture, C/LW, SJS (+7)
54. Josh Bailey, LW/RW, NYI (-12)
55. Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSH (-11)
56. Viktor Arvidsson, LW/RW, NSH (+7)
57. Ryan Johansen, C, NSH (+7)
58. Patric Hornqvist, RW, PIT (NEW - INJ.)
59. Evgenii Dadonov, LW/RW, FLA (+15)
60. Evander Kane, LW, SJS (+15)
61. Jaden Schwartz, LW, STL (-11)
62. Anders Lee, LW, NYI (-7)
63. David Perron, LW/RW, VGK (-1)
64. Jason Zucker, LW/RW, MIN (+2)
65. James van Riemsdyk, LW, TOR (+6)
66. Yanni Gourde, C/RW, TBL (+6)
67. Nazem Kadri, C, TOR (+11)
68. Jonathan Toews, C, CHI (-10)
69. Tyler Johnson, C/RW, TBL (-2)
70. Tyler Toffoli, C/RW, LAK (+10)
71. Sebastian Aho, LW/RW, CAR (-10)
72. Mike Hoffman, LW/RW, OTT (-7)
73. Max Pacioretty, LW, MTL (-5)
74. Corey Perry, RW, ANA (-5)
75. Gabriel Landeskog, LW, COL (-5)
76. James Neal, LW/RW, VGK (DTD)
77. Travis Konecny, C/LW/RW, PHI (-4)
78. Kevin Fiala, LW/RW, NSH (+6)
79. Erik Haula, C/LW, VGK (-2)
80. Kyle Palmieri, RW, NJD (+14)
81. Jake Guentzel, C/LW, PIT (+18)
82. J.T. Miller, C/LW/RW, TBL (NEW)
83. Nico Hischier, C, NJD (+15)
84. Jordan Eberle, C/RW, NYI (+3)
85. Mathieu Perreault, C/LW, WPG (-4)
86. Teuvo Teravainen, C/LW/RW, CAR (+3)
87. Cam Atkinson, RW, CBJ (+3)
88. Brendan Gallagher, RW, MTL (+7)
89. Kyle Connor, LW, WPG (+8)
90. Jeff Carter, C, LAK (NEW - INJ.)
91. Anthony Mantha, LW/RW, DET (-8)
92. Dylan Larkin, C/RW, DET (-1)
93. Danton Heinen, C/LW/RW, BOS (-5)
94. Nick Schmaltz, C/LW, CHI (-9)
95. Matt Duchene, C/RW, OTT (+1)
96. Vladislav Namestnikov, C/LW, NYR (-17)
97. Derick Brassard, C, PIT (NEW)
98. Paul Stastny, C, WPG (NEW)
99. Rick Nash, LW/RW, BOS (NEW)
100. Craig Smith, RW, NSH (NEW)
Dropped out: Bo Horvat, C, VAN; Nino Niederreiter, LW/RW, MIN; Alexander Steen, C/LW/RW, STL; Mats Zuccarello, RW, NYR; Alex DeBrincat, LW/RW, CHI
Just missed: David Krejci, C, BOS; Tom Wilson, LW/RW, WSH; Bryan Rust, LW/RW, PIT; Pierre-Luc Dubois, C/LW, CBJ; Nolan Patrick, C, PHI; Alex Killorn, LW, TBL; Henrik Zetterberg, C/LW, DET; Kyle Turris, C, NSH; Tomas Tatar, LW/RW, VGK; Alex Galchenyuk, C/LW, MTL; Daniel Sedin, LW, VAN; Thomas Vanek, LW/RW, CBJ; Bryan Little, C, WPG; Adam Henrique, C, ANA; Tanner Pearson, LW, LAK; Chris Kreider, LW, NYR; Ondrej Kase, LW/RW, ANA; Anthony Beauvillier, C/LW, NYI; Pavel Buchnevich, LW/RW, NYR; Tobias Rieder, LW/RW, LAK
Key injuries: Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS (dropped out); Auston Matthews, C, TOR (dropped out); Jack Eichel, C, BUF; Wayne Simmonds, RW, PHI; Joe Thornton, C, SJS; Nick Foligno, C/LW/RW, CBJ; Ondrej Palat, LW, TBL
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