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 (SAME)
2. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT (+1)
3. Alex Ovechkin, LW, WSH (-1)
4. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT (SAME)
5. Connor McDavid, C, EDM (SAME)
6. Steven Stamkos, C, TBL (SAME)
7. Claude Giroux, C/LW, PHI (+2)
8. Phil Kessel, RW, PIT (-1)
9. Patrik Laine, RW, WPG (+6)
10. Blake Wheeler, C/RW, WPG (-2)
11. Taylor Hall, LW, NJD (-1)
12. Nathan MacKinnon, C, COL (+1)
13. Tyler Seguin, C/RW, DAL (-2)
14. Brad Marchand, LW, BOS (-2)
15. Jamie Benn, C/LW, DAL (-1)
16. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA (+2)
17. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, CGY (SAME)
18. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK (-2)
19. Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, STL (+1)
20. Jakub Voracek, RW, PHI (-1)
21. Ryan Getzlaf, C, ANA (+7)
22. David Pastrnak, RW, BOS (-1)
23. John Tavares, C, NYI (+9)
24. Patrick Kane, RW, CHI (SAME)
25. Alexander Radulov, RW, DAL (-3)
26. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW/RW, WPG (+3)
27. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, WSH (-2)
28. Filip Forsberg, LW, NSH (-2)
29. Eric Staal, C, MIN (+14)
30. Sean Monahan, C, CGY (SAME)
31. Jonathan Marchessault, C/LW, VGK (-8)
32. Rickard Rakell, C/LW/RW, ANA (+3)
33. William Karlsson, C/LW, VGK (-2)
34. Mathew Barzal, C, NYI (-1)
35. Mikko Rantanen, LW/RW, COL (+9)
36. Sean Couturier, C, PHI (-2)
37. Artemi Panarin, C/LW, CBJ (SAME)
38. Jonathan Huberdeau, LW, FLA (+3)
39. Vincent Trocheck, C, FLA (+3)
40. Joe Pavelski, C/RW, SJS (+5)
41. Leon Draisaitl, C/RW, EDM (-2)
42. Evgenii Dadonov, LW/RW, FLA (+11)
43. Evander Kane, LW, SJS (+11)
44. Viktor Arvidsson, LW/RW, NSH (+7)
45. Mitch Marner, C/RW, TOR (+4)
46. Patric Hornqvist, RW, PIT (+6)
47. Mikael Granlund, C/RW, MIN (SAME)
48. Reilly Smith, LW/RW, VGK (DTD)
49. Matthew Tkachuk, LW, CGY (DTD)
50. Jack Eichel, C, BUF (NEW - INJ.)
51. Wayne Simmonds, RW, PHI (NEW - INJ.)
52. Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSH (+3)
53. Brayden Point, C/RW, TBL (-7)
54. Brayden Schenn, C/LW, STL (+2)
55. Ryan Johansen, C, NSH (+4)
56. Jaden Schwartz, LW, STL (+4)
57. Mark Stone, RW, OTT (DTD)
58. Jonathan Toews, C, CHI (+13)
59. Dustin Brown, LW/RW, LAK (-9)
60. Jason Zucker, LW/RW, MIN (+2)
61. Yanni Gourde, C/RW, TBL (+2)
62. Sebastian Aho, LW/RW, CAR (+2)
63. Corey Perry, RW, ANA (+5)
64. Mike Hoffman, LW/RW, OTT (+3)
65. William Nylander, C/RW, TOR (-8)
66. Gabriel Landeskog, LW, COL (+3)
67. David Perron, LW/RW, VGK (-6)
68. J.T. Miller, C/LW/RW, TBL (+7)
69. Tyler Johnson, C/RW, TBL (+3)
70. Jake Guentzel, C/LW, PIT (+4)
71. Logan Couture, C/LW, SJS (-13)
72. Teuvo Teravainen, C/LW/RW, CAR (+4)
73. Brendan Gallagher, RW, MTL (+10)
74. Paul Stastny, C, WPG (DTD)
75. Jeff Carter, C, LAK (+9)
76. Nick Bjugstad, C/RW, FLA (NEW)
77. Nazem Kadri, C, TOR (-11)
78. Anders Lee, LW, NYI (SAME)
79. James van Riemsdyk, LW, TOR (-9)
80. Tyler Toffoli, C/RW, LAK (-15)
81. Kyle Palmieri, RW, NJD (-8)
82. Josh Bailey, LW/RW, NYI (-5)
83. Clayton Keller, C/LW/RW, ARI (+15)
84. Travis Konecny, C/LW/RW, PHI (-5)
85. Cam Atkinson, RW, CBJ (-3)
86. Kevin Fiala, LW/RW, NSH (-6)
87. Jordan Eberle, C/RW, NYI (+2)
88. David Krejci, C, BOS (+3)
89. Dylan Larkin, C/RW, DET (+3)
90. Rick Nash, LW/RW, BOS (-3)
91. Tom Wilson, LW/RW, WSH (-1)
92. Matt Duchene, C/RW, OTT (+3)
93. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C, EDM (NEW)
94. Craig Smith, RW, NSH (+2)
95. Alex Killorn, LW, TBL (NEW)
96. T.J. Oshie, RW, WSH (NEW)
97. Zach Parise, LW, MIN (NEW)
98. Anthony Mantha, LW/RW, DET (NEW)
99. Chris Kreider, LW, NYR (NEW)
100. Kyle Connor, LW, WPG (-6)
Dropped out: Nico Hischier, C, NJD; Nick Schmaltz, C/LW, CHI; Erik Haula, C/LW, VGK; Derick Brassard, C, PIT; Vladislav Namestnikov, C/LW, NYR; Mikael Backlund, C, CGY; Daniel Sedin, LW, VAN
Just missed: Pierre-Luc Dubois, C/LW, CBJ; Mikko Koivu, C, MIN; Ryan O'Reilly, C, BUF; Sam Reinhart, C/LW/RW, BUF; Henrik Zetterberg, C/LW, DET; Justin Williams, RW, CAR; Patrick Maroon, LW, NJD; Mats Zuccarello, RW, NYR; Nino Niederreiter, LW/RW, MIN; Bo Horvat, C, VAN; Kyle Turris, C, NSH; Jeff Skinner, LW, CAR; Alex Galchenyuk, C/LW, MTL; Tomas Hertl, C/LW/RW, SJS; Jake DeBrusk, LW, BOS (DTD); Alexander Steen, C/LW/RW, STL; Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR; Nolan Patrick, C, PHI; Adam Henrique, C, ANA; Derek Stepan, C, ARI; Thomas Vanek, LW/RW, CBJ; Patrick Marleau, C/LW, TOR; Jakob Silfverberg, LW/RW, ANA; Micheal Ferland, LW/RW, CGY; Ryan Spooner, C/LW, NYR
Key injuries: Auston Matthews, C, TOR; Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS; Mark Scheifele, C, WPG (dropped out); James Neal, LW/RW, VGK; Brock Boeser, RW, VAN (dropped out); Max Pacioretty, LW, MTL; Joe Thornton, C, SJS; Ondrej Palat, LW, TBL; Josh Anderson, RW, CBJ; Kyle Okposo, RW, BUF; Bryan Rust, LW/RW, PIT; Anthony Duclair, LW/RW, CHI
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