Fantasy hockey top 100 forward rankings
Most valuable options at position for standard leagues; new podcast episodes
by Fantasy Hockey Staff @NHLFantasy
NHL.com ranks the top 100 fantasy hockey forwards in standard leagues for the rest of the 2022-23 season. For more coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy and subscribe for free to the "NHL Fantasy on Ice" podcast.
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FANTASY TOP 100 FORWARDS
Standard fantasy categories: goals, assists, plus/minus, power-play points, shots on goal and hits for skaters. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs, line combinations, injury history or concern, age, contract status and overall upside for the rest of this season. Forward positions indicate eligibility in Yahoo Fantasy leagues. This list is a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen and Anna Dua.
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1. Connor McDavid, C, EDM
2. David Pastrnak, RW, BOS
3. Leon Draisaitl, C/LW, EDM
4. Nathan MacKinnon, C, COL
5. Jason Robertson, LW, DAL
6. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TBL
7. Alex Ovechkin, LW, WSH
8. Mikko Rantanen, C/RW, COL
9. Jack Hughes, C/LW, NJD
10. Matthew Tkachuk, RW, FLA
11. Tage Thompson, C/RW, BUF (INJ.)
12. Auston Matthews, C, TOR
13. Brady Tkachuk, LW, OTT
14. Brad Marchand, LW, BOS (INJ.)
15. Patrick Kane, RW, NYR
16. Timo Meier, LW/RW, NJD
17. Artemi Panarin, LW, NYR
18. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
19. Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR
20. Mitchell Marner, RW, TOR
21. William Nylander, LW/RW, TOR
22. Steven Stamkos, C/LW, TBL
23. Evander Kane, LW, EDM
24. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C/LW, EDM
25. Zach Hyman, LW/RW, EDM
26. Sebastian Aho, C, CAR
27. Brayden Point, C, TBL
28. Elias Pettersson, C/LW, VAN
29. Kyle Connor, LW, WPG
30. John Tavares, C/LW, TOR
31. Tim Stützle, C/LW, OTT
32. Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS
33. Roope Hintz, C, DAL
34. Nico Hischier, C, NJD
35. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
36. Jesper Bratt, RW, NJD
37. Alex Tuch, RW, BUF
38. Joe Pavelski, C/RW, DAL
39. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA
40. Jack Eichel, C, VGK
41. Martin Necas, RW, CAR
42. Kevin Fiala, LW/RW, LAK (INJ.)
43. Pierre-Luc Dubois, C, WPG
44. Chris Kreider, LW/RW, NYR
45. Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, NYR
46. Valeri Nichushkin, LW/RW, COL
47. Clayton Keller, LW/RW, ARI
48. Bo Horvat, C, NYI
49. Mats Zuccarello, RW, MIN
50. Jeff Skinner, LW, BUF
51. Jake Guentzel, LW, PIT
52. Dylan Larkin, C, DET
53. Carter Verhaeghe, LW, FLA
54. Jamie Benn, C/LW, DAL
55. Joel Eriksson Ek, C, MIN
56. Jake DeBrusk, LW/RW, BOS
57. Adrian Kempe, C/LW/RW, LAK
58. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG
59. Alex DeBrincat, LW, OTT
60. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW/RW, WPG
61. Jordan Kyrou, LW/RW, STL
62. Pavel Buchnevich, LW/RW, STL
63. Tyler Toffoli, LW/RW, CGY
64. Brandon Hagel, LW/RW, TBL
65. Andrei Kuzmenko, LW/RW, VAN
66. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK
67. J.T. Miller, C/LW/RW, VAN
68. Vincent Trocheck, C, NYR
69. Jonathan Marchessault, LW/RW, VGK
70. Sam Reinhart, C/RW, FLA
71. Claude Giroux, C/RW, OTT
72. Brock Nelson, C, NYI
73. Matty Beniers, C, SEA (rookie)
74. Dawson Mercer, C/RW, NJD
75. Matt Boldy, LW/RW, MIN
76. Jared McCann, C/LW, SEA
77. Nazem Kadri, C, CGY
78. Elias Lindholm, C, CGY
79. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, WSH
80. Dylan Cozens, C, BUF
81. Anders Lee, LW, NYI
82. Chandler Stephenson, C/LW/RW, VGK
83. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, CBJ
84. Blake Wheeler, C/RW, WPG
85. Robert Thomas, C/RW, STL
86. Nick Schmaltz, C/RW, ARI
87. Patrik Laine, LW/RW, CBJ (INJ.)
88. Boone Jenner, C, CBJ
89. Jonathan Huberdeau, LW/RW, CGY
90. Tyler Bertuzzi, LW/RW, BOS
91. Teuvo Teravainen, LW/RW, CAR
92. Drake Batherson, RW, OTT
93. Tom Wilson, RW, WSH
94. Anthony Beauvillier, LW/RW, VAN
95. David Krejci, C, BOS
96. Seth Jarvis, LW/RW, CAR
97. Pavel Zacha, C/LW/RW, BOS
98. Rickard Rakell, LW/RW, PIT
99. Wyatt Johnston, C, DAL (rookie)
100. Barrett Hayton, C, ARI
Other forwards to consider in fantasy:
101. Troy Terry, RW, ANA
102. Matt Duchene, RW, NSH
103. Anthony Duclair, RW, FLA
104. J.T. Compher, C/RW, COL
105. Sam Bennett, C, FLA (INJ.)
106. Kevin Hayes, C/LW, PHI
107. Jakub Vrana, LW, STL
108. Tomas Hertl, C, SJS
109. Logan Couture, C, SJS
110. Filip Chytil, C/RW, NYR
111. Andrew Mangiapane, LW/RW, CGY
112. Trevor Zegras, C/LW, ANA
113. Lucas Raymond, RW, DET
114. Michael Bunting, LW, TOR*
115. Dylan Strome, C/RW, WSH
116. Nick Suzuki, C, MTL
117. Nino Niederreiter, LW, WPG
118. T.J. Oshie, C/RW, WSH
119. Phillip Danault, C, LAK
120. Brock Boeser, RW, VAN
121. Mikael Backlund, C, CGY
122. Eetu Luostarinen, C/LW, FLA
123. Jason Zucker, LW, PIT
124. Tommy Novak, C, NSH
125. Mason McTavish, C/LW, ANA (rookie)
126. Denis Gurianov, LW/RW, MTL
127. Reilly Smith, LW/RW, VGK (INJ.)
128. Matias Maccelli, LW, ARI (rookie)
129. Ivan Barbashev, C/LW, VGK
130. Pavel Dorofeyev, LW, VGK (rookie)
131. Calle Jarnkrok, C/LW/RW, TOR
Other key injuries:
Kirill Kaprizov, LW, MIN
Ryan O'Reilly, C, TOR
Filip Forsberg, LW, NSH
Artturi Lehkonen, LW/RW, COL
Travis Konecny, C/RW, PHI
Mark Stone, RW, VGK
Gabriel Landeskog, C/LW, COL
Mathew Barzal, C/RW, NYI
Andre Burakovsky, LW/RW, SEA
Andrei Svechnikov, LW, CAR (out for season)
Max Pacioretty, LW, CAR (out for season)
Sean Couturier, C, PHI
Cole Caufield, LW/RW, MTL (out for season)
Josh Norris, C, OTT (out for season)
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