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. Mikko Rantanen, C/RW, COL
8. Jack Hughes, C/LW, NJD
9. Matthew Tkachuk, RW, FLA
10. Kirill Kaprizov, LW, MIN
11. Alex Ovechkin, LW, WSH
12. Tage Thompson, C/RW, BUF
13. Auston Matthews, C, TOR
14. Brady Tkachuk, LW, OTT
15. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
16. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C/LW, EDM
17. Mitchell Marner, RW, TOR
18. Elias Pettersson, C/LW, VAN
19. Brad Marchand, LW, BOS
20. Artemi Panarin, LW, NYR
21. Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR
22. Brayden Point, C, TBL
23. Patrick Kane, RW, NYR
24. Timo Meier, LW/RW, NJD
25. William Nylander, LW/RW, TOR
26. Steven Stamkos, C/LW, TBL
27. Evander Kane, LW, EDM
28. Zach Hyman, LW/RW, EDM
29. Sebastian Aho, C, CAR
30. Tim Stützle, C/LW, OTT
31. John Tavares, C/LW, TOR
32. Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS
33. Roope Hintz, C, DAL
34. Matt Boldy, LW/RW, MIN
35. Clayton Keller, LW/RW, ARI
36. Nico Hischier, C, NJD
37. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
38. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA
39. Jesper Bratt, RW, NJD
40. Alex Tuch, RW, BUF
41. Joe Pavelski, C/RW, DAL
42. Jack Eichel, C, VGK
43. Martin Necas, RW, CAR
44. J.T. Miller, C/LW/RW, VAN
45. Dylan Larkin, C, DET
46. Carter Verhaeghe, LW, FLA
47. Kyle Connor, LW, WPG
48. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK
49. Kevin Fiala, LW/RW, LAK (INJ.)
50. Pavel Buchnevich, LW/RW, STL
51. Pierre-Luc Dubois, C, WPG
52. Chris Kreider, LW/RW, NYR
53. Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, NYR
54. Valeri Nichushkin, LW/RW, COL
55. Andrei Kuzmenko, LW/RW, VAN
56. Alex DeBrincat, LW, OTT
57. Jake Guentzel, LW, PIT
58. Jamie Benn, C/LW, DAL
59. Jake DeBrusk, LW/RW, BOS
60. Joel Eriksson Ek, C, MIN (INJ.)
61. Adrian Kempe, C/LW/RW, LAK
62. Tyler Toffoli, LW/RW, CGY
63. Bo Horvat, C, NYI
64. Mats Zuccarello, RW, MIN
65. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG
66. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW/RW, WPG
67. Jordan Kyrou, LW/RW, STL
68. Vincent Trocheck, C, NYR
69. Travis Konecny, C/RW, PHI
70. Jonathan Marchessault, LW/RW, VGK
71. Jeff Skinner, LW, BUF
72. Sam Reinhart, C/RW, FLA
73. Claude Giroux, C/RW, OTT
74. Brock Nelson, C, NYI
75. Matty Beniers, C, SEA (rookie)
76. Jared McCann, C/LW, SEA
77. Nick Schmaltz, C/RW, ARI
78. Dylan Strome, C/RW, WSH
79. Ryan O'Reilly, C, TOR
80. Brandon Hagel, LW/RW, TBL
81. Barrett Hayton, C, ARI
82. Dawson Mercer, C/RW, NJD
83. Nazem Kadri, C, CGY
84. Elias Lindholm, C, CGY
85. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, WSH
86. Dylan Cozens, C, BUF
87. Anders Lee, LW, NYI
88. Chandler Stephenson, C/LW/RW, VGK
89. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, CBJ
90. Boone Jenner, C, CBJ
91. Jonathan Huberdeau, LW/RW, CGY
92. Tyler Bertuzzi, LW/RW, BOS
93. Drake Batherson, RW, OTT
94. Tom Wilson, RW, WSH
95. Brayden Schenn, C/LW, STL
96. Viktor Arvidsson, LW/RW, LAK
97. Pavel Zacha, C/LW/RW, BOS
98. Rickard Rakell, LW/RW, PIT
99. Jakub Vrana, LW, STL
100. Reilly Smith, LW/RW, VGK
Other forwards to consider in fantasy:
101. Tommy Novak, C, NSH
102. Teuvo Teravainen, LW/RW, CAR
103. Wyatt Johnston, C, DAL (rookie)
104. David Krejci, C, BOS
105. Robert Thomas, C/RW, STL
106. Anthony Beauvillier, LW/RW, VAN
107. Troy Terry, RW, ANA
108. J.T. Compher, C/RW, COL
109. Kevin Hayes, C/LW, PHI
110. Tomas Hertl, C, SJS
111. Logan Couture, C, SJS
112. Filip Chytil, C/RW, NYR
113. Andrew Mangiapane, LW/RW, CGY
114. Michael Bunting, LW, TOR*
115. Nick Suzuki, C, MTL
116. Trevor Zegras, C/LW, ANA
117. Phillip Danault, C, LAK
118. Brock Boeser, RW, VAN
119. Mikael Backlund, C, CGY
120. Eetu Luostarinen, C/LW, FLA
121. Matias Maccelli, LW, ARI (rookie)
122. Ivan Barbashev, C/LW, VGK
123. Jason Zucker, LW, PIT
124. Pavel Dorofeyev, LW, VGK (rookie)
125. Kyle Palmieri, RW, NYI
126. Ryan Hartman, C/RW, MIN
127. David Perron, RW, DET
128. Anton Lundell, C/LW, FLA
129. Sammy Blais, LW/RW, STL
130. Daniel Sprong, LW/RW, SEA
131. Morgan Frost, C/LW, PHI
132. Bryan Rust, RW, PIT
133. Kent Johnson, LW/RW, CBJ (rookie)
134. Kirill Marchenko, RW, CBJ (rookie)
Back from injury (will rejoin rankings in next update):
Mark Stone, RW, VGK
Artturi Lehkonen, LW/RW, COL
Mathew Barzal, C/RW, NYI
Other key injuries:
Filip Forsberg, LW, NSH
Patrik Laine, LW/RW, CBJ
Matt Duchene, RW, NSH
Sam Bennett, C, FLA
Gabriel Landeskog, C/LW, COL
Andre Burakovsky, LW/RW, SEA
Andrei Svechnikov, LW, CAR (out for season)
Max Pacioretty, LW, CAR (out for season)
Cole Caufield, LW/RW, MTL (out for season)
Josh Norris, C, OTT (out for season)
Sean Couturier, C, PHI (out for season)
Forward to watch in keeper / dynasty leagues:
Tyson Foerster, C, PHI (rookie; AHL)
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