Fantasy_Team_Power_rankings

NHL.com has updated the fantasy hockey team power rankings based on the latest top 200, with added emphasis put on top 100 players. Other factors taken into account include rank of goalie(s) and power play, lineup and injury trends and overall upside and team security for standard leagues.
Fantasy owners should use these rankings as a basis for team evaluation, add/drop decisions and trade proposals. For more fantasy coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy.

TRENDING UP

Chicago Blackhawks: Goalie Collin Delia is 2-0-0 with a .964 save percentage in two games this season. Delia (6 percent owned in Yahoo) is worth adding in deeper leagues with No. 1 goalie Corey Crawford (concussion) out. Right wing Patrick Kane continues to trend up in NHL.com's rankings with eight points (five goals, three assists) in the past four games. Wing Alex DeBrincat is also producing with six points (three goals, three assists) over the same span. Center Dylan Strome (6 percent owned) has fit in nicely after being acquired from the Arizona Coyotes on Nov. 25 and remains an intriguing add in deeper leagues with five points (one goal, four assists) in his past four games.
Columbus Blue Jackets: Right wing Cam Atkinson has five points (four goals, one assist) in the past four games and is covering categories with 18 shots on goal and a plus-5 over the span. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky is 4-0-0, including two shutouts, with a .970 SV% in his past four games and is making a case to rejoin the five best fantasy goalies. Left wing Artemi Panarin has six points (two goals, four assists) in the past four games skating with Atkinson and center Pierre-Luc Dubois on the top line. Defenseman Zach Werenski has three points (two goals, one assist) in the past three games after being held without a point in seven games prior. Werenski is an intriguing trade target in season-long leagues and value play in DFS.

TRENDING DOWN

Colorado Avalanche: The top line of forwards Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen was broken up at practice Friday. Forward Matt Nieto skated with MacKinnon and Rantanen, and Landeskog moved to the second line. It's unclear whether the new lines will stick, but the Avalanche are 2-5-1 since Dec. 11 and needed a change. Landeskog will likely keep his exposure to MacKinnon and Rantanen on the first power play and is worth keeping in season-long leagues for hits (1.2 per game). Nieto now emerges as a value play in DFS and has sneaky upside in deeper leagues. Goalie Semyon Varlamov is 1-3-0 with an .844 SV% in the past five games and is in danger of losing the No. 1 job to Philipp Grubauer, who is 1-2-1 with a .914 SV% in his past five games.

FANTASY TEAM POWER RANKINGS FOR 2018-19
  1. Tampa Bay Lightning (SAME)
    1. Toronto Maple Leafs (SAME)
    2. Winnipeg Jets (SAME)
    3. Vegas Golden Knights (SAME)
    4. Boston Bruins (SAME)
    5. Washington Capitals (SAME)
    6. San Jose Sharks (SAME)
    7. Pittsburgh Penguins (+2)
    8. Calgary Flames (+2)
    9. Nashville Predators (-1)
    10. Columbus Blue Jackets (+1)
    11. Colorado Avalanche (-4)
    12. Buffalo Sabres (SAME)
    13. Vancouver Canucks (+1)
    14. Philadelphia Flyers (+1)
    15. Florida Panthers (+5)
    16. Minnesota Wild (-3)
    17. Edmonton Oilers (-1)
    18. Dallas Stars (+1)
    19. Chicago Blackhawks (+4)
    20. Anaheim Ducks (-2)
    21. Montreal Canadiens (-4)
    22. Ottawa Senators (-1)
    23. New York Islanders (+1)
    24. Detroit Red Wings (-2)
    25. Los Angeles Kings (+4)
    26. St. Louis Blues (SAME)
    27. New York Rangers (SAME)
    28. Carolina Hurricanes (-3)
    29. Arizona Coyotes (-1)
    30. New Jersey Devils (SAME)
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