Standard fantasy categories include 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 2024-25 season. Forward positions indicate eligibility from last season (subject to change in offseason). This list is a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen and Anna Dua.
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1. Connor McDavid, C, EDM
2. Nathan MacKinnon, C, COL
3. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TBL
4. Auston Matthews, C, TOR
5. David Pastrnak, RW, BOS
6. Leon Draisaitl, C/LW, EDM
7. Artemi Panarin, LW, NYR
8. Mikko Rantanen, RW, COL
9. Brady Tkachuk, C/LW, OTT
10. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
11. William Nylander, RW, TOR
12. J.T. Miller, C/RW, VAN
13. Jack Hughes, C/LW, NJD
14. Matthew Tkachuk, LW/RW, FLA
15. Kirill Kaprizov, LW, MIN
16. Sam Reinhart, C/RW, FLA
17. Zach Hyman, LW/RW, EDM
18. Filip Forsberg, LW, NSH
19. Chris Kreider, LW, NYR
20. Elias Pettersson, C/LW, VAN
21. Alex Ovechkin, LW, WSH
22. Kyle Connor, LW, WPG
23. Jack Eichel, C, VGK
24. Brayden Point, C, TBL
25. Jake Guentzel, LW, TBL
26. Vincent Trocheck, C, NYR
27. Brad Marchand, LW, BOS
28. Mitch Marner, RW, TOR
29. Sebastian Aho, C, CAR
30. Jason Robertson, LW, DAL
31. Adrian Kempe, C/RW, LAK
32. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA
33. Carter Verhaeghe, C/LW, FLA
34. Joel Eriksson Ek, C, MIN
35. Connor Bedard, C, CHI (rookie)
36. Steven Stamkos, C/LW, NSH
37. Wyatt Johnston, C/RW, DAL
38. Brock Boeser, RW, VAN
39. Mathew Barzal, C/RW, NYI
40. Travis Konecny, LW/RW, PHI
41. Jesper Bratt, LW/RW, NJD
42. Dylan Larkin, C, DET
43. John Tavares, C, TOR
44. Tim Stützle, C/LW, OTT
45. Jonathan Marchessault, RW, NSH
46. Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR
47. Tage Thompson, C/RW, BUF
48. Owen Tippett, LW/RW, PHI
49. Kevin Fiala, LW, LAK
50. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C/LW, EDM
51. Cole Caufield, LW/RW, MTL
52. Bo Horvat, C, NYI
53. Roope Hintz, C, DAL
54. Tomas Hertl, C, VGK
55. Evander Kane, LW, EDM
56. Blake Coleman, C/RW, CGY
57. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG
58. Patrick Kane, RW, DET
59. Clayton Keller, LW/RW, UTA
60. Robert Thomas, C, STL
61. Brock Nelson, C, NYI
62. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, WPG
63. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK
64. Andrei Svechnikov, LW/RW, CAR
65. Trevor Moore, LW/RW, LAK
66. Alex DeBrincat, LW/RW, DET
67. Matt Duchene, C/RW, DAL
68. Nick Suzuki, C, MTL
69. Brandon Hagel, LW/RW, TBL
70. Seth Jarvis, C/RW, CAR
71. Timo Meier, LW/RW, NJD
72. Juraj Slafkovsky, LW, MTL
73. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
74. Mats Zuccarello, RW, MIN
75. Nico Hischier, C, NJD
76. Matt Boldy, LW/RW, MIN
77. Claude Giroux, C/RW, OTT
78. Alex Tuch, RW, BUF
79. Mark Stone, RW, VGK
80. Ryan O'Reilly, C, NSH
81. Logan Stankoven, C, DAL (rookie)
82. Macklin Celebrini, C, SJS (rookie)
83. Will Smith, C, SJS (rookie)
84. Alexis Lafrenière, LW/RW, NYR
85. Matvei Michkov, RW, PHI (rookie)
86. Logan Cooley, C, UTA (rookie)
87. William Karlsson, C, VGK
88. Artturi Lehkonen, LW, COL
89. Elias Lindholm, C, BOS
90. Jeff Skinner, LW, EDM
91. Gustav Nyquist, LW, NSH
92. Mason Marchment, LW, DAL
93. Pavel Buchnevich, C/LW, STL
94. Frank Vatrano, C/LW, ANA
95. Dylan Strome, C, WSH
96. Nazem Kadri, C, CGY
97. Jamie Benn, LW, DAL
98. Lucas Raymond, LW/RW, DET
99. Jake DeBrusk, LW/RW, VAN
100. Dakota Joshua, C/LW, VAN
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Other forwards to consider in fantasy:
101. Jordan Kyrou, C/RW, STL
102. Drake Batherson, LW/RW, OTT
103. Gabriel Vilardi, C/RW, WPG
104. Nick Schmaltz, C/RW, UTA
105. Vladimir Tarasenko, LW/RW, DET
106. Viktor Arvidsson, LW/RW, EDM
107. Casey Mittelstadt, C, COL
108. Quinton Byfield, C/LW, LAK
109. Jonathan Drouin, LW, COL
110. Lawson Crouse, LW/RW, UTA
111. Jared McCann, C/LW, SEA
112. Martin Necas, C/RW, CAR
113. Tyler Toffoli, LW/RW, SJS
114. Teuvo Teravainen, LW/RW, CHI
115. Tom Wilson, RW, WSH
116. Sam Bennett, C, FLA
117. Mason McTavish, C/LW, ANA
118. Eeli Tolvanen, LW/RW, SEA
119. Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW, SEA
120. JJ Peterka, RW, BUF
121. Bryan Rust, RW, PIT
122. Adam Fantilli, C, CBJ (rookie)
123. Cutter Gauthier, LW, ANA (rookie)
124. Charlie Coyle, C, BOS
125. Philipp Kurashev, C, CHI
126. Anthony Duclair, LW, NYI
127. Cole Perfetti, C/LW, WPG
128. Ivan Barbashev, C/LW, VGK
129. Tyler Seguin, C/RW, DAL
130. Leo Carlsson, C, ANA
131. Dylan Guenther, LW, UTA
132. Josh Doan, LW/RW, UTA (rookie)
133. Mikael Granlund, C/RW, SJS
134. Tyler Bertuzzi, LW, CHI
135. Michael Bunting, LW, PIT
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NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program:
Valeri Nichushkin, LW/RW, COL
