Draft season is here, and so is our September 2022 forward rankings update!
Our fantasy hockey forward rankings project the next 1 to 2 seasons, and consider each player's track record, upside, age, team and injury history. Because fantasy hockey league categories vary widely, these rankings focus on point production. Notes made in previous rankings may carry over to new rankings if they remain relevant.
| Rk | Player | Pos | Trend | Min/Max | Notes | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | ||||||
| 1 | Connor McDavid, EDM | C | - | 90/140 pts | 25.7 | |
| 2 | Leon Draisaitl, EDM | C/LW | - | 80/135 | 26.9 | |
| 3 | Auston Matthews, TOR | C | - | 80/125 | 25.0 | |
| 4 | Nathan MacKinnon, COL | C | - | 80/125 | 27.0 | |
| Tier 2 | ||||||
| 5 | Kirill Kaprizov, MIN | LW/RW | - | 65/115 | 25.4 | |
| 6 | Jonathan Huberdeau, CGY | LW | - | 70/115 | 29.3 | |
| 7 | Mikko Rantanen, COL | C/RW | - | 70/110 | 25.9 | |
| 8 | Nikita Kucherov, TB | RW | - | 80/115 | 29.2 | |
| 9 | Mitchell Marner, TOR | RW | - | 70/105 | 25.4 | |
| 10 | Artemi Panarin, NYR | LW | - | 70/110 | 30.9 | |
| 11 | David Pastrnak, BOS | RW | - | 70/100 | 26.3 | |
| 12 | Aleksander Barkov, FLA | C | - | 70/100 | 27.0 | |
| 13 | Sidney Crosby, PIT | C | - | 70/105 | 35.1 | |
| 14 | Alex Ovechkin, WAS | LW | - | 65/100 | 37.0 | |
| 15 | Matthew Tkachuk, FLA | LW/RW | - | 55/90 | 24.8 | |
| 16 | Johnny Gaudreau, CBJ | LW/RW | - | 55/95 | 29.1 | |
| 17 | Sebastian Aho, CAR | C | - | 70/100 | 25.1 | |
| 18 | Jake Guentzel, PIT | LW/RW | - | 60/90 | 27.9 | |
| 19 | Patrick Kane, CHI | RW | - | 70/100 | 33.8 | |
| 20 | Brad Marchand, BOS | LW | DOWN | 70/100 | 34.3 | |
| 21 | Alex DeBrincat, OTT | LW/RW | - | 50/85 | 24.7 | |
| 22 | J.T. Miller, VAN | C/LW | - | 55/90 | 29.5 | |
| 23 | Jack Eichel, VGK | C | DOWN | 65/105 | 25.9 | |
| 24 | Mika Zibanejad, NYR | C | - | 60/90 | 29.4 | |
| 25 | Kyle Connor, WPG | LW | - | 55/90 | 25.8 | |
| 26 | Steven Stamkos, TB | C/RW | - | 55/90 | 32.6 | |
| 27 | Mark Scheifele, WPG | C | - | 60/90 | 29.5 | |
| 28 | John Tavares, TOR | C | DOWN | 55/90 | Goes through quiet spells, but he'll still get close to 80 | 32.0 |
| 29 | Jason Robertson, DAL | LW | UP | 50/95 | 23.1 | |
| 30 | Andrei Svechnikov, CAR | LW/RW | - | 55/90 | 22.5 | |
| Tier 3 | ||||||
| 31 | William Nylander, TOR | LW/RW | - | 50/90 | 26.4 | |
| 32 | Gabriel Landeskog, COL | C/LW | - | 50/90 | 29.8 | |
| 33 | Nazem Kadri, CGY | C | UP | 40/95 | No sign of slowing, so he'll keep rising up the rankings | 31.9 |
| 34 | Elias Lindholm, CGY | C/RW | - | 45/85 | 27.8 | |
| 35 | Jack Hughes, NJ | C/LW | UP | 45/95 | On his way up the escalator; top 20 upside long term | 21.3 |
| 36 | Evgeni Malkin, PIT | C | - | 60/95 | 36.1 | |
| 37 | Mark Stone, VGK | RW | DOWN | 55/90 | Nagging injuries a serious impediment to upside | 30.3 |
| 38 | Evgeny Kuznetsov, WAS | C | - | 45/85 | 30.3 | |
| 39 | Timo Meier, SJ | LW/RW | UP | 45/85 | 25.9 | |
| 40 | Nikolaj Ehlers, WPG | LW/RW | - | 50/85 | 26.6 | |
| 41 | Brayden Point, TB | C/RW | - | 60/95 | 26.5 | |
| 42 | Elias Pettersson, VAN | C | - | 45/95 | Upside through the roof, but has to put it all together | 23.8 |
| 43 | Filip Forsberg, NAS | LW | - | 45/85 | 28.1 | |
| 44 | Jordan Kyrou, STL | C/LW/RW | - | 45/85 | 24.4 | |
| 45 | Anze Kopitar, LA | C | - | 50/85 | 35.1 | |
| 46 | Joe Pavelski, DAL | C/RW | UP | 45/85 | Last hurrah? Plays like he's 28, not 38 | 38.2 |
| 47 | Mathew Barzal, NYI | C | - | 55/90 | 25.3 | |
| 48 | Ryan O'Reilly, STL | C | - | 50/85 | 31.6 | |
| 49 | Vladimir Tarasenko, STL | RW | - | 45/85 | 30.8 | |
| 50 | Trevor Zegras, ANH | C/LW | - | 45/90 | 21.5 | |
| 51 | Patrice Bergeron, BOS | C | DOWN | 50/85 | 37.1 | |
| 52 | Chris Kreider, NYR | LW/RW | UP | 40/85 | 31.4 | |
| 53 | Bryan Rust, PIT | LW/RW | - | 45/80 | 30.3 | |
| 54 | Pavel Buchnevich, STL | LW/RW | - | 45/80 | 27.4 | |
| 55 | Kevin Fiala, LA | LW/RW | - | 45/80 | 26.1 | |
| 56 | Patrik Laine, CBJ | LW/RW | UP | 40/85 | 24.4 | |
| 57 | Evander Kane, EDM | LW/RW | - | 35/75 | 31.1 | |
| 58 | Claude Giroux, OTT | C/LW | - | 50/85 | 34.7 | |
| 59 | Roope Hintz, DAL | C/LW | - | 40/75 | 25.8 | |
| 60 | Robert Thomas, STL | C | 122.8 | |||
| 61 | Vincent Trocheck, NYR | C | - | 45/80 | 29.2 | |
| 62 | Sam Reinhart, FLA | C/RW | UP | 40/80 | 26.9 | |
| 63 | Tim Stutzle, OTT | 122.8 | ||||
| 64 | Jesper Bratt, NJ | LW | UP | 30/70 | 122.8 | |
| 65 | Brady Tkachuk, OTT | LW | - | 45/90 | 23.0 | |
| 66 | Dylan Larkin, DET | C | - | 45/85 | 26.1 | |
| 67 | Lucas Raymond, DET | LW/RW | UP | 40/85 | 20.5 | |
| 68 | Drake Batherson, OTT | RW | - | 40/80 | 24.4 | |
| 69 | Blake Wheeler, WPG | C/RW | DOWN | 45/85 | 36.0 | |
| 70 | Teuvo Teravainen, CAR | LW/RW | - | 45/85 | 28.0 | |
| 71 | Tyler Bertuzzi, DET | LW/RW | UP | 45/85 | 27.6 | |
| 72 | Taylor Hall, BOS | LW | - | 45/85 | 30.8 | |
| 73 | Tyler Seguin, DAL | C/RW | - | 40/90 | 30.6 | |
| 74 | Max Pacioretty, CAR | LW | DOWN | 45/80 | 33.8 | |
| 75 | Brayden Schenn, STL | C/LW/RW | - | 40/75 | 31.1 | |
| 76 | Tomas Hertl, SJ | C/LW | - | 45/80 | 28.8 | |
| 77 | Jonathan Marchessault, VGK | C/LW | - | 40/75 | 31.7 | |
| 78 | Josh Norris, OTT | 45/85 | 23.4 | |||
| 79 | Mats Zuccarello, MIN | RW | UP | 40/75 | 35.0 | |
| 80 | Nick Suzuki, MTL | C | - | 40/85 | 23.1 | |
| 81 | Sean Couturier, PHI | C | DOWN | 40/75 | 29.8 | |
| 82 | Troy Terry, ANH | RW | - | 40/85 | 25.0 | |
| 83 | Matt Duchene, NAS | C/RW | - | 30/75 | 31.7 | |
| 84 | Pierre-Luc Dubois, WPG | C | - | 35/80 | 24.2 | |
| 85 | David Perron, DET | LW/RW | - | 40/75 | 34.3 | |
| 86 | Bo Horvat, VAN | C | - | 40/80 | 27.4 | |
| 87 | Brock Boeser, VAN | RW | - | 40/80 | 25.5 | |
| Tier 4 | ||||||
| 88 | Andre Burakovsky, SEA | LW/RW | DOWN | 40/80 | 27.6 | |
| 89 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, EDM | C/LW | - | 45/80 | 29.4 | |
| 90 | Oliver Bjorkstrand, SEA | RW | - | 35/80 | 27.4 | |
| 91 | Logan Couture, SJ | C | - | 40/75 | 33.5 | |
| 92 | Tyler Toffoli, CGY | LW/RW | - | 40/70 | 30.4 | |
| 93 | Mikael Granlund, NAS | C/RW | - | 30/75 | 30.6 | |
| 94 | Sam Bennett, FLA | C/LW | - | 30/75 | 26.2 | |
| 95 | Ryan Strome, ANH | C/RW | DOWN | 35/75 | 29.2 | |
| 96 | Alex Killorn, TB | LW/RW | UP | 35/70 | 33.0 | |
| 97 | Ondrej Palat, NJ | LW | - | 35/70 | 31.5 | |
| 98 | Clayton Keller, AZ | 24.1 | ||||
| 99 | Travis Konecny, PHI | RW | - | 40/75 | 25.5 | |
| 100 | Cam Atkinson, PHI | RW | - | 40/75 | 33.3 |
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