Top 100 NHL Fantasy Hockey Forward Rankings - January 2023 1.0

January 2023 NHL fantasy hockey forward rankings update number one.

Our fantasy hockey forward rankings project the next 1 to 2 seasons, and consider each player's track record, upside, age, team, injury history and fantasy trade value. Min/Max is our estimation of a player's points floor and ceiling per season, assuming relatively good health. 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	Trend	Min/Max	Notes	Age
1	Connor McDavid, EDM	-	90/150 pt		26.0
2	Leon Draisaitl, EDM	-	80/130		27.2
3	Nathan MacKinnon, COL	-	80/125		27.4
4	Auston Matthews, TOR	-	80/125		25.3
5	Nikita Kucherov, TB	-	75/115		29.6
6	Mikko Rantanen, COL	-	75/115		26.2
7	David Pastrnak, BOS	-	70/115		26.7
8	Kirill Kaprizov, MIN	-	65/115		25.7
9	Mitchell Marner, TOR	-	70/115		25.7
10	Sidney Crosby, PIT	-	70/115		35.5

 

11	Artemi Panarin, NYR	-	70/110		31.2
12	Matthew Tkachuk, FLA	-	65/105		25.1
13	Jason Robertson, DAL	⟰	50/105		23.5
14	Jack Eichel, VGK	⟰	65/115	On his way up; top 5 upside is still possible	26.2
15	Brad Marchand, BOS	-	70/105		34.7
16	Jack Hughes, NJ	⟰	45/105		21.7
17	Aleksander Barkov, FLA	-	70/105		27.4
18	Kyle Connor, WPG	-	55/95		26.1
19	Alex Ovechkin, WAS	-	60/100		37.3
20	Tage Thompson, BUF	⟰	40/105	If he keeps this up, he'll be top 10	25.2

 

21	Mika Zibanejad, NYR	-	55/95		29.8
22	Sebastian Aho, CAR	-	65/95		25.5
23	Jake Guentzel, PIT	-	60/95		28.3
24	Steven Stamkos, TB	-	55/95		33.0
25	Andrei Svechnikov, CAR	-	55/95		22.8
26	Mark Scheifele, WPG	-	60/90		29.8
27	John Tavares, TOR	-	55/95	Looks revived after slow 2021-2022	32.3
28	Elias Pettersson, VAN	-	45/100		24.2
29	William Nylander, TOR	⟰	50/90		26.7
30	J.T. Miller, VAN	-	55/95		29.9

 

31	Jonathan Huberdeau, CGY	⟱	60/110	Still hasn't clicked in Calgary	29.6
32	Brayden Point, TB	-	50/90		26.9
33	Johnny Gaudreau, CBJ	-	55/110	Somehow producing in CBJ sinkhole	29.4
34	Timo Meier, SJ	-	45/85		26.3
35	Alex DeBrincat, OTT	-	50/95		25.1
36	Evgeni Malkin, PIT	-	60/95	If health wasn't an issue, he'd be higher	36.5
37	Patrick Kane, CHI	⟱	65/105	Battling injuries, lack of support in CHI	34.2
38	Mark Stone, VGK	-	50/90	If he can stay healthy, he's money	30.7
39	Roope Hintz, DAL	-	40/75		26.2
40	Pavel Buchnevich, STL	-	40/85		27.8
41	Brady Tkachuk, OTT	-	45/85		23.3
42	Kevin Fiala, LA	-	45/85		26.5
43	Elias Lindholm, CGY	-	45/90	Missing Tkachuk and Gaudreau	28.1
44	Filip Forsberg, NAS	-	45/85		28.4
45	Bo Horvat, VAN	-	30/80	Scoring machine likely moved by deadline	27.8
46	Tim Stutzle, OTT	-	45/95		21.0
47	Jesper Bratt, NJ	⟰	30/85		24.5
48	Claude Giroux, OTT	-	50/85		35.0
49	Dylan Larkin, DET	-	45/85		26.5
50	Mathew Barzal, NYI	-	55/95		25.6

 

51	Anze Kopitar, LA	-	50/85		35.4
52	Patrice Bergeron, BOS	-	50/85		37.5
53	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, EDM	⟰	45/80	Playing like a first overall pick, at last	29.8
54	Joe Pavelski, DAL	-	45/85	Refuses to act his age	38.5
55	Martin Necas, CAR	⟰	30/75		24.0
56	Pierre-Luc Dubois, WPG	-	35/85		24.6
57	Nick Suzuki, MTL	-	40/90		23.4
58	Max Pacioretty, CAR	⟰	45/80		34.2
59	Travis Konecny, PHI	⟰	40/75		25.9
60	Tomas Hertl, SJ	⟰	45/85		29.2
61	Jordan Kyrou, STL	-	45/85		24.7
62	Mats Zuccarello, MIN	-	40/80		35.4
63	Vladimir Tarasenko, STL	-	45/85		31.1
64	Evgeny Kuznetsov, WAS	-	45/85		30.7
65	Troy Terry, ANH	-	40/85		25.4
66	Nikolaj Ehlers, WPG	-	50/85		26.9
67	Nico Hischier, NJ	⟰	40/85		24.0
68	Drake Batherson, OTT	-	40/80		24.7
69	Nazem Kadri, CGY	-	40/95		32.3
70	Gabriel Landeskog, COL	-	50/90		30.2
71	Alex Tuch, BUF	⟰	35/80	Un-Tuching-believable production this year	26.7
72	Robert Thomas, STL	-	45/90		23.5
73	Clayton Keller, AZ	-	45/95		24.5
74	Cole Caufield, MTL	-	35/85		22.0
75	Chris Kreider, NYR	⟱	40/85		31.7

 

76	Patrik Laine, CBJ	-	40/90		24.8
77	Trevor Zegras, ANH	-	45/95		21.8
78	Jeff Skinner, BUF	⟰	35/80	9 mill man playing up to contract right now	30.7
79	Matt Duchene, NAS	-	30/80		32.0
80	Zach Hyman, EDM	-	40/80		30.6
81	Evander Kane, EDM	-	35/80		31.5
82	Sam Reinhart, FLA	-	40/85		27.2
83	Valeri Nichushkin, COL	-	40/75		27.9
84	Blake Wheeler, WPG	⟰	40/80		36.4
85	Lucas Raymond, DET	-	40/85		20.8
86	David Perron, DET	-	30/75		34.6
87	Brayden Schenn, STL	-	40/75		31.4
88	Tyler Bertuzzi, DET	-	45/85		27.9
89	Jonathan Marchessault, VGK	-	40/80		32.1
90	Vincent Trocheck, NYR	-	40/80		29.5
91	Bryan Rust, PIT	-	45/80		30.7
92	Andre Burakovsky, SEA	-	30/80		27.9
93	Dylan Cozens, BUF	⟰	40/80	Less heralded part of BUF's surge	21.9
94	Chandler Stephenson, VGK	-	35/75		28.7
95	Andrei Kuzmenko, VAN	-	30/75		27.0
96	Matty Beniers, SEA	-	30/80		20.2
97	Tyler Seguin, DAL	-	40/85		31.0
98	Brock Nelson, NYI	-	40/80		31.3
99	Teuvo Teravainen, CAR	⟱	45/85		28.4
100	Jamie Benn, DAL	-	35/80		33.5

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