162. Jordan Binnington, G, Blues: You may be tempted to talk yourself out of Binnington and call him a flash in the pan. 1 Fantasy Hockey game, and play your way with custom scoring and lineup features. John Gibson, G, Ducks: Could only overachieve for so long with such a difficult workload. 184. Brayden Schenn, C, Blues: Five straight seasons of at least 54 points, with triple-digit hit totals every year, too. (c) I project players for 82-game statistical totals when discussing them in their bios – even though the season is 56 games. Steven Stamkos, C, Lightning: Was too young, and too sublime a shooter, not to experience a massive rebound in goals. Another crack at it this time. 146. Struck up a tremendous rapport with Draisaitl and was almost a point-per-game player last season. Alex Pietrangelo, D, Blues: Plays a ton, gets top power-play unit time, puts up consistently good offensive totals year to year. Yanni Gourde, LW, Lightning: The company he keeps makes him a must-own in deeper formats. (a) This is a working list. 1 after exiting the 2020 post-season bubble for a family emergency.34. He can still deliver a 20-30-50 pace for us. 38. Our Future Watch scouting panel considers him Anaheim’s best prospect now. Brendan Gallagher, RW, Canadiens: The most proficient shot generator in the game by a significant margin on a per-60 basis. That would’ve been the most by a defenseman since Ray Bourque in 1993-94. 164. Odin cannot let this stand. Created Aug 12, 2010. Sean Couturier, C, Flyers: The reigning Selke winner deserves credit for his reliable offense, too, with a floor of about 70 points in a full season. Kaprizov will be an impact player right away, but the Wild's lack of skill at center will limit his linemate quality and upside temporarily. I’m buying. At 23, he’s still a baby in defenseman years. 103. Frederik Andersen, G, Maple Leafs: They’re rolling with him again. This finalized edition of the top 250 rankings is for you. GM's Online. Regressed as a third-liner. Evgeni Malkin, C, Penguins: No player averaged more points per 60 minutes last season. Eric Staal, C, Wild: In decline but still a top-six forward with a 20-goal, 45-point floor. Last time, I randomly missed Nicklas Backstrom. 191. He’s a safe play but is out of upside at 28. No Kirby Dach. I have you covered there, too. Mild regression candidate. The hits are a key element of his fantasy worth. 167. Still some downside at age 36, though. 24. 49. 222. Need a boost to your fantasy hockey team? 122. Great news for your first-round picking with injured Nikita Kucherov off the board.11. Don’t overspend crazily. His shooting percentage cratered. The modern game has freed up his speed and creativity. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW: A better own in roto formats than head-to-head, because he’s prone to massive slumps that can last weeks at a time. 69. So he falls just a couple pegs since he’s always good to miss a few games. Ryan Getzlaf, C, Ducks: Will maintain a scoring-line role in Anaheim until Trevor Zegras is ready. 1. But Kopitar is practically all the Kings have at forward, guaranteeing him major minutes and a high floor. 101. Chicago’s Brent Seabrook Calls it a Career; Walter Gretzky Was The World’s Hockey Dad; The Edmonton Oilers Just Got a Wake-up Call; Can Erik Karlsson Find His Form Again? He needs Weber to be hurt to be roster-worthy in shallow leagues. ... Fantasy hockey top 200 player rankings ... Matthew … The games begin to count and so do the fantasy stats. Fantasy hockey rankings update - Week 3 ... Join or create a league in the No. Hopefully his reported desire for a trade out of Columbus doesn't detract from his play this season.77. The shooting percentage can regress a bit and he'll remain a monster. Semyon Varlamov, G, Islanders: Any goalie in the Mitch Korn/Piero Greco tree is worth owning. Brad Marchand, LW, Bruins: Recovery from sports-hernia surgery has gone smoothly, and Marchand will start the season on time. They need him. Anze Kopitar, C, Kings: A massive bust, tumbling from 92 to 60 points. Heck, how about 75? A beast. Talented enough to do more, but fellow left winger Ovie blocks him from bigger role. 183. The year-to-year inconsistency makes him a headache to own. Mats Zuccarello, RW, Wild: Had been quite durable before last season, so I wouldn’t worry too much about his injuries in 2018-19. You don't want him? 14. Elias Pettersson, C, Canucks: Established a high floor in his Calder season, and 10 goals in his first 10 career games flashed his monstrous ceiling. Colton Parayko, D, Blues: So he’s not the next Shea Weber, but Parayko's big shot should still yield another 10 goals when you’re filling out your D-corps in the later rounds. Injury history makes him the biggest high-risk, high-gain proposition in net. Sign me up. Phil Kessel, RW, Coyotes: One more try? That makes him more of a lower-end D1 than higher-end. Claude Giroux, LW, Flyers: The Flyers improved at forward and on defense with their off-season moves. 78. For now, it’s Korpisalo, but Elvis Merzlikins carries the more intriguing upside. Devan Dubnyk, G, Wild: One of the most reliable goalies in fantasy and real life over the past half decade, but the team around him is declining, and his division is devastatingly tough, so it’s getting harder for him to post starter-worthy stats. Three consecutive 30-goal efforts and would’ve scored 40 last year if not for the shutdown. 248. Still could win a Norris someday. He’ll still play in the top six and should get better matchup insulation. Philipp Grubauer, G, Avalanche: Could be a steal if he delivers a full, healthy season as the Avs’ No. But we can’t project him to flirt with 70 goals, right? Still a good fantasy commodity but a tier below his linemates. But if you get 50 games from him, you’re happy. Opening the season with Jaden Schwartz and Mike Hoffman, Thomas is getting an opportunity to blossom as a true top-six forward. 76. Last season, he did the opposite. 59. And…. Was so all-world amazing in the playoffs that he may be overdrafted. Mackenzie Blackwood, G, Devils: He and Cory Schneider are poised to split time and crush each other's fantasy value. Needed to land on a better team for his fantasy value to spike. Alexandre Texier, C, Blue Jackets: Plays with a ferocity that earned coach John Tortorella’s trust quickly. These two dynamos should be the most coveted fantasy D-men of the next decade.29. 202. 116. 2 fantasy center who gets you 60 points or more in his sleep. 120. On the other hand, anyone talented enough to score 18 goals in a 12-game stretch has a lot of upside left over. Among players with at least 500 minutes at 5-on-5, he cracked the top 50 in points per 60. Still young enough to pull it off. John Tavares, C, Maple Leafs: Not even the best fantasy center on his own team, but you can still set your watch to 30-plus goals and point-per-game production out of Tavares.33. Me. 87. I'll still drop him a few slots in case his bankruptcy declaration is a distraction. Jonathan Marchessault, LW, Golden Knights: Good for 25-plus goals and a lot of assists. Moving to center this season as the Flames try to mix up their line chemistry. If he gets even a slight uptick in ice time, he's capable of reaching 100 points. Josh Norris, C, Senators (+20): The reigning AHL rookie of the year has my attention, especially since he's likely starting the season centering the top line. Only Hamilton has more goals among D-men over the past three years.46. Is he in danger of landing in new coach Alain Vigneault’s doghouse? If you have a deep bench, consider handcuffing with Saros. Anders Lee, LW, NY Islanders: Production plummeted sans-Tavares, but if Lee's rock bottom was 28 goals, that’s still pretty darned good. Need a boost to your fantasy hockey team? At risk of being separated from Gaudreau during the season if they aren't producing. Could regress a tiny bit from last year’s breakout because the Sharks’ forward depth is depleted, meaning his linemate quality could weaken. His shot rate absolutely exploded. It's time to draft the next championship team in your hockey pool. The 2020 draft's No. 3 overall pick was projected to be a big-time game breaker at the NHL level, so it didn't feel like a fluke to see him dazzle for Germany. Or maybe you've already drafted but want to back out of some bad late-round picks and trawl the waiver wire for sleepers. 67. Kasperi Kapanen, RW, Penguins (-11): Expected to get a long look with Crosby, and Kapanen’s speedy north-south game makes him an ideal fit. 166. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, Lightning: A Vezina finalist three straight seasons. 106. 32. Mattias Ekholm: quite possibly the best pure shutdown D-man on the planet, a guy you’d want playing 30 minutes in a playoff game, but he ranks 117 spots below Keith Yandle, the power-play maven. 25. He scored twice in his final 24 games. He’s the poor man’s Voracek. 109. 61. Welcome to the best season yet of ESPN Fantasy Hockey, as we give you the top 300 player rankings and catch you up on all the improvements to this year's game. If you're still spooked by McDavid's knee, Kucherov is the safest player on the board. 19. 103. Don't worry about that. Jonathan Huberdeau, LW, Panthers: Ninth in scoring over the past two seasons. Zach Hyman, LW, Maple Leafs: Good bet for even-strength goals but doesn’t get much power-play time and is oddly reliant on empty-net goals to puff up his totals. 132. Love the speed and the fact he’s always playing with an elite center. Mikhail Sergachev, D, Lightning: Tampa lost a bunch of blueliners last year. 176. Fantasy Lowdown contains affiliate links to products. 194. Dylan Larkin had three points in the Red Wings’ 5-4 shootout win over the Lightning on Sunday. Max Domi, C, Canadiens: So much went right that it wouldn’t be surprising to see Domi regress five or 10 points, but he’s found a home in Montreal – and on fantasy teams as a No. Fantasy Hockey Draft Kit 2019: Top 250 player rankings Watch as Connor McDavid hits the ice with the Oilers after being injured in the final game of last season. It's fine to reach a round or two for him. Probably doesn’t score 40 goals again, but a pace of 25 isn’t too much to ask for.128. MYHockey Rankings and GameSheet Inc. Agree to Long-Term Strategic Partnership. John Tavares, C, Maple Leafs: Career highs across the board with best supporting cast of his career in 2018-19. Far too talented to stay down, and presence of Kessel plus a healthy Nick Schmaltz will do wonders. ON THE BUBBLE: Brandon Montour, Kevin Shattenkirk, Bryan Little, Tyson Jost, Andrew Shaw, Martin Necas, Cam Fowler, Dante Fabbro, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jakob Silfverberg, Brandon Saad, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Chris Tierney, Dustin Brown, Duncan Keith, Anthony Beauvillier, Nate Schmidt, Connor Brown, Tony DeAngelo, Will Butcher, Phillip Danault, Danton Heinen, Kristian Vesalainen, Ryan Dzingel, Hampus Lindholm, Alex Goligoski, Frank Vatrano, Jesper Boqvist, T.J. Brodie, Brendan Perlini. The kid is a bit cursed. So buzzy that his ADP will likely lift him out of the bargain tier. ‘Vasy’ sits in a tier of his own as the top fantasy netminder. 107. I’m all in. Nico Hischier, C, Devils: Hughes’ presence isn’t a bad thing for Hischier. Alexander Radulov, RW, Stars: Aging out of fantasy stardom, but he showed enough in the playoffs to make me think he can land somewhere between his usual 70-point season and his disastrous 2019-20 numbers. 127. Too bad. Evgenii Dadonov, RW, Senators: Maybe he’s less productive away from Huberdeau and Barkov on a new team. Career highs across the board wouldn’t be surprising in 2019-20. He should spend all year in the NHL with a chance to break out. It’ll almost be a year between NHL games for him. An incredible 55 points in 70 games. 178. William Nylander, RW, Maple Leafs: The overall stats were ugly. John Carlson, D, Capitals: The perfect blend of (a) durability, (b) a huge power-play role and (c) massive ice-time totals. MacKinnon, for instance, was a disappointment until going bonkers in his age-22 campaign. Tkachuk is good enough to score 90 points someday, but he’ll likely stay around the 75 range if he remains a second-liner who plays 17 minutes a game. I have no problem rolling the dice on him as my fourth defenseman.234. He's a nice target for 'ZeroD' strategists. Matt Larkin offers up four players you need to add right away, including a pair of Ottawa Senators stars that are being ignored. 136. Sam Reinhart, RW, Sabres: Instead of a slow start followed by a second-half surge, he gave us a sizzling start followed by a second-half swoon. He was also 18. This is the biggest opportunity of Kapanen's career. That’s why you take the forwards with 70-point floors first. But he had shown flashes in New York and Tampa, he carries a first-round draft pedigree, and he has excellent chemistry with Pettersson. Whether it is making the right decision in the 1st Round or finding a sleeper in the 16th Round, every pick can make or break your season. 160. Carter Hart, G, Flyers: Was a phenom in junior and lived up to the hype as a rookie. ... fantasy Fantasy hockey top 50 center rankings ... Dylan Larkin, C, … 50. 41. He’s been a stalwart for years, but he’s unsigned for next season and will command an enormously expensive deal. Now he gets Taylor Hall as a linemate, too. 208. That might remain the case until Detroit’s prospects stick with the big club for good. Sidney Crosby, C, Penguins: Played best defensive hockey of his career and still managed first 100-point campaign since 2013-14. Sign up today to get the best features and analysis from the NHL and beyond. Joe Pavelski, RW, Stars: The 38-goal explosion came with the highest shooting percentage of his career. Rarely misses a game. Matt Dumba, D, Wild: If he stays healthy, he has a real shot to lead all blueliners in goals. Patrick Kane, RW, Blackhawks: Reaching the “boring veteran” phase of his fantasy-hockey career. As long as he stays in top six, you're golden. He’s a volume beast, making him even more valuable in fantasy than real life. Tanner Pearson, LW, Canucks: I know he had a good year. 92. A better keeper-league stash than redraft pick. If you have room to stash him in redraft leagues, I'd still do it. Suspended three games to start season, however. Led all qualified NHL blueliners in points per 60 on the power play last season, and there’s no reason for his role to change. To learn more about subscribing, click here. We’re looking at a timeshare situation on a subpar team in hockey’s toughest division. Dylan Larkin, C, Red Wings: The puck skills and speed always suggested he should produce high-end offense. Gabe Vilardi, C, Kings (-11): Overcame lengthy recovery from a major back injury and showed nice promise in a cup of coffee last year. You can drop Dallas guys a few spots in head-to-head drafts if you like, however. He’s been durable otherwise. 7. Make that buy-really-low, as he's currently "unfit to play" and will miss the start of the season. Steven Stamkos, C, Lightning: Fantastic news that he's slated to open camp with no restrictions, as the Bolts need him badly with Kucherov out. Mikko Rantanen, RW, Avalanche (+8): He's back! Josh Bailey, RW, NY Islanders: Consistently gives you above-average assist totals from the wing, with miniscule goal totals. eDraft provides NFL, MLB, NBA & NHL picks for today, daily fantasy advice & tools for FanDuel. Join. Alex Tuch, RW, Golden Knights (-27): Deserves a higher rank but can’t be trusted to keep improving until he can escape the third line. Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, Blues (-19): Three surgeries on the same shoulder. 1 overall fantasy goalie as soon as this year if the Blueshirts tighten up their two-way game. Sam Steel, C, Ducks: Eye-popping point totals in major junior and looked good in first year as a pro, split between AHL and NHL. The top 200 fantasy player rankings are back – with some twists. Robin Lehner, G, Blackhawks: …Lehner isn’t making $5 million this year to ride the pine. Mark Stone, RW, Golden Knights: Almost peerless defensively as a winger, but he’s a pretty dominant offensive player, too. Then you go nuts for Hughes if he’s available. 2 weeks agoDetroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin has been ruled out for this weekend's action with an upper-body injury. David Pastrnak, RW, Bos (RW1) 3. Jamie Benn, LW, Stars: Averaged fewest shots per game since his rookie season. Ristolainen needs a fresh start on a new team. Hoffman might seem relatively young, but he was a late bloomer, so he actually turns 30 this year, meaning his ascension is complete. The biggest forward value spikes go to Dylan Larkin, ... potentially putting a cap on Matt Murray 's fantasy upside. 165. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, LW, Oilers: Under the radar as the Oilers' most productive left winger. Major regression candidate. Blake Wheeler, RW, Jets: He’ll be 33 when the season starts, meaning a decline should come one of these years, but he’s such a smart player that he should keep outperforming his age a while longer. Andreas Johnsson, LW, Devils: Good enough to climb all the way to the first line if he’s healthy. 28. Brock Nelson, C, NY Islanders: Big spike in responsibility made him a No. 121. Eric Staal, C, Sabres: With Hall, Reinhart, Skinner and Olofsson, Staal is all but guaranteed two good goal-scoring wingers to boost his point total. William Nylander, RW, Maple Leafs: Finally has a coach that commits to him as a permanent top-six forward…right? 101. Joe Thornton, C, Maple Leafs: Playing the left wing with Matthews and Marner sounds more like a cute gimmick than something that makes actual hockey sense – can Jumbo keep pace with them? 2 center, will handle the harder defensive matchups and won’t get the same linemate quality. Brock Nelson, C, Islanders: Extremely consistent. Maybe, but he’ll only be 21 when the season starts, so we should expect some natural progression. Robert Thomas, RW, Blues (+6): Sleeper. But if Faulk plays on left side a bit, that could suck some power-play time away from Dunn. Witness the rise and fall of the Aesir in this dark fantasy reimagining of Norse mythology. 145. This week on The Hockey News Fantasy Podcast, with senior writer Matt Larkin: - Top waiver-wire pickups for shallow, medium and deep leagues - Strategy tip of the week: Collecting phone numbers 119. He can maintain this level but, because he’s so defense-minded, he’s likely at his peak offensively. Jaden Schwartz, LW, Blues: The real Schwartz lies between the regular-season bust and the playoff boom. Elias Pettersson, C, Canucks: Sublime offensive skills, and a leap is coming in Year 3. 175. Nils Hoglander, LW, Canucks (NR): Slick-mitted. You obviously don't want to get carried away with his highlight tape from the WJC, but…OK, maybe you do. If Varlamov seems low, it’s because megaprospect Ilya Sorokin will threaten to steal the No. Evgeni Malkin, C, Penguins: Misses too many games to be a first-round pick anymore, but we know he’ll produce like a first-rounder when he’s in the lineup. 215. Drake Batherson, RW, Senators (+6): Nothing left to accomplish in the AHL, where he’s rifled off 116 points in 103 games across the past two seasons. Logan Couture, C, Sharks: Not a flashy pick at this stage of his career, but before you reach on a rookie, ask yourself: is the kid a lock for 20-plus goals and 60-plus points, pro-rated? He’s been as productive as any player in the league on a per-minute basis since debuting in 2016-17. Was an underachiever for so many years in Washington that he burned me. Instead, Tarasenko has settled in as a reliable 30-goal, 70-point guy. Nikita Gusev, LW, Devils: Fell short of his prediction that he could score 128 points (LOL). Past his prime but keeps pumping out good assist totals. Wayne Simmonds, RW, Devils (-16): Looked like a shell of his old self during stretch run last year. 75. Andreas Johnsson, LW, Maple Leafs: Produced like a true first-liner on a per-minute basis once he got his shot on Matthews line. That might remain the case until Detroit’s prospects stick with the big club for good. 2. Role is unchanged this season. 38. He broke out last year, and he’ll break out again to a higher level in 2019-20. Colin Miller, D, Sabres: So many offensive D-man fighting for minutes in Buffalo, but it appears Miller will get a crack on PP1. Brannstrom didn'’t have to make the team out of camp, but he was just too talented not to. Gibson’s goals-against average may therefore suffer. Brady Tkachuk, LW, Senators: Mature beyond his years. Still somehow underrated. 133. Gabriel Landeskog, LW, Avalanche: Ceiling isn’t high enough to make him a true star, but linemates MacKinnon and Rantanen have hiked up Landeskog’s floor. When you’re about to reach on a prospect pick, remind yourself: 50 points is a great rookie year, and 50 points is what Krejci gets every year automatically, at minimum. Tomas Hertl, C, Sharks: A torn MCL and ACL ended his season early. 144. With his devastating shot, we should expect a 15-goal season soon, and he offers a nice grab bag in leagues with expanded stat categories: shots, hits and blocks aplenty. It’s time to get rolling with my fantasy hockey rankings. And the latest Oilers line combos have him playing with No. Holtby's workload could shrink slightly. Rittich has the inside track to start this season, but Cam Talbot is a threat. 87. Kevin Labanc, RW, Sharks (+24): Maybe Labanc signed that strangely cheap contract because he knows he’s set up for career-best numbers as the only decent right-winger on San Jose’s roster right now. That makes a Nylander a must-own player until or unless his role changes. If it doesn’t, he’s just a roster filler in pools. 250. Logan Couture, C, Sharks: Fresh off his first 70-point effort. 58. Fantasy hockey rankings Week 6 update: Top four goalies to trade for Ilya Samsonov makes the save for the Washington Capitals, and could make a … But he's shaping up as a taxi-squad guy to start the year. When he plays, he’s still fantasy gold.32. Samuel Girard, D, Avalanche: The Avs have so many exciting young blueliners now that Girard gets forgotten a bit. 109. 221. 221. 5. This is THE tool to use during the season to ensure a competitive team throughout the long fantasy season. 153. These two will damage each other’s value. A bountiful source of assists. Tony DeAngelo, D, Rangers: Tremendous 2019-20 as Rangers’ power-play quarterback. 4 overall player had he started season on time. Anthony Duclair LW, Panthers (+10): Opening camp on the first line with Barkov. John Gibson, G, Ducks: He’s probably the most talented goalie on Earth. 21. He’s always available relatively late, and he always delivers helpful offense. One of the only goalies who starts 60-plus games a year. Fantasy hockey top-250 rankings. Nick Schmaltz, LW, Coyotes: Can deliver a bushel of assists, but he’s empty calories otherwise in fantasy.195. 1 job feels stronger this year. It jumped 40 percent! Ryan Ellis, D, Predators: People don’t realize how special he is – because they don’t see enough of him. A depth pick that won't hurt you. Conor Garland, RW, Coyotes: Playing in obscurity, he’s one of the cheaper sources of 20 goals you’ll find. 246. Matt Murray, G, Senators: Coming off terrible year with a good defensive team playing in front of him. Matt Larkin’s Fantasy Hockey Pickups of the Week: Buy High on Sens. Filip Zadina, RW, Red Wings: Showed flashes in an injury-shortened year. Kyle Connor, LW, Jets: Fast, locked into a top-six role with super-talented linemates and a lock for at least 30 goals. Is this the year coach Rod Brind’Amour unleashes Svechnikov and gives him top-line minutes? For all the gushing, he doesn’t have a 30-goal season to his name yet.

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