With the biggest free agent signings and trades completed so far in the offseason, it’s time to put our attention towards next season, and the players that will make up our first round stars, mid-round picks, and late-round gambles.
While many line combinations and goalie splits around the NHL landscape are still to be decided, next season’s top picks won’t look that different from the last. Want Hart Trophy winner Auston Matthews or Vezina Trophy winner Igor Shesterkin? Well, you’re going need a top pick or pay up in a salary cap draft.
So refresh your fantasy hockey logins, reactivate your leagues, and get your NHL pools ready, draft day will be here before you know it.
Create your team, reactivate your league, and more, right here.
Rankings current as of August 4, by Sean Allen.
ESPN Fantasy Hockey top 200 rankings
1. Connor McDavid, F, EDM
2. Auston Matthews, F, TOR
3. Igor Shesterkin, C, NYR
4. Leon Draisaitl, F, EDM
5. Nikita Kucherov, F, TB
6. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TB
7. Kirill Kaprizov, F, MIN
8. Victor Hedman, D, TB
9. Roman Josi, D, NSH
10. Nathan MacKinnon, F, COL
11. Matthew Tkachuk, F, FLA
12. Cale Makar, D, COL
13. Ilya Sorokin, G, NYI
14. J.T. Miller, F, VAN
15. Mitchell Marner, F, TOR
16. Mikko Rantanen, F, COL
17. Jacob Markstrom, G, CGY
18. Juuse Saros, G, NSH
19. Aleksander Barkov, F, FLA
20. Jack Hughes, F, NJ
21. Chris Kreider, F, NYR
22. Steven Stamkos, F, TB
23. Kyle Connor, F, WPG
24. Jonathan Huberdeau, F, CGY
25. Alex DeBrincat, F, OTT
26. Jake Oettinger, G, DAL
27. Moritz Seider, D, DET
28. Gabriel Landeskog, F, COL
29. Timo Meier, F, SJ
30. Jake Guentzel, F, PIT
31. Adam Fox, D, NYR
32. Aaron Ekblad, D, FLA
33. David Pastrnak, F, BOS
34. Elias Lindholm, F, CGY
35. Mika Zibanejad, F, NYR
36. Brady Tkachuk, F, OTT
37. Sebastian Aho, F, CAR
38. Vladimir Tarasenko, F, STL
39. Sidney Crosby, F, PIT
40. Seth Jones, D, CHI
41. Tristan Jarry, G, PIT
42. Filip Forsberg, F, NSH
43. Connor Hellebuyck, G, WPG
44. Darcy Kuemper, G, WSH
45. Jack Eichel, F, VGS
46. Noah Dobson, D, NYI
47. Jack Campbell, G, EDM
48. Elias Pettersson, F, VAN
49. Alex Ovechkin, F, WSH
50. Roope Hintz, F, DAL
51. John Tavares, F, TOR
52. Brent Burns, D, CAR
53. John Carlson, D, WSH
54. William Nylander, F, TOR
55. Alex Pietrangelo, D, VGS
56. Jacob Trouba, D, NYR
57. Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR
58. Johnny Gaudreau, F, CLS
59. Sam Reinhart, F, FLA
60. Darnell Nurse, D, EDM
61. Frederik Andersen, G, CAR
62. Josh Norris, F, OTT
63. Dylan Larkin, F, DET
64. Kevin Fiala, F, LA
65. Sean Couturier, F, PHI
66. Patrik Laine, F, CLS
67. Patrick Kane, F, CHI
68. Artemi Panarin, F, NYR
69. Tomas Hertl, F, SJ
70. Tage Thompson, F, BUF
71. Mark Scheifele, F, WPG
72. Matt Duchene, F, NSH
73. Jason Robertson, F, DAL
74. Nick Suzuki, F, MON
75. Morgan Rielly, D, TOR
76. Anze Kopitar, F, LA
77. Zach Werenski, D, CLS
78. Michael Bunting, F, TOR
79. Robert Thomas, F, STL
80. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
81. Ivan Provorov, D, PHI
82. Patrice Bergeron, F, FA
83. Robin Lehner, G, VGS
84. MacKenzie Weegar, D, CGY
85. Tim Stutzle, F, OTT
86. Evander Kane, F, EDM
87. Pierre-Luc Dubois, F, WPG
88. Nazem Kadri, F, FA
89. Adrian Kempe, F, LA
90. Alec Martinez, D, VGS
91. Kris Letang, D, PIT
92. Rasmus Andersson, D, CGY
93. Pavel Buchnevich, F, STL
94. Teuvo Teravainen, F, CAR
95. Mark Stone, F, VGS
96. Drake Batherson, F, OTT
97. Justin Faulk, D, STL
98. Trevor Zegras, F, ANA
99. Boone Jenner, F, CLS
100. Joel Eriksson Ek, F, MIN
101. Tyler Toffoli, F, CGY
102. Josh Morrissey, D, WPG
103. Logan Couture, F, SJ
104. Oliver Bjorkstrand, F, SEA
105. Bo Horvat, F, VAN
106. Tanner Jeannot, F, NSH
107. Shea Theodore, D, VGS
108. Jordan Binnington, G, STL
109. Mats Zuccarello, F, MIN
110. Nikolaj Ehlers, F, WPG
111. Evan Bouchard, D, EDM
112. Jonathan Marchessault, F, VGS
113. Jordan Kyrou, F, STL
114. Cole Caufield, F, MON
115. Matty Beniers, F, SEA
116. Jesper Bratt, F, NJ
117. Tony DeAngelo, F, PHI
118. Troy Terry, F, ANA
119. Joe Pavelski, F, DAL
120. Matt Boldy, F, MIN
121. Thatcher Demko, G, VAN
122. Devon Toews, D, COL
123. Mikhail Sergachev, D, TB
124. John Gibson, G, ANA
125. Claude Giroux, F, OTT
126. Ryan Hartman, F, MIN
127. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, ARI
128. Evgeny Kuznetsov, F, WSH
129. Quinn Hughes, D, VAN
130. Nico Hischier, F, NJ
131. Max Pacioretty, F, CAR
132. Jack Roslovic, F, CLS
133. Brock Nelson, F, NYI
134. Brayden Point, F, TB
135. Colton Parayko, D, STL
136. Ryan Johansen, F, NSH
137. Dougie Hamilton, D, NJ
138. Tyler Bertuzzi, F, DET
139. David Perron, F, DET
140. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, FLA
141. Vincent Trocheck, F, NYR
142. Adam Larsson, D, SEA
143. Taylor Hall, F, BOS
144. Owen Power, D, BUF
145. Ryan Pulock, D, NYI
146. Ryan O’Reilly, F, STL
147. Jeff Skinner, F, BUF
148. Matt Murray, G, TOR
149. Brad Marchand, F, BOS
150. Andrew Mangiapane, F, CGY
151. Damon Severson, D, NJ
152. Petr Mrazek, G, CHI
153. Jeremy Swayman, G, BOS
154. Kevin Shattenkirk, D, ANA
155. Dysin Mayo, D, ARI
156. Andre Burakovsky, F, SEA
157. Jake McCabe, D, CHI
158. Viktor Arvidsson, F, LA
159. Cam Talbot, G, OTT
160. Rickard Rakell, F, PIT
161. Blake Wheeler, F, WPG
162. Esa Lindell, D, DAL
163. Ryan Strome, F, ANA
164. Bryan Rust, F, PIT
165. Thomas Chabot, D, OTT
166. Phillip Danault, F, LA
167. Vladislav Gavrikov, D, CLS
168. Chandler Stephenson, F, VGS
169. Ondrej Palat, F, NJ
170. Anton Lundell, F, FLA
171. Sam Bennett, F, FLA
172. Jamie Benn, F, DAL
173. Mark Giordano, D, TOR
174. Nick Schmaltz, F, ARI
175. Valeri Nichushkin, F, COL
176. Cam Fowler, D, ANA
177. Zach Hyman, F, EDM
178. Lucas Raymond, F, DET
179. Andrew Copp, F, DET
180. Elvis Merzlikins, G, CLS
181. Ville Husso, G, DET
182. Tyler Seguin, F, DAL
183. Vince Dunn, D, SEA
184. Noah Hanifin, D, CGY
185. Mikael Granlund, F, NSH
186. Neal Pionk, D, WPG
187. Jaccob Slavin, D, CAR
188. Alexander Romanov, D, NYI
189. Ben Chiarot, D, DET
190. Tyson Barrie, D, EDM
191. Alex Tuch, F, BUF
192. Brayden Schenn, F, STL
193. Clayton Keller, F, ARI
194. Vasily Podkolzin, F, VAN
195. Brandon Tanev, F, SEA
196. Alex Killorn, F, TB
197. Pavel Francouz, G, COL
198. Nino Niederreiter, F, NSH
199. John Klingberg, D, ANA
200. Brayden McNabb, D, VGS
Rankings are based on a standard league of 10 teams consisting of 23 players and a points-based scoring system. In a “Points League,” every action by a player can result in points on their fantasy score, including hits, blocked shots, saves, and obviously goals.
How do I get points?
Players receive two points for a goal, one for an assist, .1 for a shot on goal, .1 for a hit, .5 for a blocked shot, and a .5 bonus each for power play or shorthanded points. For goalies, they receive four points for a win, three for a shutout, one for an overtime loss, .2 for a save, and lose two points for ever goal given up.
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Source: www.espn.com