Top 100 NHL Fantasy Hockey Forward Rankings - December 2022 1.0

December 2022 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	-	90/145 pt		25.9
2	Leon Draisaitl, EDM	-	80/130		27.1
3	Nathan MacKinnon, COL	-	80/125		27.3
4	Auston Matthews, TOR	-	80/125		25.2
5	Nikita Kucherov, TB	-	75/115		29.5
6	Mikko Rantanen, COL	-	75/115		26.1
7	David Pastrnak, BOS	-	70/115		26.5
8	Kirill Kaprizov, MIN	-	65/115		25.6
9	Artemi Panarin, NYR	-	70/110		31.1
10	Mitchell Marner, TOR	-	70/115		25.6

 

11	Sidney Crosby, PIT	-	70/115		35.3
12	Matthew Tkachuk, FLA	-	65/105		25.0
13	Jason Robertson, DAL	⟰	50/105	Firmly in MVP conversation now	23.4
14	Jack Eichel, VGK	⟰	65/115	On his way up; top 5 upside is still possible	26.1
15	Brad Marchand, BOS	-	70/105		34.6
16	Aleksander Barkov, FLA	-	70/105		27.3
17	Jonathan Huberdeau, CGY	-	70/110	Still adjusting to Sutter hockey	29.5
18	J.T. Miller, VAN	-	55/95		29.7
19	Alex Ovechkin, WAS	-	60/100		37.2
20	Sebastian Aho, CAR	-	65/95		25.4

 

21	Patrick Kane, CHI	-	65/105	Value will skyrocket post-trade	34.0
22	Mika Zibanejad, NYR	-	55/95		29.6
23	John Tavares, TOR	-	55/95	Looks revived after slow 2021-2022	32.2
24	Jake Guentzel, PIT	-	60/95		28.2
25	Kyle Connor, WPG	-	55/95		26.0
26	Steven Stamkos, TB	-	55/95		32.8
27	Andrei Svechnikov, CAR	-	55/95		22.7
28	Jack Hughes, NJ	⟰	45/105	Centerpiece of electric NJ forward group	21.6
29	Johnny Gaudreau, CBJ	⟱	55/110		29.3
30	Timo Meier, SJ	-	45/85	Back on track after slow start	26.2

 
 

31	Elias Pettersson, VAN	-	45/100		24.1
32	Mark Scheifele, WPG	-	60/90		29.7
33	William Nylander, TOR	⟰	50/90		26.6
34	Alex DeBrincat, OTT	-	50/95		25.0
35	Brayden Point, TB	-	50/90		26.7
36	Mark Stone, VGK	-	50/90	If he can stay healthy, he's money	30.6
37	Tage Thompson, BUF	⟰	40/85		25.1
38	Roope Hintz, DAL	-	40/75		26.0
39	Trevor Zegras, ANH	-	45/95		21.7
40	Pavel Buchnevich, STL	-	40/85		27.6
41	Evgeni Malkin, PIT	-	60/95	If health wasn't an issue, he'd be higher	36.4
42	Elias Lindholm, CGY	⟱	45/90	Missing Tkachuk and Gaudreau	28.0
43	Jesper Bratt, NJ	⟰	30/85	I'm buying stocks in this Devils offence	24.3
44	Kevin Fiala, LA	-	45/85		26.4
45	Filip Forsberg, NAS	-	45/85		28.3
46	Brady Tkachuk, OTT	-	45/85		23.2
47	Patrice Bergeron, BOS	-	50/85		37.4
48	Joe Pavelski, DAL	-	45/85	Refuses to act his age	38.4
49	Nick Suzuki, MTL	-	40/90		23.3
50	Claude Giroux, OTT	-	50/85		34.9

 

51	Mathew Barzal, NYI	-	55/95		25.5
52	Dylan Larkin, DET	-	45/85		26.3
53	Gabriel Landeskog, COL	-	50/90		30.0
54	Cole Caufield, MTL	⟰	35/85		21.9
55	Chris Kreider, NYR	-	40/85		31.6
56	Evgeny Kuznetsov, WAS	-	45/85		30.5
57	Anze Kopitar, LA	-	50/85		35.3
58	Martin Necas, CAR	⟰	30/75		23.9
59	Troy Terry, ANH	-	40/85		25.2
60	Nico Hischier, NJ	⟰	40/85		23.9
61	Bo Horvat, VAN	-	30/80	May be on the trade block	27.7
62	Tim Stutzle, OTT	-	45/95		20.9
63	Jordan Kyrou, STL	-	45/85		24.6
64	Nazem Kadri, CGY	-	40/95		32.2
65	Vladimir Tarasenko, STL	-	45/85		31.0
66	Mats Zuccarello, MIN	⟰	40/80		35.3
67	Tomas Hertl, SJ	⟰	45/85		29.1
68	Nikolaj Ehlers, WPG	⟱	50/85	Another season, another major injury	26.8
69	Drake Batherson, OTT	-	40/80		24.6
70	Patrik Laine, CBJ	⟱	40/90	Just can't stay healthy	24.6
71	Tyler Seguin, DAL	-	40/85		30.8
72	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, EDM	-	45/80		29.6
73	Travis Konecny, PHI	-	40/75		25.7
74	Clayton Keller, AZ	-	45/95		24.3
75	Robert Thomas, STL	-	45/90		23.4
76	Valeri Nichushkin, COL	-	40/75		27.8
77	Sam Reinhart, FLA	-	40/85		27.1
78	Jonathan Marchessault, VGK	-	40/80		31.9
79	Evander Kane, EDM	⟱	35/80		31.3
80	Matt Duchene, NAS	-	30/80		31.9
81	Tyler Bertuzzi, DET	-	45/85		27.8
82	Pierre-Luc Dubois, WPG	-	35/85		24.4
83	Blake Wheeler, WPG	-	40/80		36.2
84	Bryan Rust, PIT	⟱	45/80		30.6
85	Zach Hyman, EDM	-	40/80		30.5
86	Lucas Raymond, DET	-	40/85		20.7
87	David Perron, DET	-	30/75		34.5
88	Brayden Schenn, STL	-	40/75		31.3
89	Matty Beniers, SEA	⟰	30/75		20.1
90	Andre Burakovsky, SEA	-	30/80		27.8
91	Brock Boeser, VAN	-	40/80		25.8
92	Vincent Trocheck, NYR	⟱	40/80		29.4
93	Taylor Hall, BOS	⟱	40/85	Former MVP production remains mediocre	31.1
94	Dominik Kubalik, DET	⟰	30/75	Producing like early days in Chicago	27.3
95	Teuvo Teravainen, CAR	⟱	45/85		28.2
96	Gabe Vilardi, LA	⟰	25/75		23.3
97	Jamie Benn, DAL	-	35/80		33.4
98	Ryan O'Reilly, STL	-	50/85		31.8
99	Jake DeBrusk, BOS	-	30/80		26.1
100	Jeff Skinner, BUF	-	35/80		30.6

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