Top 25 Fantasy Hockey Players
Plus, the depleted Philadelphia Flyers lineup
TOP 25 – FULL SEASON (min. 5 GP, per-game average)
1. Connor McDavid, C, Edmonton
9 G, 23 A, 73 SOG, 18 GP
2. Joe Pavelski, C, Dallas
9 G, 8 A, 32 SOG, 12 GP (11 PPP, 28.1 SH%)
3. Auston Matthews, C, Toronto
14 G, 7 A, 67 SOG, 16 GP (15.2 ESOiSH%)
4. Leon Draisaitl, C, Edmonton
10 G, 18 A, 50 SOG, 18 GP (14.0 ESOiSH%)
5. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Colorado
3 G, 12 A, 49 SOG, 12 GP (6.1 SH%)
6. Alex Ovechkin, LW, Washington
5 G, 8 A, 39 SOG, 31 hits, 10 GP (15.0 ESOiSH%)
7. Patrice Bergeron, C, Boston
7 G, 11 A, 52 SOG, 14 GP
8. Alexander Radulov, RW, Dallas
3 G, 8 A, 13 SOG, 8 GP (23.1 SH%, ES 22.0 OiSH%)
9. Jeff Petry, D, Montreal
6 G, 9 A, 38 SOG, 26 hits, 18 blocks in 15 GP (15.8 SH%, ES 13.6 OiSH%)
10. David Pastrnak, RW, Boston
5 G, 5 A, 26 SOG, 7 GP
11. Jordan Staal, C, Carolina
7 G, 8 A, 18 SOG, 12 GP (38.9 SH%, ES 16.1 OiSH%)
12. Vincent Trocheck, C, Carolina
7 G, 7 A, 41 SOG, 24 hits, 13 GP
13. Alex DeBrincat, LW/RW, Chicago
9 G, 8 A, 50 SOG, 14 GP
14. Victor Hedman, D, Tampa Bay
3 G, 12 A, 35 SOG, 20 hits, 20 blocks, 14 GP
15. Steven Stamkos, RW, Tampa Bay
8 G, 7 A, 39 SOG, 12 GP (3.25 shots/game his highest since 2016-2017.)
16. Anze Kopitar, C, Los Angeles
4 G, 14 A, 33 SOG, 14 GP (ES 11.9 OiSH%)
Petr Mrazek and MacKenzie Blackwood have the numbers but have only played four games so that leaves the first goaltending spot to…
17. Jaroslav Halak, G, Boston
4-0-1, 1.38 GAA, .938 SV%
18. Brad Marchand, LW, Boston
9 G, 9 A, 40 SOG, 14 GP (22.5 SH%)
19. Cale Makar, D, Colorado
1 G, 11 A, 24 SOG, 11 GP (ES 15.0 OiSH%)
20. Max Pacioretty, LW, Vegas
8 G, 5 A, 58 SOG, 14 GP (ES 13.3 OiSH%)
21. Patrick Kane, RW, Chicago
7 G, 16 A, 65 SOG, 18 GP
22. Darnell Nurse, D, Edmonton
6 G, 7 A, 45 SOG, 48 hits, 26 blocks, 18 GP (13.3 SH%)
23. Mitch Marner, RW, Toronto
7 G, 16 A, 43 SOG, 17 GP (ES 16.1 OiSH%)
24. Marc-Andre Fleury, G, Vegas
7-2-0, 1.56 GAA, .937 SV%
25. James van Riemsdyk, LW, Philadelphia
7 G, 11 A, 30 SOG in 13 GP (23.3 SH%, ES 19.1 OiSH%)
Next:
Tom Wilson, RW, Washington
Rasmus Ristolainen, D, Buffalo
Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, Winnipeg
Justin Faulk, D, St. Louis
Philipp Grubauer, G, Colorado
Filip Forsberg, LW, Nashville
Brayden Point, C, Tampa Bay
Ranking Philadelphia’s forwards
PHI still has six players on its Covid-19 list and they won’t play tonight against the Rangers, nor will they travel to Lake Tahoe for the outdoor game this weekend. That list includes D Justin Braun, which is manageable, the Flyers can make up for a Justin Braun absence. Up front, though, it gets a lot more challenging. Travis Konecny, Scott Laughton, Oskar Lindblom, Jakub Voracek, and Claude Giroux are out.
Let’s rank the remaining Flyers forwards:
Sean Couturier
2 G, 2 A in 3 GP
James van Riemsdyk
7 G, 11 A in 13 GP
Kevin Hayes
6 G, 5 A in 13 GP
Joel Farabee
6 G, 6 A in 13 GP
Michael Raffl
2 G, 3 A in 13 GP
Nolan Patrick
2 G, 3 A in 13 GP
Nicolas Aube-Kubel
8 G, 11 A in 58 career NHL GP
Connor Bunnaman
1 G, 2 A in 29 career NHL GP
Andy Andreoff
A solid AHL forward who has 25 points in 173 career NHL games.
David Kase
1 G in 6 NHL GP last season
Maxim Sushko
4th round pick in 2017, has not scored much in the AHL or KHL
Samuel Morin
11th overall pick in 2013, No points in 10 career games, moved from D.
Digging Deep
Tyler Ennis (1% Yahoo) landed on the Edmonton Oilers taxi squad after not doing much early in the season. He has returned to the lineup and he is not merely in the lineup but has replaced Dominik Kahun on the left side with Leon Draisaitl and Kailer Yamamoto. Ennis has a goal and four assists in the past six games and as long as he is getting a shot with an elite scoring center like Draisaitl, it’s worth keeping an eye on him. Maybe this will not last for long but any kind of production in that spot will be an improvement on Kahun, who has just five points (2 G, 3 A) in 18 games.
WEDNESDAY GAMES
Florida 4 Carolina 3 (OT)
FLA LW Jonathan Huberdeau 2 G, 1 A (7 G, 13 A in 14 GP)
Chicago 2 Detroit 0
CHI G Kevin Lankinen stopped all 29 shots that he faced for the win. (.931 SV% in 12 starts)
DET G Jonathan Bernier turned away 24 of 25 shots in the loss. (.898 SV% in 6 starts)
Ottawa 1 Toronto 2
TOR D Jake Muzzin 2 A (8 A in past 8 GP)
TOR G Frederik Andersen stopped 27 of 28 shots for the victory. (.905 SV% in 15 starts)
Vancouver 5 Calgary 1
VAN RW Brock Boeser 1 G, 2 A (2 G, 3 A in past 2 GP)
VAN C Bo Horvat 1 G, 1 A
VAN LW J.T. Miller 1 G, 1 A
VAN RW Nils Hoglander 0 G, 2 A
Vancouver’s line of Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, and J.T. Miller was on the ice for three goals for and none against during 5-on-5 play.
Winnipeg 2 Edmonton 3
EDM C Leon Draisaitl 2 G (8 G, 13 A in past 12 GP)
EDM C Connor McDavid 2 A (9 G, 23 A in 18 GP)
EDM LW Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 2 A (2 G, 2 A in past 2 GP)
WPG D Josh Morrissey 2 A (5 A in past 4 GP)
EDM G Mike Smith stopped 33 of 35 shots for the W. (.938 SV% in 4 GP)
WEDNESDAY SHOTS/EXPECTED GOALS (Via Natural Stat Trick)
THURSDAY GAME PROBABILITIES
THURSDAY DFS VALUE PLAYS
PHI C Sean Couturier $4900 vs. NYR
LA C Jaret Anderson-Dolan $2600 at ARZ
STL RW Jordan Kyrou $4700 vs. SJ
CBJ RW Oliver Bjorkstrand $4400 vs. NSH
TOR LW Joe Thornton $3800 vs. OTT
NJ D Damon Severson $3700 at BOS
PIT D Kris Letang $4900 vs. NYI
ANA G John Gibson $7500 vs. MIN