Standard fantasy categories include goals, assists, plus/minus, power-play points, shots on goal and hits for skaters. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs, line combinations, injury history or concern, age, contract status and overall upside for the rest of the 2024-25 season.
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1. Connor McDavid, F, EDM
2. Nathan MacKinnon, F, COL
3. Nikita Kucherov, F, TBL
4. Leon Draisaitl, F, EDM
5. Artemi Panarin, F, NYR
6. Mikko Rantanen, F, COL
7. Auston Matthews, F, TOR (INJ.)
8. Brady Tkachuk, F, OTT
9. Kirill Kaprizov, F, MIN
10. David Pastrnak, F, BOS
11. Sam Reinhart, F, FLA
12. Jack Hughes, F, NJD
13. Jack Eichel, F, VGK
14. Kyle Connor, F, WPG
15. Filip Forsberg, F, NSH
16. William Nylander, F, TOR
17. Brayden Point, F, TBL (INJ.)
18. Jake Guentzel, F, TBL
19. J.T. Miller, F, VAN
20. Matthew Tkachuk, F, FLA
21. Chris Kreider, F, NYR
22. Sidney Crosby, F, PIT
23. Alex Ovechkin, F, WSH
24. Vincent Trocheck, F, NYR
25. Connor Bedard, F, CHI
26. Mitch Marner, F, TOR
27. Sebastian Aho, F, CAR
28. Mark Stone, F, VGK
29. Nico Hischier, F, NJD
30. Elias Pettersson, F, VAN
31. Jason Robertson, F, DAL
32. Tim Stützle, F, OTT
33. Adrian Kempe, F, LAK
34. Carter Verhaeghe, F, FLA
35. Jesper Bratt, F, NJD
36. Aleksander Barkov, F, FLA
37. Timo Meier, F, NJD
38. Mark Scheifele, F, WPG
39. Tage Thompson, F, BUF
40. Tomas Hertl, F, VGK
41. Matt Boldy, F, MIN
42. Joel Eriksson Ek, F, MIN
43. Brock Boeser, F, VAN
44. Brad Marchand, F, BOS
45. Zach Hyman, F, EDM
46. Cole Caufield, F, MTL
47. Wyatt Johnston, F, DAL
48. Steven Stamkos, F, NSH
49. Dylan Larkin, F, DET
50. Jonathan Marchessault, F, NSH
51. Mika Zibanejad, F, NYR
52. John Tavares, F, TOR
53. Travis Konecny, F, PHI
54. Clayton Keller, F, UTA
55. Dylan Guenther, F, UTA
56. Evgeni Malkin, F, PIT
57. Anze Kopitar, F, LAK
58. Sam Bennett, F, FLA
59. Nikolaj Ehlers, F, WPG
60. Brandon Hagel, F, TBL
61. Mats Zuccarello, F, MIN
62. Matt Duchene, F, DAL
63. Nick Suzuki, F, MTL
64. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
65. Logan Stankoven, F, DAL (rookie)
66. Alex Tuch, F, BUF
67. Jordan Kyrou, F, STL
68. Ivan Barbashev, F, VGK
69. Matvei Michkov, F, PHI (rookie)
70. Mikael Granlund, F, SJS
71. Roope Hintz, F, DAL
72. Claude Giroux, F, OTT
73. Ryan O'Reilly, F, NSH
74. Jared McCann, F, SEA
75. Drake Batherson, F, OTT
76. Anton Lundell, F, FLA
77. Martin Necas, F, CAR
78. Casey Mittelstadt, F, COL
79. Tyler Toffoli, F, SJS
80. Kevin Fiala, F, LAK
81. Macklin Celebrini, F, SJS (rookie)
82. Bo Horvat, F, NYI
83. Brock Nelson, F, NYI
84. Blake Coleman, F, CGY
85. Elias Lindholm, F, BOS
86. Patrick Kane, F, DET
87. Owen Tippett, F, PHI
88. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, F, EDM
89. Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR
90. Alex DeBrincat, F, DET
91. Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL
92. Alexis Lafrenière, F, NYR
93. Teuvo Teravainen, F, CHI
94. JJ Peterka, F, BUF
95. Artturi Lehkonen, F, COL
96. Logan Cooley, F, UTA
97. Nazem Kadri, F, CGY
98. Mason Marchment, F, DAL (INJ.)
99. Yegor Chinakhov, F, CBJ
100. Jeff Skinner, F, EDM
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Other forwards to consider in fantasy:
101. Pavel Buchnevich, F, STL
102. Dylan Strome, F, WSH
103. Frank Vatrano, F, ANA
104. Lucas Raymond, F, DET
105. William Karlsson, F, VGK
106. Gabriel Vilardi, F, WPG
107. Marco Rossi, F, MIN
108. Pavel Dorofeyev, F, VGK
109. Nick Schmaltz, F, UTA
110. Jake DeBrusk, F, VAN
111. Barrett Hayton, F, UTA
112. Jonathan Huberdeau, F, CGY
113. Tom Wilson, F, WSH
114. Quinton Byfield, F, LAK
115. Cole Perfetti, F, WPG
116. Oliver Bjorkstrand, F, SEA
117. Eeli Tolvanen, F, SEA
118. Alex Laferriere, F, LAK
119. Josh Norris, F, OTT
120. Kirill Marchenko, F, CBJ
121. Tyler Seguin, F, DAL
122. Jordan Eberle, F, SEA
123. Leo Carlsson, F, ANA
124. Adam Fantilli, F, CBJ
125. Connor McMichael, F, WSH
126. Brayden Schenn, F, STL
127. Anthony Cirelli, F, TBL
128. Jonathan Drouin, F, COL (nearing return)
129. Jake Neighbours, F, STL
130. Matthew Knies, F, TOR
131. Cole Sillinger, F, CBJ
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Key injuries:
Robert Thomas, F, STL
Ross Colton, F, COL
Mathew Barzal, F, NYI
Evander Kane, F, EDM
Anthony Duclair, F, NYI
Gabriel Landeskog, F, COL
Patrik Laine, F, MTL
NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program:
Valeri Nichushkin, F, COL (returning Nov. 15)
