The NHL's Christmas break is upon us, so NHL.com has you covered with a big-picture update of the fantasy landscape.
The midway point of the 2016-17 NHL season (Game No. 615 of 1,230) falls on Jan. 9, but this three-day holiday hiatus is a perfect time to reflect on the sustainability of surprising standouts, identify players who can bounce back in the coming months and see where everyone stacks up in the grand scheme of things.
Below are top 200 fantasy player rankings based on expectations for the rest of the season. Value is quantified by line combinations, power-play usage, past category coverage and overall upside in standard formats. Fantasy owners should use these rankings as a basis for roster evaluation and potential transactions.
Fantasy top 200 rankings at holiday break
NHL.com evaluates most valuable assets for remainder of 2016-17 season
NOTES: Standard Yahoo categories include goals, assists, plus/minus, penalty minutes, power-play points and shots on goal for skaters, and wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts for goalies. ... Injured players on this list have been ranked based on approximate recovery timetables and potential fantasy impact upon returning. ... Positions indicate eligibility in Yahoo leagues.
1. Connor McDavid, C, EDM
2. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
3. Patrick Kane, RW, CHI
4. Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, STL
5. Alex Ovechkin, LW, WSH
6. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
7. Carey Price, G, MTL
8. Brent Burns, D, SJS
9. Erik Karlsson, D, OTT
10. Joe Pavelski, C/RW, SJS
11. Jakub Voracek, LW/RW, PHI
12. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TBL (IR)
13. Wayne Simmonds, RW, PHI
14. Tyler Seguin, C/RW, DAL
15. Claude Giroux, C, PHI
16. Jamie Benn, LW, DAL
17. Patrik Laine, LW/RW, WPG
18. Devan Dubnyk, G, MIN
19. Artemi Panarin, LW, CHI
20. Braden Holtby, G, WSH
21. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG
22. Dustin Byfuglien, D, WPG
23. Phil Kessel, RW, PIT
24. Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSH
25. Corey Perry, RW, ANA
26. Shea Weber, D, MTL
27. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, CBJ
28. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, CGY
29. Auston Matthews, C, TOR
30. John Tavares, C, NYI
31. Martin Jones, G, SJS
32. David Pastrnak, RW, BOS
33. Matt Murray, G, PIT
34. Blake Wheeler, RW, WPG
35. Corey Crawford, G, CHI
36. Jack Eichel, C, BUF
37. Victor Hedman, D, TBL
38. Cam Atkinson, RW, CBJ
39. Tuukka Rask, G, BOS
40. Kris Letang, D, PIT (IR)
41. Max Pacioretty, LW, MTL
42. Henrik Lundqvist, G, NYR
43. Brad Marchand, LW, BOS
44. P.K. Subban, D, NSH (DTD)
45. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA
46. Rasmus Ristolainen, D, BUF
47. Alexander Radulov, LW/RW, MTL
48. Zach Werenski, D, CBJ
49. Ryan Kesler, C, ANA
50. Leon Draisaitl, C/RW, EDM
51. James Neal, RW, NSH
52. Ryan Suter, D, MIN
53. Pekka Rinne, G, NSH
54. Kevin Shattenkirk, D, STL
55. Ryan Getzlaf, C, ANA
56. Jeff Skinner, LW, CAR
57. Taylor Hall, LW, NJD
58. Roman Josi, D, NSH
59. Duncan Keith, D, CHI
60. Ryan Johansen, C, NSH
61. Eric Staal, C, MIN
62. Mike Hoffman, LW, OTT
63. Patric Hornqvist, RW, PIT
64. Jeff Carter, C, LAK
65. Logan Couture, C, SJS
66. Milan Lucic, LW, EDM
67. Drew Doughty, D, LAK
68. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TBL
69. Joe Thornton, C, SJS
70. Alex Wennberg, C, CBJ
71. Tyler Toffoli, C/RW, LAK (DTD)
72. Mitch Marner, C/RW, TOR
73. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D, ARI
74. Steve Mason, G, PHI
75. Kyle Okposo, RW, BUF
76. Jake Allen, G, STL (DTD)
77. Nick Foligno, LW/RW, CBJ
78. Alex Galchenyuk, C, MTL (IR)
79. Jonathan Drouin, LW/RW, TBL (DTD)
80. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK
81. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, PHI
82. Mark Stone, RW, OTT
83. Roberto Luongo, G, FLA
84. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW/RW, WPG
85. Brandon Saad, LW/RW, CBJ
86. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, WSH
87. Brayden Schenn, C/LW, PHI
88. William Nylander, C/RW, TOR
89. Jaromir Jagr, RW, FLA
90. Cam Talbot, G, EDM
91. John Carlson, D, WSH
92. Matt Duchene, C/RW, COL
93. Marian Hossa, RW, CHI (DTD)
94. James van Riemsdyk, LW, TOR
95. Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS
96. Filip Forsberg, LW, NSH
97. Mark Giordano, D, CGY
98. Nathan MacKinnon, C/RW, COL
99. Daniel Sedin, LW, VAN
100. Sean Monahan, C, CGY
101. Chris Kreider, LW, NYR
102. John Gibson, G, ANA
103. Ryan O'Reilly, C/LW, BUF (DTD)
104. Keith Yandle, D, FLA
105. Rick Nash, LW/RW, NYR (DTD)
106. Tyler Johnson, C, TBL
107. Jordan Eberle, RW, EDM
108. Cory Schneider, G, NJD
109. Zach Parise, LW, MIN
110. Jonathan Toews, C, CHI
111. Dougie Hamilton, D, CGY
112. Brendan Gallagher, RW, MTL
113. Rickard Rakell, C/LW, ANA
114. Ryan McDonagh, D, NYR
115. Ben Bishop, G, TBL (IR)
116. Brent Seabrook, D, CHI
117. Artem Anisimov, C, CHI (IR)
118. Jason Spezza, C/RW, DAL
119. Robby Fabbri, C/LW, STL
120. Mats Zuccarello, RW, NYR
121. Connor Hellebuyck, G, WPG
122. Charlie Coyle, C/RW, MIN
123. Justin Faulk, D, CAR (INJ.)
124. Frederik Andersen, G, TOR
125. Nazem Kadri, C, TOR
126. Victor Rask, C, CAR
127. Bryan Little, C, WPG
128. Justin Schultz, D, PIT
129. T.J. Oshie, RW, WSH
130. Derek Stepan, C, NYR
131. Jaden Schwartz, C/LW, STL
132. David Backes, RW, BOS
133. John Klingberg, D, DAL
134. Sam Gagner, C/RW, CBJ
135. Viktor Arvidsson, LW/RW, NSH
136. Colton Parayko, D, STL
137. Evander Kane, LW, BUF
138. Marc-Andre Fleury, G, PIT
139. Cam Fowler, D, ANA
140. Peter Budaj, G, LAK
141. Alexander Steen, LW/RW, STL
142. Aaron Ekblad, D, FLA
143. Sami Vatanen, D, ANA
144. Mika Zibanejad, C/RW, NYR (IR)
145. Marcus Johansson, LW/RW, WSH
146. Jakob Silfverberg, RW, ANA
147. Torey Krug, D, BOS
148. Antti Raanta, G, NYR
149. J.T. Miller, C/LW/RW, NYR
150. Conor Sheary, LW/RW, PIT
151. Kevin Hayes, C/RW, NYR
152. Jimmy Howard, G, DET (IR)
153. Jake Gardiner, D, TOR
154. Michael Cammalleri, LW, NJD
155. Dion Phaneuf, D, OTT
156. Cam Ward, G, CAR
157. Andrei Markov, D, MTL (IR)
158. Alex Pietrangelo, D, STL
159. Jonathan Huberdeau, LW, FLA (IR)
160. Max Domi, LW, ARI (IR)
161. Seth Jones, D, CBJ
162. Tomas Plekanec, C, MTL
163. Robin Lehner, G, BUF
164. Valtteri Filppula, C/LW, TBL
165. Henrik Zetterberg, C/LW, DET
166. Mikko Koivu, C, MIN
167. Andrew Shaw, C/RW, MTL (IR)
168. Petr Mrazek, G, DET
169. Gabriel Landeskog, LW, COL
170. Kyle Turris, C, OTT
171. Mike Condon, G, OTT
172. Sebastian Aho, LW/RW, CAR
173. Sam Reinhart, C/RW, BUF
174. Mikael Granlund, C/LW, MIN
175. Ivan Provorov, D, PHI
176. Jonathan Marchessault, C/LW, FLA
177. Radim Vrbata, RW, ARI
178. Bobby Ryan, RW, OTT
179. Henrik Sedin, C, VAN
180. Jeff Petry, D, MTL
181. Mike Green, D, DET (DTD)
182. Chad Johnson, G, CGY
183. Mike Smith, G, ARI
184. Tyson Barrie, D, COL
185. Scott Hartnell, LW, CBJ
186. Anton Stralman, D, TBL
187. Matthew Tkachuk, LW, CGY
188. Alec Martinez, D, LAK
189. Travis Zajac, C, NJD
190. Anders Lee, LW, NYI
191. Marc-Edouard Vlasic, D, SJS
192. Derick Brassard, C, OTT
193. Matt Niskanen, D, WSH
194. Patrick Sharp, LW/RW, DAL (IR)
195. David Krejci, C, BOS
196. Mathew Dumba, D, MIN
197. Mike Fisher, C, NSH
198. Nino Niederreiter, LW/RW, MIN
199. Teuvo Teravainen, C/LW/RW, CAR
200. Juuse Saros, G, NSH
ADDITIONAL PLAYER NOTES: Craig Anderson (G, OTT) is on a leave of absence (personal reasons). ... Steven Stamkos (C, TBL) and Jonathan Quick (G, LAK) have long-term injuries with uncertain timetables for return.