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