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 2024-25 season. This list is a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen and Anna Dua.
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1. Connor McDavid, F, EDM
2. Nathan MacKinnon, F, COL
3. Leon Draisaitl, F, EDM
4. Nikita Kucherov, F, TBL
5. Auston Matthews, F, TOR
6. David Pastrnak, F, BOS
7. Mikko Rantanen, F, COL
8. Artemi Panarin, F, NYR (INJ.)
9. Brady Tkachuk, F, OTT
10. Sidney Crosby, F, PIT
11. J.T. Miller, F, VAN
12. Kirill Kaprizov, F, MIN
13. William Nylander, F, TOR
14. Matthew Tkachuk, F, FLA
15. Jack Hughes, F, NJD
16. Zach Hyman, F, EDM
17. Sam Reinhart, F, FLA
18. Filip Forsberg, F, NSH
19. Chris Kreider, F, NYR
20. Elias Pettersson, F, VAN
21. Alex Ovechkin, F, WSH
22. Kyle Connor, F, WPG
23. Jack Eichel, F, VGK
24. Brayden Point, F, TBL
25. Jake Guentzel, F, TBL
26. Mitch Marner, F, TOR
27. Vincent Trocheck, F, NYR
28. Sebastian Aho, F, CAR
29. Jason Robertson, F, DAL (INJ.)
30. Aleksander Barkov, F, FLA
31. Brad Marchand, F, BOS
32. Connor Bedard, F, CHI (rookie)
33. Adrian Kempe, F, LAK
34. Carter Verhaeghe, F, FLA
35. Joel Eriksson Ek, F, MIN
36. Steven Stamkos, F, NSH
37. Wyatt Johnston, F, DAL
38. Brock Boeser, F, VAN
39. Mathew Barzal, F, NYI
40. Travis Konecny, F, PHI
41. Jesper Bratt, F, NJD
42. Dylan Larkin, F, DET
43. John Tavares, F, TOR
44. Tim Stützle, F, OTT
45. Jonathan Marchessault, F, NSH
46. Mika Zibanejad, F, NYR
47. Tage Thompson, F, BUF
48. Owen Tippett, F, PHI
49. Kevin Fiala, F, LAK
50. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, F, EDM
51. Cole Caufield, F, MTL
52. Bo Horvat, F, NYI
53. Roope Hintz, F, DAL
54. Tomas Hertl, F, VGK
55. Blake Coleman, F, CGY
56. Mark Scheifele, F, WPG
57. Patrick Kane, F, DET
58. Clayton Keller, F, UTA
59. Robert Thomas, F, STL
60. Brock Nelson, F, NYI
61. Nikolaj Ehlers, F, WPG
62. Anze Kopitar, F, LAK
63. Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR
64. Trevor Moore, F, LAK
65. Alex DeBrincat, F, DET
66. Nick Suzuki, F, MTL
67. Brandon Hagel, F, TBL
68. Matt Duchene, F, DAL
69. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
70. Nico Hischier, F, NJD
71. Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL
72. Evgeni Malkin, F, PIT
73. Matt Boldy, F, MIN (INJ.)
74. Timo Meier, F, NJD
75. Mats Zuccarello, F, MIN
76. Claude Giroux, F, OTT
77. Alex Tuch, F, BUF
78. Mark Stone, F, VGK
79. Ryan O'Reilly, F, NSH
80. Logan Stankoven, F, DAL (rookie)
81. Macklin Celebrini, F, SJS (rookie)
82. Matvei Michkov, F, PHI (rookie)
83. Alexis Lafrenière, F, NYR
84. Will Smith, F, SJS (rookie)
85. Logan Cooley, F, UTA (rookie)
86. Artturi Lehkonen, F, COL (INJ.)
87. Elias Lindholm, F, BOS (INJ.)
88. William Karlsson, F, VGK
89. Jeff Skinner, F, EDM
90. Teuvo Teravainen, F, CHI
91. Mason Marchment, F, DAL
92. Pavel Buchnevich, F, STL
93. Frank Vatrano, F, ANA
94. Dylan Strome, F, WSH
95. Nazem Kadri, F, CGY
96. Jamie Benn, F, DAL
97. Lucas Raymond, F, DET
98. Vladimir Tarasenko, F, DET
99. Jake DeBrusk, F, VAN
100. Jordan Kyrou, F, STL
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Other forwards to consider in fantasy:
101. Drake Batherson, F, OTT
102. Gabriel Vilardi, F, WPG
103. Nick Schmaltz, F, UTA
104. Viktor Arvidsson, F, EDM
105. Casey Mittelstadt, F, COL
106. Quinton Byfield, F, LAK
107. Jonathan Drouin, F, COL
108. Lawson Crouse, F, UTA
109. Jared McCann, F, SEA
110. Martin Necas, F, CAR
111. Tyler Toffoli, F, SJS
112. Gustav Nyquist, F, NSH
113. Tom Wilson, F, WSH
114. Sam Bennett, F, FLA
115. Mason McTavish, F, ANA
116. Oliver Bjorkstrand, F, SEA
117. Eeli Tolvanen, F, SEA
118. JJ Peterka, F, BUF
119. Bryan Rust, F, PIT
120. Adam Fantilli, F, CBJ (rookie)
121. Cutter Gauthier, F, ANA (rookie)
122. Philipp Kurashev, F, CHI
123. Anthony Duclair, F, NYI
124. Cole Perfetti, F, WPG
125. Ivan Barbashev, F, VGK
126. Tyler Seguin, F, DAL
127. Taylor Hall, F, CHI
128. Leo Carlsson, F, ANA
129. Mavrik Bourque, F, DAL (rookie)
130. Dylan Guenther, F, UTA
131. Rutger McGroarty, F, PIT (rookie)
132. Mikael Granlund, F, SJS
133. Tyler Bertuzzi, F, CHI
134. Patrik Laine, F, MTL
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Key injuries:
Evander Kane, F, EDM
Gabriel Landeskog, F, COL
NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program:
Valeri Nichushkin, COL
