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Here are the Top 200 rankings heading into Week 19 of the fantasy hockey season:
The rankings apply to standard-scoring leagues. Skaters accumulate stats value via goals, assists, plus/minus, penalty minutes, power-play points, and shots on goal. Goalies track wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts.
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent Burns | D | SJ | |
| 2 | Sidney Crosby | C | PIT | |
| 3 | Connor McDavid | C | EDM | |
| 4 | Filip Forsberg | LW | NAS | ▲ |
| 5 | Alex Ovechkin | LW | WAS | |
| 6 | Mark Scheifele | C | WPG | ▲ |
| 7 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | WAS | |
| 8 | Braden Holtby | G | WAS | |
| 9 | Evgeni Malkin | C | PIT | |
| 10 | Devan Dubnyk | G | MIN |
Forsberg's incredible week was a product of improved team play by the Predators. His shooting percentage was grossly inflated as part of his eight-goal surge, but the team will continue scoring at an improved rate. Scheifele's consistency thrusts him into the top 10 as well. He hasn't been shooting much, but he had four multi-assist games from Feb. 14 to Feb. 21.
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Brad Marchand | LW | BOS | ▲ |
| 12 | Patrick Kane | RW | CHI | ▼ |
| 13 | Vladimir Tarasenko | RW | STL | ▼ |
| 14 | Tyler Seguin | C | DAL | |
| 15 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | WAS | |
| 16 | Jeff Carter | C | LA | |
| 17 | Jamie Benn | LW | DAL | |
| 18 | Joe Pavelski | C/RW | SJ | ▼ |
| 19 | Jakub Voracek | LW/RW | PHI | |
| 20 | Claude Giroux | C | PHI | |
| 21 | Artemi Panarin | LW | CHI | |
| 22 | John Tavares | C | NYI | |
| 23 | Aleksander Barkov | C | FLA | |
| 24 | Jonathan Huberdeau | LW | FLA | |
| 25 | David Pastrnak | RW | BOS | ▲ |
| 26 | Nikita Kucherov | RW | TB | |
| 27 | Auston Matthews | C | TOR | |
| 28 | Patrik Laine | RW | WPG | ▲ |
| 29 | Jack Eichel | C | BUF | |
| 30 | Tyler Toffoli | C/RW | LA | |
| 31 | Sergei Bobrovsky | G | CLB | |
| 32 | Jeff Skinner | LW | CAR | |
| 33 | Ryan Getzlaf | C | ANA | |
| 34 | Corey Perry | RW | ANA | |
| 35 | Kris Letang | D | PIT | |
| 36 | Erik Karlsson | D | OTT | |
| 37 | Cam Atkinson | RW | CLB | |
| 38 | John Gibson | G | ANA | ▲ |
| 39 | Wayne Simmonds | RW | PHI | |
| 40 | Taylor Hall | LW | NJ | |
| 41 | Dustin Byfuglien | D | WPG | ▼ |
| 42 | Tuukka Rask | G | BOS | |
| 43 | Patrice Bergeron | C | BOS | |
| 44 | Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | |
| 45 | Phil Kessel | RW | PIT | |
| 46 | Carey Price | G | MTL | |
| 47 | Max Pacioretty | LW | MTL | |
| 48 | Nikolaj Ehlers | LW/RW | WPG | |
| 49 | Martin Jones | G | SJ | |
| 50 | Craig Anderson | G | OTT | ▲ |
If not for Forsberg, Marchand would be the league's hottest goal scorer. He offers consistent production across the board in most fantasy formats to keep him valuable when not finding the twine. Gibson's rise is overdue, but he has continued to strengthen his play as the season goes on. Fewer starts for backup G Jonathan Bernier help solidify his stock.
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Kevin Shattenkirk | D | WAS | ▲ |
| 52 | P.K. Subban | D | NAS | ▼ |
| 53 | Mark Stone | RW | OTT | |
| 54 | Roman Josi | D | NAS | ▲ |
| 55 | Sean Monahan | C | CGY | |
| 56 | Anze Kopitar | C | LA | |
| 57 | Kyle Turris | C | OTT | ▼ |
| 58 | Bryan Little | C | WPG | |
| 59 | Matt Murray | G | PIT | |
| 60 | Mike Hoffman | LW | OTT | |
| 61 | Evander Kane | LW | BUF | |
| 62 | Logan Couture | C | SJ | |
| 63 | Brandon Saad | LW/RW | CLB | |
| 64 | Jake Allen | G | STL | |
| 65 | Zach Parise | LW | MIN | |
| 66 | Mitch Marner | C | TOR | |
| 67 | Ryan Suter | D | MIN | |
| 68 | James Neal | RW | NAS | ▲ |
| 69 | Alexander Radulov | RW | MTL | |
| 70 | Alex Galchenyuk | C | MTL | |
| 71 | Ryan Johansen | C | NAS | |
| 72 | Jonathan Toews | C | CHI | ▲ |
| 73 | Rasmus Ristolainen | D | BUF | |
| 74 | Eric Staal | C | MIN | |
| 75 | Victor Hedman | D | TB | |
| 76 | Drew Doughty | D | LA | |
| 77 | Alexander Wennberg | C | CLB | |
| 78 | Mikael Granlund | C/LW | MIN | |
| 79 | Cam Talbot | G | EDM | |
| 80 | Sam Reinhart | C/RW | BUF | |
| 81 | Johnny Gaudreau | LW | CGY | |
| 82 | Mark Giordano | D | CGY | |
| 83 | Kyle Okposo | RW | BUF | |
| 84 | Kyle Palmieri | RW | NJ | ▲ |
| 85 | Jaromir Jagr | RW | FLA | |
| 86 | Leon Draisaitl | C | EDM | |
| 87 | Corey Crawford | G | CHI | |
| 88 | Aaron Ekblad | D | FLA | |
| 89 | Pekka Rinne | G | NAS | |
| 90 | Vincent Trocheck | C | FLA | |
| 91 | Jonathan Quick | G | LA | ▲ |
| 92 | Nick Foligno | LW | CLB | |
| 93 | David Krejci | C | BOS | ▼ |
| 94 | Henrik Lundqvist | G | NYR | |
| 95 | Shea Weber | D | MTL | ▼ |
| 96 | Jordan Eberle | RW | EDM | |
| 97 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | ARI | ▼ |
| 98 | Tyler Johnson | C | TB | |
| 99 | Ryan Kesler | C | ANA | ▼ |
| 100 | Rickard Rakell | C | ANA |
Toews is coming off a second star of the week performance in Week 18. He hasn't been able to sustain production at this high a level since his rookie season, leaving reason to be skeptical. Quick was ranked much higher in the first draft of these ranks, but a likely timeshare with G Ben Bishop (below) caps his value and appeal.
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Mats Zuccarello | RW | NYR | |
| 102 | Nino Niederreiter | LW/RW | MIN | ▲ |
| 103 | Chris Kreider | LW | NYR | |
| 104 | Sebastian Aho | RW | CAR | |
| 105 | Jonathan Drouin | LW | TB | ▲ |
| 106 | William Nylander | C | TOR | |
| 107 | Chris Kunitz | LW | PIT | |
| 108 | Marc-Andre Fleury | G | PIT | |
| 109 | Duncan Keith | D | CHI | |
| 110 | Paul Stastny | C | STL | ▲ |
| 111 | Robin Lehner | G | BUF | |
| 112 | Jake Gardiner | D | TOR | |
| 113 | Mikko Koivu | C | MIN | |
| 114 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | TB | ▲ |
| 115 | Nazem Kadri | C | TOR | |
| 116 | Martin Hanzal | C | MIN | ▲ |
| 117 | T.J. Oshie | RW | WAS | ▲ |
| 118 | John Carlson | D | WAS | |
| 119 | Jaden Schwartz | LW | STL | ▼ |
| 120 | Derick Brassard | C | OTT | |
| 121 | Thomas Greiss | G | NYI | |
| 122 | Roberto Luongo | G | FLA | ▼ |
| 123 | Henrik Zetterberg | C/LW | DET | |
| 124 | Ryan O'Reilly | C/LW | BUF | |
| 125 | Patric Hornqvist | RW | PIT | |
| 126 | Mikko Rantanen | RW | COL | ▲ |
| 127 | Ondrej Palat | LW | TB | |
| 128 | Derek Stepan | C | NYR | |
| 129 | James van Riemsdyk | LW | TOR | |
| 130 | Matthew Tkachuk | CGY | LW | ▼ |
| 131 | Matt Duchene | C | COL | |
| 132 | Joe Thornton | C | SJ | |
| 133 | Alexander Steen | LW | STL | ▲ |
| 134 | Matt Niskanen | D | WAS | |
| 135 | Viktor Arvidsson | LW | NAS | |
| 136 | Nathan MacKinnon | C | COL | ▼ |
| 137 | Patrick Marleau | LW | SJ | |
| 138 | Victor Rask | C | CAR | |
| 139 | Mika Zibanejad | C | NYR | |
| 140 | Marcus Johansson | LW | WAS | |
| 141 | Justin Schultz | D | PIT | |
| 142 | Cam Ward | G | CAR | |
| 143 | Colton Parayko | D | STL | |
| 144 | Torey Krug | D | BOS | |
| 145 | Tanner Pearson | LW | LA | |
| 146 | Charlie Coyle | C/RW | MIN | |
| 147 | Brayden Schenn | C/LW | PHI | ▼ |
| 148 | Gabriel Landeskog | LW | COL | |
| 149 | Anders Lee | LW | NYI | |
| 150 | Anthony Mantha | RW | DET |
Hanzal soars into the ranks with his trade to the Wild, as they now have three reliable lines of scoring. Rantanen has been the most reliable member of the Avalanche, and he is a tremendous trade target for owners in keeper leagues. Schenn is coming off a three-game scoring streak, but he has been much to streaky this season to be reliable in head-to-head leagues.
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Steven Stamkos | C | TB | ▲ |
| 152 | Tomas Hertl | LW | SJ | ▲ |
| 153 | Nick Schmaltz | C/RW | CHI | ▲ |
| 154 | Frederik Andersen | G | TOR | |
| 155 | Ben Bishop | G | LA | |
| 156 | Boone Jenner | LW/RW | CLB | ▲ |
| 157 | Zach Werenski | D | CLB | ▲ |
| 158 | Elias Lindholm | C/RW | CAR | |
| 159 | Jason Zucker | LW | MIN | |
| 160 | Ryan Strome | C | NYI | ▲ |
| 161 | Patrick Eaves | RW | ANA | |
| 162 | Jordan Staal | C | CAR | ▲ |
| 163 | Dougie Hamilton | D | CGY | |
| 164 | Patrick Maroon | LW | EDM | |
| 165 | Daniel Sedin | LW | VAN | ▼ |
| 166 | Radim Vrbata | RW | ARI | |
| 167 | Brandon Dubinsky | C | CLB | |
| 168 | Jacob Trouba | D | WPG | |
| 169 | Peter Budaj | G | TB | ▼ |
| 170 | Ryan McDonagh | D | NYR | |
| 171 | Oscar Klefbom | D | EDM | ▲ |
| 172 | Antoine Roussel | LW | DAL | |
| 173 | Bo Horvat | C | VAN | ▼ |
| 174 | Jonathan Marchessault | C/LW | FLA | |
| 175 | Richard Panik | RW | CHI | ▲ |
| 176 | Matt Dumba | D | MIN | |
| 177 | John Klingberg | D | DAL | |
| 178 | Josh Bailey | LW/RW | NYI | ▲ |
| 179 | Michael Frolik | RW | CGY | |
| 180 | Cory Schneider | G | NJ | |
| 181 | Michal Neuvirth | G | PHI | ▼ |
| 182 | Keith Yandle | D | FLA | |
| 183 | Artem Anisimov | C | CHI | |
| 184 | Shayne Gostisbehere | D | PHI | |
| 185 | J.T. Miller | C | NYR | |
| 186 | Jason Pominville | RW | MIN | |
| 187 | Jared Spurgeon | D | MIN | |
| 188 | Seth Jones | D | CLB | |
| 189 | Dion Phaneuf | D | OTT | |
| 190 | Alex Pietrangelo | D | STL | ▼ |
| 191 | Michael Grabner | LW/RW | NYR | |
| 192 | Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | |
| 193 | Kevin Hayes | RW | NYR | ▼ |
| 194 | Justin Williams | RW | WAS | ▼ |
| 195 | Justin Faulk | D | CAR | ▼ |
| 196 | Adam Henrique | C | NJ | ▼ |
| 197 | Brian Elliott | G | CGY | ▲ |
| 198 | Ryan Ellis | D | NAS | ▲ |
| 199 | Calle Jarnkrok | C | NAS | ▲ |
| 200 | Petr Mrazek | G | DET | ▲ |
Owners in re-draft leagues should be making speculative adds of Stamkos even though he hasn't be guaranteed to return this season. He continues to ramp up activities and seems to be on track for his original timeline of a March return. He could be a big boost just in time for the fantasy playoffs. Budaj hangs onto some fantasy value, as he's much more likely to be in a viable timeshare with Vasilevskiy than he would have been with Quick.
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