By: Kras
The hockey season is about to drop the puck and we can’t wait for the fantasy hockey season to start as well. As always, your league’s scoring and set-up will determine how skaters and goalies rate against each other. If you are in a Head-to-Head categories league, how many categories go to scorers and how many go to goalies? If it is 6 to 3, goalies will have less value. Also, how many teams are in your league? I am in an 8-team league and goalies are cheap since only the top 20 or so will even be on a roster. Conversely, in a 12-team league, there are not even enough quality goalies for each team to have 2, much less 3. Use my separate lists as a reference to draft right off of or create your own list combining these per the type of league you are in.
Here is a look my top 160 skaters and top 40 goalies:
| Skaters | Goalies | ||
| 1 | Alex Ovechkin, Wsh RW | 1 | Carey Price, Mon G |
| 2 | Jamie Benn, Dal LW | 2 | Braden Holtby, Wsh G |
| 3 | Patrick Kane, Chi RW | 3 | Ben Bishop, TB G |
| 4 | Sidney Crosby, Pit C | 4 | Jonathan Quick, LA G |
| 5 | Joe Pavelski, SJ C | 5 | Martin Jones, SJ G |
| 6 | Steven Stamkos, TB C | 6 | Cory Schneider, NJ G |
| 7 | Evgeni Malkin, Pit C | 7 | Corey Crawford, Chi G |
| 8 | Vladimir Tarasenko, StL RW | 8 | Jake Allen, StL G |
| 9 | Erik Karlsson, Ott D | 9 | Henrik Lundqvist, NYR G |
| 10 | Connor McDavid, Edm C | 10 | Pekka Rinne, Nsh G |
| 11 | Brent Burns, SJ D | 11 | Tuukka Rask, Bos G |
| 12 | John Tavares, NYI C | 12 | Brian Elliott, Cgy G |
| 13 | Artemi Panarin, Chi C | 13 | Roberto Luongo, Fla G |
| 14 | Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy LW | 14 | John Gibson, Ana G |
| 15 | Tyler Seguin, Dal C | 15 | Petr Mrazek, Det G |
| 16 | P.K. Subban, Nsh D | 16 | Jaroslav Halak, NYI G |
| 17 | Nikita Kucherov, TB RW | 17 | Semyon Varlamov, Col G |
| 18 | Nicklas Backstrom, Wsh C | 18 | Matt Murray, Pit G |
| 19 | Patrice Bergeron, Bos C | 19 | Devan Dubnyk, Min G |
| 20 | Dustin Byfuglien, Wpg D | 20 | Robin Lehner, Buf G DTD |
| 21 | Blake Wheeler, Wpg RW | 21 | Sergei Bobrovsky, Cls G |
| 22 | Anze Kopitar, LA C | 22 | Antti Niemi, Dal G |
| 23 | Joe Thornton, SJ C | 23 | Craig Anderson, Ott G |
| 24 | Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wsh C | 24 | Ryan Miller, Van G |
| 25 | Ryan Getzlaf, Ana C | 25 | Marc-Andre Fleury, Pit G |
| 26 | Corey Perry, Ana RW | 26 | Frederik Andersen, Tor G |
| 27 | Wayne Simmonds, Phi LW | 27 | Michal Neuvirth, Phi G |
| 28 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Ari D | 28 | Cam Ward, Car G |
| 29 | Claude Giroux, Phi C | 29 | Cam Talbot, Edm G |
| 30 | Tyler Toffoli, LA RW | 30 | Thomas Greiss, NYI G |
| 31 | Phil Kessel, Pit RW | 31 | Mike Smith, Ari G |
| 32 | Drew Doughty, LA D | 32 | Connor Hellebuyck, Wpg G |
| 33 | Filip Forsberg, Nsh C | 33 | Al Montoya, Mon G |
| 34 | Kris Letang, Pit D | 34 | Jonathan Bernier, Ana G |
| 35 | Jack Eichel, Buf C | 35 | Antti Raanta, NYR G |
| 36 | Roman Josi, Nsh D | 36 | James Reimer, Fla G |
| 37 | James Neal, Nsh LW | 37 | Andrew Hammond, Ott G |
| 38 | Max Pacioretty, Mon LW | 38 | Darcy Kuemper, Min G |
| 39 | Mark Giordano, Cgy D | 39 | Scott Darling, Chi G |
| 40 | Daniel Sedin, Van LW | 40 | Calvin Pickard, Col G |
| 41 | Shayne Gostisbehere, Phi D | ||
| 42 | Jonathan Toews, Chi C | ||
| 43 | Shea Weber, Mon D | ||
| 44 | Brad Marchand, Bos LW | ||
| 45 | John Klingberg, Dal D | ||
| 46 | Jakub Voracek, Phi RW | ||
| 47 | Taylor Hall, NJ LW | ||
| 48 | Ryan Kesler, Ana C | ||
| 49 | Mark Scheifele, Wpg C | ||
| 50 | Jeff Carter, LA RW | ||
| 51 | T.J. Oshie, Wsh RW | ||
| 52 | Patrick Sharp, Dal LW | ||
| 53 | David Backes, Bos C | ||
| 54 | Max Domi, Ari C | ||
| 55 | Jonathan Huberdeau, Fla LW | ||
| 56 | Mark Stone, Ott RW | ||
| 57 | Milan Lucic, Edm LW | ||
| 58 | Chris Kreider, NYR LW | ||
| 59 | Gabriel Landeskog, Col LW | ||
| 60 | Sean Monahan, Cgy C | ||
| 61 | Kyle Palmieri, NJ RW | ||
| 62 | Alexander Steen, StL LW | ||
| 63 | Patric Hornqvist, Pit RW | ||
| 64 | Henrik Zetterberg, Det C | ||
| 65 | Duncan Keith, Chi D | ||
| 66 | Dylan Larkin, Det C | ||
| 67 | Zach Parise, Min LW | ||
| 68 | Mike Hoffman, Ott LW | ||
| 69 | Nathan MacKinnon, Col C | ||
| 70 | Kevin Shattenkirk, StL D | ||
| 71 | Bobby Ryan, Ott RW | ||
| 72 | Adam Henrique, NJ C | ||
| 73 | Logan Couture, SJ C | ||
| 74 | Ryan Johansen, Nsh C | ||
| 75 | Andrei Markov, Mon D | ||
| 76 | Auston Matthews, Tor C | ||
| 77 | Ryan Suter, Min D | ||
| 78 | Tomas Plekanec, Mon C | ||
| 79 | Jason Spezza, Dal C | ||
| 80 | Henrik Sedin, Van C | ||
| 81 | Torey Krug, Bos D | ||
| 82 | Tyler Johnson, TB C | ||
| 83 | Aleksander Barkov, Fla C | ||
| 84 | Derek Stepan, NYR C | ||
| 85 | Victor Hedman, TB D | ||
| 86 | Mats Zuccarello, NYR RW | ||
| 87 | Loui Eriksson, Van LW | ||
| 88 | Kyle Okposo, Buf RW | ||
| 89 | Derick Brassard, Ott C | ||
| 90 | James van Riemsdyk, Tor LW | ||
| 91 | Andrew Ladd, NYI LW | ||
| 92 | Jake Muzzin, LA D | ||
| 93 | Aaron Ekblad, Fla D | ||
| 94 | Mikko Koivu, Min C | ||
| 95 | Justin Abdelkader, Det LW | ||
| 96 | Eric Staal, Min C | ||
| 97 | Scott Hartnell, Cls LW | ||
| 98 | Sami Vatanen, Ana D | ||
| 99 | Craig Smith, Nsh RW | ||
| 100 | Justin Williams, Wsh RW | ||
| 101 | John Carlson, Wsh D | ||
| 102 | Anthony Duclair, Ari LW | ||
| 103 | Keith Yandle, Fla D | ||
| 104 | Alex Pietrangelo, StL D | ||
| 105 | Brayden Schenn, Phi C | ||
| 106 | Nick Foligno, Cls LW | ||
| 107 | Marian Hossa, Chi RW | ||
| 108 | David Krejci, Bos C | ||
| 109 | Rick Nash, NYR LW | ||
| 110 | Brent Seabrook, Chi D | ||
| 111 | P.A. Parenteau, NYI RW | ||
| 112 | Matt Duchene, Col C | ||
| 113 | Tyson Barrie, Col D | ||
| 114 | Colton Parayko, StL D | ||
| 115 | Brendan Gallagher, Mon RW | ||
| 116 | Jeff Skinner, Car LW | ||
| 117 | Jaromir Jagr, Fla RW | ||
| 118 | Tomas Tatar, Det LW | ||
| 119 | Tomas Hertl, SJ LW | ||
| 120 | Zdeno Chara, Bos D | ||
| 121 | Shane Doan, Ari RW | ||
| 122 | Brandon Saad, Cls LW | ||
| 123 | Jussi Jokinen, Fla LW | ||
| 124 | Brandon Dubinsky, Cls C | ||
| 125 | Alexander Radulov, Mon RW | ||
| 126 | Michael Cammalleri, NJ LW | ||
| 127 | Ondrej Palat, TB LW | ||
| 128 | Ryan O’Reilly, Buf RW | ||
| 129 | Jordan Eberle, Edm RW | ||
| 130 | Jonathan Drouin, TB LW | ||
| 131 | Rickard Rakell, Ana C | ||
| 132 | Hampus Lindholm, Ana D | ||
| 133 | Anton Stralman, TB D | ||
| 134 | Jaden Schwartz, StL LW | ||
| 135 | Rasmus Ristolainen, Buf D | ||
| 136 | Kyle Turris, Ott C | ||
| 137 | Marc-Edouard Vlasic, SJ D | ||
| 138 | Patrick Marleau, SJ LW DTD | ||
| 139 | Ryan McDonagh, NYR D | ||
| 140 | Nikolaj Ehlers, Wpg LW | ||
| 141 | Carl Soderberg, Col C | ||
| 142 | Justin Faulk, Car D | ||
| 143 | Alex Galchenyuk, Mon LW | ||
| 144 | Jordan Staal, Car C | ||
| 145 | Dougie Hamilton, Cgy D | ||
| 146 | Mikkel Boedker, SJ LW | ||
| 147 | Mikael Backlund, Cgy C | ||
| 148 | Boone Jenner, Cls RW | ||
| 149 | Leon Draisaitl, Edm C | ||
| 150 | Paul Stastny, StL C | ||
| 151 | Bryan Little, Wpg C | ||
| 152 | Gustav Nyquist, Det RW | ||
| 153 | Jakob Silfverberg, Ana RW | ||
| 154 | Carl Hagelin, Pit LW | ||
| 155 | Mike Ribeiro, Nsh C | ||
| 156 | Reilly Smith, Fla RW | ||
| 157 | Jason Pominville, Min RW | ||
| 158 | Frans Nielsen, Det C | ||
| 159 | T.J. Brodie, Cgy D | ||
| 160 | Robby Fabbri, StL C | ||
