FANTASY RANKINGS: 📈 Top 250
PROJECTIONS: 🔮 F | D | G
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PLAYERS TO PRIORITIZE IN HITS LEAGUES
NOTE: Players are listed in order of NHL.com fantasy rank, along with their hits-per-game averages from last season. Fantasy-relevant players who averaged at least 1.0 hits per game have been included on this list, and players in bold averaged at least 2.0 per game, giving them significantly more appeal in leagues counting the category. Some players may be worth reaching for higher than their standard league rankings order depending on league format (eg keeper, dynasty) or if they are being relied upon as category specialists.
Cale MakarD, COL: 1.23
Nathan MacKinnonC, COL: 1.05
Jonathan HuberdeauLW, CGY: 1.24
Victor HedmanD, TBL: 1.13
Alex OvechkinLW, WSH: 2.01
Matthew TkachukRW, FLA: 1.13
Mitchell MarnerRW, TOR: 1.04
Steven StamkosC/LW, TBL: 1.15
JT MillerC/LW, VAN: 2.15
Brady TkachukLW, OTT: 3.42
Chris KreiderLW/RW, NYR: 1.74
Alex DeBrincatLW, OTT: 1.23
Aaron EkbladD, FLA: 1.02
Moritz SeiderD, DET: 1.84
Andrei SvechnikovLW, CAR: 2.42
Timo MeierLW/RW, SJS: 2.10
Jack EichelC, VGK: 1.32
Kris LetangD, PIT: 2.19
Evander KaneLW, EDM: 3.14
Vladimir TarasenkoRW, STL: 1.11
Filip ForsbergLW, NSH: 1.62
Morgan RiellyD, TOR: 1.12
Brayden PointC, TBL: 1.14
Patrice BergeronC, BOS: 1.07
Gabriel LandeskogC/LW, COL (INJ.): 1.84
Brad MarchandLW, BOS (INJ.): 1.11
MacKenzie WeegarD, CGY: 2.24
Josh NorrisC, OTT: 1.20
Joe PavelskiC/RW, DAL: 1.27
John TavaresC, TOR (INJ.): 1.14
Tim StützleC/LW, OTT: 1.58
Dylan LarkinC, DET: 1.07
Drew DoughtyD, LAK: 1.54
Thomas ChabotD, OTT: 1.24
Roope HintzC, DAL: 1.02
Rasmus DahlinD, BUF: 1.51
Pierre-Luc DuboisC, WPG: 1.38
Drake BathersonRW, OTT: 1.93
Charlie McAvoyD, BOS (INJ.): 1.99
Darnell NurseD, EDM: 2.76
Dougie HamiltonD, NJD: 1.40
Jacob TroubaD, NYR: 2.56
Tom WilsonRW, WSH (INJ.): 3.08
Sam BennettC, FLA: 1.68
Bo HorvatC, VAN: 1.37
Tyler ToffoliLW/RW, CGY: 1.09
Bowen ByramD, COL: 1.77
David PerronRW, DET: 1.19
Brayden SchennC/LW, STL: 1.92
Mikhail SergachevD, TBL: 1.78
Thomas HertlC, SJS: 1.28
Vincent TrocheckC, NYR: 2.28
Michael BuntingLW, TOR: 1.08
Jakob ChychrunD, ARI: 1.09
Boone JennerC, CBJ: 1.36
Vasily PodkolzinLW/RW, VAN: 1.06
Valery NichushkinLW/RW, COL (INJ.): 1.44
Nick SuzukiC, MTL: 1.09
Seth JonesD, CHI: 1.27
Ondrej PalatLW, NJD: 1.61
Adrian KempeLW/RW, LAK: 1.42
Justin FaulkD, STL: 1.96
Seth JarvisLW/RW, CAR: 1.01
Oliver BjorkstrandRW, SEA: 1.06
Jeff PetryD, PIT: 2.06
Alexis LafrenièreLW/RW, NYR: 1.37
Tanner JeannotRW, NSH: 3.93
Joel Eriksson EkC, MIN: 1.79
Sean DurziD, LAK: 1.16
Oliver WahlstromRW, NYI: 1.38
Cole SillingerC, CBJ: 1.24
TJ OshieC/RW, WSH: 1.95
Tyler SeguinC/RW, DAL: 1.19
Ross ColtonC/LW, TBL: 1.94
Anders LeeLW, NYI: 1.24
Arthur LehkonenLW/RW, COL: 1.11
Vince DunnD, SEA: 1.04
Mason MarchmentLW/RW, DAL: 2.11
Logan CoutureC, SJS: 1.19
Pavel ZachaC/LW, BOS: 1.14
Matt DumbaD, MIN: 2.00
Alex KillornLW/RW, TBL: 1.07
Lawson CrouseLW/RW, ARI: 2.78
Rickard RakellLW/RW, PIT: 1.41
Blake ColemanLW/RW, CGY: 2.01
Evan RodriguesLW/RW, COL: 1.09
Nino NiederreiterLW, NSH: 1.59
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OTHER HITS CATEGORY SPECIALISTS
These players, who are ranked outside of NHL.com’s top 250 for standard leagues, averaged more than 2.0 hits per game last season and are worth rostering as category specialists in deep fantasy leagues.
Ryan ReavesRW, NYR: 4.04
Garnet HathawayRW, WSH: 3.29
Brandon TanevLW/RW, SEA: 3.27
Marcus FolignoLW/RW, MIN: 3.22
Sean KuralyC, CBJ: 3.12
Jordan StaalC, CAR: 2.72
Sammy BlaisLW/RW, NYR: 2.64
Jordan GreenwayLW, MIN: 2.5
Jean-Gabriel PageauC, NYI: 2.22
Josh AndersonF, MTL: 2.22
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D-MEN TO PRIORITIZE IN BLOCKS LEAGUES
Players are listed in order of NHL.com fantasy rank, along with their blocked shot totals (those with at least 1.7 per game have been included) from last season.
Moritz Seider, D, DET: 1.96
Brent BurnsD, CAR: 1.83
MacKenzie Weegar, D, CGY: 1.95
Noah DobsonD, NYI: 1.92
Darnell Nurse, D, EDM: 1.86
Alex PietrangeloD, VGK: 2.05
Jacob Trouba, D, NYR: 2.19
Seth Jones, D, CHI: 1.99
Jeff Petry, D, PIT: 1.72
Sean Durzi, D, LAK: 1.89
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FORWARDS TO PRIORITIZE IN BLOCKS LEAGUES
Players are listed in order of NHL.com fantasy rank, along with their blocked shot totals from last season.
Austin MatthewsC, TOR: 62 blocks in 73 games
JT Miller, C/LW, VAN: 56 in 80 games
Timo Meier, LW/RW, SJS: 61 in 77 games
Jack Eichel, C, VGK: 35 in 34 games
Joe Pavelski, C/RW, DAL: 69 in 82 games
Anze KopitarC, LAK: 71 in 81 games
Tom Wilson, RW, WSH (INJ.): 55 in 78 games
Tomas Hertl, C, SJS: 57 in 82 games
Boone Jenner, C, CBJ: 56 in 59 games
Nick Suzuki, C, MTL: 62 in 82 games
Tanner Jeannot, RW, NSH: 64 in 81 games
Anton LundellC, FLA: 56 in 65 games
Logan Couture, C, SJS: 58 in 77 games
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HITS, BLOCKED SHOTS SPECIALISTS
NOTE: These players, who are ranked outside of NHL.com’s top 250 for standard leagues, are listed with their hits-per-game and blocks-per-game averages from last season, respectively. Some forwards have been included based on their strong hits-per-game averages relative to the position.
Garnet Hathaway, F, WSH: 3.29 hits per game; 62 blocks in 76gm
Jamie Benn, F, DAL: 1.74; 60 in 82 gm
Nicholas Paul, F, TBL: 1.32; 56 in 80 gm
Alexander Romanov, D, NYI: 2.87 hits per game; 1.82 blocks per game
Nick Blankenburg, D, CBJ: 2.71; 1.71
Mario Ferraro, D, SJS: 2.22; 2.62
Erik Johnson, D, COL: 2.14; 1.77
Ben Chiarot, F, DET: 2.12; 1.76
Ryan Pulock, D, NYI: 1.54; 2.32
Ryan McDonagh, D, NSH: 1.35; 1.93
Adam Pelech, D, NYI: 1.27; 1.64
Alec Martinez, D, VGK: 1.00; 2.62
Mark Giordano, D, TOR: 1.00; 1.85
Ivan Provorov, D, PHI: 0.94; 2.18
Colton Parayko, D, STL: 0.90; 2.11
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