We are back from the 4 Nations Face-Off for the stretch run of fantasy hockey! There are only three full scoring periods left in most head-to-head leagues until the playoffs start and only seven scoring periods left in season-long rotisserie or points formats. Assuming he's feeling good again based on his performance for the U.S. squad, Auston Matthews takes over the top spot for projected fantasy points, but fewer than five fantasy points separate the top five players on this list.
These rankings are based on expectations of fantasy points produced from Friday, Feb. 21, until the end of the season. Fantasy points are based on the ESPN Fantasy standard game (for skaters: goals = 2 points, assists = 1 point, shots and hits = 0.1 points, blocked shots and special-teams points = 0.5 points; for goaltenders: wins = 4 points, OT losses = 1 point, shutouts = 3 points, saves = 0.2 points, goals against = -2 points).
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1. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs, C1
2. Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning, RW1
3. Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers, C2
4. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers, C3
5. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche, C4
6. Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets, G1
7. Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche, D1
8. Roman Josi, Nashville Predators, D2
9. Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators, LW1
10. Mikko Rantanen, Carolina Hurricanes, RW2
11. Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets, D3
12. Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning, C5
13. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, LW2
14. Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres, D4
15. Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs, RW3
16. Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights, C6
17. Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers, RW4
18. Moritz Seider, Detroit Red Wings, D5
19. Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets, LW3
20. Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning, LW4
21. David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins, RW5
22. J.T. Miller, New York Rangers, C7
23. Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning, D6
24. Tage Thompson, Buffalo Sabres, C8
25. MacKenzie Weegar, Calgary Flames, D7
26. Alex Tuch, Buffalo Sabres, RW6
27. William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs, RW7
28. Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers, C9
29. Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg Jets, C10
30. Seth Jones, Chicago Blackhawks, D8
31. Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils, C11
32. Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators, LW5
33. Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings, RW8
34. Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers, LW6
35. Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning, LW7
36. Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks, D9
37. Tom Wilson, Washington Capitals, RW9
38. John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs, C12
39. Adam Fox, New York Rangers, D10
40. Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers, C13
41. Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks, C14
42. Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars, LW8
43. Evan Bouchard, Edmonton Oilers, D11
44. John Carlson, Washington Capitals, D12
45. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, C15
46. Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings, C16
47. Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights, RW10
48. Boone Jenner, Columbus Blue Jackets, C17
49. Dylan Guenther, Utah Hockey Club, RW11
50. Jake Sanderson, Ottawa Senators, D13
51. Mikhail Sergachev, Utah Hockey Club, D14
52. Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues, D15
53. Sean Durzi, Utah Hockey Club, D16
54. Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes, C18
55. Tim Stutzle, Ottawa Senators, C19
56. Clayton Keller, Utah Hockey Club, LW9
57. Nico Hischier, New Jersey Devils, C20
58. Connor Bedard, Chicago Blackhawks, C21
59. Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets, D17
60. Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers, RW12
61. Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings, C22
62. Rasmus Andersson, Calgary Flames, D18
63. Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings, LW10
64. Seth Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes, RW13
65. Jakob Chychrun, Washington Capitals, D19
66. Alex DeBrincat, Detroit Red Wings, LW11
67. Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils, RW14
68. Steven Stamkos, Nashville Predators, C23
69. Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers, RW15
70. Noah Dobson, New York Islanders, D20
71. Kevin Fiala, Los Angeles Kings, LW12
72. Tomas Hertl, Vegas Golden Knights, C24
73. Bryan Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins, RW16
74. Logan Thompson, Washington Capitals, G2
75. Dougie Hamilton, New Jersey Devils, D21
76. Jonathan Marchessault, Nashville Predators, RW17
77. Nick Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens, C25
78. Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild, LW13
79. Matthew Knies, Toronto Maple Leafs, LW14
80. Frank Vatrano, Anaheim Ducks, RW18
81. Dylan Strome, Washington Capitals, C26
82. Stuart Skinner, Edmonton Oilers, G3
83. Alexander Romanov, New York Islanders, D22
84. Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks, C27
85. Gabriel Vilardi, Winnipeg Jets, C28
86. Bo Horvat, New York Islanders, C29
87. Darnell Nurse, Edmonton Oilers, D23
88. Radko Gudas, Anaheim Ducks, D24
89. Roope Hintz, Dallas Stars, C30
90. Nikolaj Ehlers, Winnipeg Jets, LW15
91. Valeri Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche, RW19
92. Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators, G4
93. Matt Duchene, Dallas Stars, C31
94. Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers, G5
95. Jackson LaCombe, Anaheim Ducks, D25
96. Zach Hyman, Edmonton Oilers, RW20
97. Robert Thomas, St. Louis Blues, C32
98. Jake Walman, San Jose Sharks, D26
99. Mikael Granlund, Dallas Stars, LW16
100. Alex Pietrangelo, Vegas Golden Knights, D27
101. Cole Caufield, Montreal Canadiens, LW17
102. Jonathan Huberdeau, Calgary Flames, LW18
103. Nazem Kadri, Calgary Flames, C33
104. Timo Meier, New Jersey Devils, LW19
105. Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild, LW20
106. Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning, C34
107. Mats Zuccarello, Minnesota Wild, RW21
108. Jake Middleton, Minnesota Wild, D28
109. Rickard Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins, RW22
110. Mackenzie Blackwood, Colorado Avalanche, G6
111. Ryan Pulock, New York Islanders, D29
112. Martin Necas, Colorado Avalanche, RW23
113. Jordan Kyrou, St. Louis Blues, RW24
114. Patrik Laine, Montreal Canadiens, RW25
115. Tony DeAngelo, New York Islanders, D30
116. Jacob Trouba, Anaheim Ducks, D31
117. Neal Pionk, Winnipeg Jets, D32
118. Darcy Kuemper, Los Angeles Kings, G7
119. Drake Batherson, Ottawa Senators, RW26
120. Andrei Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes, LW21
121. Thomas Chabot, Ottawa Senators, D33
122. Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild, C35
123. Ryan O'Reilly, Nashville Predators, C36
124. Connor Murphy, Chicago Blackhawks, D34
125. Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings, D35
126. Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild, D36
127. Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks, RW27
128. Anders Lee, New York Islanders, LW22
129. Wyatt Johnston, Dallas Stars, C37
130. Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins, LW23
131. Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs, D37
132. Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars, G8
133. Travis Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyers, D38
134. Brandt Clarke, Los Angeles Kings, D39
135. Patrick Kane, Detroit Red Wings, RW28
136. Troy Terry, Anaheim Ducks, C38
137. Brock Nelson, New York Islanders, C39
138. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers, C40
139. Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins, D40
140. Vince Dunn, Seattle Kraken, D41
141. Josh Norris, Ottawa Senators, C41
142. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Washington Capitals, C42
143. Mika Zibanejad, New York Rangers, C43
144. Sam Bennett, Florida Panthers, C44
145. Bowen Byram, Buffalo Sabres, D42
146. Chris Kreider, New York Rangers, LW24
147. Chris Tanev, Toronto Maple Leafs, D43
148. Esa Lindell, Dallas Stars, D44
149. Jake McCabe, Toronto Maple Leafs, D45
150. Brayden McNabb, Vegas Golden Knights, D46
151. Vladislav Gavrikov, Los Angeles Kings, D47
152. Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars, LW25
153. Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche, LW26
154. Carter Verhaeghe, Florida Panthers, LW27
155. Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins, D48
156. Dmitri Voronkov, Columbus Blue Jackets, LW28
157. Ilya Sorokin, New York Islanders, G9
158. Owen Power, Buffalo Sabres, D49
159. Jason Zucker, Buffalo Sabres, LW29
160. Thomas Harley, Dallas Stars, D50
161. Jake DeBrusk, Vancouver Canucks, RW29
162. Mason Marchment, Dallas Stars, LW30
163. Lane Hutson, Montreal Canadiens, D51
164. Logan Cooley, Utah Hockey Club, C45
165. Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers, D52
166. Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins, C46
167. Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning, G10
168. Blake Coleman, Calgary Flames, RW30
169. Matt Roy, Washington Capitals, D53
170. Mike Matheson, Montreal Canadiens, D54
171. Marco Rossi, Minnesota Wild, C47
172. Elias Lindholm, Boston Bruins, RW31
173. Kirill Marchenko, Columbus Blue Jackets, LW31
174. Nick Seeler, Philadelphia Flyers, D55
175. Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers, D56
176. Phillip Danault, Los Angeles Kings, C48
177. Alec Martinez, Chicago Blackhawks, D57
178. Nick Schmaltz, Utah Hockey Club, RW32
179. Tyler Toffoli, San Jose Sharks, RW33
180. Jared McCann, Seattle Kraken, RW34
181. Justin Faulk, St. Louis Blues, D58
182. Shayne Gostisbehere, Carolina Hurricanes, D59
183. Ivan Barbashev, Vegas Golden Knights, LW32
184. Mikey Anderson, Los Angeles Kings, D60
185. Ian Cole, Utah Hockey Club, D61
186. Brock Faber, Minnesota Wild, D62
187. Artem Zub, Ottawa Senators, D63
188. Ivan Provorov, Columbus Blue Jackets, D64
189. Dylan Cozens, Buffalo Sabres, C49
190. Martin Fehervary, Washington Capitals, D65
191. Jared Spurgeon, Minnesota Wild, D66
192. Ben Chiarot, Detroit Red Wings, D67
193. Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida Panthers, G11
194. Filip Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild, G12
195. Brayden Schenn, St. Louis Blues, C50
196. Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche, D68
197. Filip Hronek, Vancouver Canucks, D69
198. Noah Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights, D70
199. Fabian Zetterlund, San Jose Sharks, RW35
200. Tyler Myers, Vancouver Canucks, D71
201. Adam Fantilli, Columbus Blue Jackets, C51
202. Claude Giroux, Ottawa Senators, RW36
203. Cam Fowler, St. Louis Blues, D72
204. Pavel Buchnevich, St. Louis Blues, RW37
205. Ryan McDonagh, Tampa Bay Lightning, D73
206. Alex Laferriere, Los Angeles Kings, RW38
207. Alex Vlasic, Chicago Blackhawks, D74
208. Marcus Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks, D75
209. Kyle Palmieri, New York Islanders, RW39
210. Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks, RW40
211. Mason McTavish, Anaheim Ducks, C52
212. Jean-Gabriel Pageau, New York Islanders, C53
213. Conor Garland, Vancouver Canucks, RW41
214. Dylan Holloway, St. Louis Blues, C54
215. Trevor Moore, Los Angeles Kings, LW33
216. Kiefer Sherwood, Vancouver Canucks, LW34
217. Tyler Bertuzzi, Chicago Blackhawks, LW35
218. Eeli Tolvanen, Seattle Kraken, LW36
219. Owen Tippett, Philadelphia Flyers, RW42
220. Pavel Dorofeyev, Vegas Golden Knights, RW43
221. William Eklund, San Jose Sharks, LW37
222. Connor McMichael, Washington Capitals, C55
223. Juraj Slafkovsky, Montreal Canadiens, LW38
224. Nick Paul, Tampa Bay Lightning, C56
225. Jacob Markstrom, New Jersey Devils, G13
226. Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins, G14
227. Joey Daccord, Seattle Kraken, G15
228. Anton Lundell, Florida Panthers, LW39
229. Chandler Stephenson, Seattle Kraken, C57
230. Frederik Andersen, Carolina Hurricanes, G16
231. JJ Peterka, Buffalo Sabres, RW44
232. Kent Johnson, Columbus Blue Jackets, C58
233. Viktor Arvidsson, Edmonton Oilers, RW45
234. Juuse Saros, Nashville Predators, G17
235. Warren Foegele, Los Angeles Kings, LW40
236. Nino Niederreiter, Winnipeg Jets, RW46
237. Adam Lowry, Winnipeg Jets, C59
238. Aliaksei Protas, Washington Capitals, C60
239. Ross Colton, Colorado Avalanche, LW41
240. Brandon Tanev, Seattle Kraken, LW42
241. Jake Neighbours, St. Louis Blues, LW43
242. Joseph Woll, Toronto Maple Leafs, G18
243. Dustin Wolf, Calgary Flames, G19
244. Anthony Stolarz, Toronto Maple Leafs, G20
245. Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues, G21
246. Pyotr Kochetkov, Carolina Hurricanes, G22
247. Cam Talbot, Detroit Red Wings, G23
248. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres, G24
249. Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights, G25
250. Charlie Lindgren, Washington Capitals, G26