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Here are the Top 200 rankings heading into Week 18 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 | Alex Ovechkin | LW | WAS | |
| 5 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | WAS | |
| 6 | Braden Holtby | G | WAS | |
| 7 | Evgeni Malkin | C | PIT | |
| 8 | Devan Dubnyk | G | MIN | ▲ |
| 9 | Patrick Kane | RW | CHI | |
| 10 | Vladimir Tarasenko | RW | STL |
Burns maintains top spot as he continues to challenge for the Art Ross Trophy. The Capitals core three players are locked into the middle of the top 10. Dubnyk climbs back into the top 10 as other goaltenders around the league begin to fall off late in the year.
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tyler Seguin | C | DAL | ▲ |
| 12 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | WAS | ▲ |
| 13 | Joe Pavelski | C/RW | SJ | |
| 14 | Jeff Carter | C | LA | |
| 15 | Sergei Bobrovsky | G | CLB | |
| 16 | Mark Scheifele | C | WPG | |
| 17 | Jamie Benn | LW | DAL | ▲ |
| 18 | Jakub Voracek | LW/RW | PHI | |
| 19 | Claude Giroux | C | PHI | |
| 20 | Artemi Panarin | LW | CHI | |
| 21 | Brad Marchand | LW | BOS | ▼ |
| 22 | John Tavares | C | NYI | |
| 23 | Aleksander Barkov | C | FLA | ▲ |
| 24 | Jonathan Huberdeau | LW | FLA | ▲ |
| 25 | Nikita Kucherov | RW | TB | |
| 26 | Auston Matthews | C | TOR | |
| 27 | Jack Eichel | C | BUF | |
| 28 | Tyler Toffoli | C/RW | LA | ▲ |
| 29 | Dustin Byfuglien | D | WPG | |
| 30 | Jeff Skinner | LW | CAR | |
| 31 | Ryan Getzlaf | C | ANA | |
| 32 | Corey Perry | RW | ANA | |
| 33 | Kris Letang | D | PIT | |
| 34 | Erik Karlsson | D | OTT | ▲ |
| 35 | Cam Atkinson | RW | CLB | ▲ |
| 36 | Wayne Simmonds | RW | PHI | |
| 37 | Taylor Hall | LW | NJ | |
| 38 | Tuukka Rask | G | BOS | ▼ |
| 39 | Patrice Bergeron | C | BOS | |
| 40 | Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | |
| 41 | Ryan Kesler | C | ANA | |
| 42 | Phil Kessel | RW | PIT | ▼ |
| 43 | Filip Forsberg | LW | NAS | |
| 44 | Carey Price | G | MTL | ▼ |
| 45 | Kyle Turris | C | OTT | |
| 46 | Max Pacioretty | LW | MTL | |
| 47 | Nikolaj Ehlers | LW/RW | WPG | |
| 48 | Martin Jones | G | SJ | |
| 49 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | ARI | |
| 50 | P.K. Subban | D | NAS |
Though mostly playing on separate lines, Seguin and Benn have been surging. Kuznetsov continues his rise and fortifies the incredible offense of the Capitals. Rask and Price each take hits as their respective teams continue with uninspired play. Barkov and Huberdeau have the Panthers charging toward a playoff berth as the offense is healthy for the first time all season.
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Mark Stone | RW | OTT | |
| 52 | Shea Weber | D | MTL | |
| 53 | Sean Monahan | C | CGY | |
| 54 | Anze Kopitar | C | LA | |
| 55 | Bryan Little | C | WPG | |
| 56 | Matt Murray | G | PIT | |
| 57 | Mike Hoffman | LW | OTT | ▲ |
| 58 | Evander Kane | LW | BUF | |
| 59 | Logan Couture | C | SJ | ▼ |
| 60 | Brandon Saad | LW/RW | CLB | |
| 61 | Jake Allen | G | STL | |
| 62 | Zach Parise | LW | MIN | |
| 63 | Jaden Schwartz | LW | STL | |
| 64 | Mitch Marner | C | TOR | |
| 65 | Ryan Suter | D | MIN | |
| 66 | Patrik Laine | RW | WPG | |
| 67 | Alexander Radulov | RW | MTL | |
| 68 | David Krejci | C | BOS | |
| 69 | Alex Galchenyuk | C | MTL | |
| 70 | Ryan Johansen | C | NAS | |
| 71 | David Pastrnak | RW | BOS | ▼ |
| 72 | Rasmus Ristolainen | D | BUF | |
| 73 | Craig Anderson | G | OTT | |
| 74 | Roman Josi | D | NAS | |
| 75 | Eric Staal | C | MIN | |
| 76 | Victor Hedman | D | TB | |
| 77 | Drew Doughty | D | LA | |
| 78 | Alexander Wennberg | C | CLB | |
| 79 | Mikael Granlund | C/LW | MIN | ▲ |
| 80 | Cam Talbot | G | EDM | |
| 81 | James Neal | RW | NAS | |
| 82 | Sam Reinhart | C/RW | BUF | |
| 83 | Johnny Gaudreau | LW | CGY | ▼ |
| 84 | Mark Giordano | D | CGY | |
| 85 | Kyle Okposo | RW | BUF | |
| 86 | Jaromir Jagr | RW | FLA | ▲ |
| 87 | Leon Draisaitl | C | EDM | |
| 88 | Corey Crawford | G | CHI | ▲ |
| 89 | Brayden Schenn | C/LW | PHI | |
| 90 | Aaron Ekblad | D | FLA | |
| 91 | Pekka Rinne | G | NAS | |
| 92 | Vincent Trocheck | C | FLA | |
| 93 | Nick Foligno | LW | CLB | |
| 94 | Henrik Lundqvist | G | NYR | |
| 95 | Roberto Luongo | G | FLA | |
| 96 | Jordan Eberle | RW | EDM | |
| 97 | Kevin Shattenkirk | D | STL | |
| 98 | Tyler Johnson | C | TB | |
| 99 | Nathan MacKinnon | C/RW | COL | |
| 100 | Rickard Rakell | C | ANA | ▼ |
Couture's decreased point production is a direct result of lower shot counts. He hasn't been getting enough help from San Jose's subpar second-line wingers. Gaudreau finished Week 17 without a goal in February. He's shooting enough, but his ice time has been fluctuating once again. He can't be fully trusted in any format.
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Mats Zuccarello | RW | NYR | |
| 102 | Chris Kreider | LW | NYR | |
| 103 | Matthew Tkachuk | CGY | LW | |
| 104 | Sebastian Aho | RW | CAR | |
| 105 | Peter Budaj | G | LA | |
| 106 | Bo Horvat | C | VAN | |
| 107 | William Nylander | C | TOR | |
| 108 | Chris Kunitz | LW | PIT | |
| 109 | Marc-Andre Fleury | G | PIT | |
| 110 | Duncan Keith | D | CHI | |
| 111 | Robin Lehner | G | BUF | ▲ |
| 112 | John Gibson | G | ANA | |
| 113 | Jake Gardiner | D | TOR | |
| 114 | Mikko Koivu | C | MIN | ▲ |
| 115 | Nazem Kadri | C | TOR | |
| 116 | John Carlson | D | WAS | |
| 117 | Derick Brassard | C | OTT | ▲ |
| 118 | Thomas Greiss | G | NYI | |
| 119 | Henrik Zetterberg | C/LW | DET | ▲ |
| 120 | Ryan O'Reilly | C/LW | BUF | |
| 121 | Patric Hornqvist | RW | PIT | ▼ |
| 122 | Ondrej Palat | LW | TB | |
| 123 | Jonathan Toews | C | CHI | ▼ |
| 124 | Derek Stepan | C | NYR | |
| 125 | Jonathan Drouin | LW | TB | |
| 126 | James van Riemsdyk | LW | TOR | ▼ |
| 127 | Matt Duchene | C | COL | |
| 128 | Joe Thornton | C | SJ | ▲ |
| 129 | Matt Niskanen | D | WAS | |
| 130 | Viktor Arvidsson | LW | NAS | |
| 131 | Kyle Palmieri | RW | NJ | |
| 132 | Patrick Marleau | LW | SJ | |
| 133 | Victor Rask | C | CAR | |
| 134 | Mika Zibanejad | C | NYR | |
| 135 | Marcus Johansson | LW | WAS | |
| 136 | Justin Schultz | D | PIT | |
| 137 | Cam Ward | G | CAR | |
| 138 | Colton Parayko | D | STL | |
| 139 | Torey Krug | D | BOS | ▼ |
| 140 | Tanner Pearson | LW | LA | |
| 141 | Charlie Coyle | C/RW | MIN | |
| 142 | Gabriel Landeskog | LW | COL | |
| 143 | Paul Stastny | C | STL | ▼ |
| 144 | Anders Lee | LW | NYI | |
| 145 | Sean Couturier | C | PHI | |
| 146 | Anthony Mantha | RW | DET | |
| 147 | Mike Smith | G | ARI | |
| 148 | Nino Niederreiter | LW/RW | MIN | |
| 149 | Daniel Sedin | LW | VAN | |
| 150 | Michael Cammalleri | LW | NJ | ▼ |
Lehner has done an excellent job backstopping the Sabres to one of the best records in the league over the past month. He is receiving plenty of goal support with the team's current line combinations. Krug has been racking up the assists, but he remains with just five goals on the season as of Feb. 20. The Bruins may begin selling whatever they can.
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Frederik Andersen | G | TOR | ▼ |
| 152 | Ben Bishop | G | TB | |
| 153 | Michal Neuvirth | G | PHI | |
| 154 | Elias Lindholm | C/RW | CAR | |
| 155 | Alex Pietrangelo | D | STL | |
| 156 | Jason Zucker | LW | MIN | |
| 157 | Patrick Eaves | RW | DAL | |
| 158 | Adam Henrique | C | NJ | |
| 159 | Dougie Hamilton | D | CGY | ▲ |
| 160 | Justin Faulk | D | CAR | |
| 161 | Alexander Steen | LW | STL | |
| 162 | Marian Hossa | RW | CHI | |
| 163 | Patrick Maroon | LW | EDM | |
| 164 | Brent Seabrook | D | CHI | |
| 165 | Nick Bonino | C | PIT | |
| 166 | Radim Vrbata | RW | ARI | |
| 167 | Brandon Dubinsky | C | CLB | ▲ |
| 168 | Kevin Hayes | RW | NYR | |
| 169 | Jacob Trouba | D | WPG | |
| 170 | Cam Fowler | D | ANA | |
| 171 | Ryan McDonagh | D | NYR | |
| 172 | Antoine Roussel | LW | DAL | ▲ |
| 173 | Tomas Hertl | LW | SJ | |
| 174 | Alex Killorn | C | TB | |
| 175 | Jonathan Marchessault | C/LW | FLA | ▲ |
| 176 | Matt Dumba | D | MIN | |
| 177 | John Klingberg | D | DAL | |
| 178 | Michael Frolik | RW | CGY | |
| 179 | Mike Fisher | C | NAS | ▲ |
| 180 | Adrian Kempe | RW | LA | ▲ |
| 181 | T.J. Oshie | RW | WAS | |
| 182 | Cory Schneider | G | NJ | |
| 183 | Keith Yandle | D | FLA | |
| 184 | Artem Anisimov | C | CHI | |
| 185 | Shayne Gostisbehere | D | PHI | |
| 186 | J.T. Miller | C | NYR | |
| 187 | Jason Pominville | RW | MIN | |
| 188 | Jared Spurgeon | D | MIN | |
| 189 | Seth Jones | D | CLB | ▲ |
| 190 | Justin Williams | RW | WAS | |
| 191 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | TB | |
| 192 | Dion Phaneuf | D | OTT | |
| 193 | Dylan Larkin | C/RW | DET | ▼ |
| 194 | Zach Werenski | D | CLB | |
| 195 | Michael Grabner | LW/RW | NYR | |
| 196 | Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | |
| 197 | Jakob Silfverberg | LW | ANA | |
| 198 | Jonathan Quick | G | LA | |
| 199 | Steven Stamkos | C | TB | |
| 200 | Milan Lucic | LW | EDM | ▼ |
Lucic has plummeted down the ranks, as his ice time continues to be cut as a result of his ineffectiveness on offense. Kempe has been called up from the AHL and placed on the Kings' top line beside Kopitar. He is well worth a waiver claim in deeper re-draft leagues and any keeper format.
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