Here are theScore's defensemen value rankings for Saturday, October 24:
Elite Starts
| # | Name | Opponent | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francois Beauchemin (COL) | vs. CLB | Low |
| 2 | P.K. Subban (MON) | vs. TOR | Low |
| 3 | Erik Karlsson (OTT) | vs. ARI | Low |
| 4 | Roman Josi (NAS) | vs. PIT | Low |
| 5 | Justin Faulk (CAR) | at SJ | Low |
| 6 | Shea Weber (NAS) | vs. PIT | Low |
| 7 | Andrei Markov (MON) | at TOR | Low |
| 8 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ARI) | at OTT | Low |
| 9 | Ben Hutton (VAN) | vs. DET | Low |
| 10 | Kris Letang (PIT) | at NAS | Low |
| 11 | Brent Burns (SJ) | vs. CAR | Low |
| 12 | Rasmus Ristolainen (BUF) | vs. NJ | Low |
| 13 | Anton Stralman (TB) | at CHI | Low |
| 14 | Morgan Rielly (TOR) | at MON | Low |
| 15 | Erik Johnson (COL) | at CLB | Low |
Beauchemin continues his early dominance as a member of the Avalanche and faces a weak Columbus defense. Youngsters Hutton, Ristolainen and Rielly all have offensive minds and see powerplay time. Preds D Shea Weber and Roman Josi both anchor the back end and show potential to record points.
The Middle of the Pack
| # | Name | Opponent | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Trevor Daley (CHI) | vs. TB | Medium |
| 17 | Aaron Ekblad (FLA) | at DAL | Medium |
| 18 | Alex Pietrangelo (STL) | vs. NYI | Medium |
| 19 | Victor Hedman (TB) | at CHI | Medium |
| 20 | Alexander Edler (VAN) | vs. DET | Medium |
| 21 | Keith Yandle (NYR) | at PHI | Medium |
| 22 | Johnny Boychuck (NYI) | at STL | Medium |
| 23 | Ryan McDonagh (NYR) | at PHI | Medium |
| 24 | Jason Garrison (VAN) | vs. DET | Medium |
| 25 | Jeff Petry (MON) | vs. TOR | Medium |
| 25 | Brent Seabrook (CHI) | vs. TB | Medium |
| 26 | John Klingberg (DAL) | vs. FLA | Medium |
| 27 | Jack Johnson (CLB) | at COL | Medium |
| 28 | Adam Larsson (NJ) | at BUF | Medium |
| 29 | Dmitry Kulikov (FLA) | at DAL | Medium |
| 30 | Christopher Tanev (VAN) | vs. DET | Medium |
| 31 | Michael Stone (ARI) | at OTT | Medium |
| 32 | Niklas Kronwall (DET) | at VAN | Medium |
| 33 | Brian Campbell (FLA) | at DAL | Medium |
| 34 | Cody Franson (BUF) | vs. NJ | Medium |
Blackhawks Daley sees top powerplay time with D Duncan Keith sidelined due to injury; Blues stand out Pietrangelo faces a tough matchup against the defense of the Islanders and goaltender Jaroslav Halak. Vancouver's trio of Edler, Hutton and Tanev face a Wings team that surrenders the third most fantasy points to defensemen - all with low-price tags.
Best of the Rest
| # | Name | Opponent | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Dion Phaneuf (TOR) | at MON | High |
| 36 | Michael Del Zotto (PHI) | vs. NYR | High |
| 37 | Seth Jones (NAS) | vs. PIT | High |
| 38 | Mark Streit (PHI) | vs. NYR | High |
| 39 | Olli Maatta (PIT) | at NAS | High |
| 40 | Danny DeKeyser (DET) | at VAN | High |
| 41 | Marc-Eduoard Vlasic (SJ) | vs. CAR | High |
| 42 | Nick Leddy (NYI) | at STL | High |
| 43 | Alex Goligoski (DAL) | vs. FLA | High |
| 44 | David Savard (CLB) | at COL | High |
| 45 | Travis Hamonic (NYI) | at STL | High |
| 46 | Noah Hanifin (CAR) | at SJ | High |
| 47 | Dan Hamhuis (VAN) | vs. DET | High |
| 48 | Ryan Murray (CLB) | at COL | High |
| 49 | Ian Cole (PIT) | at NAS | High |
Nothing is clicking for the Blue Jackets - a principle to the ranking of their young talented defensemen as high-risks, while the Red Wings will encounter troubles finding the back of the net when they travel to Vancouver to face the Canucks, a team that allows the third fewest fantasy points to defensemen.
