Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS21. With that said, he did struggle quite a bit. He led the Canucks in rating (plus-16) and was third with 24 power-play points. Nevertheless, the 21-year-old left winger remains a talented youngster with power forward potential. He is succeeding while playing with Tyler Pitlick and Antoine Roussel, who have a combined 19 points. Fortunately, they have options externally and internally, something that isnt true of other offseason needs. At six-foot-five and 210 pounds, Lowry is the ideal size teams look for in a third-line center. Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR11. MIN L1: Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello (+2), 12. Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey League, Bienvenue LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockey, Tervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiin, Vlkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sida, Vtejte na NHL.com, oficilnch strnkch National Hockey League, Vitajte na NHL.com, oficilnych strnkach National Hockey League, Willkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey League, Bienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey League. CAR L1: Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis (SAME), 7. Thats more than a reasonable contract, given his production and play at even strength. The 33-year-old winger leads all Golden Knights scorers with 90 goals and 176 points since joining the club in 2018-19. Tim Sttzle, C/LW, OTT28. Updated hourly, with analysis, commentary and features from hundreds writers worldwide, our articles are read over 5 million times every month. With that off the table, Blues GM Doug Armstrong did the next best thing: got a former first-round pick in Dean, whom the Knights selected 30th overall in 2021 from the Quebec Major Junior. He is able to play a physical game while also being a good enough skater to not get caught out of position.Winnipeg Jets center Adam Lowry (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers). Centered by leading scorer Chandler Stephenson, veteran wingers Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone have overcome early-season injuries to boost their club back into the thick of the playoff race following a slow start. To understand Boninos full value, it must be recognized that he is Nashvilles most defensively-responsible center, and that counting stats dont tell the full story. For what he offers two ways at even strength and on the penalty kill, plus his veteran leadership, hed be well worth that price. Impress the front office, go early on draft day, and chase greatness as you earn your spot on the first line, compete for the Stanley Cup, and become the league's next best. Having Radek Faksa on this list, let alone topping it, is certain to draw criticism but his impact cannot be denied. Trevor Zegras, C, ANA (INJ.)36. In his fifth full season. He's also second in total points (206) since joining the Flames in 2018-19. Had he not suffered an upper-body injury that forced him to miss time earlier in the season, Nathan MacKinnon may have found himself in the No. To start the 2022-23 season, I put lists together of the top 10 players for each position, as well as coaches. Blueger made the jump to the NHL at the end of the 2018-19 season. With that said, here are the current top 10 centermen in the NHL based on their play to this point in the 2022-23 season. Best Attributes: 95 Stick Checking, 95 Defensive Awareness, 92 Offensive Awareness Stalwart Patrice Bergeron maintains his reign as faceoff king in NHL 22, reflecting his real-life statistics. Compher -- Valeri Nichushkin, TBL L2: Nicholas Paul / Alex Killorn -- Steven Stamkos / Anthony Cirelli -- Ross Colton / Brandon Hagel, NYI L1: Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier, CAR L2: Max Domi -- Vincent Trocheck -- Teuvo Teravainen, FLA L3: Mason Marchment -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart, STL L3: Ivan Barbashev -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou. Eichel has scored at least 24 goals in each of his five NHL seasons. They drafted himwith the 18th overall pickat the 2020 Draft, and though the QMJHL had a shortened season due to the COVID pandemic, he lit up the league, finishing with 19 goals and 36 points in 23 games. Manage Settings When on the ice, the Stars have a 53.35 percent Corsi, are controlling 51 percent of scoring chances, including 57 percent at high danger, and have a plus-13 high-danger goal differential. However, Melnyk's pockets are very shallow, he probably doesn't allow the trade because he needs every nickel he can get so he can continue to sue luxury cruises or whatever, To display this team on another website or blog, add this iFrame to the appropriate page. A Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award finalist last season, MacKinnon finished fifth in the NHL with 93 points (35 goals, 58 assists) and third with 62 even-strength points. "He provides such a unique element to his game that the Islanders need, they don't really have the ability to transport the puck up the ice, out of his own end into the offensive zone. A new era is officially underway in Phoenix as Kevin Durant made his first appearance in a Suns uniform at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, leading his new squad to a 105-91 win. Mattias Ekholm, D, Predators. Many never stay together for a full campaign. After all, his 79 points are second in league scoring. In todays NHL, with a hard salary cap and more money allocated to players at the top of the roster, having quality depth is as importantas it has ever been. Maltsev finished the season with a GAR of 1.5 and had a Corsi percentage of 51.8 percent, though his expected goals percentage was 46.8 percent. 00:48 February 6th, 2023. Over that period, Marchand leads all Bruins with 368 total points, with Pastrnak second at 325 and Bergeron third with 269 points. Which is a shame. Initial Creation Date: Oct. 19, 2020. . To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Auston Matthews, C, TOR4. The Zamboni word mark and configuration of the Zamboni ice resurfacing machine are registered trademarks of Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. 2023. In 2018-19, Stamkos scored 45 goals and an NHL career-high 98 points, ninth in the NHL. 2020-21 NHL Summary. The Lightning have options with Stephens, who has 45 NHL games under his belt. The Best Offensive and Defensive Lines in the NHL. Couturier won the Selke Trophy as the best defensive forward last season, when he led the NHL in face-off winning percentage (59.6 percent). After being thought of as one of the games truly elite young forwards after the first two seasons in his career, some regression caused some to doubt just how good Elias Pettersson really was. In his fifth full season, he is taking on a bigger role but is succeeding. Brayden Schenn, C/LW, STL45. Even at 35 years old, Stastny continues to thrive as a middle-six or 3rd-line center. I think Oilers fans just love to hate. Hes only 26 years old and doesnt turn 27 until September, making him one of the younger UFAs this offseason. Miller for most on the Canucks, and he tied Miller for the Vancouver lead with 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in 17 playoff games. NHL Power Rankings: Looking at the potential 2021 free agents Watch games live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App. Its chased a fair amount of good players out of town. Similarly, guys like Jarred Tinordi and Alex Stalock have played well above their salaries this year but their injury concerns may be too much of a detriment . Barzal scored 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 22 Stanley Cup Playoff games. That being said, he is still effective playing the role he does.Nashville Predators center Nick Bonino (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports). He is turning the puck over plenty and has had many questionable plays in his own end of the ice in which some have deemed lazy. Elias Lindholm, C, CGY16. Ryan Hartman, C, MIN50. He had a combined GAR of 12 and positive two-way value at even strength in his previous two seasons. MTL L1: Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Rem Pitlick (NEW), 25. After losing left winger Zach Hyman to the Edmonton Oilers via free agency last season, they are trying Michael Bunting on left wing. Fantasy Hockey Staff, Stanley Cup Final | Avalanche vs. Bozak finished this season with 17 points in 31 games a 45-point pace over 82 games. Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey League, Bienvenue LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockey, Tervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiin, Vlkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sida, Vtejte na NHL.com, oficilnch strnkch National Hockey League, Vitajte na NHL.com, oficilnych strnkach National Hockey League, Willkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey League, Bienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey League. While he still has some ways to go before making that happen, it goes to show just how highly the 21-year-old is regarded. CGY L1: Johnny Gaudreau -- Elias Lindholm -- Matthew Tkachuk (+3), 5. He was third on the Lightning with 64 points (25 goals, 39 assists) in 66 games, was plus-28 and won 51.1 percent of his face-offs last season. St. Louis, Missouri product Adam Lowry is in his fourth NHL season and is playing a key role on the resurgent Jets. Despite missing 37 games with an injury as a rookie in 2015-16, McDavid ranks first in the NHL in points over his five seasons in the League with 469 (162 goals, 307 assists), four more than Kane in 46 fewer games. Long-term, theres no doubt Mercer could be the Devils 3rd-line center. Sam Bennett, C, FLA42. Though Jost's point-production dipped slightly, 2021 was a breakout campaign for him in every other sense. They are called upon to both shut down opposing offenses and to generate scoring chances. Oct. 19, 2020 at 3:19 p.m. #3. nickthehabsfan. It is usually built around the club's best scorer or playmaker. Wennberg shot an unsustainable 20.7 percent this season, but he still played well. Ovechkin is the greatest goal scorer of his generation and among the all-time greats with 752 career goals. BOS L1: Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Jake DeBrusk (SAME), 4. Since his 34-goal breakout performance in 2016-17, he's fifth in total goals among NHL scorers with 183. I looked at turnover and penalty differentials to see who were safest with the puck and didnt negatively impact their teams. Brayden Point, C, TBL17. Again, like Matthews, the fact we can say that when he has 79 points is a true testament to his skill level. "He's on a nice run, four years in a row of piling up the points, atop this list again and deserves to be there," Johnson said. Really?! All rights reserved. Fabian Zetterlund, F, San Jose Sharks: The third-round pick (No. Robert Thomas, C, STL32. TOR Laughton, Scott ($500,000 retained) PHI Barabanov, Alexander 2021 2nd round pick (TOR) Buyouts Mikhail Grabovski: $0 Retained Salary Transactions Phil Kessel: $1,200,000 (15%) ROSTER LONG-TERM OUTLOOK EMBED Danault is a top 25 centre in the NHL Hes not gonna be the 3rde line center on Pittsburgh. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy voted as 2019 playoff MVP after leading the NHL with 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) in 26 games and helping St. Louis to its first Stanley Cup championship. Vincent Trocheck, C, NYR39. All Rights Reserved. In those games, hes been pretty good, with two goals and one assist, all coming on the powerplay. Last season, he led the Blues with 61 points (12 goals, 49 assists) in 71 games and ranked first in the NHL in face-offs taken (1,556), winning 56.6 percent. However, Zachas breakout season playing primarily at left wing changes that outlook, and he seems to project better there in the long run. 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