The countdown is on! Tuesday, October 10th, will be the start of the 2023/24 NHL season, which means it’s fantasy hockey time! To get you prepared to dominate your league this season, we’ve ranked the 100 best fantasy hockey forwards for this upcoming season. And there’s no surprise who comes in at #1 (and #2, for that matter). Let’s go!
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2023/24 Fantasy Hockey Forward Rankings
There is no debate on who the top fantasy hockey player is projected to be for the 2023/24 season. That would be Edmonton Oilers’ center, Connor McDavid. Last season, McDavid put up numbers not seen in decades, as he led the league in goals (64), assists (89), and points (153). A true throwback to the days of Wayne and Mario. Barring devastating injury, the 26-year-old will dominate again this year.
There really is no debate over the second-best fantasy hockey player, either, and that would be another Oiler, Leon Draisaitl. The 27-year-old German put up 1990s numbers last season as well – 52 goals, 76 assists, 128 points. Draisaitl’s eligibility at center and left wing makes him even more valuable.
The rest of the top five is rounded out by Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon, Boston’s David Pastrnak, and Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk. What about the projected second-best Connor in the NHL this upcoming season, Connor Bedard? Chicago’s #1 overall pick and an expected generational talent is slotted in at 24 on our list. Obviously, if you’re in a keeper or dynasty league, you’re going to want to snatch him up well before that spot.
| 1 | Connor | McDavid | C | EDM |
| 2 | Leon | Draisaitl | C/LW | EDM |
| 3 | Nathan | MacKinnon | C | COL |
| 4 | David | Pastrnak | RW | BOS |
| 5 | Matthew | Tkachuk | LW/RW | FLA |
| 6 | Mikko | Rantanen | RW | COL |
| 7 | Auston | Matthews | C | TOR |
| 8 | Jason | Robertson | LW | DAL |
| 9 | Elias | Pettersson | C | VAN |
| 10 | Jack | Hughes | C/LW | NJD |
| 11 | Tage | Thompson | C | BUF |
| 12 | Kirill | Kaprizov | LW | MIN |
| 13 | Nikita | Kucherov | RW | TBL |
| 14 | Brady | Tkachuk | LW | OTT |
| 15 | Mitchell | Marner | RW | TOR |
| 16 | Tim | Stützle | C/LW | OTT |
| 17 | Timo | Meier | LW/RW | NJD |
| 18 | Mika | Zibanejad | C | NYR |
| 19 | Sidney | Crosby | C | PIT |
| 20 | Brayden | Point | C | TBL |
| 21 | Aleksander | Barkov | C | FLA |
| 22 | William | Nylander | RW | TOR |
| 23 | Alex | Ovechkin | LW | WSH |
| 24 | Connor | Bedard | C | CHI |
| 25 | Roope | Hintz | C | DAL |
| 26 | J.T. | Miller | C/RW | VAN |
| 27 | Ryan | Nugent-Hopkins | C/LW | EDM |
| 28 | Jack | Eichel | C | VGK |
| 29 | Kyle | Connor | LW | WPG |
| 30 | Steven | Stamkos | C/LW | TBL |
| 31 | Clayton | Keller | LW/RW | ARI |
| 32 | Nico | Hischier | C | NJD |
| 33 | Artemi | Panarin | LW | NYR |
| 34 | Sebastian | Aho | C | CAR |
| 35 | Brad | Marchand | LW | BOS |
| 36 | John | Tavares | C | TOR |
| 37 | Andrei | Svechnikov | LW/RW | CAR |
| 38 | Carter | Verhaeghe | C/LW | FLA |
| 39 | Alex | DeBrincat | LW/RW | DET |
| 40 | Dylan | Larkin | C | DET |
| 41 | Evander | Kane | LW | EDM |
| 42 | Cole | Caufield | LW/RW | MTL |
| 43 | Kevin | Fiala | LW | LAK |
| 44 | Jake | Guentzel | LW | PIT |
| 45 | Travis | Konecny | RW | PHI |
| 46 | Alex | Tuch | RW | BUF |
| 47 | Zach | Hyman | LW/RW | EDM |
| 48 | Jordan | Kyrou | C/RW | STL |
| 49 | Claude | Giroux | C/RW | OTT |
| 50 | Chris | Kreider | LW | NYR |
| 51 | Adrian | Kempe | C/RW | LAK |
| 52 | Pierre-Luc | Dubois | C/LW | LAK |
| 53 | Jesper | Bratt | LW/RW | NJD |
| 54 | Matt | Boldy | LW/RW | MIN |
| 55 | Jamie | Benn | LW | DAL |
| 56 | Mark | Stone | RW | VGK |
| 57 | Johnny | Gaudreau | LW | CBJ |
| 58 | Mark | Scheifele | C | WPG |
| 59 | Bo | Horvat | C | NYI |
| 60 | Nikolaj | Ehlers | LW | WPG |
| 61 | Brandon | Hagel | LW | TBL |
| 62 | Martin | Necas | C/RW | CAR |
| 63 | Joe | Pavelski | C/RW | DAL |
| 64 | Joel | Eriksson Ek | C | MIN |
| 65 | Tyler | Toffoli | RW | NJD |
| 66 | Elias | Lindholm | C | CGY |
| 67 | Evgeni | Malkin | C | PIT |
| 68 | Jonathan | Marchessault | RW | VGK |
| 69 | Jared | McCann | LW | SEA |
| 70 | Andrei | Kuzmenko | LW | VAN |
| 71 | Anze | Kopitar | C | LAK |
| 72 | Vladimir | Tarasenko | RW | OTT |
| 73 | Dylan | Cozens | C | BUF |
| 74 | Trevor | Zegras | C | ANA |
| 75 | Sam | Reinhart | C/RW | FLA |
| 76 | Nick | Suzuki | C | MTL |
| 77 | Jeff | Skinner | LW | BUF |
| 78 | Pavel | Buchnevich | C/LW | STL |
| 79 | Nick | Schmaltz | C/RW | ARI |
| 80 | Nazem | Kadri | C | CGY |
| 81 | Ivan | Barbashev | C/LW | VGK |
| 82 | Matty | Beniers | C | SEA |
| 83 | Patrik | Laine | LW/RW | CBJ |
| 84 | Jake | DeBrusk | LW/RW | BOS |
| 85 | Filip | Forsberg | LW | NSH |
| 86 | Dawson | Mercer | C/RW | NJD |
| 87 | Brock | Nelson | C | NYI |
| 88 | Vincent | Trocheck | C | NYR |
| 89 | Taylor | Hall | LW | CHI |
| 90 | Lucas | Raymond | LW/RW | DET |
| 91 | Tomas | Hertl | C | SJS |
| 92 | Jonathan | Huberdeau | LW | CGY |
| 93 | Artturi | Lehkonen | LW | COL |
| 94 | Josh | Norris | C | OTT |
| 95 | Owen | Tippett | RW | PHI |
| 96 | Sam | Bennett | C | FLA |
| 97 | Mathew | Barzal | C/RW | NYI |
| 98 | Pavel | Zacha | C | BOS |
| 99 | Tyler | Bertuzzi | LW | TOR |
| 100 | Rickard | Rakell | RW | PIT |
