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. The cap-strapped Golden Knights picked up a third-line center in Mattias Janmark by involving a third team, according to TSN's Pierre Lebrun. Linker; About. "He's just so shifty with the puck," Johnson said. Theres a reason the Devils used a second-round pick on him at the 2017 Draft. All NHL team jerseys customized with NHL players' names and numbers are officially licensed by the NHL and the NHLPA. The Best Offensive and Defensive Lines in the NHL. Elias Pettersson is the No. At 5-on-5, he is producing 2.93 points per 60 minutes while receiving 69 percent of his starts in the defensive zone. Some of this season's top lines, such as the Boston Bruins' trio of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak, have been together for several seasons. At that price, he could serve as a stop-gap until one of the Devils young centers other than Hischier or Hughes is ready to serve as a full-time 3rd-line center. Signed go an eight-year, $10 million AAV extension, Barkov is one of the best two-way centers in the game. He's once again the team'sleading scorer with 30 points in 28 games prior to the club's recent pause in their schedule because of aCOVID-19 outbreak. 1:43 p.m. Golden Knights-Blackhawks deal. If one just compares this season to 2021-22, Barbashev's stock in advance of his potential free agency is down. Horse Racing Betting. This isn't surprising at all, as the nobody on Edmonton has been able to cement themselves in the role. Ryan O'Reilly, C, STL37. He scored 26 goals last season and has scored at least 24 every season since entering the NHL with the Islanders in 2009-10. 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. Mathew Barzal, C, NYI40. Oct. 3rd: NHL Global Series - Switzerland Oct. 4th: NHL Global Series - Germany Oct. 7th-8th: NHL Global Series - Czech Republic Nov. 4th-5th: NHL Global Series - Finland Nov. 11th: Hall of Fame Induction Celebration Jan. 2nd: Winter Classic - Fenway Park, MA Feb. 3rd-4th: All-Star Weekend - South Florida Feb. 18th: Stadium Series - Raleigh, NC Mar. Blake Wheeler, C/RW, WPG41. The Devils this season is almost all due to Hughes, who has a ridiculous 35 goals and 67 points in 50 games. Customize the height attribute in the iFrame code below to fit your website appropriately. From 2018-19 to the 2020-21 season, among players who played at least 1,000 minutes at 5-on-5, Vrna is third in the NHL in goals/60 only behind Auston Matthews and Brendan Gallagher, and is 13th . With that said, he did struggle quite a bit. Lightning, Full coverage of #NHLTopPlayers Right Now. 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. And they could benefit from making a few additions ahead of the March 3 trade deadline. He won exactly 50 percent on faceoffs, up from his career average of 46.4 percent entering last season. Breeders' Cup; Horse Racing Odds; Horse Racing Picks; NBA Betting Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS21. "When he gets there and it's a stick battle, he wins them way more often than he loses them," Johnson said. 1. When the other team has it, you make it harder for them, and that's what Patrice Bergeron does so well. 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. I think Oilers fans just love to hate. EDM. With the marquee names on the Jets roster, Lowry is a name that flies under the radar, but is one that remains a major part of the team. A big reason is that he is generating more shots at 5-on-5 than the past two seasons and has a career-best shooting percentage of 20.7 percent. Louis Blues center Patrik Berglund (Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports). To start the 2022-23 season, I put lists together of the top 10 players for each position, as well as coaches. 97 on a nightly basis is simply incredible, and has some suggesting he may be the best player to ever play the game. "He was on a great run and he has been now for a couple of years," Johnson said. Hes only 26 years old and doesnt turn 27 until September, making him one of the younger UFAs this offseason. Crosby has scored 598 points (224 goals, 374 assists) since the start of the 2013-14 season, tied for the NHL lead with Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks. "He does everything you expect him to do exactly as you expect him to do it. Through 53 games, his 32 goals lead the Bolts, while his 60 points trail only Nikita Kucherov. The 24-year-old center sits third among all skaters this season with 20 goals in 27 games. He led the Penguins with 74 points last season (25 goals, 49 assists) and has averaged more than one point per game in each of the past nine. 1 guy for New York. With all that in mind, here are my top 10 picks for the best fantasy rookies in 2022-23. Despite missing 12 games with a lower-body injury, the 29-year-old captain has been on fire since returning Nov. 13, netting 18 of his 21 points in his last 16 games. That led to the Blue Jackets buying him out, allowing him to get a fresh startwith the Florida Panthersthis season. Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. All Rights Reserved. Any other third party trademarks or copyrights are the property of their respective owners. At six-foot-five and 210 pounds, Lowry is the ideal size teams look for in a third-line center. All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. NHL 2023. He is currently on pace to set personal highs for goals, points, and shots all while playing fewer minutes than last season. I looked at turnover and penalty differentials to see who were safest with the puck and didnt negatively impact their teams. Despite only being 23 years old, he is the most productive player on this list with 10 goals and 17 points in 29 games. Rakell's offense has fallen off sharply in recent . Winnipeg Jets center Adam Lowry ( Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) In 21 games, he has four goals and six points, all at even strength. Pierre-Luc Dubois, C, WPG34. 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. He's also in the league's COVID protocol but sits third among Hurricanes scorers with nine goals and 21 points. A gritty, two-way winger with a decent scoring touch, he has two 21-goal campaigns. The 29-year-old center is also third among the Capitals in total points with 402 since his 77-point breakout performance in 2015-16. Level of production, consistency, time together as linemates and talent depth factored into this compilation. His production has been consistent, but hes been a much more valuable player than his point totals indicate. Gabriel Landeskog, C/LW, COL (INJ.)22. It is hard to put into perspective just how incredible Tage Thompson has been to this point in 2022-23. Traded to the Hurricanes by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2016, Teravainen blossomed into one of the Hurricanes' most consistent scorers. 3rd line center. David Krejci, C, BOS, Dawson Mercer, C/RW, NJDBrock Nelson, C, NYIAnton Lundell, C, FLAJoel Eriksson Ek, C, MINCole Sillinger, C, CBJT.J. Age: 30. Please note that we have no control over how frequently the experts update . Swedish-born center Patrik Berglund missed the beginning of the season recovering from shoulder surgery and has only appeared in seven games. All Rights Reserved. A two-time Ted Lindsay Award winner (2017, 2018), McDavid has scored at least 100 points in each of the past three seasons and was on pace to do so this season before it was paused March 12. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Of his nine points, just two are goals, with one occurring shorthanded. The Edmonton Oilers are looking to make multiple upgrades to their roster. Joe Pavelski, C/RW, DAL26. Hes not the defensive center that Bonino, Bozak or even Stastny are, but he has some offensive value. Stephenson, 27, is the least heralded of this group, growing into the first-line center position since last season. For what he offers two ways at even strength and on the penalty kill, plus his veteran leadership, hed be well worth that price. Anyone who thought Thompson may have been a one-hit wonder last season has quickly been proven wrong, as the 25-year-old has instead morphed into one of the games top talents. So thats something to consider. But starting as a 3rd-line center is an option to consider. Kopitar took the fourth-most face-offs in the League (1,407), won the fourth most (776), and was tied for 10th with Boone Jenner of the Columbus Blue Jackets in face-off winning percentage at 55.2 percent (minimum 750 taken). Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA 7. His play was worth a goals above replacement (GAR) of -1.3, his lowest total since 2010-11 when he had a GAR of -0.3 with the Toronto Maple Leafs. NSH L1: Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Philip Tomasino (NEW), 22. Marchand, 33, is a talented winger who also drives opponents to distraction with his abrasive physical style. Blueger made the jump to the NHL at the end of the 2018-19 season. )Tyler Seguin, C/RW, DALNick Schmaltz, C/RW, ARIRyan Johansen, C, NSHAlex Newhook, C/LW, COLRoss Colton, C/LW, TBLDylan Strome, C/RW, WSHChandler Stephenson, C/RW, VGKYegor Sharangovich, C/LW, NJDLogan Couture, C, SJSHendrix Lapierre, C, WSH (rookie)Phillip Danault, C, LAKPavel Zacha, C/LW, BOSJack Roslovic, C, CBJMarco Rossi, C, MIN (rookie)Shane Wright, C, SEA (rookie)Connor McMichael, C/LW, WSHJesperi Kotkaniemi, C/LW, CAR, Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSHSean Couturier, C, PHI. STL L2: Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko (+2), 21. Wennberg shot an unsustainable 20.7 percent this season, but he still played well. In those games, hes been pretty good, with two goals and one assist, all coming on the powerplay. The 26-year-old came into the NHL with a ridiculous amount of pressure, and if anything has outperformed what even his biggest supporters could have expected to this point in his career. 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. TBL L1: Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov (-5), 10. Winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy that season and the Maurice Richard Trophy in 2020-21, he has led the Leafs since his rookie campaign with 219 total goals and 384 points. FLA L2: Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Claude Giroux (+6), 9. Its likely that his time as a third-line center is limited and hell move up the lineup as he develops further. ", Video: Bergeron places 7th on the top 20 centers list. He ended the 2020-2021 season with a faceoff win percentage of 62.25 to go along with 23 goals and 25 assists for 48 points. Timo Meier is a Devil, Jakob Chychrun is a Senator and Patrick Kane is in New . NOTES: These rankings take into account NHL.com fantasy top 200 rank, past production in standard categories (goals, assists, plus/minus, power-play points, shots on goal, hits), line stability or fluctuation, team scoring distribution and other factors including but not limited to impact of injuries, contract status of any individual player(s) and overall upside for the rest of the season. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT8. Evolving-Hockey gives Wennberg a 21 percent chance of landing a three, four, or five-year deal. Any contract above three years would be too much term for the Devils, but signing him for two to three years at a cap hit of $3 to 4 million could make sense. BOS L2: Taylor Hall -- Erik Haula -- Marc McLaughlin / David Pastrnak (DTD) (-5), 16. Thats more than a reasonable contract, given his production and play at even strength. When Svechnikov's on his game, he and Aho form a dangerous scoring tandem. While he remains a streaky scorer, the 23-year-old right winger is already on track for his best season yet with 23 points in 28 games. 2020-21 NHL Summary. Its easy to see the potential in him; hes a high-end skater and has shown flashes of what made him one of the teams top prospects for a few years. He showed promise during the 2019-20 season and was set to take on a bigger role during the 2020-21 season. Fortunately, they have options externally and internally, something that isnt true of other offseason needs. Manage Settings He leads the NHL in even-strength (259) and power-play points (120) in that 262 . Its because of this that ranking this position is both important, as evident by Pittsburghs search for one this season, and challenging as they cannot be measured like other forwards. Mikko Rantanen, C/RW, COL 6. NHL Network producers and analysts chose the top 20 centers in the League right now, and they were revealed Sunday in the third of a nine-part series. Contract: $3.79M cap hit, UFA in 2022. New York Islanders Third Line Left-Wing: Zach Parise This is Zach Parise's. Vincent Trocheck, C, NYR39. Claude Giroux, C/RW, OTT27. NHL Power Rankings: Looking at top 2021 unrestricted free agents: We take a look at the top unrestricted free agents for the 2020-21 offseason. NHL Network producers and analysts chose the top 20 centers in the. That season saw Pastrnak finish as the Bruins' leading scorer with a career-high 48 goals and 95 points in 70 games. Sure his glove hand has moments and sometimes he let in the games first shot/goal, but the numbers speak for themselves. Crosby scored 47 points (16 goals, 31 assists) in 41 games last season, missing 28 because of a core muscle injury that required surgery. MacKinnon, 26, is the superstar of this group. 1. Bozak finished this season with 17 points in 31 games a 45-point pace over 82 games. He is great at creating space for himself, has good hands in tight spaces, isnt afraid to go to the net, and can win faceoffs. ", Video: Draisaitl places 3rd on the top 20 centers list. Others, such as the Vegas Golden Knights' line of Max Pacioretty, Chandler Stephenson and Mark Stone, have been together for a short time. 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