Top 50 Current NHL Players 

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Posted By: Jason Polykoff April 13, 2022

Top 50 Current NHL Players 

By: Jonah Casel ’27

The NHL is a league where the greatest player of all time can NOT be argued. It’s obviously Bobby Clarke. Just kidding, it’s Wayne “the Great One” Gretzky. But unfortunately for the Oilers, he’s no longer in the league. I’m going to be counting down the best current players in the National Hockey League.

  1. Connor McDavid, C, Edmonton Oilers
  2. Leon Draisaitl, LW, Edmonton Oilers
  3. Auston Matthews, C, Toronto Maple Leafs
  4. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Colorado Avalanche
  5. Jonathan Huberdeau, LW, Florida Panthers
  6. Kirill Kaprizov, RW, Minnesota Wild
  7. Cale Makar, D, Colorado Avalanche
  8. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, Tampa Bay Lightning
  9. Artemi Panarin, LW, New York Rangers
  10. Roman Josi, D, Nashville Predators
  11. Mitchell Marner, RW, Toronto Maple Leafs
  12. Nikita Kucherov, RW, Tampa Bay Lightning
  13. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, Calgary Flames
  14. Alexander Ovechkin, LW, Washington Capitals
  15. Mikko Rantanen, RW, Colorado Avalanche
  16. Mark Stone, RW, Vegas Golden Knights
  17. Brad Marchand, LW, Boston Bruins
  18. Adam Fox, D, New York Rangers
  19. Igor Shesterkin, G, New York Rangers
  20. Frederik Andersen, G, Carolina Hurricanes
  21. Jack Eichel, C, Vegas Golden Knights
  22. Matthew Tkachuk, RW, Calgary Flames
  23. Aleksander Barkov, C, Florida Panthers
  24. Victor Hedman, D, Tampa Bay Lightning
  25. David Pastrnak, RW, Boston Bruins
  26. Patrick Kane, RW, Chicago Blackhawks
  27. Jacob Markstrom, G, Calgary Flames
  28. Sebastian Aho, C, Carolina Hurricanes
  29. J.T. Miller, RW, Vancouver Canucks
  30. Nazem Kadri, C, Colorado Avalanche
  31. Kyle Connor, LW, Winnipeg Jets
  32. Darcy Kuemper, G, Colorado Avalanche
  33. Steven Stamkos, LW, Tampa Bay Lightning
  34. Marc-Andre Fleury, G, Minnesota Wild
  35. Chris Kreider, LW, New York Rangers
  36. Brayden Point, C, Tampa Bay Lightning
  37. Filip Forsberg, LW, Nashville Predators
  38. Juuse Saros, G, Nashville Predators
  39. Robin Lehner, G, Vegas Golden Knights
  40. John Carlson, D, Washington Capitals
  41. Patrice Bergeron, C, Boston Bruins
  42. Connor Hellebuyck, G, Winnipeg Jets
  43. Ryan O’Reilly, C, St. Louis Blues
  44. Claude Giroux, C, Florida Panthers
  45. Morgan Reilly, D, Toronto Maple Leafs
  46. John Tavares, C, Toronto Maple Leafs
  47. Quinn Hughes, D, Vancouver Canucks
  48. Sean Couturier, C, Philadelphia Flyers
  49. Mika Zibanejad, C, New York Rangers
  50. Matt Duchene, C, Nashville Predators
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