Stanley Cup Playoffs: Player Rankings

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Player Rankings

Below are the 2017 playoff rankings, based on a final four of Capitals-Rangers and Blackhawks-Oilers with a final of Capitals-Blackhawks and the Capitals as the Stanley Cup champion.

Rankings are based on games played and expected points per game, PPP, +/- and PIMs by skaters and wins/shutouts by goalies. If your quarters, semis and finals differ, adjust rankings accordingly.


CENTER

RANKPLAYERTEAM
1 N. Backstrom WSH 2 C. McDavid EDM 3 J. Toews CHI 4 S. Crosby PIT 5 E. Malkin PIT 6 A. Anisimov CHI 7 E. Kuznetsov WSH 8 R. Getzlaf ANA 9 D. Stepan NYR 10 M. Zibanejad NYR 11 R. Kesler ANA 12 E. Staal MIN 13 P. Bergeron BOS 14 D. Krejci BOS 15 R. Nugent-Hopkins EDM 16 M. Letestu EDM 17 M. Koivu MIN 18 K. Hayes NYR 19 T. Kero CHI 20 M. Hanzal MIN 21 J. Beagle WSH 22 L. Eller WSH 23 S. Monahan CGY 24 J. Hayden CHI 25 R. Johansen NSH 26 N. Bonino PIT 27 L. Couture SJS 28 J. Pavelski SJS 30 A. Matthews TOR 31 A. Vermette ANA 32 A. Wennberg CBJ 33 M. Backlund CGY 34 M. Kruger CHI 35 V. Hinostroza CHI 36 J. Eriksson Ek MIN 37 K. Turris OTT 38 D. Brassard OTT 39 M. Cullen PIT 40 N. Kadri TOR 41 T. Bozak TOR 42 D. Moore BOS 43 B. Dubinsky CBJ 44 S. Gagner CBJ 45 D. Desharnais EDM 45 P. Danault MTL 46 M. Fisher NSH 47 O.
Below are the 2017 playoff rankings, based on a final four of Capitals-Rangers and Blackhawks-Oilers with a final of Capitals-Blackhawks and the Capitals as the Stanley Cup champion.

Rankings are based on games played and expected points per game, PPP, +/- and PIMs by skaters and wins/shutouts by goalies. If your quarters, semis and finals differ, adjust rankings accordingly.


CENTER

RANKPLAYERTEAM
1 N. Backstrom WSH
2 C. McDavid EDM
3 J. Toews CHI
4 S. Crosby PIT
5 E. Malkin PIT
6 A. Anisimov CHI
7 E. Kuznetsov WSH
8 R. Getzlaf ANA
9 D. Stepan NYR
10 M. Zibanejad NYR
11 R. Kesler ANA
12 E. Staal MIN
13 P. Bergeron BOS
14 D. Krejci BOS
15 R. Nugent-Hopkins EDM
16 M. Letestu EDM
17 M. Koivu MIN
18 K. Hayes NYR
19 T. Kero CHI
20 M. Hanzal MIN
21 J. Beagle WSH
22 L. Eller WSH
23 S. Monahan CGY
24 J. Hayden CHI
25 R. Johansen NSH
26 N. Bonino PIT
27 L. Couture SJS
28 J. Pavelski SJS
30 A. Matthews TOR
31 A. Vermette ANA
32 A. Wennberg CBJ
33 M. Backlund CGY
34 M. Kruger CHI
35 V. Hinostroza CHI
36 J. Eriksson Ek MIN
37 K. Turris OTT
38 D. Brassard OTT
39 M. Cullen PIT
40 N. Kadri TOR
41 T. Bozak TOR
42 D. Moore BOS
43 B. Dubinsky CBJ
44 S. Gagner CBJ
45 D. Desharnais EDM
45 P. Danault MTL
46 M. Fisher NSH
47 O. Lindberg NYR
48 P. Marleau SJS
49 T Hertl SJS
50 P. Stastny STL
51 J. Forsbacka-Karlsson BOS
52 S. Bennett CGY
53 J. Schroeder MIN
54 A. Shaw MTL
55 T. Plekanec MTL
56 C. Jarnkrok NSH
57 Z. Smith OTT
58 R. Dzingel OTT
59 C. White OTT
60 J. Thornton SJS
61 P. Berglund STL
62 I. Barbashev STL
63 O. Kase ANA
64 A. Czarnik BOS
65 W. Karlsson CBJ
66 M. Stajan CGY
67 T. Pyatt OTT
68 C. Tierney SJS
69 J. Lehtera STL
70 B. Boyle TOR
71 N. Thompson ANA
72 S. Ott MTL
73 C. Sissons NSH
74 C. Kelly OTT
75 K. Brodziak STL
76 L. Sedlak CBJ
77 C. Lazar CGY
78 M. Ribeiro NSH
79 R. Fabbri STL
80 E. Fehr TOR

WING

RANKPLAYERTEAM
1 P. Kane CHI
2 A. Ovechkin WSH
3 A. Panarin CHI
4 L. Draisaitl EDM
5 T.J. Oshie WSH
6 M. Johansson WSH
7 M. Zuccarello NYR
8 C. Sheary PIT
9 B. Marchand BOS
10 R. Panik CHI
11 J.T. Miller NYR
12 C. Kreider NYR
13 J. Williams WSH
14 D. Pastrnak BOS
15 P. Kessel PIT
16 M. Hossa CHI
17 N. Schmaltz CHI
18 M. Lucic EDM
19 P. Maroon EDM
20 A. Burakovsky WSH
21 R. Nash NYR
22 J. Guentzel PIT
23 J. Silfverberg ANA
24 P. Eaves ANA
25 D. Backes BOS
26 R. Hartman CHI
27 J. Eberle EDM
28 C. Coyle MIN
29 N. Niederreiter MIN
30 M. Granlund MIN
31 C. Perry ANA
32 R. Rakell ANA
33 R. Spooner BOS
34 J. Pominville MIN
35 Z. Parise MIN
36 P. Hornqvist PIT
37 J. Gaudreau CGY
38 D. Caggiula EDM
39 J. Zucker MIN
40 M. Grabner NYR
41 B. Connolly WSH
42 A. Cogliano ANA
43 F. Vatrano BOS
44 A. Radulov MTL
45 M. Pacioretty MTL
46 A. Galchenyuk MTL
47 V. Arvidsson NSH
48 P. Buchnevich NYR
49 M. Hoffman OTT
50 B. Rust PIT
51 V. Tarasenko STL
52 J. Schwartz STL
53 M. Marner TOR
54 W. Nylander TOR
55 N. Ritchie ANA
56 C. Atkinson CBJ
57 B. Saad CBJ
58 N. Foligno CBJ
59 A. Lehkonen MTL
60 C. Wilson NSH
61 M. Stone OTT
62 C. Kunitz PIT
63 C. Hagelin PIT
64 J. van Riemsdyk TOR
65 T. Wilson WSH
66 J. Vrana WSH
67 D. Winnik WSH
68 D. Stafford BOS
69 M. Tkachuk CGY
70 M. Frolik CGY
71 K. Versteeg CGY
72 T. Brouwer CGY
73 Z. Kassian EDM
74 B. Pouliot EDM
75 E. Haula MIN
76 C. Stewart MIN
77 P. Byron MTL
78 F. Forsberg NSH
79 J. Neal NSH
80 J. Vesey NYR
81 J. Fast NYR
82 B. Pirri NYR
83 S. Wilson PIT
84 A. Steen STL
85 D. Perron STL
86 R. Nash BOS
87 S. Hartnell CBJ
88 B. Jenner CBJ
89 J. Anderson CBJ
90 M. Hendricks EDM
91 A. Slepyshev EDM
92 R. White MIN
93 B. Gallagher MTL
94 P.A. Parenteau NSH
95 C. Smith NSH
96 M. Puempel NYR
97 J. G. Pageau OTT
98 A. Burrows OTT
99 B. Ryan OTT
100 T. Kuhnhackl PIT
101 J. Hansen SJS
102 J. Ward SJS
103 K. Leblanc SJS
104 C. Brown TOR
105 L. Komarov TOR
106 Z. Hyman TOR
107 J. Leivo TOR
108 T. Schaller BOS
109 N. Acciardi BOS
110 L. Korpikoski CBJ
111 O. Bjorkstrand CBJ
112 M. Ferland CGY
113 A. Chiasson CGY
114 D. Rasmussen CHI
115 J. Puljujarvi EDM
116 T. Mitchell MTL
117 K. Fiala NSH
118 C. MacArthur OTT
119 M. Boedker SJS
120 M. Karlsson SJS
121 J. Donskoi SJS
122 M. Paajarvi STL
123 C. Wagner ANA
124 L. Shaw ANA
125 M. Beleskey BOS
126 J. Hayes BOS
127 M. Calvert CBJ
128 L. Bouma CGY
129 D. King MTL
130 B. Flynn MTL
131 M. McCarron MTL
132 A. Watson NSH
133 T. Wingels OTT
134 V. Stalberg OTT
135 M. Sorensen SJS
136 S. Upshall STL
137 D. Jaskin STL
138 N. Yakupov STL
139 N. Soshnikov TOR
140 M. Martin TOR
141 S. Milano CBJ
142 A. Martinsen MTL
143 T. Meier SJS
144 K. Agostino STL

DEFENSE

RANKPLAYERTEAM
1 K. Shattenkirk WSH
2 D. Keith CHI
3 R. McDonagh NYR
4 B. Seabrook CHI
5 O. Klefbom EDM
6 B. Skjei NYR
7 M. Niskanen WSH
8 J. Carlson WSH
9 D. Orlov WSH
10 J. Schultz PIT
11 A. Sekera EDM
12 B. Burns SJS
13 C. McAvoy BOS
14 R. Suter MIN
15 E. Karlsson OTT
16 T. Krug BOS
17 Z. Chara BOS
18 D. Hamilton CGY
19 B. Campbell CHI
20 R. Josi NSH
21 A. Clendening NYR
22 M. Streit PIT
23 T. Daley PIT
24 S. Vatanen ANA
25 H. Lindholm ANA
26 Z. Werenski CBJ
27 S. Jones CBJ
28 N. Hjarlmarsson CHI
29 T. van Riemsdyk CHI
30 A. Larsson EDM
31 M. Benning EDM
32 D. Nurse EDM
33 M. Benning EDM
34 M. Dumba MIN
35 J. Brodin MIN
36 S. Weber MTL
37 A. Markov MTL
38 P.K. Subban NSH
39 R. Ellis NSH
40 I. Cole PIT
41 M.E. Vlasic SJS
42 A. Pietrangelo STL
43 J. Gardiner TOR
44 N. Schmidt WSH
45 B. Orpik WSH
46 K. Alzner WSH
47 C. Fowler ANA
48 S. Theodore ANA
49 J. Manson ANA
50 K. Miller BOS
51 B. Carlo BOS
52 M. Giordano CGY
53 T.J. Brodie CGY
54 M. Kempny CHI
55 K. Russell EDM
56 J. Spurgeon MIN
57 N. Beaulieu MTL
58 N. Holden NYR
59 D. Girardi NYR
60 M. Staal NYR
61 B. Smith NYR
62 D. Phaneuf OTT
63 F. Claesson OTT
64 R. Hainsey PIT
65 C. Ruhwedel PIT
66 C. Parayko STL
67 N. Zaitsev TOR
68 M. Rielly TOR
69 K. Holzer ANA
70 B. Montour ANA
71 C. Miller BOS
72 A. McQuaid BOS
73 J. Johnson CBJ
74 D. Savard CBJ
75 K. Quincey CBJ
76 M. Stone CGY
77 M. Scandella MIN
78 J. Petry MTL
79 J. Benn MTL
80 M. Ekholm NSH
81 K. Klein NYR
82 C. Ceci OTT
83 C. Wideman OTT
84 B. Domoulin PIT
85 O. Maatta PIT
86 P. Martin SJS
87 D. Schlemko SJS
88 J. Edmundson STL
89 M. Hunwick TOR
90 K. Bieksa ANA
91 M. Nutivaara CBJ
92 D. Wideman CGY
93 D. Engelland CGY
94 N. Nesterov MTL
95 Z. Redmond MTL
96 A. Emelin MTL
97 M. Irwin NSH
98 D. Demelo SJS
99 J. Braun SJS
100 B. Dillon SJS
101 J. Bouwmeester STL
102 C. Carrick TOR
103 A. Marchenko TOR
104 M. Marincin TOR
105 R. Murray CBJ
106 K. Letang PIT

GOALIE

RANKPLAYERTEAM
1 B. Holtby WSH
2 C. Crawford CHI
3 C. Talbot EDM
4 H. Lundqvist NYR
5 D. Dubnyk MIN
6 M. Murray PIT
7 J. Gibson ANA
9 T. Rask BOS
10 S. Bobrovksy CBJ
11 C. Price MTL
12 C. Anderson OTT
13 F. Andersen TOR
14 B. Elliott CGY
15 M. Jones SJS
16 J. Allen STL
17 P. Rinne NSH
18 A. Raanta NYR
19 J. Bernier ANA
20 S. Darling CHI
21 M.A. Fleury PIT
22 P. Grubauer WSH
23 L. Brossoit EDM
24 A. Stalock MIN
25 D. Kuemper MIN
26 A. Khudobin BOS
27 C. Johnson CGY
28 J. Saros NSH
29 A. Montoya MTL
30 M. Condon OTT
31 A. Delll SJS
32 J. Korpisalo CBJ
33 C. Hutton STL
34 C. McElhinney TOR
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