To no one's surprise, Connor McDavid once again sits atop this ranking list after racking up an absurd 33 goals and 105 points in just 56 games last season en route to his third Art Ross Trophy, his second Hart Memorial Trophy and his third Ted Lindsay Award. There's no reason to expect the 24-year-old phenom to slow down in 2021-22. Nathan MacKinnon is a clear downgrade from McDavid, but both players should surpass the 100-point threshold this season, making him an excellent consolation prize.
Vasilevskiy was once again one of the best netminders in the NHL last year, going 31-10-1 with five shutouts while posting an impressive 2.21 GAA and .925 save percentage in 42 regular-season appearances. The 27-year-old Russian was even better during the playoffs, compiling a 16-7-0 record while maintaining a superb 1.90 GAA and .937 save percentage through 23 contests, leading the Lightning to their second straight Stanley Cup championship. Vasilevskiy's the clear No. 1 fantasy goaltender heading in 2021-22 and is worth a top-10 pick in nearly all formats.
If he can stay healthy, Cale Makar will have a chance to establish himself as the clear-cut No. 1 fantasy defenseman this season. The 2017 first-round pick scored at a point-per-game pace in 2020-21, racking up eight goals and 36 helpers through 44 contests while posting a plus-17 rating and averaging an eye-popping 24:19 of ice time per contest. The UMass-Amherst product thrived as the quarterback of the Avalanche's top power-play unit, racking up four goals
To no one's surprise, Connor McDavid once again sits atop this ranking list after racking up an absurd 33 goals and 105 points in just 56 games last season en route to his third Art Ross Trophy, his second Hart Memorial Trophy and his third Ted Lindsay Award. There's no reason to expect the 24-year-old phenom to slow down in 2021-22. Nathan MacKinnon is a clear downgrade from McDavid, but both players should surpass the 100-point threshold this season, making him an excellent consolation prize.
Vasilevskiy was once again one of the best netminders in the NHL last year, going 31-10-1 with five shutouts while posting an impressive 2.21 GAA and .925 save percentage in 42 regular-season appearances. The 27-year-old Russian was even better during the playoffs, compiling a 16-7-0 record while maintaining a superb 1.90 GAA and .937 save percentage through 23 contests, leading the Lightning to their second straight Stanley Cup championship. Vasilevskiy's the clear No. 1 fantasy goaltender heading in 2021-22 and is worth a top-10 pick in nearly all formats.
If he can stay healthy, Cale Makar will have a chance to establish himself as the clear-cut No. 1 fantasy defenseman this season. The 2017 first-round pick scored at a point-per-game pace in 2020-21, racking up eight goals and 36 helpers through 44 contests while posting a plus-17 rating and averaging an eye-popping 24:19 of ice time per contest. The UMass-Amherst product thrived as the quarterback of the Avalanche's top power-play unit, racking up four goals and 22 points with the man advantage. Makar should only continue to improve in his age-22 season in 2021-22.
The following Top 100 Rankings are based on Standard CBS Head-to-Head League settings, which can be found here.
- Connor McDavid - C - Edmonton Oilers
- Nathan MacKinnon - C - Colorado Avalanche
- Leon Draisaitl - C - Edmonton Oilers
- Andrei Vasilevskiy - G - Tampa Bay Lightning
- Nikita Kucherov - RW - Tampa Bay Lightning
- Auston Matthews - C - Toronto Maple Leafs
- Brad Marchand - LW - Boston Bruins
- David Pastrnak - RW - Boston Bruins
- Artemi Panarin - LW - New York Rangers
- Mikko Rantanen - RW - Colorado Avalanche
- Patrick Kane - RW - Chicago Blackhawks
- Cale Makar - D - Colorado Avalanche
- Mitch Marner - RW - Toronto Maple Leafs
- Alex Ovechkin - LW - Washington Capitals
- Aleksander Barkov - C - Florida Panthers
- Dougie Hamilton - D - New Jersey Devils
- Sidney Crosby - C - Pittsburgh Penguins
- Connor Hellebuyck - G - Winnipeg Jets
- Sebastian Aho - C - Carolina Hurricanes
- Robin Lehner - G - Vegas Golden Knights
- Roman Josi - D - Nashville Predators
- Tristan Jarry - G - Pittsburgh Penguins
- Darcy Kuemper - G - Colorado Avalanche
- Jonathan Huberdeau - LW- Florida Panthers
- Alex DeBrincat - RW - Chicago Blackhawks
- John Tavares - C - Toronto Maple Leafs
- Victor Hedman - D - Tampa Bay Lightning
- Max Pacioretty - LW - Vegas Golden Knights
- Shea Theodore - D - Vegas Golden Knights
- Brayden Point - C - Tampa Bay
- Igor Shesterkin - G - New York Rangers
- Juuse Saros - G - Nashville Predators
- Jake Guentzel - LW - Pittsburgh Penguins
- Kirill Kaprizov - LW - Minnesota Wild
- Gabriel Landeskog - LW - Colorado Avalanche
- John Carlson - D - Washington Capitals
- Marc-Andre Fleury - G - Chicago Blackhawks
- Mika Zibanejad - C - New York Rangers
- Adam Fox - D - New York Rangers
- Mark Scheifele - C - Winnipeg Jets
- Ryan O'Reilly - C - St. Louis Blues
- Semyon Varlamov - G - New York Islanders
- Darnell Nurse - D - Edmonton Oilers
- Aaron Ekblad - D - Florida Panthers
- Ilya Samsonov - G - Washington Capitals
- Patrice Bergeron - C - Boston Bruins
- Frederik Andersen - G - Carolina Hurricanes
- Jack Campbell - G - Toronto Maple Leafs
- Mark Stone - RW - Vegas Golden Knights
- Kyle Connor - LW - Winnipeg Jets
- Andrei Svechnikov - RW - Carolina Hurricanes
- Tyson Barrie - D - Edmonton Oilers
- Alex Pietrangelo - D - Vegas Golden Knights
- Steven Stamkos - C - Tampa Bay Lightning
- Kris Letang - D - Pittsburgh Penguins
- Jonathan Marchessault - LW - Vegas Golden Knights
- Matthew Tkachuk - LW - Calgary Flames
- Nikolaj Ehlers - LW - Winnipeg Jets
- Philipp Grubauer - G - Seattle Kraken
- Jakob Chychrun - D - Arizona Coyotes
- Elias Pettersson - C - Vancouver Canucks
- Taylor Hall - LW - Boston Bruins
- Roope Hintz - LW - Dallast Stars
- Mathew Barzal - C - New York Islanders
- Kevin Fiala - LW - Minnesota Wild
- Brent Burns - D - San Jose Sharks
- David Perron - RW - St. Louis Blues
- Thatcher Demko - G - Vancouver Canucks
- Tyler Seguin - C - Dallas Stars
- Johnny Gaudreau - LW - Calgary Flames
- Jason Robertson - LW - Dallas Stars
- Evgeni Malkin - C - Pittsburgh Penguins
- Linus Ullmark - G - Boston Bruins
- Brady Tkachuk - LW - Ottawa Senators
- Joe Pavelski - RW - Dallas Stars
- Elias Lindholm - C - Calgary Flames
- Ivan Provorov - D - Philadelphia Flyers
- Sam Reinhart - RW - Florida Panthers
- Torey Krug - D - St. Louis Blues
- Anze Kopitar - C - Los Angeles Kings
- Carey Price - G - Montreal Canadiens
- Anders Lee - C - New York Islanders
- Quinn Hughes - D - Vancouver Canucks
- Patrik Laine - RW - Columbus Blue Jackets
- Zach Werenski - D - Columbus Blue Jackets
- Seth Jones - D - Chicago Blackhawks
- Cam Talbot - G - Minnesota Wild
- Tyler Toffoli - RW - Montreal Canadiens
- Jeff Petry - D - Montreal Canadiens
- Devon Toews - D - Colorado Avalanche
- Pavel Buchnevich - LW - St. Louis Blues
- Morgan Rielly - D - Toronto Maple Leafs
- Bryan Rust - RW - Pittsburgh Penguins
- John Klingberg - D - Dallas Stars
- Blake Wheeler - RW - Winnipeg Jets
- Miro Heiskanen - D - Dallas Stars
- Cole Caufield - RW - Motreal Canadiens
- Nicklas Backstrom - C- Washington Capitals
- Jordan Binnington - G - St. Louis Blues
- Neal Pionk - D - Winnipeg Jets
