2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Fantasy Rankings

The puck drops on the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Saturday, so I’ve ranked 100 players for your fantasy hockey pools. The following players are ranked for pools that award one point for a goal and one for an assist. If you’re playing in leagues that award extra points for shots and hat tricks, make sure you target volume shooters. Keep in mind the following players are ranked based on how far I think they’ll go in the playoffs. You don’t need me to tell you Alex Ovechkin is one of the game’s best snipers, but 5-7 games of Ovechkin won’t be enough to win your playoff pool. 

My strategy has always been to go all in on 3-4 teams. Have two teams you feel strong about potentially meeting up in the Stanley Cup Finals, and back it up with two other teams you think could go deep. If you’re in a box pool, I would stick to 3-4 teams depending on how the boxes are set up. If you’re drafting players with your buddies, go all in on two teams and think about players who get power-play time. Somtimes your plan changes when you see palyers on teams people are fading. For example, I'd expect most people to draft players from Tampa Bay and Vegas before Florida and Minnesota. If the Panthers or the Wild go on a run and you have one or two palyers from each team it coud be the difference in your pool. As much as I love the Lightning, I've decided to fade them due to the tough path. Below you’ll see team goalies ranked as we could see a couple of tandems this season. 

If you have any questions, hit me up @chrismeaney. If you’re looking for a video or audio version, be sure to check out the 2021 NHL Playoffs Preview. Also be sure to follow our FTN Bet Tracker at FTNBets.com as I’ll be giving picks, props and parlays throughout the playoffs.

1. Nathan MacKinnon, COL
2. Connor McDavid, EDM
3. Auston Matthews, TOR
4. Mitchell Marner, TOR
5. Mikko Rantanen, COL
6. Leon Draisaitl, EDM
7. Gabriel Landeskog, COL
8. Sebastian Aho, CAR
9. Patrice Bergeron, BOS
10. Brad Marchand, BOS
11. David Pastrnak, BOS
12. Sidney Crosby, PIT
13. Cale Makar, COL
14. Jake Guentzel, PIT
15. Andrei Svechnikov, CAR
16. Dougie Hamilton, CAR
17. Mark Stone, VGK
18. Max Pacioretty, VGK
19. John Tavares, TOR
20. Shea Theodore, VGK
21. Taylor Hall, BOS
22. David Krejci, BOS
23. William Nylander, TOR
24. Alex Ovechkin, WAS
25. Aleksander Barkov, FLA
26. Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA
27. Nikita Kucherov, TB
28. Steven Stamkos, TB
29. Victor Hedman, TB
30. Vincent Trocheck, CAR
31. Martin Necas, CAR
32. Nazem Kadri, COL
33. Andre Burakovsky, COL
34. Brayden Point, TB
35. William Karlsson, VGK
36. Jonathan Marchessault, VGK
37. Nicklas Backstrom, WAS
38. John Carlson, WAS
39. Kirill Kaprizov, MIN
40. Teuvo Teravainen, CAR
41. Craig Smith, BOS
42. Bryan Rust, PIT
43. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, EDM
44. Evgeni Malkin, PIT
45. Jordan Staal, CAR
46. Chandler Stephenson, VGK
47. Alex Tuch, VGK
48. Alex Pietrangelo, VGK
49. Kris Letang, PIT
50. Darnell Nurse, EDM
51. Tyson Barrie, EDM
52. Kyle Connor, WPG
53. Mark Scheifele, WPG
54. Nikolaj Ehlers, WPG
55. Jeff Carter, PIT
56. Sam Bennett, FLA
57. Nino Niederreiter, CAR
58. Kevin Fiala, MIN
59. Blake Wheeler, WPG
60. Joonas Donskoi, COL
61. Mats Zuccarello, MIN
62. T.J. Oshie, WAS
63. Anthony Mantha, WAS
64. Reilly Smith, VGK
65. Morgan Rielly, TOR
66. Nick Foligno, TOR
67. Zach Hyman, TOR
68. Patric Hornqvist, FLA
69. Carter Verhaeghe, FLA
70. Ondrej Palat, TB
71. Alex Killorn, TB
72. Anthony Cirelli, TB
73. Mathew Barzal, NYI
74. Tom Wilson, WSH
75. Evgeny Kuznetsov, WSH
76. Jared McCann, PIT
77. Anthony Duclair, FLA
78. Frank Vatrano, FLA
79. Yanni Gourde, TB
80. Matt Grzelcyk, BOS
81. Tyler Toffoli, MTL
82. Nicholas Suzuki, MTL
83. Jeff Petry, MTL
84. Brendan Gallagher, MTL
85. Ryan O'Reilly, STL
86. David Perron, STL
87. Vladimir Tarasenko, STL
88. Brayden Schenn, STL
89. Filip Forsberg, NSH
90. Roman Josi, NSH
91. Devon Toews, COL
92. Jesse Puljujarvi, EDM
93. Blake Coleman, TB
94. Jared Spurgeon, MIN
95. MacKenzie Weegar, FLA
96. Jordan Eberle, NYI
97. Brock Nelson, NYI
98. Anthony Beauvillier, NYI
99. Samuel Girard, COL
100. Jason Zucker, PIT

Goalie power rankings

Colorado Avalanche
Vegas Golden Knights
Carolina Hurricanes
Toronto Maple Leafs
Boston Bruins
Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers
Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Winnipeg Jets
Minnesota Wild
Washington Capitals
New York Islanders
Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Nashville Predators