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2023 Fantasy Hockey Forwards Rankings Intro

The 2023 Fantasy Hockey Goalies Rankings and the Fantasy Hockey Defensemen Rankings have already been dropped, so we at Fantrax present the final rankings for the top 150fantasy hockey forwards. While some leagues split forwards up into left-wingers, centermen, and right-wingers, many players have dual eligibility.

Every fantasy hockey manager will roster more forwards than any other position. They are the main point producers and generally fill four of the five spots on any team’s top power-play unit. You will see the odd exception on defense, but for the most part, forwards are who you are targeting in your fantasy hockey drafts and on the waiver wire to get your team points.

While some forwards can do it all, this tends to get them ranked higher because of the overall fantasy value. Players like the Tkachuk brothers and Alex Ovechkin will score, produce points, always play on the top power play, and hit. Some of these types of players are good to have. But you will likely be sacrificing a higher pick to acquire this type of overall player. There is more potential to find diamonds in the rough at forward as there are four lines, many different line combinations, and more chances for players to get opportunities.

Depending on how you want to build your lineup, you can draft some highly skilled point producers later than where you would think they should go. This will be because of the soft, skilled game they play. But these players are also worth having. You can always make up physicality and toughness elsewhere in the lineup or with a select few players. There is lots of talent to choose from. While it’s okay to miss on a few players, make sure you hit on more and you’ll be fine. The waiver wire is always producing great long-term and streaming options at forward.

Meet the Rankers

  • Brandon Altomonte = BA
  • Michael DeRosa = MD
  • Logan Doyle = LD
  • Rob Couch = RC
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Fantasy Hockey Forward Rankings

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Cons. RnkPlayerTeamPositionsBAMDLDRC
1Connor McDavidEDMC,F1111
2Leon DraisaitlEDMC,LW2223
3Nathan MacKinnonCOLC3352
4Auston MatthewsTORC,F44410
5Nikita KucherovTBRW5774
6David PastrnakBOSRW,F6666
7Jason RobertsonDALLW8887
8Matthew TkachukFLALW,F105135
9Mikko RantanenCOLRW,F71098
10Jack HughesNJC99119
11Brady TkachukOTTLW1116314
12Kirill KaprizovMINLW12111211
13Tage ThompsonBUFRW15121013
14Elias PetterssonVANC14141412
15Mitch MarnerTORRW,F13151517
16Sidney CrosbyPITC,F17131616
17Steven StamkosTBC,F21172018
18Tim StutzleOTTC,LW16192719
19Alex OvechkinWSHLW,F23201922
20Brayden PointTBC,F19183515
21Mika ZibanejadNYRC18242326
22Jack EichelVGKC,F25222523
23Artemi PanarinNYRLW,F22213420
24Sebastian AhoCARC27272227
25Aleksander Barkov Jr.FLAC,F20292828
26Kyle ConnorWPGLW,F32233021
27Timo MeierNJLW,RW26312131
28Andrei SvechnikovCARLW,RW29283124
29J.T. MillerVANLW,RW30331834
30William NylanderTORC,RW,F28253329
31Ryan Nugent-HopkinsEDMLW,C33361738
32Clayton KellerARILW,RW38263725
33Roope HintzDALLW24452445
34Kevin FialaLALW,F31324733
35Nico HischierNJC36413836
36Dylan LarkinDETC39374432
37Brad MarchandBOSLW,F34392951
38Evgeni MalkinPITC,F42305330
39Jesper BrattNJRW40353653
40John TavaresTORC,F35345244
41Zach HymanEDMC,F41384839
42Johnny GaudreauCBJLW,F45404241
43Jordan KyrouSTLC52494343
44Claude GirouxOTTLW,C,RW56464047
45Jonathan HuberdeauCGYLW,F43504555
46Mark ScheifeleWPGC,F46445548
47Jake GuentzelPITLW,RW47434956
48Matt BoldyMINLW37545850
49Alex DeBrincatDETLW,RW44535062
50Joe PavelskiDALC,RW,F50515952
51Elias LindholmCGYC,RW,F54594159
52Pierre-Luc DuboisLAC71722654
53Filip ForsbergNSHLW,F55553975
54Martin NecasCARC66526742
55Evander KaneEDMLW,F49693280
56Anze KopitarLAC,F61565168
57Pavel BuchnevichSTLLW,F60625463
58Brock NelsonNYIC,LW75577040
59Adrian KempeLALW65478746
60Carter VerhaegheFLANA58656365
61Jeff SkinnerBUFC,LW74766637
62Jamie BennDALC,LW69607257
63Vladimir TarasenkoOTTRW,F62588158
64Cole CaufieldMTLRW,F68617960
65Tyler ToffoliNJC,RW,F764810249
66Trevor ZegrasANAC73646183
67Sam ReinhartFLAC,RW,F57798473
68Dylan CozensBUFC79846567
69Mark StoneVGKRW,F77775688
70Jared McCannSEAC,F82668864
71Patrik LaineCBJLW,RW80757177
72Jonathan MarchessaultVGKC,LW517110576
73Nick SuzukiMTLC101815766
74Joel Eriksson EkMINC638210361
75Chris KreiderNYRLW,F5310946102
76Nikolaj EhlersWPGLW,RW,F90746289
77Travis KonecnyPHIRW88876874
78Matty BeniersSEAC78887385
79Mats ZuccarelloMINRW,F81898572
80Andrei KuzmenkoVANLW70859379
81Nick SchmaltzARIC,F846710971
82Vincent TrocheckNYRC,F67967693
83Nazem KadriCGYC,F878064103
84Drake BathersonOTTC83986094
85Alex TuchBUFRW5942NR35
86Troy TerryANARW106738382
87Tomas HertlSJC,LW97907784
88Bo HorvatNYIC,F727811190
89Tyler BertuzziTORLW968610070
90Josh NorrisOTTC891057887
91Robert ThomasSTLC1077069123
92Valeri NichushkinCOLRW,F851127598
93Brandon HagelTBLW931089481
94Jake DeBruskBOSLW,RW1008398100
95Lucas RaymondDETLW1129574111
96Mathew BarzalNYIC,F6463NR69
97Evgeny KuznetsovWSHC,F869999113
98Ivan BarbashevVGKC,LW9410312378
99Connor BedardCHI4868NR86
100Rickard RakellPITLW, RW9210711295
101Seth JarvisCARC9911582114
102Michael BuntingCARLW1139111791
103Patrick KaneNYRRW,F132949797
104Dawson MercerNJRW10910111399
105Chandler StephensonVGKC,F95117108106
106Sam BennettFLAC,F1339392110
107Pavel ZachaBOSC,F91104132101
108Blake WheelerNYRRW,F98100104127
109Bryan RustPITLW,RW10510614092
110Logan CoutureSJC,F103102122118
111Artturi LehkonenCOLLW102114119116
112Brock BoeserVANRW13097124109
113Taylor HallCHILW,F115111118120
114Matt DucheneDALC,F12992120125
115Tom WilsonWSHRW,F11713480138
116Anton LundellFLAC14212589132
117Boone JennerCBJC,LW,F137123114115
118Anders LeeNYILW141116127107
119Barrett HaytonARIC11814595141
120Ryan O'ReillyNSHC108118142139
121Viktor ArvidssonLALW,RW104110NR96
122Tyler SeguinDALC,F14314890129
123Andre BurakovskySEALW,F114120138144
124Dylan StromeWSHC,F139121130126
125Mason McTavishANACNR113101108
126Gabriel VilardiWPGC146127137117
127Ryan HartmanMINRW,F138NR91105
128Reilly SmithPITRW,F148126135130
129David PerronDETLW,RW,F135NR115112
130Brayden SchennSTLC,LW,F111NR129124
131Wyatt JohnstonDALC119NR126121
132Teuvo TeravainenCARLW,RW,F13414786NR
133Kent JohnsonCBJC149146148136
134Phillip DanaultLAC,F116133NR133
135Kirby DachMTLCNR122133128
136Kevin HayesSTLCNR144106135
137Jordan EberleSEARW,F144NR141104
138Cole PerfettiWPGC147142131NR
139Alexis LafreniereNYRLWNR119107NR
140Ryan JohansenCOLC,F110NR121NR
141Yanni GourdeSEALW,F121NR110NR
142Filip ChytilNYRLWNR14396NR
143Casey MittelstadtBUFC120NRNR122
144Mikael BacklundCGYC,FNR130NR119
145Alex KillornANAC,LW,FNR124NR131
146Owen TippettPHIRWNR129NR134
147T.J. OshieWSHRW,FNR138128NR
148Max DomiTORC,LW122NRNR149
149Morgan FrostPHICNR132NR140
150Adam FantilliCBJNR139NR137
151Max PaciorettyWSHLW,F150128NRNR
152Jason ZuckerARILW,RWNRNR136142
153Logan CooleyARI131NRNR147
154Juraj SlafkovskyMTLLWNR137143NR
155Ondrej PalatNJLW,FNR136144NR
156Sean CouturierPHIC,F145135NRNR
157Jack QuinnBUFCNR131149NR
158Tanner JeannotTBLW140NR145NR
159Andrew MangiapaneCGYLW136NRNR150
160Lawson CrouseARILW,FNRNR116NR
161Anthony CirelliTBC123NRNRNR
162Evgenii DadonovDALLW,RW124NRNRNR
163Eeli TolvanenSEALWNRNR125NR
164Matias MaccelliARILW125NRNRNR
165Lukas ReichelCHILW126NRNRNR
166Joel FarabeePHILW127NRNRNR
167Jaden SchwartzSEALW,F128NRNRNR
168Nicklas BackstromWSHC,FNRNR134NR
169Mason MarchmentDALLWNRNR139NR
170Ilya MikheyevVANRWNR140NRNR
171Conor GarlandVANRWNR141NRNR
172Matthew KniesTORLWNRNRNR143
173Dillon DubeCGYLWNRNRNR145
174Ryan StromeANARW,FNRNR146NR
175Jesperi KotkaniemiCARCNRNRNR146
176J.T. CompherDETLW,FNRNR147NR
177Kaapo KakkoNYRRWNRNRNR148
178Jakub VranaSTLLW,RW,FNR149NRNR
179Jack RoslovicCBJC,FNRNR150NR
180Evan RodriguesFLALW,RWNR150NRNR
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