Fantasy hockey top 50 defenseman rankings
Fantasy hockey top 50 defenseman rankings
Most valuable options at position for standard leagues; new podcast episodes
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NHL.com ranks the top 50 fantasy hockey defensemen in standard leagues for the 2024-25 season. For more coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy.
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RANKINGS: Top 200 | Forward | Goalie
PROJECTIONS: Forward points
Defenseman points | Goalie/team wins
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Standard fantasy categories include goals, assists, plus/minus, power-play points, shots on goal and hits for skaters. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs, defense pairs, power-play usage, injury history or concern, age, contract status and overall upside for the 2024-25 season. This list is a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen and Anna Dua.
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1. Cale Makar, COL
2. Quinn Hughes, VAN
3. Evan Bouchard, EDM
4. Roman Josi, NSH
5. Victor Hedman, TBL
6. Adam Fox, NYR
7. Rasmus Dahlin, BUF
8. Mikhail Sergachev, UTA
9. Noah Dobson, NYI
10. Josh Morrissey, WPG
11. Dougie Hamilton, NJD
12. Charlie McAvoy, BOS
13. Gustav Forsling, FLA
14. Devon Toews, COL
15. Miro Heiskanen, DAL
16. Morgan Rielly, TOR
17. MacKenzie Weegar, CGY
18. Mattias Ekholm, EDM
19. Brandon Montour, SEA
20. Vince Dunn, SEA
21. Moritz Seider, DET
22. Luke Hughes, NJD
23. Brock Faber, MIN
24. Shea Theodore, VGK
25. Filip Hronek, VAN
26. Zach Werenski, CBJ
27. Brent Burns, CAR
28. Drew Doughty, LAK
29. John Carlson, WSH
30. Alex Pietrangelo, VGK
31. Kris Letang, PIT
32. Erik Karlsson, PIT
33. Thomas Harley, DAL
34. Noah Hanifin, VGK
35. Seth Jones, CHI
36. Brady Skjei, NSH
37. Mike Matheson, MTL
38. Travis Sanheim, PHI
39. Jakob Chychrun, WSH
40. Thomas Chabot, D, OTT
41. Lane Hutson, D, MTL (rookie)
42. Artyom Levshunov, D, CHI (rookie)
43. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, CAR
44. Sean Durzi, D, UTA
45. Jake Sanderson, D, OTT
46. Dmitry Orlov, D, CAR
47. Jaccob Slavin, D, CAR
48. Bowen Byram, D, BUF
49. Pavel Mintyukov, D, ANA
50. Jake Walman, D, SJS
