NHL Playoff Player Rankings: Anaheim Ducks Making Serious Leaps
NHL Playoff Player Rankings: With Every Team Now Done Their First Round, A Lot of New Players have Appeared in new Positions. Who Exactly Will be Number One in each Position? Read to Find Out!
Welcome back to our NHL Playoff Player Rankings, this list will be a countdown of the top 10 players for each position. All of these players fell into their spot's by the numbers they have produced so far. I have eliminated the bottom 10 section because the vast majority of hockey pools are now closed.
With every team finishing their first series a lot has happened and players have still contributed, some are even on pace to have the best post season ever.
For forwards and defenseman, the main factor will be based on points-per-game averages based on who played the fewest games. This statistic shows us how well a player will score over the course of the post-season. When given an advanced look it lets us know how much they could end up scoring in the playoffs and if they would lead the league or not.
Goalies will be decided by save percentage and shutouts as well as wins in fewest games played. While goalies are obviously going to let in pucks, this stat is fundamental in watching their overall success and potential to where they could be in the league if playing for a better defensive team.
Legend:
LW = Last Week
NR = Not Ranked
Top 10 Centers:
Apr 14, 2017; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) high-fives right wing Bryan Rust (17) after scoring a goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period in game two of the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG PAINTS Arena. The Penguins won 4-1. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
1 (LW/NR) – Ryan Johansen, NSH – 4gp, 1g, 5a, 6pts
2 (LW/NR) – Sean Monahan, CGY – 4gp, 4g, 1a, 5pts
3 (LW/-) – Ryan Getzlaf, ANA – 4gp, 3g, 2a, 5pts
4 (LW/+4) – Rickard Rakell, ANA – 4gp, 2g, 3a, 5pts
5 (LW/-3) – Evgeni Malkin, PIT – 5gp, 2g, 9a, 11pts
6 (LW/-5) – Sidney Crosby, PIT – 5gp, 2g, 5a, 7pts
7 (LW/-3) – Jake Guentzel, PIT – 5gp, 5g, 1a, 6pts
8 (LW/NR) – Derick Brassard, OTT – 6gp, 2g, 6a, 8pts
9 (LW/NR) – Nicklas Backstrom, WSH – 6gp, 2g, 4a, 6pts
10 (LW/NR) – Auston Matthews, TOR – 6gp, 4g, 1a, 5pts
Top 10 Left Wingers:
1 (LW/NR) – Filip Forsberg, NSH – 4gp, 2g, 3a, 5pts
2 (LW/+2) – Viktor Arvidsson, NSH – 4gp, 2g, 2a, 4pts
3 (LW/-1) – Jaden Schwartz, STL – 5gp, 2g, 3a, 5pts
4 (LW/NR) – Alex Steen, STL – 5gp, 2g, 2a, 4pts,
5 (LW/-4) – Zach Parise, MIN – 5gp, 2g, 1a, 3pts
6 (LW/NR) – Marcus Johansson, WSH – 6gp, 2g, 3a, 5pts
7 (LW/NR) – Patrick Marleau, SJ – 6gp, 3g, 1a, 4pts
8 (LW/NR) – Artturi Lehkonen, MTL – 6gp, 2g, 2a, 4pts
9 (LW/-) – Brad Marchand, BOS – 6gp, 1g, 3a, 4pts
10 (LW/NR) – Alex Ovechkin, WSH – 6gp, 3g, 0a, 3pts
Top 10 Right Wingers:
1 (LW/+3) – Kris Versteeg, CGY – 4gp, 1g, 3a, 4pts
2 (LW/+3) – Phil Kessel, PIT – 5gp, 2g, 6a, 8pts
3 (LW/+5) – Bryan Rust, PIT – 5gp, 4g, 0a, 4pts
4 (LW/NR) – Bobby Ryan, OTT – 6gp, 4g, 3a, 7pts
5 (LW/NR) – T.J. Oshie, WSH – 6gp, 3g, 4a, 7pts
6 (LW/-5) – Alexander Radulov, MTL – 6gp, 2g, 5a, 7pts
7 (LW/-5) – Justin Williams, WSH – 6gp, 3g, 3a, 6pts
8 (LW/NR) – David Pastrnak, BOS – 6gp, 2g, 2a, 4pts
9 (LW/NR) – David Backes, BOS – 6gp, 1g, 3a, 4pts
10 (LW/-) – Joel Ward, SJ – 6gp, 1g, 3a, 4pts
Top 10 Defenseman:
1 (LW/+3) – Shea Theodore, ANA – 4gp, 2g, 3a, 5pts
2 (LW/NR) – Ryan Ellis, NSH – 4gp, 1g, 3a, 4pts
3 (LW/NR) – Kevin Bieksa, ANA – 4gp, 0g, 4a, 4pts
4 (LW/+5) – T.J. Brodie, CGY – 4g, 0g, 4a, 4pts
5 (LW/NR) – Roman Josi, NSH – 4gp, 2g, 1a, 3pts
6 (LW/NR) – Ron Hainsey, PIT – 5gp, 1g, 2a, 3pts
7 (LW/NR) – Erik Karlsson, OTT – 6gp, 0g, 6a, 6pts
8 (LW/NR) – Morgan Rielly, TOR – 6gp, 1g, 4a, 5pts
9 (LW/-4) – Oscar Klefbom, EDM – 6gp, 2g, 1a, 3pts
10 (LW/NR) – David Schlemko, SJ – 6gp, 2g, 1a, 3pts
Top 10 Goalies:
1 (LW/-) – Pekka Rinne, NSH – 4gp, 4w, .976 save percentage, 0.70 GAA, 2s0
2 (LW/+8) – John Gibson, ANA – 4gp, 3w, .926 save percentage, 2.59 GAA
3 (LW/+2) – Jake Allen, STL – 5gp, 4w, .956 save percentage, 1.47 GAA
4 (LW/-) – Marc-Andre Fleury, PIT – 5gp, 4w, .933 save percentage, 2.52 GAA
5 (LW/-3) – Henrik Lundqvist, NYR – 6gp, 4w, .947 save percentage. 1.70 GAA, 1so
6 (LW/-3) – Cam Talbot, EDM – 6gp, 4w, .927 save percentage, 2.03 GAA, 2so
7 (LW/+2) – Braden Holtby, WSH – 6gp, 4w, .925 save percentage, 2.36 GAA
8 (LW/NR) – Craig Anderson, OTT – 6gp, 4w, .921 save percentage, 1.94 GAA, 1so
9 (LW/NR) – Frederik Andersen, TOR – 6gp, 2w, .915 save percentage, 2.68 GAA
10 (LW/-3) – Martin Jones, SJ – 6gp, 2w, .935 save percentage, 1.75 GAA, 1so
Top Forward of the Week: Evgeni Malkin, PIT – 3gp, 1g, 7a, 8pts, +6
All eyes were on Sidney Crosby, but Evgeni Malkin has slid under the radar and now leads the team in points. With the combination of Jake Guentzel and Conor Sheary along with Patric Hornqvist and Phil Kessel gives the Penguins six outstanding scorers that will get on the board.
Top Defenseman of the Week: Ryan Ellis, NSH – 2gp, 0g, 3a, 3pts, +4
Nashville has so much offensive talent on the back end, Ryan Ellis, Mattias Ekholm, P.K. Subban, and Roman Josi. But Ellis had the best week out of them all putting up three points in two games with a plus-four rating.
Top Goalie of the Week: Cam Talbot, EDM – 4gp, 3w, 1l, .914 save percentage, 2.34 GAA, 1so
If it wasn't for Cam Talbot and the glass wall he placed in the net behind him, the Oilers may not have made it out of the second round. He was absolutely brilliant and is going to be tested really hard once again as the Oilers now face the Ducks.
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