Top 100 Roto Rankings – April 2020
Ian Gooding
2020-04-15
The season might be at a standstill with no return date in sight, but the Roto Rankings will continue to be updated.
Most notably, injured players who would have been on the verge of returning have been added back to the rankings. When reports surface of more players close to being fully healed, we will add those players back to the rankings. So treat these rankings as if hockey were still being played right now, as difficult as that may be. If the season is cancelled, then we will turn our attention to rankings for next season.
Keep in mind that these are single-season rankings for a head-to-head or rotisserie league using the following settings: G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT, W, GAA, SV%. In other words, this list is focused on the 2019-20 season, but not beyond. This list could also be used by keeper owners with a "win now" mentality.
Are there any players that you believe are ranked too high or too low? Did we miss anyone in the top 100, or is there a player there that probably shouldn't be? Let us know in the comments below, and we will consider your feedback when compiling next month's rankings.
| Rank | Name | Mar-20 | Comments |
| 1 | David Pastrnak | 1 | 2/20 – Seems like a lock for 50 goals at this point |
| 2 | Leon Draisaitl | 2 | 3/20 – Plus/minus might be all that keeps him from #1? |
| 3 | Connor McDavid | 3 | 3/20 – Back from quad injury |
| 4 | Nathan MacKinnon | 4 | 1/20 – Potential Art Ross and Hart Trophy candidate |
| 5 | Alex Ovechkin | 5 | 2/20 – Showing no age-related decline in goals |
| 6 | John Carlson | 6 | 12/19 – Running away with points lead among defensemen |
| 7 | Nikita Kucherov | 7 | 2/20 – Player, team recovering after slow start |
| 8 | Auston Matthews | 9 | 2/20 – Pushing for the Rocket Richard Trophy |
| 9 | Brad Marchand | 8 | 2/20 – Along for ride with huge year from Pastrnak |
| 10 | Patrick Kane | 10 | 3/20 – Was on pace for nearly 100 points again |
| 11 | Roman Josi | 11 | 1/20 – In the Norris Trophy conversation |
| 12 | Artemi Panarin | 12 | 1/20 – Scorching hot since Christmas |
| 13 | Jack Eichel | 13 | 3/20 – Extended slump, worries about playing through injury |
| 14 | John Tavares | 14 | 11/19 – Returned from broken finger |
| 15 | Jonathan Huberdeau | 15 | 12/19 – He and Barkov piling up the points |
| 16 | Sidney Crosby | 16 | 1/20 – Returned from hernia surgery |
| 17 | Tuukka Rask | 17 | 11/19 – Sparkling ratios make up for lack of starts |
| 18 | Mika Zibanejad | 24 | 3/20 – Scoring at a goal-per-game pace in Feb/Mar |
| 19 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18 | 2/20 – Back in the Vezina conversation |
| 20 | Patrice Bergeron | 19 | 11/19 – Centering the league’s top line |
| 21 | Matthew Tkachuk | 20 | 3/20 – Must-own in bangers leagues |
| 22 | Sebastian Aho | 21 | 11/19 – Trying to rebound from frigid start |
| 23 | Elias Pettersson | 22 | 11/19 – No sophomore slump, scoring alone bumps him up |
| 24 | Mitch Marner | 23 | 12/19 – Recently returned from ankle injury |
| 25 | Evgeni Malkin | 25 | 3/20 – As long as he doesn’t get injured |
| 26 | Patrik Laine | 26 | 3/20 – You’ve been rewarded if you took a chance |
| 27 | Steven Stamkos | NR | 4/20 – Would be ready to play soon |
| 28 | Mark Scheifele | 27 | 12/19 – A center who is a better points league option |
| 29 | Ben Bishop | 28 | 3/20 – Losing starts to Khudobin |
| 30 | Johnny Gaudreau | 29 | 1/20 – January an improvement over so-so first half |
| 31 | Aleksander Barkov | 30 | 3/20 – Won’t meet last season’s numbers |
| 32 | Brayden Point | 31 | 11/19 – Lightning’s slow start affecting Point |
| 33 | Victor Hedman | 32 | 3/20 – Day-to-day with lower-body injury |
| 34 | Brent Burns | 33 | 12/19 – Numbers across the board are down, especially plus minus |
| 35 | Tyler Seguin | 34 | 3/20 – SOG total props up declining scoring numbers |
| 36 | Taylor Hall | 35 | 4/20 – Value unchanged with trade |
| 37 | Kris Letang | 36 | 12/19 – Back in business again |
| 38 | Claude Giroux | 37 | 3/20 – Benefitting from Flyers’ win streak |
| 39 | Evander Kane | 38 | 11/19 – Double-digit goals and great peripherals |
| 40 | Blake Wheeler | 39 | 12/19 – Age-related decline begun? |
| 41 | J.T. Miller | 40 | 3/20 – Now a top-20 scorer at over a point per game |
| 42 | Andrei Svechnikov | 45 | 4/20 – Contributes to a ton of roto categories when not scoring |
| 43 | Dougie Hamilton | NR | 4/20 – Would be ready to play soon |
| 44 | Jake Guentzel | NR | 4/20 – Would be ready to play soon |
| 45 | Gabriel Landeskog | 41 | 3/20 – Not his best season, but top-10 option over past month |
| 46 | Connor Hellebuyck | 42 | 12/19 – Exceeded expectations behind Jets depleted D |
| 47 | Jordan Binnington | 43 | 12/19 – Picked up where he left off from last season |
| 48 | Teuvo Teravainen | 44 | 3/20 – On pace to match last season’s total |
| 49 | Alex Pietrangelo | 46 | 1/20 – Important cog on a Blues machine |
| 50 | Vladimir Tarasenko | NR | 4/20 – Would be ready to play now |
| 51 | Erik Karlsson | NR | 4/20 – Would be ready to play now |
| 52 | Brady Tkachuk | 59 | 1/20 – On pace to be 1st member of 300 HIT/300 SOG club |
| 53 | Kyle Connor | 56 | 2/20 – Place on the list for Jets leading scorer long overdue |
| 54 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 48 | 3/20 – On pace for a downturn |
| 55 | Jonathan Marchessault | 49 | 3/20 – Propped up by high shot total |
| 56 | Frederik Andersen | 47 | 3/20 – Ratios down from previous seasons |
| 57 | Keith Yandle | 51 | 12/19 – Continues to be power-play dynamo |
| 58 | Carey Price | 52 | 12/19 – Numbers do not reflect an elite goalie |
| 59 | Filip Forsberg | 53 | 3/20 – Drop to ranking with more comparable scorers |
| 60 | Sean Couturier | 54 | 3/20 – On pace for just under last season’s total |
| 61 | Sean Monahan | 55 | 12/19 – Trying to get back on track after slow start |
| 62 | Mike Hoffman | 58 | 3/20 – Consistent as they come as a goal scorer |
| 63 | Tom Wilson | 60 | 11/19 – Scoring and hitting – what more do you want? |
| 64 | Carter Hart | 61 | 3/20 – Benefitting from Flyers’ win streak |
| 65 | Cale Makar | 62 | 2/20 – Calder favorite with near point-per-game numbers |
| 66 | Quinn Hughes | 63 | 1/20 – Pushing Makar in Calder Trophy race |
| 67 | David Perron | 64 | 12/19 – Benefitting from Tarasenko injury |
| 68 | Shea Weber | 65 | 3/20 – Return was earlier than expected |
| 69 | Anze Kopitar | 66 | 9/19 – Veteran C being drafted well after pick 100 in Yahoo |
| 70 | Morgan Rielly | 91 | 3/20 – Returned, but well off last season’s pace |
| 71 | Elias Lindholm | 68 | 3/20 – On pace to finish below last season’s total |
| 72 | Nicklas Backstrom | 50 | 4/20 – Assist-heavy totals, which are down slightly |
| 73 | Drew Doughty | 69 | 3/20 – Still a strong contributor, but dragged down by +/- |
| 74 | Torey Krug | 70 | 3/20 – Day-to-day with upper-body injury |
| 75 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 72 | 2/20 – Value hurt a little by Buffalo woes |
| 76 | Alex DeBrincat | 73 | 3/20 – Scoring down, but strong rebound candidate |
| 77 | Jamie Benn | 74 | 3/20 – Hits total, not scoring, keeping him afloat here |
| 78 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 67 | 3/20 – Lehner will cut into starts |
| 79 | Robin Lehner | 78 | 3/20 – Will battle Fleury for starts |
| 80 | Ilya Samsonov | 79 | 2/20 – Wrestling starting job away from struggling Holtby |
| 81 | Neal Pionk | 80 | 1/20 – Leaned on heavily and contributing as a result |
| 82 | Dylan Larkin | 81 | 12/19 – Not even leading last-place Wings in scoring |
| 83 | Darcy Kuemper | 82 | 3/20 – Finally returned from injury |
| 84 | Tony DeAngelo | 83 | 3/20 – Top-5 scoring blueliner as of early March |
| 85 | Kevin Fiala | 84 | 3/20 – On a tear and shooting a ton |
| 86 | Brendan Gallagher | 71 | 4/20 – Shot totals keep him on this list |
| 87 | Bryan Rust | 86 | 1/20 – Picking up the scoring slack with injuries |
| 88 | Timo Meier | 75 | 3/20 – Decent peripherals, if you don’t include plus/minus |
| 89 | Oscar Klefbom | 88 | 2/20 – Showing what he is capable of on PP1 |
| 90 | Jeff Petry | 89 | 2/20 – Player of interest: Weber injury and trade rumors |
| 91 | Shea Theodore | 90 | 2/20 – Already surpassed career best numbers |
| 92 | Ryan O’Reilly | 57 | 4/20 – Assist-heavy total brings down ranking |
| 93 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 76 | 3/20 – CBJ offense doesn’t have much else at the moment |
| 94 | Jakub Voracek | NR | 4/20 – Very similarly ranked to O’Reilly |
| 95 | Juuse Saros | 99 | 3/20 – Taken the starting goalie job away from Rinne |
| 96 | Brock Boeser | 96 | 3/20 – Returned from rib injury |
| 97 | Jacob Markstrom | NR | 4/20 – Should be ready to play when season resumes |
| 98 | Seth Jones | NR | 4/20 – Should be ready to play when season resumes |
| 99 | Pavel Francouz | 93 | 3/20 – Filling in admirably for Grubauer |
| 100 | Brayden Schenn | 100 | 3/20 – Providing balanced scoring and hit totals |
| Out | Matt Murray | 97 | 4/20 – Ratios only league average |
| Ondrej Palat | 87 | 4/20 – Only 3 points in last 9 games | |
| Tyson Barrie | 92 | 4/20 – Toronto trade has hurt his value | |
| Elvis Merzlikins | 85 | 4/20 – Only one win since Feb 7 | |
| Tristan Jarry | 77 | 4/20 – Splitting starts with Murray | |
| Ryan Strome | 94 | 4/20 – One point in last seven games before pause | |
| Joonas Korpisalo | 95 | 4/20 – Last handful of starts not very strong | |
| Dominik Kubalik | 98 | 4/20 – Repeating in 2020-21 will be a tall order |
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