Top 100 Roto Rankings – August 2020
Ian Gooding
2020-08-16
The NHL's return to play has begun. Not only has the league completed the play-in round, but the 16-team (actual?) playoffs are now well underway. So far, so good.
Because of the small sample size of games, and the fact that not all players have returned to play, the number of changes for August has been fairly limited. However, I have made a few changes, not only based on recent play but also from feedback by you, the loyal Dobber Hockey visitor.
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%.
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 | Jul-20 | Comments |
| 1 | David Pastrnak | 1 | 6/20 – Only COVID19 could stop him from reaching 50 goals |
| 2 | Leon Draisaitl | 2 | 3/20 – Plus/minus might be all that keeps him from #1? |
| 3 | Connor McDavid | 3 | 6/20 – Only teammate Draisaitl finished with more points |
| 4 | Nathan MacKinnon | 4 | 6/20 – SOG leader, 5th in overall points |
| 5 | Nikita Kucherov | 5 | 6/20 – 36 PTS over last 24 GP |
| 6 | Alex Ovechkin | 6 | 6/20 – Co-Rocket Richard winner not slowing down |
| 7 | Auston Matthews | 7 | 6/20 – Only 1 G behind the Rocket Richard leaders |
| 8 | Brad Marchand | 8 | 2/20 – Along for ride with huge year from Pastrnak |
| 9 | Patrick Kane | 9 | 3/20 – Was on pace for nearly 100 points again |
| 10 | John Carlson | 10 | 6/20 – Production more realistic after amazing Q1 |
| 11 | Artemi Panarin | 11 | 6/20 – Tied for 3rd in points, but some peripherals light |
| 12 | Roman Josi | 12 | 6/20 – Carried the Preds in scoring as a d-man |
| 13 | Jack Eichel | 13 | 3/20 – Extended slump, worries about playing through injury |
| 14 | Mika Zibanejad | 14 | 3/20 – Scoring at a goal-per-game pace in Feb/Mar |
| 15 | Sidney Crosby | 15 | 6/20 – PTS/GP-wise, he still belongs here |
| 16 | Sebastian Aho | 20 | 8/20 – On fire since return to play |
| 17 | Tuukka Rask | 16 | 6/20 – Strong Vezina Trophy favorite |
| 18 | Jonathan Huberdeau | 17 | 6/20 – Finished the season cold (1 PT in last 6 GP) |
| 19 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 18 | 2/20 – Back in the Vezina conversation |
| 20 | Evgeni Malkin | 19 | 6/20 – Only 5 players had higher PTS/GP than Malkin (1.35) |
| 21 | Victor Hedman | 21 | 5/20 – Only behind Carlson and Josi in scoring among d-men |
| 22 | Steven Stamkos | 22 | 7/20 – Well over a point per game over last 4 seasons |
| 23 | Elias Pettersson | 23 | 6/20 – Equalled last year’s points (66) in 3 fewer GP |
| 24 | Mitchell Marner | 24 | 6/20 – Over a point per game over last 2 seasons |
| 25 | Patrik Laine | 25 | 3/20 – You’ve been rewarded if you took a chance |
| 26 | Patrice Bergeron | 26 | 6/20 – Second-half production slowed (20 PTS in 27 GP) |
| 27 | John Tavares | 27 | 6/20 – Under 1 PT/GP for first time in 3 seasons |
| 28 | Mark Scheifele | 28 | 6/20 – A point-per-game option for 4 consecutive seasons |
| 29 | Matthew Tkachuk | 29 | 6/20 – 23 PTS in last 20 GP, but scoring still down from ’18-19 |
| 30 | Brayden Point | 30 | 6/20 – Points down, but still nearly a point per game |
| 31 | Aleksander Barkov | 31 | 6/20 – Finished the season cold (0 PTS in last 6 GP) |
| 32 | Connor Hellebuyck | 32 | 6/20 – Should receive strong Vezina Trophy consideration |
| 33 | Jake Guentzel | 43 | 8/20 – Over a point-per-game scorer in 39 GP |
| 34 | Mikko Rantanen | 44 | 8/20 – Over a point per game in the last three seasons |
| 35 | Blake Wheeler | 33 | 6/20 – Not declining yet? 22 PTS in last 19 GP |
| 36 | Kris Letang | 35 | 6/20 – Scoring down, but has managed to stay healthy |
| 37 | Evander Kane | 38 | 6/20 – Solid goals, shots, and hits again |
| 38 | J.T. Miller | 40 | 3/20 – Now a top-20 scorer at over a point per game |
| 39 | Andrei Svechnikov | 41 | 4/20 – Contributes to a ton of roto categories when not scoring |
| 40 | Dougie Hamilton | 42 | 4/20 – Would be ready to play soon |
| 41 | Ben Bishop | 34 | 8/20 – Regression plus lost starts to Khudobin |
| 42 | Taylor Hall | 36 | 8/20 – Stayed healthy in 2019-20, but scoring down |
| 43 | Claude Giroux | 37 | 8/20 – Fell well below point-per-game mark in 2019-20 |
| 44 | Brady Tkachuk | 45 | 6/20 – He’s this high because the hits and the shots |
| 45 | Max Pacioretty | 46 | 5/20 – Expected to return from injury |
| 46 | Johnny Gaudreau | 47 | 6/20 – 20 PTS in last 20 GP, but scoring still way down from ’18-19 |
| 47 | Tyler Seguin | 39 | 6/20 – Not among the point-per-game scorers, and sliding further |
| 48 | Gabriel Landeskog | 48 | 3/20 – Not his best season, but top-10 option over past month |
| 49 | Jordan Binnington | 49 | 6/20 – Good numbers in first full season |
| 50 | Brent Burns | 50 | 6/20 – Down in all roto categories from 2018-19 |
| 51 | Alex Pietrangelo | 51 | 6/20 – Was on pace for his first 60-point season |
| 52 | Kyle Connor | 53 | 6/20 – Finished the season tied for 6th in goals |
| 53 | Erik Karlsson | 54 | 4/20 – Would be ready to play now |
| 54 | Teuvo Teravainen | 55 | 7/20 – Near point-per-game pace, but assist heavy |
| 55 | Vladimir Tarasenko | 52 | 8/20 – Hasn’t gotten back on track since return |
| 56 | Filip Forsberg | 56 | 3/20 – Drop to ranking with more comparable scorers |
| 57 | Mark Stone | 57 | 5/20 – Ready to return if season resumes |
| 58 | Tom Wilson | 58 | 6/20 – Identical G and A to B. Tkachuk |
| 59 | Cale Makar | 59 | 6/20 – 50 PT rookie season was in only 57 games |
| 60 | Carter Hart | 60 | 3/20 – Benefitting from Flyers’ win streak |
| 61 | Jonathan Marchessault | 61 | 6/20 – 3 consecutive seasons of 230+ SOG |
| 62 | Mike Hoffman | 62 | 3/20 – Consistent as they come as a goal scorer |
| 63 | Sean Couturier | 63 | 6/20 – Slight regression from 2018-19 |
| 64 | Quinn Hughes | 64 | 6/20 – NHL’s top rookie scorer as a defenseman |
| 65 | Alex DeBrincat | 65 | 5/20 – Signs there for a potential rebound in 2020-21 |
| 66 | Anze Kopitar | 66 | 6/20 – Rebounded nicely after subpar 2018-19 |
| 67 | Elias Lindholm | 67 | 3/20 – On pace to finish below last season’s total |
| 68 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 68 | 6/20 – Down in virtually all roto categories |
| 69 | Morgan Rielly | 69 | 7/20 – Possible bounce-back candidate next season |
| 70 | Torey Krug | 70 | 7/20 – Adjusting for current value with Bruins |
| 71 | Kevin Fiala | 80 | 8/20 – Point-per-game pace continued in play-in round |
| 72 | Shea Weber | 71 | 6/20 – Finished season with 0 PTS in last 6 GP |
| 73 | Nicklas Backstrom | 72 | 4/20 – Assist-heavy totals, which are down slightly |
| 74 | Frederik Andersen | 73 | 3/20 – Ratios down from previous seasons |
| 75 | Carey Price | 83 | 8/20 – Star in play-in round shows possible rebound |
| 76 | Drew Doughty | 74 | 3/20 – Still a strong contributor, but dragged down by +/- |
| 77 | Keith Yandle | 75 | 6/20 – PPP nearly cut in half from 2018-19 |
| 78 | Neal Pionk | 76 | 6/20 – PPTOI and PPP doubled in move to Winnipeg |
| 79 | Darcy Kuemper | 78 | 3/20 – Finally returned from injury |
| 80 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 81 | 7/20 – Near PT/GP numbers over the past two seasons |
| 81 | David Perron | 82 | 7/20 – Tarasenko return could cut into value |
| 82 | Brendan Gallagher | 84 | 4/20 – Shot totals keep him on this list |
| 83 | Oscar Klefbom | 85 | 2/20 – Showing what he is capable of on PP1 |
| 84 | Shea Theodore | 86 | 6/20 – Was on pace for his first 50-point season |
| 85 | Tony DeAngelo | 79 | 8/20 – Weak play-in round could hurt 5-on-5 minutes |
| 86 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 77 | 8/20 – Lehner has cut into starts |
| 87 | Jamie Benn | 87 | 6/20 – Continuing sharp scoring decline |
| 88 | Travis Konecny | 88 | 7/20 – Led Flyers in both points and PPP this season |
| 89 | Dylan Larkin | 89 | 6/20 – Was hot (13 PTS in last 10 GP) before pause |
| 90 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 90 | 6/20 – Hits total is what keeps him on this list |
| 91 | Jakub Voracek | 91 | 6/20 – Finished season hot (10 A in last 6 GP) |
| 92 | Ilya Samsonov | 92 | 6/20 – Only 1 QS in last 8 GP |
| 93 | Jacob Markstrom | 93 | 4/20 – Should be ready to play when season resumes |
| 94 | Seth Jones | 94 | 4/20 – Should be ready to play when season resumes |
| 95 | Ryan O’Reilly | 95 | 7/20 – Low shot total (118) led to low goal total (12) |
| 96 | Brayden Schenn | 96 | 3/20 – Providing balanced scoring and hit totals |
| 97 | Zach Werenski | 97 | 7/20 – Comparable to teammate Jones in many ways |
| 98 | Igor Shesterkin | 98 | 7/20 – Brilliant ratios in brief NHL time |
| 99 | William Nylander | 99 | 7/20 – First 30-goal season, could be more |
| 100 | Mathew Barzal | 100 | 7/20 – Solid point totals assist heavy with light peripherals |
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