Top 100 Roto Rankings: May 2021
Ian Gooding
2021-05-15
At the time these rankings are posted, a few North Division teams will not have completed their season yet. However, the playoffs will be about to start for other teams. So consider these adjusted rankings for the end of the 2020-21 season. These rankings will be updated further throughout the summer as free agent signings and trades occur so they can eventually be used for 2021-22 drafts.
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%. These rankings are for what's left of the 2020-21 season (playoffs not included) and are different from keeper rankings.
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 | Apr-21 | Change | Comments |
| 1 | Connor McDavid | 1 | 0 | 5/21 – In a league of his own points-wise |
| 2 | Leon Draisaitl | 2 | 0 | 3/21 – Following McDavid again |
| 3 | Auston Matthews | 3 | 0 | 4/21 – Runaway leader for Rocket Richard |
| 4 | Nathan MacKinnon | 4 | 0 | 4/21 – Leading a dominant Avalanche team |
| 5 | Brad Marchand | 7 | 2 | 5/21 – First season of 1.3 PTS/GP |
| 6 | Mikko Rantanen | 13 | 7 | 5/21 – Colorado COVID shutdowns haven’t stopped him |
| 7 | Patrick Kane | 5 | -2 | 5/21 – At near 100-point pace again |
| 8 | Mitchell Marner | 8 | 0 | 2/21 – Piling up the points in the Canadian division |
| 9 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 9 | 0 | 3/21 – Easily fantasy hockey’s top goalie |
| 10 | Sidney Crosby | 14 | 4 | 5/21 – Over a point-per-game pace |
| 11 | Aleksander Barkov | 15 | 4 | 5/21 – 13 PTS in 10 GP to finish season |
| 12 | Sebastian Aho | 17 | 5 | 5/21 – Point-per-game pace for three seasons |
| 13 | Jonathan Huberdeau | 18 | 5 | 4/21 – 19 PTS in 13 GP to finish season |
| 14 | Alex Ovechkin | 12 | -2 | 5/21 – Injured for part of 4th quarter |
| 15 | Victor Hedman | 10 | -5 | 5/21 – Struggled down the stretch with lower-body issue |
| 16 | Dougie Hamilton | 21 | 5 | 4/21 – Continuing to fill roto categories |
| 17 | David Pastrnak | 11 | -6 | 5/21 – Production very good but not great in 2021 |
| 18 | Jake Guentzel | 20 | 2 | 5/21 – Point-per-game pace on Crosby line |
| 19 | Brady Tkachuk | 23 | 4 | 5/21 – Top of the league in shots and hits again |
| 20 | Gabriel Landeskog | 24 | 4 | 4/21 – One of league’s hottest scorers with Avs flying high |
| 21 | Patrice Bergeron | 25 | 4 | 2/21 – Was just fine without Pasta, now he’s back |
| 22 | Max Pacioretty | 26 | 4 | 3/21 – Fills roto in league’s most productive ES line |
| 23 | Adam Fox | 44 | 21 | 5/21 – Highest-scoring d-man when his season ended |
| 24 | Kris Letang | 30 | 6 | 5/21 – Moved into top 5 of scoring among d-men |
| 25 | Mark Scheifele | 16 | -9 | 5/21 – Consistent point-per-game, but peripheral light |
| 26 | Mark Stone | 31 | 5 | 5/21 – Even though assist-heavy, still reached 21 G |
| 27 | John Tavares | 27 | 0 | 4/21 – A bit off usual point pace |
| 28 | John Carlson | 28 | 0 | 5/21 – Derailed by injuries in 4th quarter |
| 29 | Mika Zibanejad | 49 | 20 | 5/21 – Major bounceback after weak first half |
| 30 | Philipp Grubauer | 39 | 9 | 5/21 – Undisputed starter for Cup favorite |
| 31 | Cale Makar | 38 | 7 | 4/21 – Point-per-game player over entire season |
| 32 | Matthew Tkachuk | 22 | -10 | 5/21 – Did not meet expectations, similar to many Flames |
| 33 | Andrei Svechnikov | 33 | 0 | 4/21 – Offense down a bit, still strong roto-wise |
| 34 | Brayden Point | 19 | -15 | 5/21 – Scoring there, but peripherals a bit light |
| 35 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 35 | 0 | 5/21 – Sharing time, but still effective |
| 36 | Evander Kane | 40 | 4 | 5/21 – Highest career PTS/GP, plus hits and shots |
| 37 | Alex DeBrincat | 43 | 6 | 5/21 – Bounce-back season turned into career best |
| 38 | Tyson Barrie | 68 | 30 | 5/21 – Leading scorer among blueliners |
| 39 | Jeff Petry | 42 | 3 | 5/21 – Top-10 scoring d-man fills all categories |
| 40 | Shea Theodore | 45 | 5 | 5/21 – 1 PT in final 8 GP of season |
| 41 | Semyon Varlamov | 54 | 13 | 3/21 – Vezina-caliber season, league leader in SO |
| 42 | Anze Kopitar | 36 | -6 | 5/21 – Slid in final quarter (7 PTS in 15 GP) |
| 43 | Morgan Rielly | 37 | -6 | 4/21 – Having a bounce-back season |
| 44 | Kyle Connor | 34 | -10 | 5/21 – 7-game point drought late Apr/early May |
| 45 | Sean Couturier | 41 | -4 | 5/21 – Near PT/G numbers, although not as many GP |
| 46 | Johnny Gaudreau | 47 | 1 | 4/21 – Separating from Monahan might help rebound |
| 47 | Connor Hellebuyck | 29 | -18 | 5/21 – Numbers slightly down from last season |
| 48 | Elias Lindholm | 52 | 4 | 2/21 – Strong all-around numbers again |
| 49 | Ryan O’Reilly | 53 | 4 | 3/21 – Near point per game numbers |
| 50 | Roman Josi | NR | 5/21 – Return from injury, obvious April omission | |
| 51 | Darnell Nurse | 72 | 21 | 5/21 – No, not ignoring him – this is a fair ranking |
| 52 | Kirill Kaprizov | 61 | 9 | 3/21 – Kirill is the real deal as a Calder contender |
| 53 | Joe Pavelski | 63 | 10 | 5/21 – Possible comeback player of the year |
| 54 | Tuukka Rask | 59 | 5 | 5/21 – Outstanding in 4th quarter |
| 55 | Juuse Saros | 85 | 30 | 5/21 – Top-tier option in second half |
| 56 | David Perron | 67 | 11 | 5/21 – Finishes with over a point per game |
| 57 | J.T. Miller | 50 | -7 | 5/21 – Fallen off point-per-game pace of 2019-20 |
| 58 | Neal Pionk | 62 | 4 | 5/21 – Able to maintain spot based on high hits total |
| 59 | Evgeni Malkin | NR | 5/21 – Back from injury, placement based on PTS/GP | |
| 60 | Brock Boeser | 64 | 4 | 4/21 – Will COVID shutdown slow him down? |
| 61 | Quinn Hughes | 46 | -15 | 5/21 – Poor plus/minus and lack of non-scoring peripherals |
| 62 | Torey Krug | 56 | -6 | 5/21 – Just two goals all season |
| 63 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 48 | -15 | 5/21 – Weaker second-half numbers |
| 64 | Tom Wilson | 51 | -13 | 5/21 – Highest PTS/GP average, but hits total down |
| 65 | Igor Shesterkin | 57 | -8 | 5/21 – Good season, but not Calder worthy |
| 66 | Filip Forsberg | NR | 5/21 – Back from injury | |
| 67 | Alex Nedeljkovic | 97 | 30 | 5/21 – All that held him back was timeshare situation |
| 68 | Ondrej Palat | 74 | 6 | 3/21 – Point per game, plus great PPP production |
| 69 | Jonathan Marchessault | 78 | 9 | 3/21 – Shot total a major part of his value |
| 70 | Blake Wheeler | 71 | 1 | 5/21 – Finishing a down season strong |
| 71 | Vincent Trocheck | 91 | 20 | 5/21 – Near PT/G numbers, but is it sustainable? |
| 72 | Jakob Chychrun | 92 | 20 | 5/21 – Led all defensemen in goals |
| 73 | Bryan Rust | 83 | 10 | 4/21 – Top-line option for Pens finally makes top 100 |
| 74 | Mathew Barzal | 73 | -1 | 5/21 – Easily the best offensive option on the Isles |
| 75 | Taylor Hall | 87 | 12 | 5/21 – 14 PTS in 16 GP as a Bruin |
| 76 | Tyler Toffoli | 80 | 4 | 5/21 – Top-10 goal scorer in 1st season with Habs |
| 77 | Drew Doughty | 70 | -7 | 5/21 – Just 3 PTS in last 15 GP |
| 78 | Brent Burns | 66 | -12 | 5/21 – Value sinking as a roto option |
| 79 | John Klingberg | 69 | -10 | 5/21 – Improved point pace, but well into minuses |
| 80 | Robin Lehner | 77 | -3 | 5/21 – Timesharing with Fleury leads to Jennings Trophy |
| 81 | Kevin Fiala | 79 | -2 | 5/21 – Nearly matched last season’s PTS/GP |
| 82 | Jack Campbell | 84 | 2 | 4/21 – The win streak, that’s all that needs to be said |
| 83 | Martin Necas | 93 | 10 | 4/21 – The breakout has arrived |
| 84 | Petr Mrazek | 96 | 12 | 4/21 – Spectacular numbers when available |
| 85 | Mike Smith | NR | 5/21 – Maybe the biggest fantasy surprise in net | |
| 86 | Seth Jones | 86 | 0 | 3/21 – Affected by CBJ slump |
| 87 | Jason Robertson | 98 | 11 | 4/21 – Point-per-game player since mid-March |
| 88 | Jordan Binnington | 58 | -30 | 5/21 – Ratios similar to last season but fewer wins |
| 89 | Claude Giroux | 60 | -29 | 4/21 – Slumped considerably in April |
| 90 | Mikhail Sergachev | 88 | -2 | 3/21 – Highest PTS/GP production of career |
| 91 | Dominik Kubalik | 89 | -2 | 3/21 – Proving rookie season was no fluke |
| 92 | Cam Talbot | NR | 5/21 – Backstopping a strong Wild team | |
| 93 | Roope Hintz | NR | 5/21 – Point-per-game player when he’s in lineup | |
| 94 | Mackenzie Weegar | NR | 5/21 – All-around contributor minus PPP | |
| 95 | Devon Toews | 99 | 4 | 4/21 – Value has jumped with move to Colorado |
| 96 | Brayden Schenn | 76 | -20 | 5/21 – 10 PTS in 27 GP in 2nd half |
| 97 | Jacob Markstrom | 82 | -15 | 4/21 – Struggles as the Flames have |
| 98 | Ryan Strome | NR | 5/21 – Proving worth even without Panarin | |
| 99 | Pavel Buchnevich | NR | 5/21 – The breakout is here | |
| 100 | David Krejci | NR | 5/21 – Hall trade helped – 21 PTS in last 16 GP | |
| Out | Vladimir Tarasenko | 81 | 5/21 – Just 3 goals in first 20 GP | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 55 | 5/21 – Unfortunate injury after fantastic season | ||
| Patrik Laine | 75 | 5/21 – “Get Laine off the Roto Rankings” – yep, it’s time | ||
| Steven Stamkos | 32 | 5/21 – Injuries again | ||
| Zach Hyman | 94 | 5/21 – Out with knee injury | ||
| Artemi Panarin | 6 | 5/21 – Out after Tom Wilson incident | ||
| Anton Khudobin | 65 | 5/21 – .905 SV% and negative GSAA | ||
| Travis Konecny | 95 | 5/21 – Bust candidate because of regression | ||
| Jakub Voracek | 100 | 5/21 – Weak in goals and plus-minus | ||
| Logan Couture | 90 | 5/21 – 9 PTS in last 28 GP |
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