With a month of the season already in the books, there are plenty of updates with new names, as well as injured and underperforming players falling out. Truth be told, there could be more updates, but a month might not be enough of a sample size to determine a player's true value.
As you might expect, some of the biggest risers and fallers have been in net. We will continue to take into account preseason rankings, but many goalies that were drafted outside of the top 100 are already providing terrific value and should be accounted for here.
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 intended for 2021-22 single-season leagues 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 | Position | Oct-21 | Change | Comments |
| 1 | Connor McDavid | F | 1 | 0 | 11/21 – Should there be any doubt? |
| 2 | Leon Draisaitl | F | 2 | 0 | 11/21 – Perhaps the only challenger to McD in scoring race |
| 3 | Alex Ovechkin | F | 10 | 7 | 11/21 – Age not an issue – keeps on scoring |
| 4 | Brad Marchand | F | 5 | 1 | 9/21 – Combination of scoring and hits |
| 5 | Artemi Panarin | F | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | Patrick Kane | F | 12 | 6 | 9/21 – Could he push for 100 points again? |
| 7 | Aleksander Barkov | F | 14 | 7 | |
| 8 | David Pastrnak | F | 6 | -2 | 11/21 – Not his best start, but low GP total for B’s |
| 9 | Auston Matthews | F | 9 | 0 | 11/21 – Not quite at last season’s goal pace |
| 10 | Jonathan Huberdeau | F | 13 | 3 | |
| 11 | Mikko Rantanen | F | 11 | 0 | 11/21 – Slowed by injury |
| 12 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | 8 | -4 | |
| 13 | Sebastian Aho | F | 15 | 2 | |
| 14 | Mitchell Marner | F | 17 | 3 | |
| 15 | Cale Makar | D | 16 | 1 | 11/21 – Band-Aid Boy again |
| 16 | Brayden Point | F | 18 | 2 | |
| 17 | Adam Fox | D | 19 | 2 | |
| 18 | Mika Zibanejad | F | 20 | 2 | 10/21 – Signed contract should mean no Buffalo trade |
| 19 | John Carlson | D | 21 | 2 | |
| 20 | Victor Hedman | D | 22 | 2 | |
| 21 | Matthew Tkachuk | F | 37 | 16 | 11/21 – Scoring the main reason for his rise |
| 22 | Brady Tkachuk | F | 24 | 2 | 10/21 – Contract situation still unresolved |
| 23 | Gabriel Landeskog | F | 27 | 4 | |
| 24 | Kyle Connor | F | 45 | 21 | 11/21 – Continues to score goals |
| 25 | Patrice Bergeron | F | 29 | 4 | |
| 26 | Jake Guentzel | F | 30 | 4 | 10/21 – In COVID protocol to start the season |
| 27 | Kirill Kaprizov | F | 32 | 5 | 10/21 – Signed his contract and ready to go |
| 28 | Darnell Nurse | D | 49 | 21 | 11/21 – Brady Tkachuk‘s multicategories on defense |
| 29 | Dougie Hamilton | D | 34 | 5 | |
| 30 | Andrei Svechnikov | F | 38 | 8 | |
| 31 | Roman Josi | D | 48 | 17 | 11/21 – Appears ready for a bounce-back season |
| 32 | Mark Stone | F | 35 | 3 | 11/21 – Back from week-to-week IR |
| 33 | Mark Scheifele | F | 28 | -5 | 11/21 – Suspension and COVID protocol |
| 34 | Sidney Crosby | F | 23 | -11 | 11/21 – Only 2 GP and 0 PTS |
| 35 | John Tavares | F | 36 | 1 | |
| 36 | Anze Kopitar | F | 44 | 8 | 11/21 – Continues to be an underrated fantasy option |
| 37 | Frederik Andersen | G | 61 | 24 | 11/21 – Carolina a great fit so far |
| 38 | Alex DeBrincat | F | 33 | -5 | 11/21 – Negatively impacted by Chicago’s awful start |
| 39 | Tyson Barrie | D | 40 | 1 | |
| 40 | Robin Lehner | G | 26 | -14 | 11/21 – Win total compromised with all the injuries |
| 41 | Steven Stamkos | F | 42 | 1 | |
| 42 | Kris Letang | D | 43 | 1 | 9/21 – At what point do age and injury history catch up |
| 43 | Johnny Gaudreau | F | 46 | 3 | |
| 44 | Connor Hellebuyck | G | 25 | -19 | 11/21 – Slow start and also missed time |
| 45 | Quinn Hughes | D | 47 | 2 | |
| 46 | Elias Pettersson | F | 39 | -7 | 11/21 – Not looking elite right now |
| 47 | Elias Lindholm | F | 56 | 9 | 11/21 – Major reason for Flames’ fast start |
| 48 | J.T. Miller | F | 54 | 6 | 11/21 – Underrated multicategory beast, especially with hits |
| 49 | Juuse Saros | G | 51 | 2 | |
| 50 | Charlie McAvoy | D | 89 | 39 | 11/21 – Hot start, also on PP1 finally |
| 51 | Nikolaj Ehlers | F | 52 | 1 | |
| 52 | Morgan Rielly | D | 53 | 1 | |
| 53 | William Nylander | F | 75 | 22 | 11/21 – Scoring at his best pace yet |
| 54 | Shea Theodore | D | 55 | 1 | 10/21 – Pietrangelo could factor into PP1 |
| 55 | David Perron | F | 58 | 3 | |
| 56 | Tom Wilson | F | 59 | 3 | |
| 57 | Igor Shesterkin | G | 60 | 3 | |
| 58 | Ilya Sorokin | G | 63 | 5 | 10/21 – Varlamov injured to start season |
| 59 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | 71 | 12 | 11/21 – Piling up the assists |
| 60 | Aaron Ekblad | D | 94 | 34 | 11/21 – Logging major minutes and counting stats |
| 61 | Darcy Kuemper | G | 41 | -20 | 11/21 – Below-expected start by team affecting numbers |
| 62 | Neal Pionk | D | 66 | 4 | |
| 63 | Torey Krug | D | 67 | 4 | 11/21 – Off to strong start before COVID protocol |
| 64 | Sean Couturier | F | 74 | 10 | |
| 65 | Tyler Seguin | F | 79 | 14 | |
| 66 | Jonathan Marchessault | F | 80 | 14 | 9/21 – Shot total keeps him in top 100 |
| 67 | Vincent Trocheck | F | 82 | 15 | 11/21 – Strong peripherals again |
| 68 | Alex Pietrangelo | D | 92 | 24 | 11/21 – Appears to be sharing PP1 with Theodore |
| 69 | Nick Suzuki | F | 90 | 21 | 11/21 – The one Hab who is scoring |
| 70 | Seth Jones | D | 95 | 25 | |
| 71 | Jack Campbell | G | 98 | 27 | 11/21 – Lots of starts with Mrazek injured (again) |
| 72 | Sergei Bobrovsky | G | 100 | 28 | 11/21 – Clearly the starter for a top team |
| 73 | Jacob Markstrom | G | NR | 11/21 – Shutouts leader finally settling in with CGY | |
| 74 | Tristan Jarry | G | 99 | 25 | 10/21 – Ideal to draft here if waiting on goalies |
| 75 | Chris Kreider | F | NR | 11/21 – Hot scoring to start the year | |
| 76 | Vladimir Tarasenko | F | NR | 11/21 – Helping his trade value | |
| 77 | Evgeni Kuznetsov | F | NR | 11/21 – Nice bounce-back season | |
| 78 | Mathew Barzal | F | 73 | -5 | 11/21 – Goal scoring a challenge again |
| 79 | Brock Boeser | F | 69 | -10 | 11/21 – Production spotty like many Canucks |
| 80 | Taylor Hall | F | 76 | -4 | 11/21 – Lukewarm start to the season |
| 81 | Ryan O’Reilly | F | 50 | -31 | 11/21 – Trouble getting restarted after COVID protocol |
| 82 | Ondrej Palat | F | 77 | -5 | 11/21 – Somehow without a power-play point |
| 83 | Sam Reinhart | F | 78 | -5 | |
| 84 | Joe Pavelski | F | 85 | 1 | 11/21 – Picking it up after slow start |
| 85 | Tyler Toffoli | F | 83 | -2 | 11/21 – Not scoring at last year’s pace |
| 86 | Blake Wheeler | F | 68 | -18 | 11/21 – Possible age-related regression |
| 87 | Martin Necas | F | 84 | -3 | 11/21 – Picking it up after slow start |
| 88 | Bryan Rust | F | 72 | -16 | 11/21 – Missed time with lower-body injury |
| 89 | Jordan Binnington | G | 87 | -2 | 11/21 – Good but not great numbers again |
| 90 | Cam Talbot | G | 93 | 3 | 11/21 – Could be better, but still the starter |
| 91 | Semyon Varlamov | G | 57 | -34 | 10/21 – Injured to start the season |
| 92 | Elvis Merzlikins | G | NR | 11/21 – Deep sleeper value to start season | |
| 93 | Tyler Bertuzzi | F | NR | 11/21 – Could be even higher with more consistency | |
| 94 | Timo Meier | F | NR | 11/21 – Was a multicat beast before COVID protocol | |
| 95 | Troy Terry | F | NR | 11/21 – Let’s see if he can stick here after point streak | |
| 96 | John Gibson | G | NR | 11/21 – Benefitting from (or reason for) Ducks success | |
| 97 | Roope Hintz | F | 88 | -9 | 11/21 – Zero goals and two assists as of Nov 10 |
| 98 | Kevin Fiala | F | 91 | -7 | 11/21 – Off to another slow start |
| 99 | Moritz Seider | D | NR | 11/21 – Rookie already looks like real deal | |
| 100 | Carter Hart | G | NR | 11/21 – Much better numbers this season – finally safe? | |
| Out | Marc-Andre Fleury | G | 62 | 11/21 – Move to Chicago has beaten up his value | |
| Jakob Chychrun | D | 70 | 11/21 – Drastically affected by the AZ tank job | ||
| John Klingberg | D | 96 | 11/21 – Injury and slow start | ||
| Jason Robertson | F | 97 | 11/21 – Injured to start the season | ||
| Jeff Petry | D | 65 | 11/21 – Sinking like the team – 2 PTS in mid-Nov | ||
| Philipp Grubauer | G | 64 | 11/21 – His goaltending is sinking Seattle | ||
| Injured | Evgeni Malkin | F | 9/21 – Indefinite return date from surgery | ||
| Jack Eichel | F | 11/21 – Finally has a team, now the surgery | |||
| Carey Price | G | 10/21 – Out indefinitely (player assistance program) | |||
| Max Pacioretty | F | 31 | 11/21 – Out week-to-week (lower-body fracture) | ||
| Drew Doughty | D | 81 | 11/21 – On LTIR (knee) | ||
| Nikita Kucherov | F | 3 | 11/21 – Lower-body surgery | ||
| Filip Forsberg | F | 86 | 11/21 – Week to week | ||
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | 4 | 11/21 – Out until approx end of November |
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