Top 200 Cap League Skater Rankings – January 2025

Alexander MacLean

2025-01-25

Just how good is Lane Hutson? Well rating-wise he's right there with the guy who fantasy GMs were talking about trading Connor McDavid for just a year ago. He's putting up historic numbers for a rookie defenceman, and is outscoring the next-best rookie defenceman by 27 points, just halfway through the year. As of the halfway mark of the season, only 17 other defencemen had 27 points to their name, with players such as Moritz Seider, Brandon Montour, Brandt Clarke, Thomas Harley, Owen Power, and others falling below that bar. The best part about owning Lane Hutson for those of us in Cap leagues? Well, he costs less than Ryan Reaves both this year and next. If you own Hutson, then your window to win just got blown wide open. Gun for a championship now while he's cheap.

Standard pre-rankings note:

This isn't meant to be a be-all and end-all rating system for you to use without thinking and just trade your players for anyone above them on the list that you can find, but used with some foresight for managing salaries. The assumed league setup is for points-only leagues, and I have made an effort to balance it for a range of league and roster sizes. Cap hit is used for the player cost, so if your league uses salary or AAV, please account for that, as it can greatly change the impact of rookies. The rankings are set up so as to provide the most value in the current season, while providing some value in future years, based on modeling for predicted salary increases and production growth.

For those of you with variations from this setup, whether in terms of number of teams, salary space, roster positions, or scoring categories, you can make your own personal tweaks to move players up or down as necessary. This list is made to be a baseline guide for player evaluation, and to promote discussion and understanding of how to optimize rosters in a cap league setting.

If you note a mistake, or have any further questions about the ranking system, please let me know. You can find me on Twitter here @alexdmaclean.

Comments help with optimizing the values, because they're not perfect and they never will be.

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We're sticking with the +/- 5.0 rating that Dobber uses on all of his rating schemes as the range for approximately equivalent value. The skater and goalie rankings are synched so that the value of a skater against a goalie can be compared, though the scale of the ratings has changed a little since the last update.

RankNameAgePosCap HitYrsRatingPrev RankValue
1Connor McDavid28F$12,500,0002149.501267.70
2Quinn Hughes25D$7,850,0003138.533288.07
3Cale Makar26D$9,000,0003137.432277.70
4Nikita Kucherov31F$9,500,0003134.986282.27
5Nathan MacKinnon29F$12,600,0007132.775263.58
6Lane Hutson20D$950,0002124.9240238.25
7Connor Bedard19F$950,0002123.397376.92
8Kirill Kaprizov27F$9,000,0002114.749224.05
9Leon Draisaitl29F$8,500,0001109.3710245.65
10Evan Bouchard25D$3,900,0001105.178308.45
11Jack Hughes23F$8,000,0006102.8011208.90
12Mikko Rantanen28F$9,250,0001100.7016229.89
13Mitch Marner27F$10,903,000195.8914194.40
14Adam Fox26D$9,500,000595.634221.71
15David Pastrnak28F$11,250,000792.5313214.13
16Jack Eichel28F$10,000,000283.0625171.49
17Auston Matthews27F$13,250,000482.9220187.46
18Matthew Tkachuk27F$9,500,000680.5622192.81
19Josh Morrissey29D$6,250,000480.2212233.57
20Zach Werenski27D$9,583,333479.9021197.50
21Sam Reinhart29F$8,625,000879.4424199.66
22Kyle Connor28F$7,142,857279.1636183.88
23Brayden Point28F$9,500,000678.7732186.82
24Jason Robertson25F$7,750,000276.0323198.62
25Shea Theodore29D$5,200,000175.9918193.68
26William Nylander28F$11,500,000874.5227180.75
27Noah Dobson25D$4,000,000174.3515252.75
28Sebastian Aho27F$9,750,000874.1228180.96
29Jesper Bratt26F$7,875,000772.8937189.39
30Robert Thomas25F$8,000,000772.2434185.45
31Aleksander Barkov29F$10,000,000671.3535167.22
32Rasmus Dahlin24D$11,000,000871.0319181.47
33Elias Pettersson26F$11,600,000870.6426168.62
34Clayton Keller26F$7,150,000470.2438182.87
35J.T. Miller31F$8,000,000769.6229198.00
36Travis Konecny27F$5,500,000169.2246190.52
37Tim Stutzle23F$8,350,000768.7941171.70
38Jake Guentzel30F$9,000,000768.3830164.00
39Brandon Hagel26F$6,500,000866.9658185.64
40Adrian Kempe28F$5,500,000265.2351189.66
41Filip Forsberg30F$8,500,000663.4939183.91
42Matt Boldy23F$7,000,000662.5945168.28
43Dylan Larkin28F$8,700,000762.3752152.38
44Nick Suzuki25F$7,875,000661.9057171.78
45Nico Hischier26F$7,250,000361.8743163.76
46Brady Tkachuk25F$8,208,571461.7448165.72
47Logan Cooley20F$950,000261.69108262.10
48Dylan Strome27F$5,000,000460.6376186.53
49Artemi Panarin33F$11,642,857259.6831181.64
50Drake Batherson26F$4,975,000358.7870183.30
51Tage Thompson27F$7,142,857657.7461157.81
52Lucas Raymond22F$8,075,000857.5964161.10
53Mark Scheifele31F$8,500,000755.9084157.39
54Valeri Nichushkin29F$6,125,000655.6562130.90
55Jack Quinn23F$863,333155.4647171.28
56Mathew Barzal27F$9,150,000755.3544150.91
57Carter Verhaeghe29F$4,166,667155.3160189.65
58Alex Tuch28F$4,750,000255.1963174.60
59Martin Necas26F$6,500,000255.14120156.79
60Shayne Gostisbehere31D$3,200,000354.8953234.80
61Adam Fantilli20F$950,000254.6386240.30
62Nikolaj Ehlers28F$6,000,000154.5188157.72
63Gabriel Vilardi25F$3,437,500153.8679149.81
64Shane Wright21F$886,667353.0292175.05
65Miro Heiskanen25D$8,450,000553.0017167.64
66Cole Caufield24F$7,850,000752.8472151.08
67Brock Boeser27F$6,650,000252.8071162.63
68Andrei Svechnikov24F$7,750,000552.6466132.90
69Kirill Marchenko24F$3,850,000352.05NR172.65
70Vince Dunn28D$7,350,000351.9850153.98
71Jordan Kyrou26F$8,125,000751.9080150.64
72Jonathan Drouin29F$2,500,000151.5896167.32
73Dylan Guenther21F$894,167151.2468231.23
74Jakob Chychrun26D$4,600,000150.9091178.36
75Seth Jarvis22F$7,420,087849.8290146.92
76Wyatt Johnston21F$894,167149.15100300.71
77Nick Schmaltz28F$5,850,000248.6594153.76
78Kevin Fiala28F$7,875,000548.4565149.49
79Yegor Chinakhov23F$2,100,000248.32139141.35
80Thomas Harley23D$4,000,000248.30106187.07
81Alex DeBrincat27F$7,875,000348.2595146.07
82Jared McCann28F$5,000,000348.2297162.24
83Roope Hintz28F$8,450,000747.5873141.25
84Luke Hughes21D$925,000147.3075288.30
85Morgan Rielly30D$7,500,000647.0033173.35
86Pavel Mintyukov21D$918,333246.4942221.98
87JJ Peterka23F$855,833146.32128266.33
88Logan Mailloux21D$875,000245.63NR140.91
89Ryan Nugent-Hopkins31F$5,125,000545.4278173.80
90Mikhail Sergachev26D$8,500,000745.3249118.99
91Bryan Rust32F$5,125,000444.89117149.12
92Leo Carlsson20F$950,000244.82114219.99
93Mark Stone32F$9,500,000344.58127111.29
94Alexis Lafreniere23F$2,325,000144.3877187.09
95Mike Matheson30D$4,875,000244.2056200.73
96Joel Eriksson Ek27F$5,250,000544.1399148.62
97Marco Rossi23F$863,333144.07157233.29
98Troy Terry27F$7,000,000643.75122131.55
99Darren Raddysh28D$975,000243.7393235.06
100William Eklund22F$894,167143.35136242.95
101Pavel Buchnevich29F$5,800,000143.00105148.40
102Mason McTavish21F$894,167142.9085212.29
103Dougie Hamilton31D$9,000,000442.5155103.33
104Mason Marchment29F$4,500,000242.04138148.86
105Bo Horvat29F$8,500,000741.95109134.69
106Artturi Lehkonen29F$4,500,000341.72119114.17
107Pavel Dorofeyev24F$1,835,000241.71195153.79
108Pavel Zacha27F$4,750,000341.51102151.04
109Brock Faber22D$925,000141.0274284.89
110Kirby Dach23F$3,362,500240.586796.09
111Charlie McAvoy27D$9,500,000640.3654141.77
112Dmitri Voronkov24F$925,000140.14NR206.43
113Roman Josi34D$9,059,000439.9969184.64
114Mika Zibanejad31F$8,500,000639.89103140.60
115Quinton Byfield22F$6,250,000539.87101140.95
116Sidney Crosby37F$8,700,000139.08143156.21
117Logan Stankoven21F$836,667138.86110135.99
118Vincent Trocheck32F$5,625,000538.6198160.29
119Connor Zary23F$863,333138.29124194.88
120Shane Pinto24F$3,750,000238.1287115.50
121Jackson LaCombe24D$925,000237.78NR186.04
122Connor McMichael24F$2,100,000237.77199167.72
123Oliver Bjorkstrand29F$5,400,000237.68135144.64
124Moritz Seider23D$8,550,000737.64132139.44
125Michael Bunting29F$3,500,000237.47125155.66
126Mikael Granlund32F$5,000,000136.99NR138.71
127Jake Walman28D$3,400,000236.97NR129.60
128Timo Meier28F$8,800,000736.94131110.84
129Victor Hedman34D$7,875,000136.8759179.10
130Cole Perfetti23F$3,250,000236.80167149.12
131Anthony Cirelli27F$6,250,000736.74155119.71
132Zach Hyman32F$5,500,000436.70129155.44
133Rasmus Andersson28D$4,550,000236.2983155.19
134Yegor Sharangovich26F$3,100,000135.99112157.22
135Owen Tippett25F$6,200,000835.76140126.01
136Trevor Moore29F$4,200,000435.62118145.04
137Teuvo Teravainen30F$5,400,000335.61152134.77
138Thomas Chabot27D$8,000,000435.5382116.24
139Sean Monahan30F$5,500,000535.47NR139.46
140Juraj Slafkovsky20F$950,000135.43148227.89
141Devon Toews30D$7,250,000735.2789151.13
142Brandt Clarke21D$894,167135.09172145.23
143Alex Newhook23F$2,900,000334.5581138.54
144Sam Bennett28F$4,425,000133.92153121.89
145Noah Hanifin27D$7,350,000833.87107145.36
146Casey Mittelstadt26F$5,750,000333.82151133.01
147Bowen Byram23D$3,850,000133.64145146.26
148Travis Sanheim28D$6,250,000733.62121147.68
149Bobby McMann28F$1,350,000233.61168159.14
150Aliaksei Protas24F$3,375,000533.39NR144.92
151Jake Sanderson22D$8,050,000833.33130130.45
152Nick Paul29F$3,150,000533.17NR140.60
153Kent Johnson22F$1,800,000332.95NR134.15
154Chandler Stephenson30F$6,250,000732.79161123.04
155Anthony Duclair29F$3,500,000432.52162124.09
156Morgan Frost25F$2,100,000132.24180146.49
157Jake Neighbours22F$835,833131.75166196.18
158Sean Durzi26D$6,000,000431.75111139.82
159Filip Hronek27D$7,250,000831.63104136.98
160Zach Benson19F$950,000231.44177206.56
161Matias Maccelli24F$3,425,000231.32137153.09
162Matthew Knies22F$925,000131.12NR187.85
163Matt Duchene34F$3,000,000130.89158160.86
164Ryan O’Reilly33F$4,500,000230.89165157.34
165Conor Garland28F$4,950,000230.85NR122.84
166Michael Kesselring25D$1,400,000230.71NR160.76
167Ivan Barbashev29F$5,000,000430.18NR112.06
168Bobby Brink23F$1,500,000230.17NR145.42
169Frank Vatrano30F$3,650,000130.06170143.98
170Tyler Seguin32F$9,850,000329.58NR88.20
171Joel Farabee24F$5,000,000429.58147123.02
172Josh Norris25F$7,950,000629.5619685.25
173Gustav Forsling28D$5,750,000829.33123135.99
174Jordan Spence23D$1,500,000229.32NR174.55
175Jack Roslovic27F$2,800,000129.17187111.44
176Fabian Zetterlund25F$1,450,000129.13NR169.39
177Cutter Gauthier20F$950,000229.03NR170.32
178Pierre-Luc Dubois26F$8,500,000728.79NR97.56
179William Karlsson32F$5,900,000328.74133125.25
180Nicolas Roy27F$3,000,000328.50186123.13
181Zack Bolduc21F$863,334228.25NR152.79
182Patrik Laine26F$8,700,000228.14NR45.95
183Dylan Cozens23F$7,100,000628.14181106.95
184Tomas Hertl31F$8,137,500628.0714993.01
185Owen Power22D$8,350,000728.05163114.30
186Tyson Foerster22F$863,333127.94179168.39
187Alex Ovechkin39F$9,500,000227.88NR112.95
188Anton Lundell23F$5,000,000627.86NR113.91
189J.T. Compher29F$5,100,000427.63188115.22
190Filip Chytil25F$4,437,500327.5816963.29
191Morgan Geekie26F$2,000,000127.45189131.72
192Cole Sillinger21F$2,250,000227.21NR136.42
193Olen Zellweger21D$866,667127.16194132.60
194Justin Brazeau26F$775,000127.10NR122.31
195Steven Stamkos34F$8,000,000427.01178137.89
196MacKenzie Weegar31D$6,250,000726.68126152.70
197Neal Pionk29D$5,875,000126.57NR126.76
198Matthew Poitras20F$870,000226.06NR133.89
199Jake DeBrusk28F$5,500,000726.02NR100.11
200Brock Nelson33F$6,000,000125.95146136.36

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