Top-200 Cap League Skater Rankings – March 2025

Alexander MacLean

2025-03-25

We're nearly at the end of the season, and this will be the last update before the rankings switch to offseason mode. Lane Hutson dominates once again on his ELC, and he should outdo himself next year too. Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar round out the podium spots as the premiere defensemen in a league where there isn't as much scoring depth to the position as there used to be. That being said, there's a lot of hope for the future with the new wave including Jackson LaCombe, Thomas Harley, Luke Hughes, and others. As we move into the offseason, I'll recommend getting your defense core in order before focusing on the rest of your roster.

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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 BlueSky here @alexdmaclean.

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

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
1Lane Hutson21D$950,000283.236221.53
2Quinn Hughes25D$7,850,000377.852270.76
3Cale Makar26D$9,000,000373.593262.89
4Connor McDavid28F$12,500,000266.991253.51
5Nikita Kucherov31F$9,500,000365.974266.95
6Nathan MacKinnon29F$12,600,000764.275246.57
7Connor Bedard19F$950,000261.307357.16
8Kirill Kaprizov27F$9,000,000260.028204.44
9Leon Draisaitl29F$8,500,000158.859227.68
10Evan Bouchard25D$3,900,000152.8610299.44
11Zach Werenski27D$9,583,333451.4720175.78
12Jack Hughes23F$8,000,000650.5611192.94
13Mitch Marner27F$10,903,000149.2213177.50
14David Pastrnak28F$11,250,000748.2515205.94
15Kyle Connor28F$7,142,857247.9622163.51
16Shea Theodore29D$5,200,000147.4025175.88
17Adam Fox27D$9,500,000546.9614211.31
18Logan Cooley20F$950,000246.3247238.20
19Mikko Rantanen28F$9,250,000145.6412208.82
20Jack Eichel28F$10,000,000245.6216155.87
21Jesper Bratt26F$7,875,000744.1229174.86
22Clayton Keller26F$7,150,000443.3834172.01
23Matthew Tkachuk27F$9,500,000642.9818182.48
24Josh Morrissey29D$6,250,000442.5519217.16
25Auston Matthews27F$13,250,000442.5317182.24
26Rasmus Dahlin24D$11,000,000842.0632171.98
27Brandon Hagel26F$6,500,000841.2939169.12
28Jason Robertson25F$7,750,000241.2624192.59
29Sam Reinhart29F$8,625,000840.6221184.63
30Jackson LaCombe24D$925,000240.31121173.86
31Brayden Point28F$9,500,000639.7323171.43
32Robert Thomas25F$8,000,000739.4530180.56
33William Nylander28F$11,500,000839.0226171.85
34Martin Necas26F$6,500,000238.6559146.81
35Tim Stutzle23F$8,350,000738.1637160.50
36Dylan Strome28F$5,000,000438.0548166.78
37Aleksander Barkov29F$10,000,000638.0231157.99
38Darren Raddysh29D$975,000238.0199226.07
39Adam Fantilli20F$950,000237.8461235.63
40Nick Suzuki25F$7,875,000637.7744160.05
41Macklin Celebrini18F$975,000337.02NR182.06
42Sebastian Aho27F$9,750,000836.9728168.96
43Kirill Marchenko24F$3,850,000336.9669152.84
44Sean Monahan30F$5,500,000536.72139131.43
45Shane Wright21F$886,667336.6864181.81
46Tage Thompson27F$7,142,857635.8851150.13
47Travis Konecny28F$5,500,000135.6936167.69
48Thomas Harley23D$4,000,000235.5280181.12
49Wyatt Johnston22F$894,167135.4276297.66
50Lucas Raymond22F$8,075,000834.7452146.02
51Kent Johnson22F$1,800,000334.67153125.32
52Noah Dobson25D$4,000,000134.5727248.20
53Gabriel Vilardi25F$3,437,500134.4863131.87
54Jonathan Drouin29F$2,500,000134.3072164.28
55Jake Guentzel30F$9,000,000734.2738152.85
56Jakob Chychrun26D$4,600,000133.9974162.94
57Adrian Kempe28F$5,500,000233.8640175.14
58Dylan Guenther21F$894,167133.7473204.90
59Nikolaj Ehlers29F$6,000,000133.6662144.34
60JJ Peterka23F$855,833133.2787246.47
61Vince Dunn28D$7,350,000333.1570154.58
62Drake Batherson26F$4,975,000332.6350168.25
63Nico Hischier26F$7,250,000332.5945153.21
64Dylan Larkin28F$8,700,000732.5343142.66
65Matt Boldy23F$7,000,000632.1742157.86
66Filip Forsberg30F$8,500,000631.9641176.14
67Aliaksei Protas24F$3,375,000531.72150135.80
68Mark Scheifele32F$8,500,000731.6753143.69
69Connor McMichael24F$2,100,000231.66122155.52
70Shayne Gostisbehere31D$3,200,000331.6260220.09
71Alex Tuch28F$4,750,000230.9558166.03
72Cole Caufield24F$7,850,000730.9166137.50
73Roope Hintz28F$8,450,000730.8383138.58
74Marco Rossi23F$863,333130.7897202.66
75Leo Carlsson20F$950,000230.7392218.19
76William Eklund22F$894,167130.71100217.07
77Artemi Panarin33F$11,642,857230.5749174.31
78Luke Hughes21D$925,000130.5384280.62
79Brady Tkachuk25F$8,208,571430.1546154.76
80J.T. Miller32F$8,000,000730.0435184.93
81Valeri Nichushkin30F$6,125,000629.8654122.90
82Mikhail Sergachev26D$8,500,000729.8290108.43
83Seth Jarvis23F$7,420,087829.6875140.55
84Pavel Dorofeyev24F$1,835,000229.05107145.05
85Jordan Kyrou26F$8,125,000729.0571140.20
86Mathew Barzal27F$9,150,000729.0456148.75
87Mason McTavish22F$894,167128.94102213.35
88Jake Sanderson22D$8,050,000828.82151124.06
89Alex DeBrincat27F$7,875,000328.6881136.38
90Matt Duchene34F$3,000,000128.60163152.04
91Logan Mailloux21D$875,000228.3388150.10
92Elias Pettersson26F$11,600,000828.0033162.01
93Ryan Donato28F$2,000,000127.96NR141.58
94Mark Stone32F$9,500,000327.909399.57
95Nick Schmaltz29F$5,850,000227.0477142.47
96Dylan Holloway23F$2,220,457226.87NR82.52
97Carter Verhaeghe29F$4,166,667126.6957180.06
98Matvei Michkov20F$950,000326.61NR181.38
99Jake Walman29D$3,400,000226.54127109.55
100Sidney Crosby34F$8,700,000126.53116148.71
101Dmitri Voronkov24F$925,000126.46112184.08
102Artturi Lehkonen29F$4,500,000326.28106108.87
103Troy Terry27F$7,000,000626.2398121.43
104Bryan Rust32F$5,125,000425.9091138.68
105Miro Heiskanen25D$8,450,000525.7165161.84
106Yegor Chinakhov24F$2,100,000225.6879133.70
107Jared McCann28F$5,000,000325.4682150.45
108Kevin Fiala28F$7,875,000525.4478147.59
109Andrei Svechnikov24F$7,750,000525.1968123.24
110Mason Lohrei24D$925,000125.17NR130.68
111Brock Boeser28F$6,650,000225.1367152.69
112Matthew Knies22F$925,000125.10162173.05
113Victor Hedman34D$7,875,000124.83129170.58
114Jack Quinn23F$863,333124.7555158.94
115Pavel Mintyukov21D$918,333224.4686219.51
116Cutter Gauthier21F$950,000224.17177168.08
117Pierre-Luc Dubois26F$8,500,000724.0017890.41
118Teuvo Teravainen30F$5,400,000323.65137126.56
119Cole Perfetti23F$3,250,000223.59130142.40
120Tyler Seguin33F$9,850,000323.4417077.61
121Ryan Nugent-Hopkins31F$5,125,000523.4489170.44
122Seamus Casey21D$950,000323.43NR97.16
123Brandt Clarke22D$894,167123.41142120.93
124Filip Hronek27D$7,250,000823.41159137.73
125Dougie Hamilton31D$9,000,000423.3110394.67
126Bowen Byram23D$3,850,000123.22147135.46
127Moritz Seider23D$8,550,000722.99124129.35
128Mason Marchment30F$4,500,000222.95104135.53
129Juraj Slafkovsky20F$950,000122.91140218.91
130Pavel Zacha27F$4,750,000322.86108145.78
131Bobby McMann28F$1,350,000222.77149153.53
132Simon Holmstrom23F$850,000122.76NR131.38
133Boone Jenner31F$3,750,000222.70NR97.32
134Rickard Rakell31F$5,000,000422.43NR94.94
135Anthony Cirelli27F$6,250,000722.28131106.17
136Sam Bennett28F$4,425,000122.16144113.09
137Connor Zary23F$863,333122.02119178.42
138Michael Kesselring25D$1,400,000221.89166148.34
139Quinton Byfield22F$6,250,000521.87115138.72
140Jake Neighbours22F$835,833121.85157188.95
141Scott Morrow22D$916,667221.83NR52.62
142Alexis Lafreniere23F$2,325,000121.7994178.31
143Pavel Buchnevich30F$5,800,000121.70101138.04
144Zack Bolduc22F$863,334221.69181151.08
145Alex Ovechkin34F$9,500,000221.64187107.82
146Thomas Chabot27D$8,000,000421.61138111.16
147Ivan Barbashev29F$5,000,000421.5816799.47
148Bo Horvat29F$8,500,000721.37105126.87
149Aaron Ekblad29D$7,500,000121.31NR93.80
150Logan Stankoven22F$836,667121.02117120.21
151Bobby Brink23F$1,500,000220.87168137.46
152Nick Paul29F$3,150,000520.87152129.55
153Tom Wilson30F$6,500,000720.84NR76.97
154MacKenzie Weegar31D$6,250,000720.79196147.83
155Shane Pinto24F$3,750,000220.76120113.90
156Patrik Laine26F$8,700,000220.7218244.83
157Joel Eriksson Ek28F$5,250,000520.7196140.72
158Mikael Granlund33F$5,000,000120.66126123.70
159Charlie McAvoy27D$9,500,000620.51111135.09
160Roman Josi34D$9,059,000420.49113177.83
161Mika Zibanejad31F$8,500,000620.45114136.71
162Ryker Evans23D$897,500120.45NR120.39
163Will Smith20F$950,000320.41NR161.02
164Timo Meier28F$8,800,000720.34128102.96
165Chandler Stephenson30F$6,250,000720.33154115.23
166Simon Edvinsson22D$894,167220.24NR97.48
167Adam Boqvist24D$775,000120.23NR102.15
168Tomas Hertl31F$8,137,500620.2218487.21
169Noah Hanifin28D$7,350,000820.11145136.60
170Morgan Geekie26F$2,000,000120.05191126.75
171Owen Power22D$8,350,000719.98185106.94
172Morgan Rielly31D$7,500,000619.9485165.29
173Cole Sillinger21F$2,250,000219.76192125.97
174Neal Pionk29D$5,875,000119.75197110.44
175Matt Coronato22F$925,000119.47NR59.86
176Will Cuylle23F$828,333119.47NR131.74
177Vincent Trocheck32F$5,625,000519.40118153.40
178Brandon Montour30D$7,142,857719.38NR112.69
179Artyom Levshunov19D$975,000319.35NR117.25
180Brock Faber22D$925,000119.29109268.09
181Zach Benson19F$950,000219.27160202.49
182Jordan Spence24D$1,500,000219.19174162.68
183Oliver Bjorkstrand29F$5,400,000218.82123134.04
184Owen Tippett26F$6,200,000818.75135116.81
185Anton Lundell23F$5,000,000618.73188105.87
186Barrett Hayton24F$2,650,000218.70NR116.49
187Sean Durzi26D$6,000,000418.54158139.44
188Mike Matheson31D$4,875,000218.4995187.18
189Trevor Moore29F$4,200,000418.45136139.52
190Zach Hyman32F$5,500,000418.36132149.45
191Warren Foegele28F$3,500,000318.26NR107.26
192Shakir Mukhamadullin23D$894,167118.12NR81.12
193Josh Norris25F$7,950,000618.1117278.96
194Casey Mittelstadt26F$5,750,000318.11146124.38
195Rasmus Andersson28D$4,550,000218.05133146.97
196Ryan McLeod25F$2,100,000117.99NR85.65
197Fabian Zetterlund25F$1,450,000117.91176150.57
198Kirby Dach24F$3,362,500217.8411094.75
199Michael Bunting29F$3,500,000217.76125144.78
200Pius Suter28F$1,600,000117.71NR105.57

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