To no one's surprise, Connor McDavid once again sits atop this rankings list after racking up an absurd 33 goals and 105 points in just 56 games last season en route to his third Art Ross Trophy, his second Hart Memorial Trophy and his third Ted Lindsay Award. There's no reason to expect the 24-year-old phenom to slow down in 2021-22. Nathan MacKinnon is a clear downgrade from McDavid, but both players should surpass the 100-point threshold this season, making him an excellent consolation prize.
Vasilveskiy was once again of the best netminders in the NHL last year, going 31-10-1 with five shutouts while posting an impressive 2.21 GAA and .925 save percentage in 42 regular-season appearances. The 27-year-old Russian was even better during the playoffs, compiling a 16-7-0 record while maintaining a superb 1.90 GAA and .937 save percentage through 23 contests, leading the Lightning to their second straight Stanley Cup championship. Vasilevskiy's the clear No. 1 Fantasy goaltender heading into 2021-22 and is worth a top-10 pick in nearly all formats.
If he can stay healthy, Cale Makar will have a chance to establish himself as the clear-cut No. 1 Fantasy defenseman this season. The 2017 first-round pick scored at a point-per-game pace in 2020-21, racking up eight goals and 36 helpers through 44 contests while posting a plus-17 rating and averaging an eye-popping 24:19 of ice time per contest. The UMass-Amherst product thrived as the quarterback of the Avalanche's top power-play unit, racking up four goals and 22 points with the man advantage. Makar should only continue to improve in his age-22 season in 2021-22.
The following Top 100 Rankings are based on Standard CBS Head-to-Head League settings, which can be found here.
Nathan MacKinnon - C - Colorado Avalanche
Leon Draisaitl - C - Edmonton Oilers
Andrei Vasilevskiy - G - Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kucherov - RW - Tampa Bay Lightning
Brad Marchand - LW - Boston Bruins
David Pastrnak - RW - Boston Bruins
Artemi Panarin - LW - New York Rangers
Mikko Rantanen - RW - Colorado Avalanche
Patrick Kane - RW - Chicago Blackhawks
Cale Makar - D - Colorado Avalanche
Mitch Marner - RW - Toronto Maple Leafs
Alex Ovechkin - LW - Washington Capitals
Tristan Jarry - G - Pittsburgh Penguins
Darcy Kuemper - G - Colorado Avalanche
Jonathan Huberdeau - LW- Florida Panthers
Alex DeBrincat - RW - Chicago Blackhawks
John Tavares - C - Toronto Maple Leafs
Victor Hedman - D - Tampa Bay Lightning
Max Pacioretty - LW - Vegas Golden Knights
Shea Theodore - D - Vegas Golden Knights
Brayden Point - C - Tampa Bay
Igor Shesterkin - G - New York Rangers
Juuse Saros - G - Nashville Predators
Jake Guentzel - LW - Pittsburgh Penguins
Kirill Kaprizov - LW - Minnesota Wild
Gabriel Landeskog - LW - Colorado Avalanche
John Carlson - D - Washington Capitals
Marc-Andre Fleury - G - Chicago Blackhawks
Mika Zibanejad - C - New York Rangers
Adam Fox - D - New York Rangers
Mark Scheifele - C - Winnipeg Jets
Ryan O'Reilly - C - St. Louis Blues
Darnell Nurse - D - Edmonton Oilers
Aaron Ekblad - D - Florida Panthers
Ilya Samsonov - G - Washington Capitals
Patrice Bergeron - C - Boston Bruins
Frederik Andersen - G - Carolina Hurricanes
Jack Campbell - G - Toronto Maple Leafs
Mark Stone - RW - Vegas Golden Knights
Kyle Connor - LW - Winnipeg Jets
Andrei Svechnikov - RW - Carolina Hurricanes
Tyson Barrie - D - Edmonton Oilers
Alex Pietrangelo - D - Vegas Golden Knights
Steven Stamkos - C - Tampa Bay Lightning
Kris Letang - D - Pittsburgh Penguins
Jonathan Marchessault - LW - Vegas Golden Knights
Matthew Tkachuk - LW - Calgary Flames
Nikolaj Ehlers - LW - Winnipeg Jets
Philipp Grubauer - G - Seattle Kraken
Taylor Hall - LW - Boston Bruins
Roope Hintz - LW - Dallast Stars
Mathew Barzal - C - New York Islanders
Kevin Fiala - LW - Minnesota Wild
Brent Burns - D - San Jose Sharks
David Perron - RW - St. Louis Blues
Thatcher Demko - G - Vancouver Canucks
Tyler Seguin - C - Dallas Stars
Johnny Gaudreau - LW - Calgary Flames
Jason Robertson - LW - Dallas Stars
Evgeni Malkin - C - Pittsburgh Penguins
Linus Ullmark - G - Boston Bruins
Brady Tkachuk - LW - Ottawa Senators
Joe Pavelski - RW - Dallas Stars
Elias Lindholm - C - Calgary Flames
Sam Reinhart - RW - Florida Panthers
Torey Krug - D - St. Louis Blues
Anders Lee - C - New York Islanders
Quinn Hughes - D - Vancouver Canucks
Zach Werenski - D - Columbus Blue Jackets
Seth Jones - D - Chicago Blackhawks
Cam Talbot - G - Minnesota Wild
Tyler Toffoli - RW - Montreal Canadiens
Jeff Petry - D - Montreal Canadiens
Devon Toews - D - Colorado Avalanche
Pavel Buchnevich - LW - St. Louis Blues
Morgan Rielly - D - Toronto Maple Leafs
Bryan Rust - RW - Pittsburgh Penguins
John Klingberg - D - Dallas Stars
Blake Wheeler - RW - Winnipeg Jets
Miro Heiskanen - D - Dallas Stars
Cole Caufield - RW - Montreal Canadiens
Nicklas Backstrom - C- Washington Capitals
Jordan Binnington - G - St. Louis Blues
Neal Pionk - D - Winnipeg Jets
