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| Evgeni Malkin |
Malkin will miss the remainder of the regular season because of an upper-body injury sustained Friday that will sideline him for the next 6-8 weeks. Nick Bonino (C, 4 percent owned) skated alongside Phil Kessel and Carl Hagelin in Malkin's usual spot on the second line Sunday. He did not earn a point but did have three shots on goal.
The Russian forward has 58 points in 57 games (18th in NHL) this season and is tied for third in power-play points (27). If your fantasy league counts penalty minutes, he's one of three players with at least 50 points and at least 60 PIMs; the others are Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand and Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban.
It remains to be seen how far Pittsburgh can go without Malkin, but its past record indicates it should be able to at least qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With the Penguins' win Sunday at the New York Rangers, they improved to 71-45-9 in games where Malkin was out because of an injury since his career began in 2006-07, a surprisingly strong track record given his elite status.
Will Bonino or Matt Cullen's production spike depending on who sticks with Hagelin and Kessel down the stretch? It certainly could, but that doesn't mean either will be worth owning in standard fantasy leagues. Bonino nearly reached the 50-point mark in 2013-14 (49 in 77 games) with the Anaheim Ducks, but has a .43 career points-per-game average. Cullen, who scored a goal Sunday with two SOG, has 11 goals and 11 assists this season but averages .51 points per game through 1,280 career games.
Malkin's career points-per-game average, by comparison, is second among active players (1.18) behind his teammate, Sidney Crosby (1.33). Read this on NHL.com.
TOP 100 FANTASY FORWARDS Read this on NHL.com.
These rankings indicate fantasy expectations for the rest of the season. Value is quantified by line combinations, power-play usage, past performance and overall upside in standard Yahoo categories (goals, assists, plus-minus, penalty minutes, power-play points and shots on goal.
1. Patrick Kane, C/RW, CHI
2. Alex Ovechkin, LW/RW, WSH
3. Jamie Benn, LW, DAL
4. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT (+1)
5. Tyler Seguin, C/RW, DAL (-1)
6. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C/LW, WSH (+1)
7. Joe Pavelski, C/LW/RW, SJS (+1)
8. Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS (+1)
9. Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, STL (+1)
10. Joe Thornton, C, SJS (+1)
11. Claude Giroux, C/RW, PHI
12. Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSH (+1)
13. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK (+1)
14. Daniel Sedin, LW, VAN (+1)
15. Steven Stamkos, C, TBL (+2)
16. Brad Marchand, LW, BOS (+2)
17. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, CGY (+3)
18. Ryan Getzlaf, C, ANA (-2)
19. John Tavares, C, NYI (+2)
20. Taylor Hall, C/LW, EDM (-1)
21. Artemi Panarin, LW, CHI (+3)
22. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TBL (DTD)
23. Corey Perry, RW, ANA
24. Filip Forsberg, C/LW/RW, NSH (+3)
25. Jason Spezza, C, DAL (+4)
26. Wayne Simmonds, LW/RW, PHI (+2)
27. Blake Wheeler, RW, WPG (-1)
28. James Neal, LW/RW, NSH (+8)
29. Jonathan Toews, C, CHI (-4)
30. Max Pacioretty, LW, MTL (+5)
31. Ryan Johansen, C/RW, NSH
32. Nathan MacKinnon, C/RW, COL (-2)
33. Connor McDavid, C, EDM (-1)
34. Jakub Voracek, LW/RW, PHI (DTD)
35. Patrick Sharp, C/LW/RW, DAL (DTD)
36. Matt Duchene, C/LW, COL
37. Tyler Toffoli, C/LW/RW, LAK
38. Jaromir Jagr, RW, FLA (+2)
39. Phil Kessel, RW, PIT
40. Derick Brassard, C, NYR (+6)
41. Patric Hornqvist, RW, PIT (+6)
42. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA (+3)
43. Gabriel Landeskog, LW, COL (SUSP.)
44. Zach Parise, LW, MIN (-1)
45. David Krejci, C, BOS (-3)
46. Jeff Carter, C/RW, LAK (+3)
47. Justin Williams, RW, WSH (+5)
48. Henrik Zetterberg, C/LW, DET (-4)
49. Loui Eriksson, LW/RW, BOS (+4)
50. Jonathan Huberdeau, C/LW, FLA (+6)
51. Tyler Johnson, C, TBL (-3)
52. T.J. Oshie, C/RW, WSH (+2)
53. Pavel Datsyuk, C/LW, DET (DTD)
54. Ryan Kesler, C/RW, ANA (-3)
55. Andrew Ladd, LW, CHI
56. Kyle Okposo, RW, NYI (+6)
57. Henrik Sedin, C, VAN (+1)
58. Jack Eichel, C, BUF (+7)
59. Logan Couture, C/LW, SJS
60. Mats Zuccarello, LW/RW, NYR (+4)
61. Shane Doan, LW/RW, ARI (+5)
62. Milan Lucic, LW, LAK (+7)
63. Dylan Larkin, C/LW, DET (-6)
64. David Perron, LW/RW, ANA (-3)
65. Marian Hossa, RW, CHI (NR - INJ.)
66. Scott Hartnell, LW, CBJ (-6)
67. Brayden Schenn, C/LW, PHI (+4)
68. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG (+9)
69. Kyle Palmieri, LW/RW, NJD (-1)
70. Mike Hoffman, C/LW, OTT (-7)
71. Bobby Ryan, LW/RW, OTT (-4)
72. Rick Nash, LW/RW, NYR (NR - INJ.)
73. Eric Staal, C/LW, NYR (-3)
74. Jussi Jokinen, C/LW/RW, FLA (+5)
75. Evander Kane, LW, BUF (+6)
76. Sean Monahan, C, CGY (-4)
77. Brandon Saad, LW/RW, CBJ (-4)
78. Tomas Hertl, C/LW, SJS (-3)
79. David Backes, C/RW, STL (+1)
80. Mark Stone, RW, OTT (+7)
81. Vincent Trocheck, C/RW, FLA (+13)
82. Andre Burakovsky, LW, WSH (-4)
83. Jeff Skinner, LW/RW, CAR (+7)
84. Alex Galchenyuk, C/LW, MTL (NEW)
85. Brendan Gallagher, RW, MTL (DTD)
86. Boone Jenner, C/RW, CBJ (-4)
87. Mike Ribeiro, C, NSH (-4)
88. Tomas Plekanec, C, MTL (-12)
89. Lee Stempniak, LW/RW, BOS (-5)
90. Max Domi, C/LW, ARI (-5)
91. Jaden Schwartz, LW, STL (+1)
92. Leon Draisaitl, C/RW, EDM (-6)
93. Mikko Koivu, C, MIN (-5)
94. Chris Kunitz, LW, PIT (-5)
95. Ondrej Palat, LW, TBL (+3)
96. Jarome Iginla, RW, COL (-1)
97. Jordan Eberle, RW, EDM (-6)
98. Brandon Dubinsky, C/LW, CBJ (-2)
99. Cam Atkinson, RW, CBJ (NEW)
100. Reilly Smith, LW/RW, FLA (NEW)
Just missed: Justin Abdelkader (LW/RW, DET), Adam Henrique (C/LW, NJD), Mikkel Boedker (LW/RW, COL), Frans Nielsen (C, NYI), Victor Rask (C, CAR), Chris Kreider (LW, NYR), Nazem Kadri (C, TOR), Ryan Spooner (C/LW, BOS), Tomas Tatar (LW/RW, DET), Marcus Johansson (C/LW/RW, WSH)
Dropped out: Boedker, Kreider, Spooner, Rickard Rakell
Key injuries: Evgeni Malkin (C/RW, PIT), Alexander Steen (C/LW, STL), Ryan O'Reilly (C/LW/RW, BUF), Mike Cammalleri (C/LW, NJD), Bryan Little (C/RW, WPG), James van Riemsdyk (LW, TOR), Benoit Pouliot (LW, EDM), Nikolaj Ehlers (LW/RW, WPG), Brandon Pirri (C/LW/RW, ANA), Kyle Turris (C, OTT), Marian Gaborik (RW, LAK)
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