Fantasy Hockey Division Preview

Atlantic Division

Boston Bruins

Having one of the best top lines in hockey, the Bruins had all three guys hit a 100 point pace and proved to be top fantasy hockey players. The drop off from the top three was noticeable, but potential is there for a few of the younger players to be fantasy relevant.

Brad Marchand

2019 stats – 79 Games / 36 G / 64 A / 100 Pts / +15 / 34 PPP / 7 SHP / 231 SOG / 46 Hits / 19 Blocks

David Pastrnak 

2019 stats – 66 Games / 38 G / 43 A / 81 pts / +6 / 33 PPP / 235 SOG / 57 Hits / 25 Blocks

Patrice Bergeron

2019 stats – 65 Games / 32 G / 47 A / 79 pts / +23 / 27 PPP / 7 SHP / 205 SOG / 43 Hits / 60 Blocks

David Krejci

2019 stats – 81 Games / 20 G / 53 A / 73 Pts / +7 / 16 PPP / 139 SOG / 28 Hits / 24 Blocks

Torey Krug

2019 stats – 64 Games / 6 G / 47 A / 53 Pts / -2 / 30 PPP / 151 SOG / 53 Hits / 60 Blocks

Tuukka Rask

2019 stats – 46 Games / 27-13-5 / .912 sv% / 2.48 GAA / 4 SHO

Other Notable Options: Jake DeBrusk, Danton Heinen, Charlie Coyle

Sleepers: Jack Studnicka, Anders Bjork, Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson

Buffalo Sabres

This young core showed flashes of top level production in fantasy hockey. Outside of the top five guys, it’ll be tough to find consistent fantasy production. There are some potential deep league options to keep your eye on.

Jack Eichel

2019 stats – 77 Games / 28 G / 54 A / 82 Pts / -11 / 26 PPP / 303 SOG / 70 Hits / 51 Blocks

Jeff Skinner

2019 stats – 82 Games / 40 G / 23 A / 63 Pts / 0 / 16 PPP / 268 SOG / 31 Hits / 24 Blocks

Sam Reinhart 

2019 stats – 82 Games / 22 G / 43 A / 65 Pts / -10 / 15 PPP / 180 SOG / 38 Hits / 47 Blocks

Rasmus Dahlin

2019 stats – 82 Games / 9 G / 35 A / 44 pts / -13 / 20 PPP / 177 SOG / 97 Hits / 66 Blocks

Rasmus Ristolainen

2019 stats – 78 Games / 5 G / 38 A / 43 pts / -41 / 17 PPP / 182 SOG / 235 Hits / 121 Blocks

Other notable players – Casey Mittlestadt, Evan Rodrigues, Colin Miller 

Sleepers – Victor Olofsson, Brandon Montour

Detroit Red Wings

One of the more intriguing teams this year, Detroit could have a couple top talent out producing last years totals. Unfortunately, the team isn’t very deep. The top players are the only ones worth taking in most fantasy hockey leagues.

Dylan Larkin

2019 stats – 76 Games / 32 G / 41 A / 73 Pts / -6 / 15 PPP / 3 SHP / 287 SOG / 80 Hits / 35 Blocks

Anthony Mantha

2019 stats – 67 Games / 25 G / 23 A / 48 Pts / -8 / 12 PPP / 198 SOG / 67 Hits / 23 Blocks

Tyler Bertuzzi 

2019 stats – 73 Games / 21 G / 26 A / 47 Pts / +11 / 6 PPP / 131 SOG / 76 Hits / 39 Blocks

Andreas Athanasiou

2019 stats – 76 Games / 30 G / 24 A / 54 pts / -9 / 11 PPP / 216 SOG / 33 Hits / 26 Blocks

Mike Green

2019 stats – 43 Games / 5 G / 21 A / 26 pts / -1 / 3 PPP / 92 SOG / 60 Hits / 56 Blocks

Sleepers – Filip Zadina, Joe Veleno, Evgeny Svechnikov

Florida Panthers

This team was full of great fantasy hockey options. Florida had five 20 goal scorers, three double digit power play goal scorers, and their top five point producers all played the entire season. That’s a lot of chemistry that was built up, expect a similar dominant season from this team.

Aleksander Barkov

2019 stats – 82 Games / 35 G / 61 A / 96 pts / -3 / 31 PPP / 206 SOG / 28 Hits / 61 blocks 

Jonathan Huberdeau

2019 stats – 82 Games / 30 G / 62 A / 92 pts / -14 / 34 PPP / 226 SOG / 57 Hits / 45 blocks

Evgenii Dadonov

2019 stats – 82 Games / 28 G / 42 A / 70 pts / -6 / 17 PPP / 195 SOG / 33 Hits / 42 blocks

Keith Yandle

2019 stats – 82 Games / 9 G / 53 A / 62 pts / -17 / 39 PPP / 199 SOG / 47 Hits / 76 Blocks

Sergei Bobrovsky

2019 stats – 62 Games / 37-24-1 / .913 save % / 2.58 GAA / 9 SHO

Other Notable Players: Mike Hoffman, Vincent Trocheck

Sleepers: Owen Tippett, Henrik Borgstrom

Montreal Canadiens

There isn’t one overly dominate fantasy hockey option in Montreal, but there are more then a few options to choose from for the mid rounds. All of them worth rostering on your fantasy hockey team. Definitely

Brendan Gallagher

2019 stats – 82 Games / 33 G / 19 A / 52 pts / +10 / 7 PPP / 302 SOG / 126 Hits / 31 Blocks

Max Domi

2019 stats – 82 Games / 28 G / 44 A / 72 pts / +20 / 11 PPP / 203 SOG / 53 Hits / 39 Blocks 

Shea Weber

2019 stats – 58 Games / 14 G / 19 A / 33 pts / +15 / 6 PPP / 166 SOG / 129 hits / 110 Blocks

Jonathan Drouin

2019 stats – 81 Games / 18 G / 35 A / 53 Pts / -8 / 16 PPP / 190 SOG / 55 hits / 23 blocks

Tomas Tatar

2019 stats – 80 Games / 25 G / 33 A / 58 Pts / +21 / 8 PPP / 195 SOG / 77 Hits / 30 Blocks

Carey Price

2019 stats – 66 Games / 35-24-6 / .918 sv % / 2.49 GAA / 4 SHO

Other notable players: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Phillip Danault, Jeff Petry 

Sleepers: Victor Mete, Ryan Poehling

Ottawa Senators

The shortest list in the division, Ottawa is going to be tough to rely on for any fantasy hockey production. The pickings are slim and you can probably find similar production elsewhere.

Thomas Chabot

2019 stats – 70 Games / 14 G / 41 A / 55 pts / -12 / 16 PPP / 1 SHP / 185 SOG / 71 Hits / 112 Blocks

Brady Tkachuk 

2019 stats – 71 Games / 22 G / 23 A / 45 pts / -10 / 10 PPP / 214 SOG / 174 Hits / 26 Blocks

Sleepers: Erik Brannstrom, Drake Batherson, Anthony Duclair

Tampa Bay Lightning

One of the more dominant teams in recent history, the Lightning had three 40 goal scorers also put up over 90 points each. A dominant core that will be playing together for a few more years, elite fantasy hockey production could be on the horizon again.

Nikita Kucherov

2019 stats – 82 Games / 41 G / 87 A /128 pts / +24 / 48 PPP / 246 SOG / 44 Hits / 31 Blocks

Steven Stamkos

2019 stats – 82 Games / 45 G / 53 A / 98 pts / +4 / 40 PPP / 2 SHP / 234 SOG / 72 hits / 40 Blocks

Brayden Point

2019 stats – 79 Games / 41 G / 51 G / 92 pts / +27 / 35 PPP / 191 SOG / 31 Hits / 43 Blocks

Victor Hedman

2019 stats – 70 Games / 12 G / 42 A / 54 Pts / +24 / 25 PPP / 1 SHP / 182 SOG / 59 Hits / 97 Blocks

Andrei Vasilevskiy 

2019 stats – 53 Games / 39-10-4 / .925 sv% / 2.40 GAA / 6 SHO

Other notable players: Tyler Johnson, Yanni Gourde, Ryan McDonagh, Kevin Shattenkirk

Sleepers: Ondrej Palat, Anthony Cirelli, Mikhail Sergachev 

Toronto Maple Leafs

Three 90 point potential players, two 60 point potential defenseman and a solid goaltender make Toronto a prime choice to grab early round players in your fantasy hockey drafts. Their middle six crew has some fantasy hockey potential too, definitely worth keeping an eye on them for the later rounds.

Auston Matthews

2019 stats – 68 Games / 37 G / 36 A / 73 Pts / -9 / 20 PPP / 251 SOG / 28 Hits / 60 Blocks

John Tavares

2019 stats – 82 Games / 47 G / 41 A / 88 pts / +19 / 19 PPP / 286 SOG / 59 Hits / 53 Blocks

Mitch Marner

2019 stats – 82 Games / 26 G / 68 A / 94 pts / +22 / 21 PPP / 3 SHP / 233 SOG / 29 Hits / 43 Blocks

Morgan Rielly

2019 stats – 82 Games / 20 G / 52 A / 72 pts / +24 / 21 PPP / 223 SOG / 62 Hits / 114 blocks

Tyson Barrie

2019 stats – 78 Games / 14 G / 45 A / 59 pts / -3 / 25 PPP / 218 SOG / 48 hits / 93 blocks

Other notable players – William Nylander, Zach Hyman, Andreas Johansson, Alex Kerfoot

Sleepers – Timothy Liljegren, Kaspari Kapanen

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