NHL.com identifies the most valuable fantasy players and biggest surprises at each position as we reach the midway point of the 2020-21 season. For more fantasy coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy and subscribe for free to the NHL Fantasy on Ice podcast.
NOTE: These selections are based solely on fantasy performance to date (statistics as of March 15, 2021) and take into account season-long standing and average draft position in Yahoo Fantasy and also DFS value in FanDuel contests. Picks have been made by Pete Jensen and Rob Reese of NHL.com.
OVERALL
Most valuable fantasy player
Consensus pick: Connor McDavid, EDM
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CENTER
Center MVP
Consensus pick: McDavid, EDM
Biggest center surprise:
Jensen’s pick: Joe Pavelski, DAL
Reese’s pick: Vincent Trocheck, CAR
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LEFT WING
LW MVP
Jensen’s pick: Brad Marchand, BOS
Reese’s pick: Brady Tkachuk, OTT
Biggest LW surprise:
Jensen’s pick: Alex DeBrincat, CHI
Reese’s pick: Ondrej Palat, TBL
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RIGHT WING
RW MVP
Jensen’s pick: Patrick Kane, CHI
Reese’s pick: Mitchell Marner, TOR
Biggest RW surprise:
Jensen’s pick: Conor Garland, ARI
Reese’s pick: Patric Hornqvist, FLA
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DEFENSEMAN
D-man MVP
Jensen’s pick: Victor Hedman, TBL
Reese’s pick: Jeff Petry, MTL
Biggest D-man surprise:
Consensus pick: Darnell Nurse, EDM
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GOALIE
Goalie MVP
Jensen’s pick: Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL
Reese’s pick: Marc-Andre Fleury, VGK
Biggest goalie surprise:
Consensus pick: Kevin Lankinen, CHI
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ROOKIE
Most valuable fantasy rookie
Jensen’s pick: Kirill Kaprizov, LW/RW, MIN
Reese’s pick: Kaapo Kahkonen, G, MIN
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