The purpose of these rankings is to give you an idea of the most valuable NHL players based upon a number of factors, including past production, injury history, age, average time on ice, performance predictions, etc.
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| Rank | Player | Team | Pos | Explanation | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Sedin | VAN | L | Consistently great player. Tied for 6th in points. | 1 |
| 2 | Sidney Crosby | PIT | C | He's back! 4 point return followed by a game with no points and 3 penalties. | - |
| 3 | Steven Stamkos | TBL | C | On pace for 45 goals again. | 3 |
| 4 | Alex Ovechkin | WSH | L | Had a couple games without any points. Still struggling a bit. | 2 |
| 5 | Henrik Lundqvist | NYR | G | He's given up 2 goals or less in his last 3 games while making 101 saves. | 5 |
| 6 | Claude Giroux | PHI | R | Continuing his hot start to the season with 8 points in his last 5 games. | 6 |
| 7 | Henrik Sedin | VAN | C | Only 2 points behind brother Daniel. | 4 |
| 8 | Anze Kopitar | LAK | C | Could reach the 90 point mark this year. | 7 |
| 9 | Evgeni Malkin | PIT | C | Malkin has 4 points since Crosby returned. | 10 |
| 10 | Corey Perry | ANA | R | 5 points in his last 6 games. | 8 |
| 11 | Jonathan Quick | LAK | G | Quick back on track after multiple losses, but facing a lot of shots. | 11 |
| 12 | Ilya Bryzgalov | PHI | G | Couple of good games followed by a couple of bad games. Needs to find consistency. | 9 |
| 13 | Phil Kessel | TOR | R | Has scored in 18 of 22 games so far. | 13 |
| 14 | Thomas Vanek | BUF | L | Points keep adding up for Vanek this season. | 15 |
| 15 | Martin St Louis | TBL | R | Only trailing Bergeron in assists for the Lightning. | 14 |
| 16 | Tim Thomas | BOS | G | 7 wins in a row, including 3 shutouts. | 25 |
| 17 | Kris Letang | PIT | D | Had a stretch of games with a negative +/-, but seems to be on track. | 16 |
| 18 | Tomas Vokoun | WSH | G | Not playing as many games as previously thought. | 17 |
| 19 | Zach Parise | NJD | L | Parise not showing any progress even with Kovalchuk out. | 12 |
| 20 | Pekka Rinne | NSH | G | Last three performances were not great. | 18 |
| 21 | Patrick Marleau | SJS | L | Marleau having a streaky season, but recently had a hat trick. | 19 |
| 22 | Shea Weber | NSH | D | Playing great hockey along with defensive partner Suter. | 20 |
| 23 | Nicklas Lidstrom | DET | D | Tied for 5th in points for d-men. | 21 |
| 24 | Pavel Datsyuk | DET | C | After a slow start, Datsyuk has 8 points in his last 4 games. | 30 |
| 25 | Jonathan Toews | CHI | C | Great all-around player. | 24 |
| 26 | Henrik Zetterberg | DET | L | Detroit's offense is starting to pick up. | 22 |
| 27 | Patrick Kane | CHI | R | Point production on pace with last season. | 27 |
| 28 | Marian Hossa | CHI | R | 9 points in his last 6 games. | 34 |
| 29 | Kari Lehtonen | DAL | G | Still leads the league in wins. | 28 |
| 30 | Marian Gaborik | NYR | R | Where'd the offense go? | 29 |
| 31 | Marc-Andre Fleury | PIT | G | 3-1-1 record the past two weeks. | 38 |
| 32 | Nicklas Backstrom | WSH | C | While other Caps are struggling, Backstrom is heating up. | 41 |
| 33 | Jimmy Howard | DET | G | 11-5-1 record, .927 SV%, 1.92 GAA, 3 SO. | 35 |
| 34 | Patrick Sharp | CHI | L | Always seems overshadowed by Kane, Toews, and Hossa. | 32 |
| 35 | Ryan Getzlaf | ANA | C | 5 assists in his last 6 games isn't going to cut it. | 26 |
| 36 | Ryan Miller | BUF | G | Playing poorly and then concussed by Lucic. | 23 |
| 37 | Ilya Kovalchuk | NJD | L | Back from an injury and logging tons of playing time. | 33 |
| 38 | James Neal | PIT | L | Goal-scoring pace has slowed a bit, but he only trails Kessel. | 45 |
| 39 | Martin Brodeur | NJD | G | 3-1 record the past two weeks. | 37 |
| 40 | Jeff Skinner | CAR | C | One of the few bright spots for Carolina at this point. | 36 |
| 41 | Carey Price | MTL | G | Two shutouts in a row and then shutout by Tim Thomas. | 43 |
| 42 | Zdeno Chara | BOS | D | Started the season with a ton of PIM and now the points are starting to come. | 42 |
| 43 | Rick Nash | CBJ | R | The return of Carter gave Nash a little bump, but will it last? | 39 |
| 44 | Erik Karlsson | OTT | D | Great play helping Ottawa inch their way up in the standings. | 44 |
| 45 | Brad Richards | NYR | C | 13 points in 18 games. Still not living up to his paycheck. | 40 |
| 46 | Roberto Luongo | VAN | G | Only played 1 game the past two weeks due to injury. | 46 |
| 47 | Joffrey Lupul | TOR | R | The Lupul-Kessel pairing has been huge this season. | - |
| 48 | Jamie Benn | DAL | L | Benn had a stretch of games with no points, but he'll be back. | 48 |
| 49 | Alexander Semin | WSH | L | Comes back with a big goal a game after being a health scratch. | 49 |
| 50 | Tyler Seguin | BOS | C | Starting to look like a 2nd overall pick. | - |
On the bubble:
Jeff Carter (CBJ C), Mike Richards (LAK C), Brent Burns (SJS D), Dion Phaneuf (TOR D), Sheldon Souray (DAL D), Duncan Keith (CHI D), Ryan Suter (NSH D), Jason Garrison (FLA D), Brian Campbell (FLA D), Keith Yandle (PHX D), Grant Clitsome (CBJ D), Loui Eriksson (DAL L), Scott Hartnell (PHI L), Evander Kane (WPG L), Jason Pominville (BUF R), Kris Versteeg (FLA R), Matt Read (PHI R), Antti Niemi (SJS G), Nikolai Khabibulin (EDM G)
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