The most important tool in your draft kit is a handy Top 200 list for quick reference when the picks start flying on draft day.

In this case, our Top 200 isn’t simply a rundown of the best NHL players. The rankings below take into account a number of factors, such as position scarcity, and place a premium on both volume (ice time, goalie starts) and potential (rising stars). You’ll also notice a number of good goalies further down the list. That’s because, like a running back in the NFL, they tend to come at a dime a dozen after the elite players are off the board. Consider last year’s top two goalies by volume (Cam Talbot, Frederik Andersen) were largely afterthoughts on draft day.

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Anyway, regardless of format, it’s typically a sound strategy to grab elite scoring first and color around them with run-of-the-mill defensemen and goaltenders as the draft goes on.

The reason for 200? In Yahoo leagues, a standard 12-team format consists of two centers, four wingers, four defensemen and two goalies, with four bench slots to use as you please. That adds up to 192 players, so for the most part, it’s not likely you’ll see many of these guys on the waiver wire when the draft is over. ESPN rosters are a bit deeper; they run 22 players strong. Keep that in mind.

2017 RANKINGS:CENTERS |  LEFT WINGS | RIGHT WINGS | DEFENSEMEN | GOALIES

Fantasy Hockey Rankings 2017: Top 200

  1. Connor McDavid, C, Oilers 2. Patrick Kane, RW, Blackhawks 3. Nikita Kucherov, RW, Lightning 4. Erik Karlsson, D, Senators 5. Brent Burns, D, Sharks 6. Sidney Crosby, C, Penguins 7. Auston Matthews, C, Maple Leafs 8. Jack Eichel, C, Sabres 9. Alex Ovechkin, LW, Capitals 10. Brad Marchand, LW, Bruins 11. Tyler Seguin, C/RW, Stars 12. Vladimir Tarasenko, LW, Blues 13. Victor Hedman, D, Lightning 14. Patrik Laine, LW, Jets 15. David Pastrnak, RW, Bruins 16. Jamie Benn, LW, Stars 17. Evgeni Malkin, C, Penguins 18. Cam Talbot, G, Oilers 19. Kris Letang, D, Penguins 20. Braden Holtby, G, Capitals 21. Devan Dubnyk, G, Wild 22. John Tavares, C, Islanders 23. Frederik Anderson, G, Maple Leafs 24. Steven Stamkos, C, Lightning 25. Viktor Arvidsson, LW/RW, Predators 26. Roman Josi, D, Predators 27. Leon Draisaitl, C/RW, Oilers 28. Filip Forsberg, LW, Predators 29. Mark Scheifele, C, Jets 30. Max Pacioretty, LW, Canadiens 31. William Nylander, C/RW, Maple Leafs 32. Matt Murray, G, Penguins 33. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, Flames 34. Carey Price, G, Canadiens 35. Mike Hoffman, LW/RW, Senators 36. Mitchell Marner, C/RW, Maple Leafs 37. John Carlson, D, Capitals 38. Artemi Panarin, C/LW, Blue Jackets 39. Zach Werenski, D, Blue Jackets 40. Blake Wheeler, RW, Jets 41. Kevin Shattenkirk, D, Rangers 42. Nicklas Backstrom, C, Capitals 43. Rasmus Ristolainen, D, Sabres 44. Jonathan Quick, G, Kings 45. Joe Pavelski, C/RW, Sharks 46. Aleksander Barkov, C, Panthers 47. Dougie Hamilton, D, Flames 48. Sergei Bobrovski, G, Blue Jackets 49. Henrik Lundqvist, G, Rangers 50. Corey Crawford, G, Blackhawks 51. Dustin Byfuglien, D, Jets 52. Taylor Hall, LW, Devils 53. Shea Weber, D, Canadiens 54. Ryan Getzlaf, C, Ducks 55. Alex Pietrangelo, D, Blues 56. Jeff Skinner, LW, Hurricanes 57. Jake Guentzel, LW, Penguins 58. P.K. Subban, D, Predators 59. John Klingberg, D, Stars 60. Jonathan Huberdeau, LW, Panthers 61. Martin Jones, G, Sharks 62. Oscar Klefbom, D, Oilers 63. Ryan O’Reilly, C, Sabres 64. Cory Schneider, G, Devils 65. Alex Galchenyuk, LW, Canadiens 66. Sebastian Aho, LW/RW, Hurricanes 67. Wayne Simmonds, RW, Flyers 68. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, Jets 69. Robin Lehner, G, Sabres 70. Jonathan Drouin, C, Canadiens 71. Patrice Bergeron, C, Bruins 72. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, Capitals 73. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, Flyers 74. Brayden Schenn, C/LW, Blues 75. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D, Coyotes 76. Craig Anderson, G, Senators 77. Drew Doughty, D, Kings 78. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, Lightning 79. Jeff Carter, C, Kings 80. James van Riemsdyk, LW, Maple Leafs 81. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Avalanche 82. Mark Giordano, D, Flames 83. Justin Faulk, D, Hurricanes 84. Logan Couture, C, Sharks 85. Jakub Voracek, RW, Flyers 86. Sean Monahan, C, Flames 87. Jordan Eberle, RW, Islanders 88. Ben Bishop, G, Stars 89. Jonathan Toews, C, Blackhawks 90. Cam Atkinson, RW, Blue Jackets 91. Phil Kessel, RW, Penguins 92. Tuukka Rask, G, Bruins 93. Jake Allen, G, Blues 94. Torey Krug, D, Bruins 95. John Gibson, G, Ducks 96. Ryan Johansen, C, Predators 97. Tyson Barrie, D, Avalanche 98. Jaden Schwartz, LW, Blues 99. Mike Smith, G, Flames 100. Rickard Rakell, C/LW, Ducks 101. Mark Stone, RW, Senators 102. Duncan Keith, D, Blackhawks 103. Brandon Saad, LW, Blackhawks 104. Ondrej Palat, LW, Lightning 105. Nick Foligno, LW/RW, Blue Jackets 106. Claude Giroux, C, Flyers 107. Anders Lee, LW, Islanders 108. Vincent Trocheck, C, Panthers 109. Kyle Okposo, RW, Sabres 110. Kyle Palmieri, RW, Devils 111. Jonathan Marchessault, C/LW, Golden Knights 112. Antti Raanta, G, Coyotes 113. Conor Sheary, LW/RW, Penguins 114. Cam Fowler, D, Ducks 115. Andre Burakovsky, LW/RW, Capitals 116. T.J. Oshie, RW, Capitals 117. Derek Stepan, C, Coyotes 118. Anze Kopitar, C, Kings 119. Scott Darling, G, Hurricanes 120. Jacob Trouba, D, Jets 121. Jason Spezza, C/RW, Stars 122. Mikael Granlund, C/RW, Wild 123. Marc-Andre Fleur, G, Golden Knights 124. James Neal, LW/RW, Golden Knights 125. Ivan Provorov, D, Flyers 126. Colton Parayko, D, Blues 127. Brent Seabrook, D, Blackhawks 128. Mike Green, D, Capitals 129. Seth Jones, D, Blue Jackets 130. Nick Leddy, D, Islanders 131. Nino Niederreiter, LW/RW, Wild 132. Tyler Johnson, C, Lightning 133. Nazem Kadri, C, Maple Leafs 134. Pekka Rinne, G, Predators 135. Ryan McDonagh, D, Rangers 136. Tyler Toffoli, C/RW, Kings 137. Max Domi, LW, Coyotes 138. Chris Kreider, LW, Rangers 139. Zach Parise, LW, Wild 140. Vadim Shipachyov, C/LW, Golden Knights 141. Jared Spurgeon, D, Wild 142. Henrik Zetterberg, C/LW, Red Wings 143. Tomas Hertl, C/LW, Sharks 144. Ryan Kesler, C, Ducks 145. Corey Perry, RW, Ducks 146. Aaron Ekblad, D, Panthers 147. Alexander Radulov, RW, Stars 148. Robby Fabbri, C/LW, Blues 149. Mats Zuccarello, RW, Rangers 150. Anthony Mantha, LW/RW, Red Wings 151. Sam Reinhart, C/RW, Sabres 152. Gabriel Landeskog, LW, Avalanche 153. Keith Yandle, D, Panthers 154. Kyle Turris, C, Senators 155. Matt Duchene, C, Avalanche 156. Alexander Wennberg, C, Blue Jackets 157. Marcus Johansson, LW, Devils 158. Rick Nash, LW/RW, Rangers 159. Jakob Silfverberg, RW, Ducks 160. Alec Martinez, D, Kings 161. Shea Theodore, D, Golden Knights 162. Evander Kane, LW, Sabres 163. Ryan Suter, D, Wild 164. Sami Vatanen, D, Ducks 165. Alexander Steen, C/LW, Blues 166. Bo Horvat, C, Canucks 167. Johnny Boychuk, D, Islanders 168. Milan Lucic, LW, Oilers 169. Matt Dumba, D, Wild 170. Brock Boeser, RW, Canucks 171. Marc-Edouard Vlasic, D, Sharks 172. Daniel Sedin, LW, Canucks 173. Tomas Tatar, LW/RW, Red Wings 174. Erik Johnson, D, Avalanche 175. Jake Muzzin, D, Kings 176. Mikael Backlund, C, Flames 177. Patric Hornqvist, RW, Penguins 178. Travis Konecny, C/LW, Flyers 179. J.T. Miller, LW/RW, Rangers 180. Matthew Tkachuk, LW, Flames 181. Tanner Pearson, LW, Kings 182. Morgan Rielly, D, Maple Leafs 183. Bryan Little, C, Jets 184. Mika Zibanejad, C, Rangers 185. Matt Niskanen, D, Capitals 186. Eric Staal, C, Wild 187. Justin Schultz, D, Penguins 188. Semyon Varlamov, G, Avalanche 189. Dion Phaneuf, D, Senators 190. Brady Skjei, D, Rangers 191. Gustav Nyquist, LW/RW, Red Wings 192. David Krejci, C, Bruins 193. Jaccob Slavin, D, Hurricanes 194. Brendan Gallagher, RW, Canadiens 195. Evgeny Dadonov, RW, Panthers 196. Mathieu Perreault, C/LW, Jets 197. Mikko Koivu, C, Wild 198. Jake Gardiner, D, Maple Leafs 199. Damon Severson, D, Devils 200. Dylan Larkin, C/RW, Red Wings