The panel has spoken: here are the 20 best wingers in the NHL
NHL Network experts predict the upcoming new season starting in the fall by listing the top 20 players in each position as usual. This time, it was the wingers’ turn.
According to the experts, the best winger in the NHL is Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The choice did not come out of nowhere, as Kucherov won the scoring title last season by a clear margin and was selected by the players as the NHL’s most valuable player.
The only Finnish player to make the top 20 list is Mikko Rantanen. He was ranked as the 4th best winger in the league. Only Kucherov, David Pastrnak, and Kirill Kaprizov were ahead of the Finn.
Last season, Rantanen played a total of 82 games with the Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. In those, he recorded stats of 32+56=88. In the playoffs, he collected stats of 9+13=22 in 18 games.
NHL Network’s TOP 20 Wingers
- Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
- David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins
- Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild
- Mikko Rantanen, Dallas Stars
- Mitch Marner, Vegas Golden Knights
- William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers
- Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers
- Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets
- Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers
- Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils
- Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
- Clayton Keller, Utah Mammoth
- Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars
- Aleksandr Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
- Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
- Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild
- Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings
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