2026 NHL Fantasy Center Rankings

Updated June 28, 2026

The top fantasy C in fantasy hockey for the 2025 NHL season is Connor McDavid (EDM), who scored 138.0 fantasy points — 1.7 per game over 82 games. The full top-50 C rankings are below.

C LW RW D

#	Player	Team	Pts	PPG	GP
1	Connor McDavid	EDM	138.0	1.7	82
2	Nathan MacKinnon	COL	127.0	1.6	80
3	Macklin Celebrini	SJ	115.0	1.4	82
4	Mark Scheifele	WPG	103.0	1.3	82
5	Nick Suzuki	MTL	101.0	1.2	82
6	Martin Necas	COL	99.0	1.3	78
7	Leon Draisaitl	EDM	97.0	1.5	65
8	Jack Eichel	VGK	90.0	1.2	74
9	Jake Guentzel	TB	88.0	1.1	81
10	Wyatt Johnston	DAL	86.0	1.0	82
11	Tim Stutzle	OTT	82.0	1.0	80
12	Tage Thompson	BUF	81.0	1.0	81
13	Sebastian Aho	CAR	80.0	1.0	79
14	Mika Zibanejad	NYR	78.0	1.0	81
15	Jack Hughes	NJ	77.0	1.2	62
16	Ryan O'Reilly	NSH	74.0	0.9	81
17	Sidney Crosby	PIT	74.0	1.1	68
18	Connor Bedard	CHI	74.0	1.1	69
19	Nick Schmaltz	UTA	73.0	0.9	82
20	Mathew Barzal	NYI	72.0	0.9	81
21	John Tavares	TOR	71.0	0.9	82
22	Morgan Geekie	BOS	68.0	0.8	81
23	Gabriel Vilardi	WPG	68.0	0.8	82
24	Dylan Larkin	DET	67.0	0.9	74
25	Trevor Zegras	PHI	67.0	0.8	81
26	Steven Stamkos	NSH	66.0	0.8	82
27	Seth Jarvis	CAR	66.0	0.9	72
28	Leo Carlsson	ANA	66.0	0.9	70
29	Pavel Zacha	BOS	65.0	0.8	78
30	Nico Hischier	NJ	65.0	0.8	82
31	Brock Nelson	COL	65.0	0.8	81
32	Robert Thomas	STL	63.0	1.0	64
33	Evgeni Malkin	PIT	61.0	1.1	56
34	Sam Reinhart	FLA	61.0	1.0	64
35	Dylan Cozens	OTT	59.0	0.7	82
36	Will Smith	SJ	59.0	0.9	69
37	Adam Fantilli	CBJ	59.0	0.7	82
38	Tomas Hertl	VGK	58.0	0.7	82
39	Charlie Coyle	CBJ	58.0	0.7	82
40	Dylan Strome	WSH	58.0	0.7	80
41	Sam Bennett	FLA	58.0	0.8	76
42	Bo Horvat	NYI	57.0	0.8	68
43	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	EDM	56.0	0.8	72
44	Alexander Wennberg	SJ	55.0	0.7	80
45	Carter Verhaeghe	FLA	55.0	0.7	77
46	Ryan McLeod	BUF	54.0	0.7	81
47	J.T. Miller	NYR	53.0	0.8	68
48	Vincent Trocheck	NYR	53.0	0.8	67
49	Auston Matthews	TOR	52.0	0.9	60
50	Anthony Cirelli	TB	52.0	0.7	71

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NHL Center rankings FAQ

Who is the #1 fantasy C for 2026?

Connor McDavid of EDM ranks as the top fantasy C, scoring 138.0 fantasy points (1.7 per game) in 2025.

How are these NHL C rankings calculated?

Players are ranked by total fantasy points scored during the 2025 NHL season, pulled live from FantasyBot's data layer. Points per game (PPG) is shown to account for missed games.