TSN has released it’s top 50 NHL players for the 2023-2024 season. It is no surprise that Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are in the number one and number two spot.
Connor Bedard comes in at number 48 on the list. Does he deserve to be in the top 50? He has not played a game yet, but will he come in and dominate the league like McDavid did in his rookie year?
What player are you surprised to see on the list? Who was missed and should be part of the top 50 players in the NHL?
The list below was compiled from 20 voters at the TSN office. NHL analysts Darren Dreger and Chris Johnston were not part of the vote.
The player points you see in the list are from last year and not NHL player point projections for the 2023-24 season.
Top 50 players in the NHL for the 2023-24 season
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Connor McDavid, Edm | C | 82 | 64 | 89 | 153 |
| 2. Leon Draisaitl, Edm | C | 80 | 52 | 76 | 128 |
| 3. Nathan MacKinnon, Col | C | 71 | 42 | 69 | 111 |
| 4. Cale Makar, Col | RD | 60 | 17 | 49 | 66 |
| 5. Auston Matthews, Tor | C | 74 | 40 | 45 | 85 |
| 6. Matthew Tkachuk, Fla | LW/RW | 79 | 40 | 69 | 109 |
| 7. David Pastrnak, Bos | RW | 82 | 61 | 52 | 113 |
| 8. Nikita Kucherov, TB | RW | 82 | 30 | 83 | 113 |
| 9. Jack Hughes, NJ | C | 78 | 43 | 56 | 99 |
| 10. Mikko Rantanen, Col | RW | 82 | 55 | 50 | 105 |
| 11. Jason Robertson, Dal | LW | 82 | 46 | 63 | 109 |
| 12. Kirill Kaprizov, Min | LW | 67 | 40 | 35 | 75 |
| 13. Sidney Crosby, Pit | C | 82 | 33 | 60 | 93 |
| 14. Mitch Marner, Tor | RW | 80 | 30 | 69 | 99 |
| 15. Elias Pettersson, Van | C | 80 | 39 | 63 | 102 |
| 16. Adam Fox, NYR | RD | 82 | 12 | 60 | 72 |
| 17. Brayden Point, TB | C | 82 | 51 | 44 | 95 |
| 18. Tage Thompson, Buf | C | 78 | 47 | 47 | 74 |
| 19. Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB | G | 60 | 2.65 | 0.915 | 4 |
| 20. Igor Shesterkin, NYR | G | 58 | 2.48 | 0.916 | 3 |
| 21. Erik Karlsson, PIT | RD | 82 | 25 | 76 | 101 |
| 22. Aleksander Barkov, Fla | C | 68 | 23 | 55 | 78 |
| 23. Victor Hedman, TB | LD | 76 | 9 | 40 | 49 |
| 24. Tim Stutzle, Ott | C | 78 | 39 | 51 | 90 |
| 25. Rasmus Dahlin, Buf | LD | 78 | 15 | 58 | 73 |
| 26. Ilya Sorokin, NYI | G | 62 | 2.34 | 0.924 | 6 |
| 27. Miro Heiskanen, Dal | LD | 79 | 11 | 62 | 73 |
| 28. Jack Eichel, VGK | C | 67 | 27 | 39 | 66 |
| 29. Roman Josi, Nsh | LD | 67 | 18 | 41 | 59 |
| 30. Artemi Panarin, NYR | LW | 82 | 29 | 63 | 92 |
| 31. Brady Tkachuk, Ott | LW | 82 | 35 | 48 | 83 |
| 32. Charlie McAvoy, Bos | RD | 67 | 7 | 45 | 52 |
| 33. Alex Ovechkin, Wsh | LW | 73 | 42 | 33 | 75 |
| 34. Quinn Hughes, Van | LD | 78 | 7 | 69 | 76 |
| 35. Sebastian Aho, Car | C | 76 | 36 | 31 | 67 |
| 36. Mika Zibanejad, NYR | C | 82 | 39 | 52 | 91 |
| 37. Nico Hischier, NJ | C | 81 | 31 | 49 | 80 |
| 38. Brad Marchand, Bos | LW | 73 | 21 | 46 | 67 |
| 39. Roope Hintz, Dal | C | 73 | 37 | 38 | 75 |
| 40. William Nylander, Tor | LW | 82 | 40 | 47 | 87 |
| 41. Steven Stamkos, TB | C | 81 | 34 | 50 | 84 |
| 42. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edm | C | 82 | 37 | 67 | 104 |
| 43. Connor Hellebuyck, Wpg | G | 64 | 2.49 | 0.92 | 4 |
| 44. Kyle Connor, Wpg | LW | 82 | 31 | 59 | 80 |
| 45. Dougie Hamilton, NJ | RD | 82 | 22 | 52 | 74 |
| 46. Josh Morrissey, Wpg | LD | 78 | 16 | 60 | 76 |
| 47. Juuse Saros, Nsh | G | 64 | 2.69 | 0.919 | 2 |
| 48. Connor Bedard, Chi | C | – | – | – | – |
| 49. Alex Pietrangelo, VGK | RD | 73 | 11 | 43 | 54 |
| 50. Jaccob Slavin, Car | LD | 81 | 18 | 20 | 38 |
