Position board
Centers Fantasy Hockey Rankings
Ranked inside the same default 8-team, position-restricted rotisserie model as the overall board. Goalie ratios remain volume-weighted and are never summed.
Inputs updated 2026-09-04
Skater rankings
| Rank | Player | Pos / team | G | A | +/− | PIM | PPP | SOG | H | BK | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan MacKinnon | C · COL | 53 | 80 | +53 | 40 | 34 | 367 | 62 | 42 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 2 | Connor McDavid | C · EDM | 45 | 95 | +19 | 44 | 52 | 284 | 47 | 30 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 3 | Macklin Celebrini | C · SJS | 41 | 67 | +2 | 41 | 32 | 280 | 50 | 56 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 4 | Leon Draisaitl | C · EDM | 39 | 69 | +21 | 37 | 43 | 215 | 41 | 20 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 5 | Nick Suzuki | C · MTL | 30 | 68 | +30 | 28 | 40 | 185 | 61 | 66 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 6 | Martin Necas | C · COL | 36 | 61 | +35 | 30 | 26 | 207 | 87 | 26 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 7 | Jake Guentzel | C · TBL | 39 | 51 | +17 | 51 | 30 | 236 | 38 | 42 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 8 | Vincent Trocheck | C · NYR | 24 | 42 | +7 | 68 | 22 | 181 | 213 | 62 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 9 | Jack Eichel | C · VGK | 27 | 62 | +22 | 19 | 29 | 255 | 34 | 43 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 10 | Wyatt Johnston | C · DAL | 42 | 43 | -3 | 30 | 37 | 203 | 53 | 54 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 11 | Tim Stützle | C · OTT | 31 | 47 | +3 | 40 | 26 | 201 | 125 | 45 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 12 | Sebastian Aho | C · CAR | 29 | 52 | +13 | 48 | 27 | 203 | 65 | 24 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 13 | Tage Thompson | C · BUF | 39 | 40 | -5 | 37 | 22 | 270 | 81 | 46 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 14 | Mark Scheifele | C · WPG | 35 | 64 | +4 | 48 | 21 | 177 | 43 | 48 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 15 | Auston Matthews | C · TOR | 39 | 38 | +2 | 23 | 18 | 304 | 56 | 50 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 16 | Dylan Cozens | C · OTT | 27 | 32 | -8 | 60 | 25 | 209 | 207 | 30 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 17 | Aleksander Barkov | C · FLA | 20 | 51 | +16 | 20 | 30 | 175 | 98 | 53 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 18 | Dylan Larkin | C · DET | 36 | 35 | +1 | 45 | 25 | 232 | 46 | 33 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 19 | Sam Bennett | C · FLA | 28 | 31 | -8 | 86 | 14 | 207 | 126 | 37 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 20 | Mika Zibanejad | C · NYR | 34 | 46 | -16 | 16 | 32 | 218 | 90 | 53 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 21 | Sidney Crosby | C · PIT | 32 | 50 | -2 | 42 | 24 | 181 | 67 | 36 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 22 | Steven Stamkos | C · NSH | 42 | 27 | -22 | 53 | 27 | 214 | 88 | 39 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 23 | Brock Nelson | C · COL | 33 | 33 | +11 | 34 | 17 | 196 | 40 | 62 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 24 | Evgeni Malkin | C · PIT | 22 | 47 | +7 | 67 | 24 | 159 | 29 | 25 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 25 | Nico Hischier | C · NJD | 31 | 40 | -5 | 27 | 23 | 215 | 54 | 58 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 26 | Roope Hintz | C · DAL | 24 | 41 | +16 | 27 | 25 | 174 | 71 | 32 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 27 | J.T. Miller | C · NYR | 22 | 48 | -22 | 45 | 26 | 170 | 157 | 46 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 28 | Mark Kastelic | C · BOS | 12 | 10 | +6 | 140 | 1 | 100 | 215 | 64 | Official NHL history · modelled forward 2026-09-04 |
| 29 | Joel Eriksson Ek | C · MIN | 20 | 31 | +15 | 36 | 16 | 201 | 121 | 39 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 30 | Bo Horvat | C · NYI | 30 | 29 | +5 | 38 | 15 | 242 | 58 | 40 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 31 | Sam Reinhart | C · FLA | 36 | 38 | -10 | 16 | 31 | 185 | 73 | 49 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 32 | Nick Schmaltz | C · UTA | 30 | 42 | +9 | 24 | 20 | 196 | 20 | 53 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 33 | Mathew Barzal | C · NYI | 17 | 49 | +10 | 49 | 19 | 176 | 33 | 47 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 34 | Jack Hughes | C · NJD | 28 | 51 | +1 | 11 | 24 | 235 | 5 | 32 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 35 | Morgan Geekie | C · BOS | 38 | 30 | -3 | 25 | 21 | 174 | 113 | 35 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 36 | Logan Cooley | C · UTA | 35 | 32 | +1 | 40 | 16 | 161 | 78 | 40 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 37 | Adam Fantilli | C · CBJ | 26 | 34 | -12 | 36 | 10 | 228 | 132 | 50 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 38 | Tomas Hertl | C · VGK | 26 | 33 | -17 | 36 | 24 | 199 | 110 | 48 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 39 | Brayden Point | C · TBL | 31 | 42 | +11 | 16 | 21 | 185 | 14 | 34 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 40 | Dylan Strome | C · WSH | 22 | 43 | +1 | 44 | 26 | 151 | 12 | 56 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 41 | Jack McBain | C · UTA | 10 | 16 | +10 | 84 | 2 | 104 | 284 | 44 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 42 | John Tavares | C · TOR | 33 | 39 | -18 | 33 | 20 | 199 | 85 | 31 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 43 | Ryan O'Reilly | C · NSH | 25 | 46 | +4 | 24 | 19 | 158 | 20 | 72 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 44 | Anthony Cirelli | C · TBL | 24 | 30 | +36 | 47 | 3 | 128 | 47 | 54 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 45 | Elias Pettersson | C · VAN | 18 | 46 | -24 | 19 | 25 | 166 | 86 | 114 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 46 | Connor Bedard | C · CHI | 28 | 43 | -15 | 44 | 21 | 199 | 32 | 25 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 47 | Matt Duchene | C · DAL | 27 | 50 | +2 | 14 | 23 | 155 | 40 | 34 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 48 | Robert Thomas | C · STL | 27 | 45 | +22 | 28 | 14 | 114 | 12 | 45 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 49 | Leo Carlsson | C · ANA | 28 | 37 | +3 | 33 | 17 | 177 | 19 | 34 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 50 | Nazem Kadri | C · COL | 22 | 38 | -27 | 42 | 21 | 241 | 55 | 34 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 51 | Trevor Zegras | C · PHI | 23 | 36 | -1 | 56 | 18 | 143 | 47 | 28 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 52 | Carter Verhaeghe | C · FLA | 25 | 34 | -11 | 37 | 14 | 218 | 76 | 23 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 53 | Yakov Trenin | C · MIN | 7 | 15 | +12 | 43 | 0 | 102 | 371 | 38 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 54 | Pavel Zacha | C · BOS | 27 | 37 | +3 | 26 | 19 | 138 | 71 | 29 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 55 | Ridly Greig | C · OTT | 13 | 23 | +8 | 83 | 4 | 127 | 109 | 53 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 56 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | C · WSH | 17 | 34 | +8 | 64 | 9 | 126 | 71 | 43 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 57 | Charlie Coyle | C · CBJ | 23 | 36 | +1 | 20 | 12 | 142 | 117 | 54 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 58 | Peyton Krebs | C · BUF | 11 | 24 | +10 | 79 | 1 | 93 | 193 | 37 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 59 | Bobby McMann | C · SEA | 29 | 17 | +1 | 33 | 5 | 177 | 163 | 26 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 60 | Brayden Schenn | C · NYI | 22 | 26 | -25 | 69 | 9 | 132 | 186 | 47 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 61 | Gabriel Vilardi | C · WPG | 31 | 36 | -7 | 20 | 23 | 156 | 18 | 38 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 62 | Mikael Granlund | C · ANA | 22 | 35 | -8 | 28 | 18 | 161 | 50 | 60 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 63 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | C · EDM | 19 | 37 | -5 | 25 | 27 | 154 | 30 | 33 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 64 | Elias Lindholm | C · BOS | 19 | 30 | -7 | 36 | 20 | 132 | 61 | 66 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 65 | Shane Pinto | C · OTT | 23 | 20 | +8 | 37 | 4 | 146 | 91 | 51 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 66 | Parker Kelly | C · COL | 18 | 15 | +13 | 31 | 2 | 108 | 182 | 65 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 67 | Nick Cousins | C · OTT | 9 | 14 | +8 | 92 | 0 | 79 | 169 | 41 | Official NHL history · modelled forward 2026-09-04 |
| 68 | Anton Lundell | C · FLA | 18 | 27 | -1 | 35 | 12 | 155 | 78 | 39 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 69 | Michael McCarron | C · MIN | 8 | 9 | -16 | 93 | 0 | 109 | 205 | 77 | Official NHL history · modelled forward 2026-09-04 |
| 70 | Boone Jenner | C · CBJ | 13 | 22 | +1 | 40 | 4 | 134 | 131 | 65 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 71 | Matty Beniers | C · SEA | 20 | 30 | -7 | 23 | 13 | 156 | 36 | 72 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 72 | Mason McTavish | C · ANA | 18 | 26 | -13 | 49 | 11 | 155 | 93 | 33 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 73 | Ryan Donato | C · CHI | 20 | 23 | -15 | 54 | 4 | 173 | 110 | 27 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 74 | Marco Rossi | C · VAN | 23 | 34 | -19 | 27 | 17 | 132 | 73 | 49 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 75 | Will Smith | C · SJS | 24 | 35 | -1 | 18 | 17 | 159 | 16 | 12 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 76 | Tyler Toffoli | C · SJS | 23 | 30 | -13 | 11 | 16 | 194 | 54 | 30 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 77 | Fraser Minten | C · BOS | 17 | 17 | +18 | 18 | 3 | 113 | 134 | 51 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 78 | Max Domi | C · TOR | 11 | 27 | -20 | 99 | 8 | 123 | 40 | 36 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 79 | Jordan Staal | C · CAR | 18 | 17 | +5 | 29 | 3 | 108 | 161 | 45 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 80 | Logan Stankoven | C · CAR | 19 | 22 | +10 | 22 | 8 | 162 | 48 | 25 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 81 | Ryan McLeod | C · BUF | 15 | 40 | +24 | 15 | 5 | 99 | 23 | 36 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 82 | Sean Monahan | C · CBJ | 17 | 29 | +2 | 14 | 13 | 150 | 47 | 36 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 83 | Eetu Luostarinen | C · FLA | 10 | 22 | +5 | 33 | 1 | 112 | 136 | 60 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 84 | Cole Sillinger | C · CBJ | 9 | 24 | +2 | 38 | 1 | 142 | 114 | 45 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 85 | Mikael Backlund | C · CGY | 16 | 25 | +6 | 20 | 4 | 186 | 30 | 34 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 86 | Gage Goncalves | C · TBL | 11 | 22 | +26 | 41 | 2 | 77 | 85 | 29 | Official NHL history · modelled forward 2026-09-04 |
| 87 | Anze Kopitar | C · LAK | 12 | 26 | +19 | 10 | 12 | 101 | 33 | 61 | Official NHL history · modelled forward 2026-09-04 |
| 88 | Christian Dvorak | C · PHI | 17 | 28 | +6 | 23 | 4 | 132 | 40 | 52 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 89 | Dawson Mercer | C · NJD | 20 | 20 | -4 | 32 | 6 | 157 | 35 | 50 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 90 | Morgan Frost | C · CGY | 19 | 22 | -16 | 27 | 15 | 152 | 62 | 44 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 91 | Justin Sourdif | C · WSH | 14 | 18 | +17 | 33 | 3 | 99 | 90 | 37 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 92 | Frank Nazar | C · CHI | 16 | 30 | -21 | 33 | 12 | 156 | 43 | 50 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 93 | Kyle Palmieri | C · NYI | 22 | 19 | -15 | 20 | 12 | 169 | 62 | 40 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |
| 94 | Matt Savoie | C · EDM | 19 | 20 | +6 | 26 | 7 | 149 | 15 | 40 | ESPN projection 2026-09-04 |