NHL 17: Top players in every position


Rated 89 NHL 17 skaters (rank 49-39)

Player name
Position
Team
Top Attributes
Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Defense
Arizona Coyotes
Passing, Puck Control, Offensive Awareness (94)
Zach Parise
Left Wing
Minnesota Wild
Discipline (91), Dekeing, Acceleration, Agility, Speed (90)
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Center
Washington Capitals
Dekeing, Passing, Offensive Awareness, Puck Control, Acceleration, Agility, Speed (92)
Phil Kessel
Right Wing
Pittsburgh Penguins
Speed, Dekeing (93), Hand-eye, Slapshot Power, Agility (92)
Jeff Carter
Center
Los Angeles Kings
Slapshot Power (92), Acceleration, Speed (90)
Henrik Zetterberg
Center
Detroit Red Wings
Discipline, Poise (90)
Max Pacioretty
Left Wing
Montreal Canadiens
Hand-eye, Slapshot Power, Wristshot Accuracy, Wristshot Power (90)
Zdeno Chara
Defense
Boston Bruins
Strength, Balance (94), Slapshot Power (93)
Blake Wheeler
Right Wing
Winnipeg Jets
Slapshot Power (91), Offensive Awareness, Wristshot Power, Strength, Passing, Puck Control, Balance (90)
Ryan Johansen
Center
Nashville Predators
Offensive Awareness, Passing, Puck Control (91)
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Rated 90 NHL 17 skaters (rank 38-27)

Player name
Position
Team
Top Attributes
Joe Thornton
Center
San Jose Sharks
Passing, Puck Control, Offensive Awareness, Strength, Balance (92)
Mark Giordano
Defense
Calgary Flames
Defensive Awareness, Stick Checking (90)
Patrice Bergeron
Center
Boston Bruins
Faceoffs (95), Stick Checking (93), Defensive Awareness (92)
Roman Josi
Defense
Nashville Predators
Passing, Puck Control, Offensive Awareness, Defensive Awareness, Slapshot Power (90)
Alex Pietrangelo
Defense
St. Louis Blues
Passing, Puck Control, Slapshot Power, Offensive Awareness, Defensive Awareness (90)
Kevin Shattenkirk
Defense
St. Louis Blues
Passing, Puck Control, Acceleration, Agility, Speed, Stick Checking, Defensive Awareness, Offensive Awareness (90)
Ryan McDonagh
Defense
New York Rangers
Shot Blocking, Stick Checking, Endurance (90)
Brent Seabrook
Defense
Chicago Blackhawks
Poise, Defensive Awareness, Strength, Balance, Endurance, Stick Checking (90)
Johnny Gaudreau
Left Wing
Calgary Flames
Dekeing, Discipline (95), Agility (94)
Kris Letang
Defense
Pittsburgh Penguins
Offensive Awareness, Defensive Awareness, Stick Checking, Poise, Puck Control, Passing, Slapshot Power (90)
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Rated 91 NHL 17 skaters (rank 26-19)

Player name
Position
Team
Top Attributes
Corey Perry
Right Wing
Anaheim Ducks
Hand-eye, Slapshot Power, Wristshot Accuracy (93)
Nicklas Backstrom
Center
Washington Capitals
Offensive Awareness, Passing, Puck Control (94)
Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Defense
San Jose Sharks
Stick Checking, Defensive Awareness (93), Shot Blocking (90)
Dustin Byfuglien
Defense
Winnipeg Jets
Strength, Balance (95), Slapshot Power (93)
P. K. Subban
Defense
Montreal Canadiens
Offensive Awareness, Slapshot Power, Passing, Puck Control (92)
Claude Giroux
Center
Philadelphia Flyers
Passing, Puck Control (94), Dekeing, Offensive Awareness, Hand-eye (93)
Ryan Getzlaf
Center
Anaheim Ducks
Offensive Awareness, Hand-eye, Passing (92)
Joe Pavelski
Right Wing
San Jose Sharks
All Puck Skills, Wristshot Accuracy (92)

Rated 92 NHL 17 skater (rank 18-14)

Player name
Position
Team
Top Attributes
Brent Burns
Defense
San Jose Sharks
Balance, Slapshot Power, Strength (92)
Erik Karlsson
Defense
Ottawa Senators
Passing, Offensive Awareness, Poise (95)
Victor Hedman
Defense
Tampa Bay Lightning
Strength, Balance (93)
Tyler Seguin
Center
Dallas Stars
All Puck Skills (94), Wristshot Power (93)

Rated 93 NHL 17 skaters (rank 13-9)

Player Name
Position
Team
Top Attributes
Vladimir Tarasenko
Right Wing
St. Louis Blues
Dekeing (94), Offensive Awareness, Hand-eye, Passing, Puck Control (93)
Anze Kopitar
Center
Los Angeles Kings
Offensive Awareness, Passing, Puck Control, Slapshot Power (92)
Ryan Suter
Defense
Minnesota Wild
Defensive Awareness (93), Stick Checking (92), Offensive Awareness (91)
John Tavares
Center
New York Islanders
All Puck Skills, Offensive Awarenessm Wristshot Accuracy (94)
Evgeni Malkin
Center
Pittsburgh Penguins
All Puck Skills, Offensive Awareness (94)
Duncan Keith
Defense
Chicago Blackhawks
Defensive Awareness, Offensive Awareness, Passing, Puck Control, Dekeing (93)

Rated 94 NHL 17 skaters (rank 8-2)

Player name
Position
Team
Top Attributes
Alex Ovechkin
Left Wing
Washington Capitals
Hand-eye (95), All Shooting - bar Wristshot Power (94)
Jamie Benn
Left Wing
Dallas Stars
Offensive Awareness, Passing, Puck Control, Wristshot Accuracy (93)
Jonathan Toews
Center
Chicago Blackhawks
Poise (95), Defensive Awareness (94), Dekeing, Puck Control (93)
Steven Stamkos
Center
Tampa Bay Lightning
Puck Skills, Offensive Awareness, Wristshot Accuracy (94)
Shea Weber
Defense
Nashville Predators
Slapshot Power (95), Stick Checking, Strength, Shot Blocking (93)
Drew Doughty
Defense
Los Angeles Kings
Passing, Puck Control, Offensive Awareness, Defensive Awareness (93)
Patrick Kane
Right Wing
Chicago Blackhawks
Offensive Awareness (98), All Puck Skills (96)

Rated 95 NHL 17 skater (rank 1)

Player name
Position
Team
Top Attributes
Sidney Crosby
Center
Pittsburgh Penguins
Offensive Awareness (95), All Puck Skills (94)

Top NHL 17 goaltenders

Player name
Overall
Team
Top Attributes
Carey Price
93
Montreal Canadiens
Endurance (95), Angles, Vision, Rebound Control (93)
Jonathan Quick
93
Los Angeles Kings
Endurance (95), Aggressiveness (94)
Henrik Lundqvist
92
New York Rangers
Endurance (95), Angles, Vision, Rebound Control (93)
Braden Holtby
92
Washington Capitals
Angles, Rebound Control, Recovery, Agility, Vision (92)
Cory Schneider
91
New Jersey Devils
Angles, Vision (92), Rebound Control, Stick Low (91)
Pekka Rinne
91
Nashville Predators
Angles, Rebound Control, Recovery, Vision (91)
Marc-Andre Fleury
91
Pittsburgh Penguins
Vision, Breakaways (91)
Corey Crawford
90
Chicago Blackhawks
Rebound Control, Vision (92), Angles, Recovery (91)
Ben Bishop
89
Tampa Bay Lightning
Angles, Breakaways, Rebound Control, Recovery Aggression, Vision (90)
Tuukka Rask
89
Boston Bruins
Angles, Poise, Recovery, Agility, Speed, Vision, Endurance (90)
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Top 5 skating ability stars

Player name
Team
Skating Attributes
Erik Karlsson
Ottawa Senators
Acceleration (94), Agility (94), Balance (84), Endurance (90), Speed (93)
Patrick Kane
Chicago Blackhawks
Acceleration (95), Agility (95), Balance (82), Endurance (88), Speed (91)
Vladimir Tarasenko
St. Louis Blues
Acceleration (92), Agility (92), Balance (87), Endurance (85), Speed (92)
Alex Ovechkin
Washington Capitals
Acceleration (89), Agility (89), Balance (94), Endurance (87), Speed (90)
Matt Duchene
Colorado Avalanche
Acceleration (95), Agility (90), Balance (85), Endurance (87), Speed (95)

Top 3 high rated physical fighters

Player name
Overall
Position
Team
Physical Attributes
Milan Lucic
88
Left Wing
Edmonton Oilers
Fighting (90), Strength (94), Body Checking (95), Aggrssiveness (93)
Ryan Reeves
80
Right Wing
St. Louis Blues
Fighting (88), Strength (93), Body Checking (93), Aggrssiveness (93)
Dustin Byfuglien
91
Defense
Winnipeg Jets
Fighting (85), Strength (95), Body Checking (90), Aggrssiveness (88)

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