That is the case with Alex Pietrangelo, who is slowly mastering the difficult position at a young age. Just being a part of a winning culture may be enough to make Nash better because he won't be having to go to work every day knowing that his team is going to lose. All of these guys are elite hockey players and the difference between each and every one of them is infinitesimal, especially when looking at the bottom three-fourths of the list. The reason why it's difficult to grasp that concept is because he's been playing at such a high level. Martin Brodeur may be aging, but his goaltending abilities are still sharp. He had a little help though with Evgeni Malkin, who also makes this list, serving as the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the MVP of the playoffs. He had 137 blocks this past season. He also carries a 7.0 GAR over the last three seasons. His Stanley Cup experience doesn't hurt either. Joe Thornton might go down as the greatest player to have never won a Stanley Cup in this generation. After a turtle-paced start to his NHL career, Bobby Ryan is finally playing like a No. Finally, I’m going to use the last three seasons of stats to determine the best player right now. Henrik, this season, experienced a decline in his numbers but still managed to score 81 points. He's surrounded by elite teammates and he has the skill set to become one of the best players in the league. Having the opportunity to play with two of the best players in the game is a luxury that Neal will take advantage of for years to come. Doughty also produces offensively from the blue line. Have we seen Nicklas Lidstrom play in his last NHL game? You see, it's kind of hard succeeding in the game of hockey when you're the only competent player on the ice. Kipper has won at least 35 games in each of his last seven seasons. 02 25. Steven Stamkos, Alexander Giroux, Alexander Ovechkin, Pavel Datsyuk, Zdeno Chara and Jonathan Toews are all among the elite forwards and defensemen in the NHL right now. What was most impressive about P.K. List RulesOnly active hockey players in the NHL right now. Patrik Elias is one of the classiest guys in the NHL, and the league is already filled with class acts. Obviously everyone remembers his contributions to the Boston Bruins leadership-wise during last year's Stanley Cup run. 1 overall pick scored 18 goals and 52 points in 62 games. The site currently tallies 51 players, and I’ll be taking the top 10 players sorted by career points per game. He only had 18 goals and 44 points in his first season with the Kings. Halak's goaltending prowess this season was highlighted by a 1.97 GAA, a .926 save percentage and six shutouts. Keith's abilities are not limited to great defense. Tyler Seguin. All he does is make everybody around him 10 times better. It was noticed by a University of Minnesota Extension expert. Here's another guy you can't blame for the Calgary Flames' woes. Mike Ribeiro has always been a solid player throughout his 12-year NHL career, but he's never really wowed anyone. Letang may be the most important player on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Unfortunately for Nicklas Backstrom, he wasn't able to stay healthy this season. Overall on the season, he had 44 points. He scored 23 goals and 66 points this season for the Hawks. In order to be able to rank these guys, one has to look at recent success, consistency, playoff performance, age, potential and health. 71 had a lot to do with it. Boeser was infamously not drafted by the Minnesota Wild in 2015 and instead went to the Vancouver Canucks at Pick 23. He could've definitely been ranked higher if he managed to stay healthy. He also has the Midas touch. That being said, he's in his prime and he has the potential to thrive on the biggest stage in the future. Howard had a 2.12 GAA this season along with a sky high save percentage of .920 to go along with his six shutouts. He's improved every season and has slowly emerged as the best goaltender in the league. Shattenkirk had nine goals and 43 points this season and 18 of those points came on the power play. Malkin recorded 50 goals and 109 points and should be able to win the Hart Trophy. It'll be interesting to see if Radulov can keep this up and move up the ranks in this list. She was named the NWHL MVP for 2020 and is a NWHL Foundation Award winner. There just isn't much one can do against that man. Parise has maybe had the better career to this point of all active Minnesota-born players. However, inconsistencies last season and injuries this season have knocked him out of the top 50. It's hard to believe that Daniel Alfredsson will be turning 40 at the end of this year. Guentzel was born in Omaha, Neb., and Oshie from Everett, Wash. “But, couldn’t you just take the top player off the list in points per game?”. Minnesotans can’t get enough of #OneOfUs. Zdeno Chara is the biggest player in the league and might be the toughest to play against.