This past season we saw a few elite wingers switching teams, how will such change impact the overall fight for the top goal-scorer in the league, let’s find out from my projection of top winger’s production in the upcoming season.
Top 30 Wingers in NHL 2015-2016 (Projected)
Left Wingers
Puck Alert | Player | Team | Season 2015 – 2016 | ||||
Ranking | GP | Goals | Assist | Points | PPG | ||
1 | Alex Ovechkin | WAS | 82 | 51 | 40 | 91 | 1.11 |
2 | Jamie Benn | DAL | 82 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 1.00 |
3 | Taylor Hall | EDM | 75 | 37 | 45 | 82 | 1.09 |
4 | Daniel Sedin | VAN | 82 | 30 | 47 | 77 | 0.94 |
5 | Rick Nash | NYR | 82 | 44 | 30 | 74 | 0.90 |
6 | Joe Pavelski | SJS | 82 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 0.90 |
7 | Nick Foligno | CBJ | 77 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 0.95 |
8 | Max Pacioretty | MON | 80 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 0.89 |
9 | Johnny Gaudreau | CGY | 80 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 0.89 |
10 | Filip Forsberg | NSH | 82 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 0.83 |
11 | Alex Steen | STL | 70 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 0.96 |
12 | Henrik Zetterberg | DET | 72 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 0.92 |
13 | Andrew Ladd | WPG | 82 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 0.76 |
14 | Zach Parise | MIN | 75 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 0.81 |
15 | Mike Hoffman | OTT | 80 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 0.75 |
Barely missed the list for LW includes: James van Riemsdyk (TOR), Gabriel Landeskog (COL), Evander Kane (BUF), Patrick Sharp (DAL).
Right Wingers
Puck Alert | Player | Team | Season 2015 – 2016 | ||||
Ranking | GP | Goals | Assist | Points | PPG | ||
1 | Corey Perry | ANA | 82 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 1.09 |
2 | Vladimir Tarasenko | STL | 75 | 40 | 41 | 81 | 1.08 |
3 | Jakub Voracek | PHI | 82 | 28 | 52 | 80 | 0.98 |
4 | Phil Kessel | PIT | 82 | 42 | 37 | 79 | 0.96 |
5 | Nikita Kucherov | TBL | 82 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 0.90 |
6 | Patrick Kane | CHI | 65 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 1.08 |
7 | Jordan Eberle | EDM | 81 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 0.84 |
8 | Jiri Hudler | CGY | 80 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 0.84 |
9 | Blake Wheeler | WPG | 77 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 0.83 |
10 | Radim Vrbata | VAN | 79 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 0.80 |
11 | Mark Stone | OTT | 82 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 0.73 |
12 | Valeri Nichushkin | DAL | 75 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 0.77 |
13 | Nail Yakupov | EDM | 82 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 0.71 |
14 | T.J. Oshie | WAS | 75 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 0.75 |
15 | Brandon Saad | CBJ | 79 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 0.71 |
Barely missed the list for RW includes: Kyle Okposo (NYI), Marian Gaborik (LAK), Marian Hossa (CHI), Ryan Callahan (TBL).