If you are a regular visitor at Notinhalloffame.com, you know that we created the Notinhalloffame NHL Cup, where in every regular season game, we award points (5-4-3-2-1) to the top five performers. This is the second year that we have done this, and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid won the first one.
To keep everyone regularly in the loop this time, we have decided to give regular updates, starting at when the first player cracked 40 Points, and tell all of you the top ten. We will this going forward with every update as the first player breaches the elevated ten-point threshold afterward.
Here is the current top ten, based on the first player to breach 70 Notinhalloffame Cup Points:
1. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers. 70 Cup Points: 38 Games, 32 G, 40 A, 72 P, +5, 8.4 PS. (#1 on last update)
There are a lot of stories at the near-halfway mark of the 2022/23 NHL Season, with one of the top ones being Connor McDavid running away with every major statistical category. Last year’s Notinhalloffame NHL Cup winner is extending his lead and he is currently the league-leader in Goals (32), Assists (40), Points (72) and Point Shares (8.4), and was recently on a 17-Game Point streak.
2. Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning, 62 Cup Points: 35 Games, 21 G, 16 A, 37 P, +6, 4.5 PS. (#3 on last update)
Point is an intriguing figure at #2, and though he is having a good year, and is a point-per-game player, there are quite a few players with higher point tallies than Point. Saying that, Point has been the most clutch player for the Lightning, who are on a five-game win streak. This is why we love the NIHOF Cups!
3 (Tie). David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins. 61 Cup Points: 36 Games, 25 G, 25 A, 50 P, +13, 6.4 PS. (#9 on last update)
The Bruins are one of the NHL’s top teams and Pastrnak is their top scorer. The Bruins star is averaging 1.39 Points per Game, slightly more than his First Team All-Star campaign in 2019-20.
3 (Tie). Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche. 61 Cup Points: 35 Games, 24 G, 21 A, 45 P, +6, 5.6 PS. (not on last update)
Rantanen rockets into the top ten, and is also in the top ten in Goals and Points, while leading the NHL in Even Strength Goals (20). The Avs star has 1.29 PPG, the highest of his career.
5. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs. 60 Cup Points: 37 Games, 18 G, 24 A, 42 P, +17, 5.0 PS. (#2 on last update)
Matthews is the defending Hart winner but he is not on the PPG pace he was last year, though when Toronto wins, the odds are that he was the biggest reason why. Is this season is a disappointment so far for Matthews?
6 (Tie). Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars. 54 Cup Points: 38 Games, 25 G, 29 A, 54 P, +19, 7.3 PS. (#6 on last update)
Robertson is on pace to shatter last season’s 41-38-79 output, and the fourth-year player is now the undeniable top dog of the Stars lineup. He is currently third overall in Points.
6 (Tie). Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild. 54 Cup Points: 36 Games, 20 G, 25 A, 45 P, -2, 5.0 PS. (#8 on last update)
Kaprizov is easily Minnesota’s best player and if he stays healthy should have his second straight 100-Point year.
8. Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks. 52 Cup Points, 34 Games, 17 G, 27 A, 44 P, +11, 4.9 PS. (#9 on last update)
The 2019 Calder winner looks to be on his way to his best statistical year in the NHL.
9 (Tie). Linus Ullmark, Boston Bruins. 51 Cup Points: 24 Games, 20-1-1, 1.90 GAA, .938 Save Percentage, 6.3 PS. (#9 on last update)
Ullmark is the highest ranked Goalie, and his ascendence to likely All-Star has been colossal for Boston’s rise to the top portion of the standings. Ullmark leads all Goalies in Wins, GAA, Save Percentage and Goalie Point Shares.
9 (Tie). Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, 51 Cup Points: 39 Games, 26 G, 19 A, 45 P, 0, 5.6 PS. (Not on last update)
Ovechkin breaks into the top ten, and is closing on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time Goal record. We once thought that was untouchable.
Edmonton’s Leon Draisail (surprisingly, as he is currently second to his teammate, Connor McDavid in Points) and Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby have fallen off the top ten.
Our next update will occur when the first player breaks 80 Cup Points.
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