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 third year that we have done this, and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid won the first two.
To keep everyone regularly in the loop this time, we have decided to give regular updates, starting at Thanksgiving, and tell all of you the top ten. We will be doing updates every Monday.
Here is the sixth current top ten in Notinhalloffame Cup Points:
1. David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins. 78 Cup Points: 38 Games, 24 G, 31 A, 55 P, +11, 6.8 PS. (#1 Last Week)
The Boston Bruins (like last year) have been the best team early in the season, and it is David Pastrnak who has led their offensive threat. He is the league-leader in Shots (189), is third in Points (55), sixth in Goals (24), and is Boston’s leading scorer, and is in the top ten in most essential offensive categories. Could he win his first Hart, but if not, maybe his first NIHOF Cup?
2. Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning. 71 Cup Points, 40 Games, 28 G, 39 A, 67 P, -3, 7.7 PS. (#2 Last Week)
Kucherov is in his tenth season in Tampa, and is putting forth a season that could gain him another Hart or Art Ross. He is leading the NHL in Points (67) and is second in Goals (28) and third in Assists (39). It is a minor surprise that he is not first in Cup Points, but he is close.
3. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs, 63 Cup Points: 33 Games, 30 G, 15 A, 45 P, +7, 6.0 PS. (#3 Last Week)
The American sniper is back as the league’s top goal-scorer, holding the lead in that (30) and Even-Strength Goals (22). If he holds that, Matthews will win his third Rocket Richard Trophy, though Kucherov is closing in fast.
4 (TIE). Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators, 60 Cup Points: 40 Games, 21 G, 24 A, 45 P, +7, 5.4 PS (#4 Last Week)
Forsberg is off to the best start of his career and should make his second All-Star Game, though other than Even-Strength Goals (2nd with 19) and Game-Winning Goals (3rd with 5), he is not in the top ten in any major offensive category.
4 (TIE). Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers. 58 Cup Points, 38 Games, 25 G, 30 A, 55 P, +2, 6.5 PS. (#10 Last Week)
Panarin returns to the top ten, and is strange to think that he fell out of it at all. The Russian Left Wing is third in Points (55), fourth in Goals (25), and tenth in Assists (30), and is poised to have his best goal-scoring campaign to date.
5. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche, 59 Cup Points: 40 Games, 22 G, 43 A, 65 P, +9, 7.1 PS. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week)
MacKinnon returns to the top ten as his teammate, Mikko Rantanen fell off. He took over the league-lead in Assists (43) and is second in Points (65), and eighth in Goals (22).
7 (TIE). Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers, 58 Cup Points: 34 Games, 13 4, 40 A, 54 P, +10, 5.6 PS. (#8 Last Week)
The Edmonton Oilers have been a disappointment thus far, and McDavid has not been lighting the lamp like he did last year, but he has however been a great playmaker, and is second in Assists (40) and fifth in Points (54). Can he make it back to the top of the mountain?
7. (TIE). Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers, 58 Cup Points: 39 Games, 28 G, 22 A, 50 P, +17, 7.0 PS. (#6 Last Week)
Currently having the best year of his life, Reinhart is the current leader in Power Play Goals (13), Game-Winning Goals (7). and Shooting Percentage (27.7), and is also second in Goals (28), and eighth in Points (50). Historically a good player, Reinhart has never had a first half like this before.
9. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, 56 Cup Points: 22 Games, 22 G, 19 A, 41 P, +14, 5.4 PS. (Not on the Top Ten Last Week)
We have to admit we are happy to see Sidney Crosby in the top ten, as even though “Sid the Kid” is over 35, but this is a legend! Crosby is eighth in Goals (22) and ninth in Even Strength Goals (16) as of this writing.
10. William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs, 55 Cup Points: 37 Games, 21 G, 33 A, 54 P, +5, 5.9 PS. (Not Ranked in the Top Ten Last Week)
Matthews is the star of the Leafs, by Nylander might be the top player this year. He is currently fifth in Points and seventh in Assists (33).
Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen, Nashville’s Juuse Saros and New Jersey’s Jack Hughes fell out of the top ten. Notably, we have no Goalies in the top ten for the first time.
Our next update will be next Monday.
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