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 Thursday.
Here is the tenth current top ten in Notinhalloffame Cup Points:
1. David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins. 102 Cup Points: 50 Games, 33 G, 39 A, 73 P, +16, 9.3 PS. (#1 Last Week)
The Boston Bruins (like last year) have been the best team early in the season, and it is the Czech Republic’s David Pastrnak who has led their offensive threat. He is the league-leader in Shots (251), is third in Points (73), third in Goals (33) fourth in Point Shares (9.3) and ninth in Assists (39) 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? Notably, leaving the All-Star break (where he went to his fourth), Pastrnak is enjoying his biggest Cup Point lead to date.
2. Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning. 90 Cup Points, 50 Games, 32 G, 54 A, 86 P, +4, 9.9 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 Trophy. He is leading the NHL in Points (86) and Assists (54) and is second in Point Shares (9.9) and fourth in Goals (32). It is a minor surprise that he is not first in Cup Points, but at one time, he was close.
3. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs, 89 Cup Points: 48 Games, 41 G, 20 A, 61 P, +16, 8.7 PS. (#3 Last Week)
The American sniper is back as the league’s top goal-scorer, holding the lead in that (41) and Even-Strength Goals (30), and is also fifth in Point Shares (8.7). If he holds that, Matthews will win his third Rocket Richard Trophy, though Kucherov is closing in fast.
4. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche, 82 Cup Points: 51 Games, 32 G, 53 A, 85 P, +16, 9.8 PS. (#4 Last Week)
MacKinnon remains is second in Assists (53) and Points (85) and is also fourth in Goals (32). He is also second in Shots (235) and third in Point Shares (9.8).
5. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers, 79 Cup Points: 44 Games, 21 G, 47 A, 68 P, +16, 7.7 PS. (#5 Last Week)
The Edmonton Oilers began the year as a disappointment, but they have been on fire as of late, with a 16-game win streak. McDavid has not been lighting the lamp like he did last year, but he has however been a great playmaker, and is fourth in Assists (47) and Points (67). Can he make it back to the top of the mountain and win the NIHOF Cup again?
6. Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers, 71 Cup Points: 51 Games, 31 G, 36 A, 67 P, -1, 7.9 PS. (#5 Last Week)
Panarin is back where he belongs in the top ten, and let’s see if he falls off again. Currently, he is sixth in Points (67), and Goals (30) and tenth in Assists (36).
7. Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators, 70 Cup Points: 51 Games, 24 G, 27 A, 51 P, +6, 6.0 PS. (#8 Last Week)
Forsberg also made top ten return and is fourth in Even Strength Goals (21) and Shots (203).
8 (TIE). Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche, 69 Cup Points: 51 Games, 28 G, 39 A, 67 P, +3, 7.2 PS. (#8 Last Week)
Rantanen is making another run for a 100-Point year and is currently sixth in Points (66) and ninth in Goals (27).
8 TIE). Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers, 69 Cup Points: 50 Games, 37 G, 25 A, 62 P, +13, 8.7 PS. (#7 Last Week)
Currently having the best year of his life, Reinhart is the current leader in Power Play Goals (20), Game-Winning Goals (9) and Shooting Percentage (27.6), and is also second in Goals (37), fifth in Point Shares (8.6), and ninth in Points (62). Historically a good player, Reinhart has never had a year like this before, and he just enjoyed his first All-Star Game.
8. (TIE). Juuse Saros, Nashville Predators, 68 Cup Points: 40 Games, 19-19-2 Record, 2.94 GAA, .903 Save Percentage, 6.4 PS. (#8 Last Week)
Saros comes back to the top ten, and does so with an even Won/Loss record. A surprise to be here (like he was before), Saros is a workhorse who is second in Minutes Played (2,243) and Saves (1,019) and is eighth in Goalie Point Shares (6.4). He is not the best Goalie this season, but here he is. That is the way Cup Points can work.
8. (TIE). Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks, 68 Cup Points: 50 Games, 27 G, 38 A, 65 P, +16, 7.5 PS. (Not Ranked in the Top Ten Last Week)
Pettersson makes a return to the top ten and is on pace to match or exceed his 102 Points from last year. The current league-leader in Game-Winning Goals (9), just added his fourth All-Star and is eighth in Points (64) and ninth in Goals (27).
Nobody fell out of the top ten.
Our next update will be next Thursday.
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