Team Depth Ratings

The NHLdx value shown here is for the current season, for all forwards in their Age 23 season or younger. The overall rank is based on the quality and quantity of players likely to make the NHL, taking into account the scarcity of elite players.

Team Rank Players Top 6 F Total NHLdx Average NHLdx Top Player
Anaheim Ducks 17 19 2 318 16.74 Sam Colangelo
Boston Bruins 29 19 1 202 10.63 Jake DeBrusk
Buffalo Sabres 5 19 2 333 17.53 Jack Eichel
Calgary Flames 10 20 1 299 14.95 Matthew Tkachuk
Carolina Hurricanes 3 23 4 528 22.96 Andrei Svechnikov
Chicago Blackhawks 14 25 3 352 14.08 Alex DeBrincat
Colorado Avalanche 9 21 1 326 15.52 Mikko Rantanen
Columbus Blue Jackets 16 16 1 259 16.19 Pierre-Luc Dubois
Dallas Stars 26 17 1 260 15.29 Roope Hintz
Detroit Red Wings 21 22 1 266 12.09 Filip Zadina
Edmonton Oilers 1 21 2 369 17.57 Connor McDavid
Florida Panthers 24 20 1 248 12.40 Anton Lundell
Los Angeles Kings 6 24 3 515 21.46 Quinton Byfield
Minnesota Wild 19 23 1 334 14.52 Marco Rossi
Montreal Canadiens 22 22 1 307 13.95 Nick Suzuki
Nashville Predators 28 21 0 227 10.81 Luke Kunin
New Jersey Devils 12 30 4 540 18.00 Nico Hischier
New York Islanders 15 18 2 262 14.56 Mathew Barzal
New York Rangers 8 25 2 379 15.16 Alexis Lafreniere
Ottawa Senators 11 25 2 467 18.68 Brady Tkachuk
Philadelphia Flyers 13 27 3 402 14.89 Travis Konecny
Arizona Coyotes 20 23 1 294 12.78 Clayton Keller
Pittsburgh Penguins 31 15 0 126 8.40 Samuel Poulin
San Jose Sharks 18 28 1 291 10.39 Timo Meier
St. Louis Blues 23 14 1 193 13.79 Robert Thomas
Tampa Bay Lightning 25 23 1 226 9.83 Anthony Cirelli
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 20 3 402 20.10 Auston Matthews
Vancouver Canucks 4 21 2 359 17.10 Elias Pettersson
Vegas Golden Knights 27 21 1 236 11.24 Brendan Brisson
Washington Capitals 30 15 0 143 9.53 Connor McMichael
Winnipeg Jets 7 16 3 336 21.00 Kyle Connor