Top NHL Right Wingers – 2016

January 13, 2016
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Top 100 Right Wingers in the NHL

Continuing our series on top NHL players by position, today we are looking at some of the top right wingers in the National Hockey League.  Again the criteria we use in our selection process is quite simple.  For skaters that means looking at statistics such as points and time on ice.   We also gave players a Hockey Fan rating which denotes value to their respective teams (which is why you may see a player such as Connor McDavid higher up on the list of centers even though he has only played 12 games in the NHL).  From that analysis, The Hockey Fanatic has then compiled the top players by position for 2016. Check out our top 100 NHL centermen for 2016 as well as our top 100 left-wingers.

Top 50 Right Wingers Based on Time on Ice

So just as we did with our top 100 centermen and left wingers, lets begin the first part of our analysis based on time spent on ice.  This is a key indicator of how important these players can be to their respective teams.  Just because a given player at his respective position does not always put up the highest point totals, that does not mean that he should not be considered as the top player at his position.  Some players play against tougher competition on a given night so they still provide great value to their teams although they may not be putting up the points as some of their other counterparts at their position.  Again another Buffalo forward tops this list on time on ice.  How many of you knew Evander Kane was leading the league left wingers in ice-time?

Rank Player Team GP G A P +/- PIM TOI/GP Shifts/GP
1 Patrick Kane CHI 43 23 37 60 20 16 20:59 24.9
2 Mark Stone OTT 40 11 22 33 -9 22 20:28 23.7
3 Loui Eriksson BOS 40 14 20 34 8 4 19:48 24.2
4 Blake Wheeler WPG 41 10 30 40 2 14 19:18 26.3
5 Vladimir Tarasenko STL 43 24 20 44 -1 29 19:15 28.1
6 T.J. Oshie WSH 41 14 11 25 13 12 19:12 23.7
7 James Neal NSH 42 15 9 24 11 43 19:06 23.5
8 Lee Stempniak NJD 42 9 20 29 1 22 19:02 24.3
9 Phil Kessel PIT 41 12 12 24 -2 6 18:56 23.1
10 Nikita Kucherov TBL 42 16 17 33 0 14 18:34 20.9
11 Kyle Okposo NYI 40 10 21 31 -6 31 18:27 21.9
12 Jakub Voracek PHI 40 4 22 26 -5 12 18:27 24.5
13 Mats Zuccarello NYR 41 16 15 31 5 14 18:26 23.5
14 Jordan Eberle EDM 29 10 8 18 -11 2 18:25 24.1
15 Brian Gionta BUF 38 4 8 12 -7 6 18:11 22.2
16 Reilly Smith FLA 41 12 10 22 9 8 18:06 23.7
17 Tobias Rieder ARI 41 10 16 26 -5 6 18:01 24.6
18 Drew Stafford WPG 41 14 8 22 -5 12 18:00 24.2
19 Corey Perry ANA 40 15 11 26 -2 37 17:53 21.9
20 Joel Ward SJS 37 11 14 25 -7 8 17:48 23.8
21 Bobby Ryan OTT 41 13 23 36 3 6 17:36 21.6
22 Marian Hossa CHI 38 5 12 17 6 14 17:36 24.2
23 Ryan Callahan TBL 41 5 9 14 -5 26 17:25 21.5
24 Shane Doan ARI 32 15 7 22 -2 42 17:23 22.3
25 Teddy Purcell EDM 42 9 16 25 -3 6 17:19 23.5
26 Troy Brouwer STL 45 8 8 16 -4 36 17:08 26
27 Kyle Palmieri NJD 42 17 13 30 5 25 17:07 21.5
28 Jason Pominville MIN 41 5 14 19 5 6 17:07 21.3
29 Jaromir Jagr FLA 38 14 16 30 7 20 16:58 20.4
30 Cam Atkinson CBJ 42 13 13 26 -6 8 16:50 22.8
31 Jakob Silfverberg ANA 40 3 5 8 -9 16 16:47 23.1
32 Justin Williams WSH 41 12 14 26 10 8 16:44 21.5
33 Kris Versteeg CAR 42 6 19 25 4 14 16:36 22
34 Radim Vrbata VAN 40 10 8 18 -13 10 16:36 22.4
35 Jarome Iginla COL 42 12 11 23 -14 25 16:32 20.3
36 Wayne Simmonds PHI 40 10 12 22 -11 84 16:31 22.2
37 Brendan Gallagher MTL 26 11 11 22 9 14 16:20 23
38 Dustin Brown LAK 41 4 10 14 -4 16 16:18 22
39 Matt Read PHI 39 6 9 15 -3 14 16:13 22.4
40 Jannik Hansen VAN 41 12 10 22 11 18 16:10 22.1
41 Josh Bailey NYI 41 7 12 19 0 12 16:06 21.2
42 Patric Hornqvist PIT 41 9 8 17 -4 20 15:54 21.5
43 Nino Niederreiter MIN 41 8 12 20 7 12 15:51 20.1
44 Alexandre Burrows VAN 40 5 7 12 -9 28 15:42 22.3
45 Gustav Nyquist DET 41 12 11 23 -5 14 15:40 20.7
46 Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau TOR 40 11 10 21 0 22 15:37 22.4
47 Michael Frolik CGY 30 7 9 16 2 4 15:34 23.2
48 Brad Richardson ARI 41 3 13 16 6 23 15:32 21.4
49 Marian Gaborik LAK 41 8 9 17 0 20 15:31 20
50 Craig Smith NSH 42 9 5 14 0 18 15:26 20.9

Top NHL Right Wingers by Point Production

Next we evaluated the stats.  As of January 10, 2016, here is a look at the top 50 point producers at the right wing position.

Rank Player Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM
1 Patrick Kane CHI 43 23 37 60 20 16
2 Vladimir Tarasenko STL 43 24 20 44 -1 29
3 Blake Wheeler WPG 41 10 30 40 2 14
4 Bobby Ryan OTT 41 13 23 36 3 6
5 Loui Eriksson BOS 40 14 20 34 8 4
6 Nikita Kucherov TBL 42 16 17 33 0 14
7 Mark Stone OTT 40 11 22 33 -9 22
8 Kyle Okposo NYI 40 10 21 31 -6 31
9 Mats Zuccarello NYR 41 16 15 31 5 14
10 Kyle Palmieri NJD 42 17 13 30 5 25
11 Jaromir Jagr FLA 38 14 16 30 7 20
12 Lee Stempniak NJD 42 9 20 29 1 22
13 Cam Atkinson CBJ 42 13 13 26 -6 8
14 Jakub Voracek PHI 40 4 22 26 -5 12
15 Tobias Rieder ARI 41 10 16 26 -5 6
16 Justin Williams WSH 41 12 14 26 10 8
17 Corey Perry ANA 40 15 11 26 -2 37
18 Kris Versteeg CAR 42 6 19 25 4 14
19 Joel Ward SJS 37 11 14 25 -7 8
20 Teddy Purcell EDM 42 9 16 25 -3 6
21 T.J. Oshie WSH 41 14 11 25 13 12
22 James Neal NSH 42 15 9 24 11 43
23 Phil Kessel PIT 41 12 12 24 -2 6
24 Gustav Nyquist DET 41 12 11 23 -5 14
25 Jarome Iginla COL 42 12 11 23 -14 25
26 Jannik Hansen VAN 41 12 10 22 11 18
27 Reilly Smith FLA 41 12 10 22 9 8
28 Wayne Simmonds PHI 40 10 12 22 -11 84
29 Shane Doan ARI 32 15 7 22 -2 42
30 Brendan Gallagher MTL 26 11 11 22 9 14
31 Drew Stafford WPG 41 14 8 22 -5 12
32 Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau TOR 40 11 10 21 0 22
33 Dale Weise MTL 40 11 9 20 3 14
34 Nino Niederreiter MIN 41 8 12 20 7 12
35 Jimmy Hayes BOS 38 9 11 20 0 31
36 Josh Bailey NYI 41 7 12 19 0 12
37 Jason Pominville MIN 41 5 14 19 5 6
38 Kevin Hayes NYR 39 7 12 19 3 14
39 Radim Vrbata VAN 40 10 8 18 -13 10
40 Jordan Eberle EDM 29 10 8 18 -11 2
41 Marian Gaborik LAK 41 8 9 17 0 20
42 Marian Hossa CHI 38 5 12 17 6 14
43 Patric Hornqvist PIT 41 9 8 17 -4 20
44 Michael Frolik CGY 30 7 9 16 2 4
45 Troy Brouwer STL 45 8 8 16 -4 36
46 Andrew Shaw CHI 43 6 10 16 5 33
47 Brad Richardson ARI 41 3 13 16 6 23
48 Matt Read PHI 39 6 9 15 -3 14
49 Ryan Strome NYI 31 3 12 15 -8 8
50 Valeri Nichushkin DAL 41 6 9 15 6 6

 

Top 100 NHL Right-Wingers

So after applying our Hockey Fan Weighting to the players, here is a look at your top 100 Right Wingers in the NHL in 2016.

Rank Player Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM
1 Patrick Kane CHI 43 23 37 60 20 16
2 Vladimir Tarasenko STL 43 24 20 44 -1 29
3 Blake Wheeler WPG 41 10 30 40 2 14
4 Bobby Ryan OTT 41 13 23 36 3 6
5 Corey Perry ANA 40 15 11 26 -2 37
6 Loui Eriksson BOS 40 14 20 34 8 4
7 Nikita Kucherov TBL 42 16 17 33 0 14
8 Kyle Okposo NYI 40 10 21 31 -6 31
9 Jaromir Jagr FLA 38 14 16 30 7 20
10 Jakub Voracek PHI 40 4 22 26 -5 12
11 Phil Kessel PIT 41 12 12 24 -2 6
12 Mark Stone OTT 40 11 22 33 -9 22
13 Jordan Eberle EDM 29 10 8 18 -11 2
14 Mats Zuccarello NYR 41 16 15 31 5 14
15 Lee Stempniak NJD 42 9 20 29 1 22
16 T.J. Oshie WSH 41 14 11 25 13 12
17 Tobias Rieder ARI 41 10 16 26 -5 6
18 Justin Williams WSH 41 12 14 26 10 8
19 Kris Versteeg CAR 42 6 19 25 4 14
20 Joel Ward SJS 37 11 14 25 -7 8
21 Teddy Purcell EDM 42 9 16 25 -3 6
22 Shane Doan ARI 32 15 7 22 -2 42
23 James Neal NSH 42 15 9 24 11 43
24 Kyle Palmieri NJD 42 17 13 30 5 25
25 Gustav Nyquist DET 41 12 11 23 -5 14
26 Jarome Iginla COL 42 12 11 23 -14 25
27 Cam Atkinson CBJ 42 13 13 26 -6 8
28 Jannik Hansen VAN 41 12 10 22 11 18
29 Reilly Smith FLA 41 12 10 22 9 8
30 Wayne Simmonds PHI 40 10 12 22 -11 84
31 Brendan Gallagher MTL 26 11 11 22 9 14
32 Andrew Shaw CHI 43 6 10 16 5 33
33 Drew Stafford WPG 41 14 8 22 -5 12
34 Dale Weise MTL 40 11 9 20 3 14
35 Nino Niederreiter MIN 41 8 12 20 7 12
36 Jimmy Hayes BOS 38 9 11 20 0 31
37 Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau TOR 40 11 10 21 0 22
38 Jason Pominville MIN 41 5 14 19 5 6
39 Kevin Hayes NYR 39 7 12 19 3 14
40 Radim Vrbata VAN 40 10 8 18 -13 10
41 Marian Gaborik LAK 41 8 9 17 0 20
42 Marian Hossa CHI 38 5 12 17 6 14
43 Patric Hornqvist PIT 41 9 8 17 -4 20
44 Michael Frolik CGY 30 7 9 16 2 4
45 Troy Brouwer STL 45 8 8 16 -4 36
46 Nikolaj Ehlers WPG 41 6 8 14 1 10
47 Josh Bailey NYI 41 7 12 19 0 12
48 Matt Read PHI 39 6 9 15 -3 14
49 Ryan Strome NYI 31 3 12 15 -8 8
50 Valeri Nichushkin DAL 41 6 9 15 6 6
51 Nail Yakupov EDM 22 2 10 12 -1 12
52 Ryan Callahan TBL 41 5 9 14 -5 26
53 Dustin Brown LAK 41 4 10 14 -4 16
54 Ales Hemsky DAL 37 3 10 13 0 4
55 Craig Smith NSH 42 9 5 14 0 18
56 Brett Connolly BOS 38 5 9 14 -3 14
57 Jesper Fast NYR 39 6 7 13 2 8
58 Chris Stewart ANA 35 6 6 12 -5 36
59 Alexandre Burrows VAN 40 5 7 12 -9 28
60 David Jones CGY 40 8 5 13 -6 6
61 Tom Wilson WSH 41 2 11 13 3 100
62 Brad Boyes TOR 33 4 8 12 -6 12
63 Joonas Donskoi SJS 34 5 9 14 -2 8
64 Curtis Lazar OTT 37 2 6 8 -5 7
65 Jay Beagle WSH 36 6 6 12 1 14
66 Cal Clutterbuck NYI 41 9 3 12 6 10
67 Brian Gionta BUF 38 4 8 12 -7 6
68 Jack Skille COL 42 7 5 12 5 7
69 Brad Richardson ARI 41 3 13 16 6 23
70 Michael Grabner TOR 38 6 5 11 7 4
71 Beau Bennett PIT 24 5 5 10 -4 8
72 Patrick Eaves DAL 25 3 1 4 -1 8
73 Justin Fontaine MIN 25 2 7 9 8 14
74 Jake Virtanen VAN 20 1 3 4 -3 15
75 Scottie Upshall STL 34 4 1 5 0 14
76 Devante Smith-Pelly MTL 31 3 5 8 -2 16
77 Jordin Tootoo NJD 41 3 5 8 -19 64
78 Dmitrij Jaskin STL 41 2 7 9 1 18
79 Jakob Silfverberg ANA 40 3 5 8 -9 16
80 Derek Dorsett VAN 42 3 4 7 -9 110
81 Chris Thorburn WPG 41 5 2 7 3 48
82 Steve Downie ARI 24 3 3 6 2 53
83 Erik Condra TBL 31 3 3 6 -2 14
84 Chris Neil OTT 42 2 3 5 -1 99
85 J.T. Brown TBL 38 3 9 12 9 25
86 Logan Shaw FLA 20 4 1 5 -1 4
87 Sven Andrighetto MTL 16 4 1 5 4 2
88 Alex Chiasson OTT 40 2 3 5 -6 27
89 David Pastrnak BOS 12 3 2 5 -2 8
90 Iiro Pakarinen EDM 31 3 2 5 -7 2
91 Anthony Peluso WPG 20 1 3 4 4 29
92 Alexander Semin MTL 15 1 3 4 1 12
93 Mike Blunden TBL 9 2 2 4 4 11
94 Rene Bourque CBJ 23 2 2 4 -5 18
95 Adam Cracknell VAN 35 3 5 8 3 6
96 Tyler Randell BOS 20 4 0 4 1 40
97 Miikka Salomaki NSH 24 2 2 4 3 14
98 Pascal Dupuis PIT 18 2 2 4 -1 12
99 Gabriel Bourque NSH 22 1 3 4 0 18
100 Tomas Jurco DET 18 1 2 3 -2 8
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