EA Sports NHL 15 player ratings
/EA Sports has been releasing its player rankings for NHL 15 this week, one position at a time.
Saturday saw the release of the overall Top 50.
50. Mikko Koivu, Minnesota Wild
49. Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks
48. Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks
47. Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks
46. Mike Smith, Arizona Coyotes
45. Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals
44. Ryan Miller, Vancouver Canucks
43. Eric Staal, Carolina Hurricanes
42. Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche
41. Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers
40. Niklas Kronwall, Detroit Red Wings
39. Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers
38. David Backes, St. Louis Blues
37. David Krejci, Boston Bruins
36. Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks
35. Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
34. Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
33. Ryan Kesler, Anaheim Ducks
32. Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
31. Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues
30. Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche
29. Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars
28. P.K. Subban, Montreal Canadiens
27. Phil Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs
26. Taylor Hall, Edmonton Oilers
25. Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild
24. Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers
23. Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators
22. Marian Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks
21. Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
20. Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins
19. Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings
18. Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
17. John Tavares, New York Islanders
16. Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
15. Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild
14. Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
13. Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins
12. Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
11. Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
10. Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks
9. Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
8. Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings
7. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
6. Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
5. Shea Weber, Nashville Predators
4. Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
3. Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks
2. Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
The finale of the positional lists was Friday, with the company putting out the center ranks. As has been the case, attributes are rated by puck skills, senses, shooting, defense, skating, and physicality.
Not surprisingly, Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the list with 96 points. With 93 points each were Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings pivot Pavel Datsyuk. Rounding out the top five was Ryan Getzlaf with the Anaheim Ducks, who earned a 92-point rating.
On Thursday, the right wing listings came out. As with all skaters, ranking attributes included puck skills, senses, shooting, defense, skating and physicality.
Corey Perry of the Anaheim Ducks came out on top, earning 92 points. He was followed by Marian Hossa of the Chicago Blackhawks with 91, the Toronto Maple Leafs' Phil Kessel with 90, Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks with 89, and then Martin St. Louis of the New York Rangers with 88.
Left wingers were rolled out Wednesday. Attributes incorporated into the rankings included puck skills, senses, shooting, defense, skating and physicality.
Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals topped the list with 93 points, Detroit Red Wings star Henrik Zetterberg finished second with 92 points. With 90 points each are third place Zach Parise of the Minnesota Wild, Taylor Hall of the Edmonton Oilers in fourth, and Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars rounding out the top five.
They've ranked defensemen using six categories: puck skills, senses, shooting, defense, skating, and physicality.
Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators tops the list with 93 combined points. He's followed by Chicago Blackhawks rearguard Duncan Keith at 92 points, Ryan Suter of the Minnesota Wild with 92, Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings star Drew Doughty in fourth place with 91, and Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins is in fifth place with 91 as well.
Goaltenders are ranked using reflexes, puck control, and athletic ability.
Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers edges out Los Angeles Kings netminder Jonathan Quick for first place, each with 93 points. Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens and Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins are third and fourth respectively, with 92 points apiece. Nashville Predators puck stopper Pekka Rinne rounds out the top five, registering 91 points on EA's scale.