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Best forwards in NHL 27

The highest-rated forwards in NHL 27: centers and wingers, their teams and overall ratings.

99Top playerConnor McDavidEdmonton Oilers
94Top goalieAndrei VasilevskiyTampa Bay Lightning
97Top RussianNikita KucherovTampa Bay Lightning
COLStrongest teamColorado AvalancheOVR 90
  1. 199Connor McDavid🇨🇦CEdmonton OilersEDM
  2. 297Nathan MacKinnon🇨🇦CColorado AvalancheCOL
  3. 397Nikita Kucherov🇷🇺RWTampa Bay LightningTBL
  4. 496Leon Draisaitl🇩🇪CEdmonton OilersEDM
  5. 595Aleksander Barkov🇫🇮CFlorida PanthersFLA
  6. 695David Pastrnak🇨🇿RWBoston BruinsBOS
  7. 795Macklin Celebrini🇨🇦CSan Jose SharksSJS
  8. 895Sidney Crosby🇨🇦CPittsburgh PenguinsPIT
  9. 994Jack Eichel🇺🇸CVegas Golden KnightsVGK
  10. 1094Jack Hughes🇺🇸CNew Jersey DevilsNJD
  11. 1194Kirill Kaprizov🇷🇺LWMinnesota WildMIN
  12. 1294Mikko Rantanen🇫🇮RWDallas StarsDAL
  13. 1393Mark Scheifele🇨🇦CWinnipeg JetsWPG
  14. 1493Mitch Marner🇨🇦RWVegas Golden KnightsVGK
  15. 1593Nick Suzuki🇨🇦CMontréal CanadiensMTL
  16. 1693William Nylander🇸🇪RWToronto Maple LeafsTOR
  17. 1792Auston Matthews🇺🇸CToronto Maple LeafsTOR
  18. 1892Jason Robertson🇺🇸LWDallas StarsDAL
  19. 1992Kyle Connor🇺🇸LWWinnipeg JetsWPG
  20. 2092Martin Necas🇨🇿CColorado AvalancheCOL
  21. 2191Artemi Panarin🇷🇺LWLos Angeles KingsLAK
  22. 2291Clayton Keller🇺🇸RWUtah MammothUTA
  23. 2391Matthew Boldy🇺🇸LWMinnesota WildMIN
  24. 2491Sam Reinhart🇨🇦RWFlorida PanthersFLA
  25. 2591Sebastian Aho🇫🇮CCarolina HurricanesCAR
  26. 2691Tim Stützle🇩🇪COttawa SenatorsOTT
  27. 2790Brandon Hagel🇨🇦LWTampa Bay LightningTBL
  28. 2890Cole Caufield🇺🇸RWMontréal CanadiensMTL
  29. 2990Connor Bedard🇨🇦CChicago BlackhawksCHI
  30. 3090Jake Guentzel🇺🇸LWTampa Bay LightningTBL
  31. 3190Mark Stone🇨🇦RWVegas Golden KnightsVGK
  32. 3290Matthew Tkachuk🇺🇸LWFlorida PanthersFLA
  33. 3390Wyatt Johnston🇨🇦CDallas StarsDAL
  34. 3489Adrian Kempe🇸🇪RWLos Angeles KingsLAK
  35. 3589Alex DeBrincat🇺🇸RWDetroit Red WingsDET
  36. 3689Alex Ovechkin🇷🇺LWWashington CapitalsWSH
  37. 3789Brad Marchand🇨🇦LWFlorida PanthersFLA
  38. 3889Brady Tkachuk🇺🇸LWFlorida PanthersFLA
  39. 3989Dylan Guenther🇨🇦LWUtah MammothUTA
  40. 4089Dylan Larkin🇺🇸CDetroit Red WingsDET
  41. 4189Evgeni Malkin🇷🇺CPittsburgh PenguinsPIT
  42. 4289Filip Forsberg🇸🇪LWNashville PredatorsNSH
  43. 4389Jesper Bratt🇸🇪LWNew Jersey DevilsNJD
  44. 4489Kirill Marchenko🇷🇺RWColumbus Blue JacketsCBJ
  45. 4589Lucas Raymond🇸🇪RWDetroit Red WingsDET
  46. 4689Matt BoldyLWMinnesota WildMIN
  47. 4789Nick Schmaltz🇺🇸CUtah MammothUTA
  48. 4889Nikolaj Ehlers🇩🇰LWCarolina HurricanesCAR
  49. 4989Seth Jarvis🇨🇦RWCarolina HurricanesCAR
  50. 5089Tage Thompson🇺🇸CBuffalo SabresBUF
  51. 5188Alex Tuch🇺🇸RWWashington CapitalsWSH
  52. 5288Andrei Svechnikov🇷🇺RWCarolina HurricanesCAR
  53. 5388Anze KopitarCLos Angeles KingsLAK
  54. 5488Bo Horvat🇨🇦CNew York IslandersNYI
  55. 5588Brayden Point🇨🇦CTampa Bay LightningTBL
  56. 5688Ivan Demidov🇷🇺RWMontréal CanadiensMTL
  57. 5788John Tavares🇨🇦CToronto Maple LeafsTOR
  58. 5888Leo Carlsson🇸🇪CAnaheim DucksANA
  59. 5988Logan Cooley🇺🇸CUtah MammothUTA
  60. 6088Mathew Barzal🇨🇦CNew York IslandersNYI
  61. 6188Matthew Knies🇺🇸LWToronto Maple LeafsTOR
  62. 6288Nico Hischier🇨🇭CNew Jersey DevilsNJD
  63. 6388Robert Thomas🇨🇦CSt. Louis BluesSTL
  64. 6488Tom Wilson🇨🇦RWWashington CapitalsWSH
  65. 6588Travis Konecny🇨🇦RWPhiladelphia FlyersPHI
  66. 6688Vincent Trocheck🇺🇸CUtah MammothUTA
  67. 6787Cutter Gauthier🇺🇸LWAnaheim DucksANA
  68. 6887Drake Batherson🇨🇦RWOttawa SenatorsOTT
  69. 6987Dylan Strome🇨🇦CWashington CapitalsWSH
  70. 7087Gabe Vilardi🇨🇦CWinnipeg JetsWPG
  71. 7187Joel Eriksson Ek🇸🇪CMinnesota WildMIN
  72. 7287Juraj Slafkovsky🇸🇰LWMontréal CanadiensMTL
  73. 7387Kevin Fiala🇨🇭LWLos Angeles KingsLAK
  74. 7487Matt Duchene🇨🇦CDallas StarsDAL
  75. 7587Mika Zibanejad🇸🇪CNew York RangersNYR
  76. 7687Mikael Granlund🇫🇮CAnaheim DucksANA
  77. 7787Morgan Geekie🇨🇦CBoston BruinsBOS
  78. 7887Pavel Dorofeyev🇷🇺LWNew York RangersNYR
  79. 7987Roope Hintz🇫🇮CDallas StarsDAL
  80. 8087Ryan O'Reilly🇨🇦CNashville PredatorsNSH
  81. 8187Trevor Zegras🇺🇸CPhiladelphia FlyersPHI
  82. 8287Troy Terry🇺🇸RWAnaheim DucksANA
  83. 8387Will Smith🇺🇸CSan Jose SharksSJS
  84. 8487Zach Hyman🇨🇦LWEdmonton OilersEDM
  85. 8586Adam Fantilli🇨🇦CColumbus Blue JacketsCBJ
  86. 8686Aliaksei Protas🇧🇾CWashington CapitalsWSH
  87. 8786Anton Lundell🇫🇮CFlorida PanthersFLA
  88. 8886Beckett Sennecke🇨🇦LWAnaheim DucksANA
  89. 8986Bryan Rust🇺🇸RWPittsburgh PenguinsPIT
  90. 9086Dylan Cozens🇨🇦COttawa SenatorsOTT
  91. 9186Elias Pettersson🇸🇪CVancouver CanucksVAN
  92. 9286Elias Pettersson🇸🇪CVancouver CanucksVAN
  93. 9386Gabriel VilardiCWinnipeg JetsWPG
  94. 9486Ivan Barbashev🇷🇺LWVegas Golden KnightsVGK
  95. 9586J.T. Miller🇺🇸CNew York RangersNYR
  96. 9686Jackson Blake🇺🇸RWCarolina HurricanesCAR
  97. 9786Jared McCann🇨🇦CSeattle KrakenSEA
  98. 9886JJ Peterka🇩🇪RWBoston BruinsBOS
  99. 9986Jonathan HuberdeauLWCalgary FlamesCGY
  100. 10086Jonathan MarchessaultCNashville PredatorsNSH
  101. 10186Jordan Kyrou🇨🇦RWWashington CapitalsWSH
  102. 10286Josh Doan🇺🇸RWBuffalo SabresBUF
  103. 10386Kent JohnsonCColumbus Blue JacketsCBJ
  104. 10486Mats Zuccarello🇳🇴RWLos Angeles KingsLAK
  105. 10586Matty Beniers🇺🇸CSeattle KrakenSEA
  106. 10686Matvei Michkov🇷🇺RWPhiladelphia FlyersPHI
  107. 10786Nazem Kadri🇨🇦CColorado AvalancheCOL
  108. 10886Patrick KaneRWDetroit Red WingsDET
  109. 10986Patrick Kane🇺🇸RWChicago BlackhawksCHI
  110. 11086Phillip DanaultCMontréal CanadiensMTL
  111. 11186Pierre-Luc Dubois🇨🇦CWashington CapitalsWSH
  112. 11286Rickard Rakell🇸🇪RWPittsburgh PenguinsPIT
  113. 11386Ryan Nugent-Hopkins🇨🇦CEdmonton OilersEDM
  114. 11486Sam Bennett🇨🇦CFlorida PanthersFLA
  115. 11586Sean MonahanCColumbus Blue JacketsCBJ
  116. 11686Steven Stamkos🇨🇦CNashville PredatorsNSH
  117. 11786Tyler SeguinCDallas StarsDAL
  118. 11886William Eklund🇸🇪LWOttawa SenatorsOTT
  119. 11985Alexander Wennberg🇸🇪CSan Jose SharksSJS
  120. 12085Alexis Lafrenière🇨🇦LWNew York RangersNYR
  121. 12185Anthony Cirelli🇨🇦CTampa Bay LightningTBL
  122. 12285Anthony Mantha🇨🇦RWNew Jersey DevilsNJD
  123. 12385Blake Coleman🇺🇸CMinnesota WildMIN
  124. 12485Brock Boeser🇺🇸RWVancouver CanucksVAN
  125. 12585Brock Nelson🇺🇸CColorado AvalancheCOL
  126. 12685Carter Verhaeghe🇨🇦LWFlorida PanthersFLA
  127. 12785Charlie Coyle🇺🇸CColumbus Blue JacketsCBJ
  128. 12885Claude Giroux🇨🇦COttawa SenatorsOTT
  129. 12985Dylan Holloway🇨🇦LWSt. Louis BluesSTL
  130. 13085Frank Nazar🇺🇸CChicago BlackhawksCHI
  131. 13185Gabriel Landeskog🇸🇪LWColorado AvalancheCOL
  132. 13285Jamie BennLWDallas StarsDAL
  133. 13385Jimmy Snuggerud🇺🇸RWSt. Louis BluesSTL
  134. 13485Jordan Eberle🇨🇦RWSeattle KrakenSEA
  135. 13585Logan Stankoven🇨🇦CCarolina HurricanesCAR
  136. 13685Luke Evangelista🇨🇦RWNashville PredatorsNSH
  137. 13785Marco Rossi🇦🇹CVancouver CanucksVAN
  138. 13885Mason Marchment🇨🇦LWSan Jose SharksSJS
  139. 13985Mason McTavish🇨🇦CSt. Louis BluesSTL
  140. 14085Matt Coronato🇺🇸RWCalgary FlamesCGY
  141. 14185Morgan Frost🇨🇦CCalgary FlamesCGY
  142. 14285Nicholas PaulLWToronto Maple LeafsTOR
  143. 14385Oliver BjorkstrandRWNew York RangersNYR
  144. 14485Owen Tippett🇨🇦RWPhiladelphia FlyersPHI
  145. 14585Patrik LaineRWMontréal CanadiensMTL
  146. 14685Pavel Zacha🇨🇿CBoston BruinsBOS
  147. 14785Quinton Byfield🇨🇦CLos Angeles KingsLAK
  148. 14885Ryan McLeod🇨🇦CBuffalo SabresBUF
  149. 14985Shane Pinto🇺🇸COttawa SenatorsOTT
  150. 15085Taylor Hall🇨🇦LWCarolina HurricanesCAR

Showing the top 150 of 599. Every team's full roster is on its team page.

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FAQ

Who is the best player in NHL 27?

By overall rating (OVR), the best player in NHL 27 is Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) at 99.

Who is the best goalie in NHL 27?

The highest-rated goalie is Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay Lightning) at 94.

Who is the highest-rated Russian player in NHL 27?

The top Russian player in NHL 27 is Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning) with an overall rating of 97.

What is the best team in NHL 27?

By roster rating the strongest team is Colorado Avalanche: overall 90, offense 93, defense 86, goalie 90.

Where do these ratings come from?

These are the in-game EA SPORTS NHL 27 ratings: EA's official top-player list plus full team rosters. We update them together with in-game roster updates.

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