Should I draft Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Aleksander Barkov?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Aleksander Barkov.

Register for free to get analysis using your league's scoring and roster settings!

Change Players in Draft Analysis

Select Player to Draft

Slight Recommendation

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Change Player

Aleksander Barkov

Change Player

EDM · C,LW

FLA · C

Skaters
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	5.68	6.10
ADP	37.40	53.77
OFF	25	20
B2B	10	8
PROJ	662.00	781.00
G	27	32
AST	52	56
PTS	79	88
PIM	29	15
SOG	188	223
HIT	47	55
BLK	33	50

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Draft Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Devon Toews Draft Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Justin Faulk Draft Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Vince Dunn Draft Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Jaccob Slavin Draft Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Mark Scheifele	Draft Aleksander Barkov or Nathan MacKinnon Draft Aleksander Barkov or Elias Pettersson Draft Aleksander Barkov or Mika Zibanejad Draft Aleksander Barkov or Tage Thompson Draft Aleksander Barkov or Joel Eriksson Ek

Skaters
Season Statistics
PROJ	576.7	704.8
G	18	22
AST	49	57
PTS	67	79
PIM	36	24
SOG	183	192
HIT	62	80
BLK	34	50

Recent News
	Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Cirque du Soleil star in 'Neon Bodysuit Pole Dancing' (VIDEO) Published June 28th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Ryan Nugent-Hopkins plays in Stanley Cup Final Game 7, 13 years to the day since the Oilers drafted him Published June 24th, 2024 via Toronto Star Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Good To Go For Game 7 Published June 24th, 2024 Lowetide: Going into Game 7, Oilers veteran Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has seen it all Published June 24th, 2024 via The New York Times Ryan Nugent-Hopkins set to play in Game 7 of Stanley Cup Finals 13 years to the day after Oilers draft him first overall Published June 24th, 2024 via Oilers Nation Veteran Edmonton Oilers Player Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Prepares for Game 7 in Stanley Cup Final Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Ryan Nugent-Hopkins plays for the Stanley Cup 13 years to the day since being drafted by the Oilers Published June 24th, 2024 via Toronto Star Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins under the weather, but will play Game 7 Published June 23rd, 2024 via Edmonton Journal	Status of Panthers' Aleksander Barkov in question for Game 3 Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk and Gustav Forsling Named to Respective 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off Rosters ... Published June 28th, 2024 via NHL.com WATCH: Martina Navratilova sips beer from Stanley Cup after meeting Aleksander Barkov Published June 27th, 2024 via Tennis Magazine Aleksander Barkov's key Game 6 goal for the Panthers was called offside by the slimmest of margins Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov Epically Shows Up To His Neighbors' House At 4:00 AM With The Stanley Cup Published June 26th, 2024 via Daily Caller Finally a Stanley Cup champion, Aleksander Barkov adds to his growing Panthers legacy Published June 26th, 2024 via Miami Herald Watch: Aleksander Barkov's 4 A.M. surprise visit to neighbor of 10 years to offer glimpse of coveted Stanley Cup Published June 26th, 2024 via Sportskeeda WATCH: Aleksander Barkov Woke Up His Neighbors At 4 A.M. To Give Them A Moment With The Stanley Cup Published June 26th, 2024 via BroBible

New Seasons Now Available

Free Tools

Use our free tools to become a fantasy expert and dominate your league!

Get started in seconds
Sync unlimited leagues for free - no paywalls!
Customized for your league, roster and scoring settings
Support for football, baseball, basketball and hockey
Roto and point-based support
Live Draft Syncing
Draft decision analysis
Intuitive Mock Drafts
Insights on H2H matchups
Most scoring statistics supported
No manual entry required
Much, much more!!

Browser Extension