Over the past few days, EA Sports has been releasing ratings of the best players at various positions in NHL 18.
Well, with the Top 10s now out of the way, the developers have decided to release a full list of the Top 50 players that will take the ice when NHL 18 launches in just a few short weeks.
It should be no surprise that cover athlete Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers leads the way with a 93 overall alongside Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby. After the top two players, the first five is rounded out with Evgeni Malkin, Carey Price, and Alexander Ovechkin who all have ratings of 92 overall.
The full Top 50 players in NHL 18 include:
1. Connor McDavid – 93 Overall
2. Sidney Crosby – 93 Overall
3. Evgeni Malkin – 92 Overall
4. Carey Price – 92 Overall
5. Alex Ovechkin – 92 Overall
6. Erik Karlsson – 91 Overall
7. Patrick Kane – 91 Overall
8. Drew Doughty – 91 Overall
9. Steven Stamkos – 91 Overall
10. John Tavares – 90 Overall
11. Brent Burns – 90 Overall
12. Victor Hedman – 90 Overall
13. Vladimir Tarasenko – 90 Overall
14. Jamie Benn – 90 Overall
15. Braden Holtby – 90 Overall
16. Duncan Keith – 90 Overall
17. Nicklas Backstrom – 89 Overall
18. Patrice Bergeron – 89 Overall
19. Nikita Kucherov – 89 Overall
20. Ryan Getzlaf – 89 Overall
21. Tyler Seguin – 89 Overall
22. Sergei Bobrovsky – 89 Overall
23. Jonathan Toews – 89 Overall
24. Anze Kopitar – 89 Overall
25. Ryan Suter – 89 Overall
26. Cory Schneider – 89 Overall
27. Shea Weber – 89 Overall
28. Joe Pavelski – 88 Overall
29. Mark Scheifele – 88 Overall
30. Matt Murray – 88 Overall
31. Henrik Lundqvist – 88 Overall
32. Kris Letang – 88 Overall
33. Roman Josi – 88 Overall
34. Alex Pietrangelo – 88 Overall
35. Devan Dubnyk – 88 Overall
36. Tuukka Rask – 88 Overall
37. Claude Giroux – 88 Overall
38. Blake Wheeler – 87 Overall
39. Auston Matthews – 87 Overall
40. P.K. Subban – 87 Overall
41. Taylor Hall – 87 Overall
42. Leon Draisaitl – 87 Overall
43. Jack Eichel – 87 Overall
44. Corey Crawford – 87 Overall
45. Oliver Ekman-Larsson – 87 Overall
46. Brad Marchand – 87 Overall
47. David Pastrnak – 87 Overall
48. Johnny Gaudreau – 87 Overall
49. Dustin Byfuglien – 87 Overall
50. Max Pacioretty – 87 Overall
NHL 18 launches on September 15 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Those who pre-order the game’s deluxe edition will gain access to the game three days earlier on September 12. EA Access subscribers will get to play even earlier, on September 7.
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