If you are a regular visitor at Notinhalloffame.com, you know that we created the Notinhalloffame NHL Cup, where in every regular season game, we award points (5-4-3-2-1) to the top five performers.  This is the second year that we have done this, and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid won the first one.

To keep everyone regularly in the loop this time, we have decided to give regular updates, starting at when the first player cracked 40 Points, and tell all of you the top ten.  We will this going forward with every update as the first player breaches the elevated ten-point threshold afterward.

Here is the current top ten, based on the first player to breach 80 Notinhalloffame Cup Points:

1. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers.  80 Cup Points:  43 Games, 35 G, 44 A, 79 P, +2, 9.0 PS.  (#1 on last update)

There are a lot of stories at the near-halfway mark of the 2022/23 NHL Season, with one of the top ones being Connor McDavid running away with every major statistical category.  Last year’s Notinhalloffame NHL Cup winner is extending his lead and he is currently the league-leader in Goals (35), Assists (44), Points (79) and Point Shares (9.0).  

2. David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins. 74 Cup Points:  40 Games, 32 G, 26 A, 58 P, +20, 7.9 PS. (#3 on last update)

The Bruins are one of the NHL’s top teams and Pastrnak is their top scorer.  The Bruins star is averaging 1.39 Points per Game, slightly more than his First Team All-Star campaign in 2019-20.

3 (Tie). Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche. 68 Cup Points:  39 Games, 27 G, 23 A, 50 P, +6, 6.1 PS. (#3 on last update)

Rantanen remains at #3, and is also in the top ten in Goals and Points, while leading the NHL in Even Strength Goals (22).  The Avs star has 1.28 PPG, the highest of his career.

3 (Tie). Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars.  68 Cup Points:  42 Games, 29 G, 29 A, 58 P, +23, 8.1 PS. (#6 on last update)

Robertson is on pace to shatter last season’s 41-38-79 output, and the fourth-year player is now the undeniable top dog of the Stars lineup.  He is currently tied for the league-lead in Even Strength Goals (22). 

5. Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils.  63 Cup Points, 41 Games, 26 G, 23 A, 49 P, +14, 6.4 PS. (not on last update)

Hughes explodes back into the top ten, ranked higher in Cup Point standings than he has ever been.  He is seven Points away from tying last year’s number.

6. Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning, 62 Cup Points:  39 Games, 23 G, 17 A, 40 P, +2, 4.7 PS. (#2 on last update)

Point drops large from #2, and though he is having a good year, and is a point-per-game player, there are still quite a few players with higher point tallies than the Tampa Center.  Saying that, Point has been the most clutch player for the Lightning, and a reason we love this process!

7. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs.  60 Cup Points:  41 Games, 20 G, 27 A, 47 P, +17, 5.5 PS.  (#7 on last update)

Matthews is the defending Hart winner but he is not on the PPG pace he was last year, though when Toronto wins, the odds are that he was the biggest reason why.  Is this season a disappointment so far for Matthews?

8 (Tie). Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild.  58 Cup Points:  40 Games, 24 G, 25 A, 49 P, -1, 5.6 PS. (#8 on last update)

Kaprizov is easily Minnesota’s best player and if he stays healthy should have his second straight 100-Point year.

8 (Tie). Linus Ullmark, Boston Bruins.  58 Cup Points:  26 Games, 22-1-1, 1.87 GAA, .938 Save Percentage, 6.9 PS.  (#8 on last update)

Ullmark is the highest ranked Goalie, and his ascendence to likely All-Star has been colossal for Boston’s rise to the top portion of the standings.  Ullmark leads all Goalies in Wins, GAA, Save Percentage and Goalie Point Shares.

10 (Tie). Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, 57 Cup Points:  40 Games, 21 G, 27 A, 48 P, +1, 5.3 PS.  (Not on last update)

Crosby is back where he belongs in the top ten, and he has never had a year where he averaged less than a Point per Game.

10 (Tie). Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, 57 Cup Points:  39 Games, 29 G, 19 A, 48 P, 0, 5.9 PS.  (#9 on last update)

Ovechkin is closing on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time Goal record, and is tied currently with Sidney Crosby.  How perfect is that?

Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson fell off the top ten.

Our next update will occur when the first player breaks 90 Cup Points.

If you are a regular visitor at Notinhalloffame.com, you know that we created the Notinhalloffame NHL Cup, where in every regular season game, we award points (5-4-3-2-1) to the top five performers.  This is the second year that we have done this, and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid won the first one.

To keep everyone regularly in the loop this time, we have decided to give regular updates, starting at when the first player cracked 40 Points, and tell all of you the top ten.  We will this going forward with every update as the first player breaches the elevated ten-point threshold afterward.

Here is the current top ten, based on the first player to breach 70 Notinhalloffame Cup Points:

1. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers.  70 Cup Points:  38 Games, 32 G, 40 A, 72 P, +5, 8.4 PS.  (#1 on last update)

There are a lot of stories at the near-halfway mark of the 2022/23 NHL Season, with one of the top ones being Connor McDavid running away with every major statistical category.  Last year’s Notinhalloffame NHL Cup winner is extending his lead and he is currently the league-leader in Goals (32), Assists (40), Points (72) and Point Shares (8.4), and was recently on a 17-Game Point streak.  

2. Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning, 62 Cup Points:  35 Games, 21 G, 16 A, 37 P, +6, 4.5 PS. (#3 on last update)

Point is an intriguing figure at #2, and though he is having a good year, and is a point-per-game player, there are quite a few players with higher point tallies than Point.  Saying that, Point has been the most clutch player for the Lightning, who are on a five-game win streak.  This is why we love the NIHOF Cups!

3 (Tie). David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins. 61 Cup Points:  36 Games, 25 G, 25 A, 50 P, +13, 6.4 PS. (#9 on last update)

The Bruins are one of the NHL’s top teams and Pastrnak is their top scorer.  The Bruins star is averaging 1.39 Points per Game, slightly more than his First Team All-Star campaign in 2019-20.

3 (Tie). Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche. 61 Cup Points:  35 Games, 24 G, 21 A, 45 P, +6, 5.6 PS. (not on last update)

Rantanen rockets into the top ten, and is also in the top ten in Goals and Points, while leading the NHL in Even Strength Goals (20).  The Avs star has 1.29 PPG, the highest of his career.

5. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs.  60 Cup Points:  37 Games, 18 G, 24 A, 42 P, +17, 5.0 PS.  (#2 on last update)

Matthews is the defending Hart winner but he is not on the PPG pace he was last year, though when Toronto wins, the odds are that he was the biggest reason why.  Is this season is a disappointment so far for Matthews?

6 (Tie). Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars.  54 Cup Points:  38 Games, 25 G, 29 A, 54 P, +19, 7.3 PS. (#6 on last update)

Robertson is on pace to shatter last season’s 41-38-79 output, and the fourth-year player is now the undeniable top dog of the Stars lineup.  He is currently third overall in Points.

6 (Tie). Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild.  54 Cup Points:  36 Games, 20 G, 25 A, 45 P, -2, 5.0 PS. (#8 on last update)

Kaprizov is easily Minnesota’s best player and if he stays healthy should have his second straight 100-Point year.

8. Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks.  52 Cup Points, 34 Games, 17 G, 27 A, 44 P, +11, 4.9 PS. (#9 on last update)

The 2019 Calder winner looks to be on his way to his best statistical year in the NHL.

9 (Tie). Linus Ullmark, Boston Bruins.  51 Cup Points:  24 Games, 20-1-1, 1.90 GAA, .938 Save Percentage, 6.3 PS.  (#9 on last update)

Ullmark is the highest ranked Goalie, and his ascendence to likely All-Star has been colossal for Boston’s rise to the top portion of the standings.  Ullmark leads all Goalies in Wins, GAA, Save Percentage and Goalie Point Shares.

9 (Tie). Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, 51 Cup Points:  39 Games, 26 G, 19 A, 45 P, 0, 5.6 PS.  (Not on last update)

Ovechkin breaks into the top ten, and is closing on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time Goal record.  We once thought that was untouchable.

Edmonton’s Leon Draisail (surprisingly, as he is currently second to his teammate, Connor McDavid in Points) and Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby have fallen off the top ten.

Our next update will occur when the first player breaks 80 Cup Points.

If you are a regular visitor at Notinhalloffame.com, you know that we created the Notinhalloffame NHL Cup, where in every regular season game, we award points (5-4-3-2-1) to the top five performers.  This is the second year that we have done this, and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid won the first one.

To keep everyone regularly in the loop this time, we have decided to give regular updates, starting at when the first player cracked 40 Points, and tell all of you the top ten.  We will this going forward with every update as the first player breaches the elevated ten-point threshold afterward.

Here is the current top ten, based on the first player to breach 60 Notinhalloffame Cup Points:

1. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers.  60 Cup Points:  30 Games, 26 G, 33 A, 59 P, +8, 6.9 PS.  (#1 on last update)

Last year’s winner is extending his lead and he is currently the league-leader in Goals (26), Assists (33), Points (59) and Point Shares (6.9).  

2. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs.  51 Cup Points:  30 Games, 15 G, 20 A, 35 P, +15, 4.1 PS.  (#2 on last update)

Matthews is the defending Hart winner but he is not on the PPG pace he was last year.  Still, he is Toronto’s best player and is near the top of the Cup Standings, though he is not currently in the top ten this year in any major category other than Shots (4^th with 134).

3. Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning, 48 Cup Points:  28 Games, 15 G, 15 A, 30 P, 0, 3.2 PS. (Not ranked on last update)

Point rocketed to number three on the strength of five Goals in the last four Games.  The last year that Point averaged over one in PPG was 2018/19. 

4. Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers. 47 Cup Points:  30 Games, 21 G, 30 A, 51 P, +8, 5.7 PS.  (Not ranked on last update)

Draisaitl has been on fire lately with nine Points in his last four Games, and catapulted himself to number 4.  He is currently the leader in Power Play Goals (9) and Game Winning Goals (8).

5. Linus Ullmark, Boston Bruins.  46 Cup Points:  20 Games, 17-1-0, 1.83 GAA, .938 Save Percentage, 5.1 PS.  (#9 on last update)

Ullmark is the highest ranked Goalie, and his ascendence to likely All-Star has been colossal for Boston’s rise to the top of the standings.  Ullmark leads all Goalies in Wins, GAA, Save Percentage and Goalie Point Shares.

6 (Tie). Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars.  45 Cup Points:  30 Games, 23 G, 20 A, 43 P, +15, 6.1 PS. (#3 on last update)

Robertson is the current leader in Even Strength Goals (17), and is on pace to shatter last season’s 41-38-79 output.

6 (Tie). Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, 45 Cup Points:  29 Games, 17 G, 21 A, 38 P, +5, 4.3 PS.  (#9 on last update)

Crosby has done it all in hockey, but he has never won the Notinhalloffame Cup.

8. Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild.  44 Cup Points:  28 Games, 17 G, 18 A, 35 P, -8, 3.8 PS. (#4 on last update)

Kaprizov is easily Minnesota’s best player and if he stays healthy should have his second straight 100-Point year.

9 (Tie). David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins. 43 Cup Points:  28 Games, 19 G, 20 A, 39 P, +11, 5.0 PS. (#7 on last update)

The Bruins are one of the NHL’s top teams and Pastrnak is their top scorer.  Boston has two players in the top ten along with Edmonton.

9. (Tie). Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks.  43 Cup Points, 28 Games, 13 G, 21 A, 34 P, +4, 3.6 PS. (#7 on last update)

The 2019 Calder winner looks to be on his way to his best statistical year in the NHL.

Brady Tkachuk and Sebastian Aho have fallen off the top ten.

Our next update will occur when the first player breaks 70 Cup Points.

If you are a regular visitor at Notinhalloffame.com, you know that we created the Notinhalloffame NHL Cup, where in every regular season game, we award points (5-4-3-2-1) to the top five performers.  This is the second year that we have done this, and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid won the first one.

To keep everyone regularly in the loop this time, we have decided to give regular updates, starting at when the first player cracked 50 Points, and tell all of you the top ten.  We will this going forward with every update as the first player breaches the elevated ten-point threshold afterward.

Here is the current top ten, based on the first player to breach 50 Notinhalloffame Cup Points:

1. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers.  54 Cup Points:  27 Games, 24 G, 28 A, 52 P, +6, 6.1 PS.  (#2 on last update)

Last year’s winner has overtaken Auston Matthews for number one as the first player to crack 50 Cup Points, and is also the only player as of this writing to have over 50 Points.  With 13 Points in his last five Games, he is currently the league-leader in Goals (24), Assists (28), Points (52) and Point Shares (6.1).  

2. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs.  48 Cup Points:  27 Games, 13 G, 17 A, 30 P, +10, 3.4 PS.  (#1 on last update)

Matthews is the defending Hart winner but he is not on the PPG pace he was last year.  Still, he is Toronto’s best player and is near the top of the Cup Standings, though he is not currently in the top ten this year in any major category other than Shots (6^th with 115).

3. Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars.  45 Cup Points:  26 Games, 23 G, 18 A, 41 P, +15, 5.8 PS. (#3 on last update)

Robertson is the current leader in Even Strength Goals (17), second in Goals (23), third in Points (41), and is on pace to shatter last season’s 41-38-79 output.

4. Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild.  44 Cup Points:  25 Games, 17 G, 16 A, 33 P, -8, 3.6 PS. (#7 on last update)

Kaprizov is easily Minnesota’s best player and if he stays healthy should have his second straight 100-Point year.

5 (Tie). David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins. 43 Cup Points:  25 Games, 18 G, 18 A, 36 P, +11, 4.6 PS. (#3 on last update)

The Bruins are one of the NHL’s top teams and Pastrnak is their top scorer.  He is currently fifth in Points.

5 (Tie). Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks.  43 Cup Points, 27 Games, 13 G, 21 A, 34 P, +6, 3.6 PS. (Not in the top ten on last update)

The 2019 Calder winner looks to be on his way to his best statistical year in the NHL.

7 (Tie). Linus Ullmark, Boston Bruins.  41 Cup Points:  18 Games, 15-1-0, 1.82 GAA, .939 Save Percentage, 4.6 PS.  (#7 on last update)

Ullmark is the highest ranked Goalie, and he is the second Bruin in the top ten.  His ascendence to likely All-Star has been colossal for Boston’s rise to the top of the standings.  Ullmark leads all Goalies in Wins, GAA< Save Percentage and Goalie Point Shares.

7 (Tie). Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators, 41 Cup Points:  25 Games, 12 G, 17 A, 29 P, -8, 3.0 PS. (#5 on last update)

Ottawa has been abysmal this year, but Tkachuk had taken his game to the next level and should finish the year with his best numbers by far.

9 (Tie). Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes. 40 Cup Points:  26 Games, 11 G, 16 A, 27 P, +2, 2.9 PS.  (Not in the top ten on last update)

Aho has twice scored 80 Points in a season, and if he keeps his current pace will make it three.

9 (Tie). Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, 40 Cup Points:  26 Games, 15 G, 20 A, 35 P, +4, 3.8 PS.  (Not in the top ten on last update)

Crosby has done it all in hockey, but he has never won the Notinhalloffame NHL Cup!

Karlsson is the highest ranked Defenseman, and is currently the highest scoring blueliner in the NHL.

Nick Suzuki, Jack Hughes and Erik Karlsson have fallen off the top ten.

If you are a regular visitor at Notinhalloffame.com, you know that we created the Notinhalloffame NHL Cup, where in every regular season game, we award points (5-4-3-2-1) to the top five performers.  This is the second year that we have done this, and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid won the first one.

To keep everyone regularly in the loop this time, we have decided to give regular updates, starting at when the first player cracked 40 Points, and tell all of you the top ten.  We will this going forward with every update as the first player breaches the elevated ten-point threshold afterward.

Here is the current top ten, based on the first player to breach 40 Notinhalloffame Cup Points:

1. Auston Matthews, Edmonton Oilers 43 Points:  24 Games, 11 G, 15 A, 26 P, +7, 2.9 PS.

Matthews is the defending Hart winner but he is not on the PPG pace he was last year.  Still, he is Toronto’s best player and is leading the standings here, showing that he has not had to share Cup Points with his teammates as much as the player below. 

2. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers, 42 Points:  22 Games, 17 G, 22 A, 39 P, +2, 4.4 PS.

Last year’s winner is chasing last year’s runner-up, with McDavid currently topping the NHL in Points (39) and Power Play Goals (9).  If he wins the Art Ross this year, it will be his fifth.

3 (Tie). David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins, 37 Points:  21 Games, 14 G, 18 A, 32 P, +10, 4.0 PS.

The Bruins are the NHL’s top team and Pastrnak is their top scorer.  He is currently fifth in Points.

3 (Tie). Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars, 37 Points:  23 Games, 19 G, 17 A, 37 P, +13, 5.1 PS.

Robertson is the current leader in Goals (19), Even Strength Goals (15), and is on pace to shatter last season’s 41-38-79 output.

5 (Tie). Nick Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens, 36 Points, 23 Points:  23 Games, 12 G, 12 A, 24 P, +3, 3.0 PS.

Although Suzuki is Montreal’s leading scorer, he is not in the top ten in any offensive statistic, but when the Habs win, chances are that Suzuki was the main reason.

5 (Tie). Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators, 36 Points:  21 Games, 9 G, 16 A, 25 P, -7, 2.4 PS.

Ottawa has been abysmal this year, but Tkachuk had taken his game to the next level and should finish the year with his best numbers by far.

7 (Tie). Linus Ullmark, Boston Bruins, 35 Points:  16 Games, 13-1-0, 2.00 GAA, .935 Save Percentage, 3.9 PS.

Ullmark is the highest ranked Goalie, and he is the second Bruin in the top ten.  His ascendence to likely All-Star has been colossal for Boston’s rise to the top of the standings.

7 (Tie). Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild, 35 Points:  21 Games, 13 G, 14 A, 27 P, -6, 3.0 PS.

Kaprizov is easily Minnesota’s best player and if he stays healthy should have his second straight 100-Point year.

7 (Tie). Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils, 35 Points:  23 Games, 12 G, 14 A, 26 P, +10, 3.3 PS.

The Devils are surpassing everyone’s expectations with Hughes leading the way.  The 21-year-old Center will likely be named an All-Star this year.

7 (Tie). Erik Karlsson, San Jose Sharks, 35 Points:  24 Games, 11 G, 21 A, 32 P, -2, 4.7 PS.

Karlsson is the highest ranked Defenseman, and is currently the highest scoring blueliner in the NHL.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present the third revision of our top 50 Boston Bruins of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League. 

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

This is the second revision, and our first in two years.

The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Bobby Orr

2. Eddie Shore

3. Ray Bourque

4. Phil Esposito

5. Milt Schmidt

The top five remains unaltered from our initial rank but there are some significant jumps and three new entries.

Zdeno Chara cracks the top ten, moving from #11 to #9.  Goalie, Tuukka Rask moves from #36 to #30.

The three new ranked players are Brad Marchand (#32), David Pastrnak (#38) and Torey Krug (#42).

We admit to erring that Marchand should have been ranked three years ago.

We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.

Currently, David Pastrnak is an ten-season NHL veteran, all of which were spent as a Boston Bruin.