Who Is The Best NHL Player Today?

We all have our favorite NHL players, but who is really the best of the best? Today, we take a look at some of the top contenders for the title of best NHL player.

Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby is widely regarded as the best NHL player today. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion and has led the league in scoring on multiple occasions. Crosby is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist and has won numerous other awards and accolades throughout his career.

Alexander Ovechkin

Alexander Ovechkin is widely regarded as the best player in the NHL today. The Washington Capitals captain is a three-time MVP and has led the league in scoring eight times. He has one of the most powerful shots in the NHL, and he’s not afraid to use it, as evidenced by his NHL-record 1,277 shots on goal in the 2018-19 season. Ovechkin is also a physical force, as he’s not afraid to get involved in altercations on the ice. This combination of skill and physicality makes him a nightmare for opposing teams.

Patrick Kane

Patrick Kane is currently the best NHL player and has been for some of the past few years. He is a right winger on the Chicago Blackhawks and is one of the most talented and decorated players in the league today.

Carey Price

Carey Price is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has won numerous awards throughout his career, including the Hart Memorial Trophy and Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player and best goaltender, respectively, in 2015. He also captured both honours in 2014. A first-round selection of the Canadiens at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Price made his NHL debut in 2007 and assumed starting duties for Montreal midway through the 2007–08 season. With Price in net during the 2014–15 season, Montreal won a club-record 53 games en route to winning their 24th Stanley Cup championship.

Erik Karlsson

Erik Karlsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently captain of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is a two-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner as the NHL’s top defenceman, and has been selected to four NHL All-Star Games. He was selected fifteenth overall by the Senators in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Karlsson is widely regarded as one of the best defencemen in the NHL. He is known for his strong offensive play, earning him the nickname “the Watsonian”; a play on fellow Senators player Mark Stone’s nickname “the Markovian”.