Another week of the 2025-26 NHL season, another Power Rankings top spot for the Colorado Avalanche according to ESPN's panel of voters.

But beyond sorting out which are the best (and worst) teams in the league, let's help out all of the fantasy hockey managers out there. This week, in addition to our 1-32 ranking, we've enlisted ESPN fantasy analysts Victoria Matiash (Western Conference) and Sean Allen (Eastern) to identify one player from each team that managers should consider adding to their roster.

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How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors sends in a 1-32 poll based on the games through Wednesday.

Note: Previous rank

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