NHL centers tier list
Each NHL team's top C on its depth chart. Rank NHL centers from S to F.
Place at least 10 to submit your ranking (0 so far).
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Leo Carlsson#91C · ANA
Pavel Zacha#18C · BOS
Peyton Krebs#19C · BUF
Mikael Backlund#11C · CGY
Sebastian Aho#20C · CAR
Connor Bedard#98C · CHI
Nathan MacKinnon#29C · COL
Sean Monahan#23C · CBJ
Roope Hintz#24C · DAL
Emmitt Finnie#58C · DET
Connor McDavid#97C · EDM
Sam Bennett#9C · FLA
Alex Laferriere#14RW · LA
Joel Eriksson Ek#14C · MIN
Nick Suzuki#14C · MTL
Ryan O'Reilly#90C · NSH
Nico Hischier#13C · NJ
Bo Horvat#14C · NYI
Mika Zibanejad#93C · NYR
Tim Stutzle#18C · OTT
Christian Dvorak#22C · PHI
Sidney Crosby#87C · PIT
Macklin Celebrini#71C · SJ
Matty Beniers#10C · SEA
Robert Thomas#18C · STL
Anthony Cirelli#71C · TB
Auston Matthews#34C · TOR
Barrett Hayton#27C · UTAH
Elias Pettersson#40C · VAN
Jack Eichel#9C · VGK
Justin Sourdif#34RW · WSH
Mark Scheifele#55C · WPG
Top NHL centers — November 2026
See the full top list →No top list yet this month — your picks and finished rankings start it.
About this tier list
A tier list sorts everyone into rows from S (the best) to F. Rename the rows, recolour them, or add your own.
Each NHL team's top C on its depth chart.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top NHL centers for November 2026.
How to use it
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