NHL 24 ratings tracker: Complete list of top NHL players by position in 2023 release

September 27, 2023 Admin

“NHL 24” will soon be available for video gamers everywhere, and in order to build up that anticipation, EA Sports has begun to roll out everyone’s favorite hot topic — player ratings.

Starting this week, EA Sports is revealing the latest ratings ahead of the video game’s release on Oct. 6, publishing the top 10 players at each position. So far, the left and right wings, as well as left and right defensemen, have been disclosed.

Cale Makar, the cover athlete for NHL 24, is the highest-rated player that has been revealed. The Avalanche defenseman carries an overall rating of 95, however, the center and goalie rankings have yet to be made public.

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NHL 24 ratings

EA Sports is releasing its top players from six different position groups starting Monday, Sept. 25.

Top 10 players overall

This list will be updated as more ratings are revealed:

Rating (Overall)	Position	Player	Team
95	RD	Cale Makar	Colorado Avalanche
95	RW	David Pastrnak	Boston Bruins
94	LW	Matthew Tkachuk	Florida Panthers
94	LD	Roman Josi	Nashville Predators
94	RW	Nikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning
93	RW	Mikko Rantanen	Colorado Avalanche
93	LW	Artemi Panarin	New York Rangers
93	LD	Victor Hedman	Tampa Bay Lightning
92	LW	Jason Robertson	Dallas Stars
92	LW	Kirill Kaprizov	Minnesota Wild

NHL 24 Center ratings

This section will be updated once ratings are available.

Rating (Overall)	Player	Team

NHL 24 Left Wing ratings

Here are the top 10 rated left wings in the game.

Rating (Overall)	Player	Team
94	Matthew Tkachuk	Florida Panthers
93	Artemi Panarin	New York Rangers
92	Jason Robertson	Dallas Stars
92	Kirill Kaprizov	Minnesota Wild
91	Alex Ovechkin	Washington Capitals
91	Brad Marchand	Boston Bruins
89	Clayton Keller	Arizona Coyotes
89	Brady Tkachuk	Ottawa Senators
89	Johnny Gaudreau	Columbus Blue Jackets
89	Kyle Connor	Winnipeg Jets

NHL 24 Right Wing ratings

Here are the top 10 rated right wings in the game.

Rating (Overall)	Player	Team
95	David Pastrnak	Boston Bruins
94	Nikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay Lightning
93	Mikko Rantanen	Colorado Avalanche
92	Mitchell Marner	Toronto Maple Leafs
90	Mark Stone	Vegas Golden Knights
89	Andrei Svechnikov	Carolina Hurricanes
89	William Nylander	Toronto Maple Leafs
89	Patrick Kane	N/A
88	Pavel Buchnevich	St. Louis Blues
88	Joe Pavelski	Dallas Stars

NHL 24 Left Defense ratings

Here are the top 10 rated left defensemen in the game.

Rating (Overall)	Player	Team
94	Roman Josi	Nashville Predators
93	Victor Hedman	Tampa Bay Lightning
91	Rasmus Dahlin	Buffalo Sabres
90	Quinn Hughes	Vancouver Canucks
90	Miro Heiskanen	Dallas Stars
89	Shea Theodore	Vegas Golden Knights
89	Josh Morrissey	Winnipeg Jets
89	Devon Toews	Colorado Avalanche
88	Jaccob Slavin	Carolina Hurricanes
88	Thomas Chabot	Ottawa Senators

NHL 24 Right Defense ratings

Here are the top 10 rated right defensemen in the game.

Rating (Overall)	Player	Team
95	Cale Makar	Colorado Avalanche
92	Charlie McAvoy	Boston Bruins
92	Adam Fox	New York Rangers
91	Erik Karlsson	Pittsburgh Penguins
90	Dougie Hamilton	New Jersey Devils
90	John Carlson	Washington Capitals
89	Alex Pietrangelo	Vegas Golden Knights
89	Drew Doughty	Pittsburgh Penguins
88	Moritz Seider	Detroit Red Wings
88	Kris Letang	Los Angeles Kings