While “NHL 23” may not be out for a few more weeks, fans get to discuss the always hot topic of ratings.
On Monday, EA Sports revealed the latest ratings ahead of the video game's release on Oct. 14, putting the top 10 players at each position.
It comes to no one's surprise that Connor McDavid is the highest rated player in the game. He's the only one to have a rating of 95, with Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar at 94.
More of the ratings will be revealed shortly and The Sporting News will keep you posted on everything.
Jump to:
- Top overall ratings
- Top RW ratings
- Top LW ratings
- Top C ratings
- Top LD ratings
- Top RD ratings
- Top G ratings
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Madden 23 ratings
In partnership with EA Sports, ESPN is releasing its top players from six different position groups starting Monday, Sept. 19. They revealed the top 10 players from each group.
Top 10 players overall
This list will be updated as more ratings are revealed:
| Rating (Overall) | Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | C | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers |
| 94 | C | Auston Matthews | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 94 | C | Nathan MacKinnon | Colorado Avalanche |
| 94 | RD | Cale Makar | Colorado Avalanche |
| 94 | G | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 93 | C | Leon Draisaitl | Edmonton Oilers |
| 93 | C | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 93 | RW | Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 93 | LD | Roman Josi | Nashville Predators |
| 93 | LD | Victor Hedman | Tampa Bay Lightning |
NHL 23 Right Wing ratings
Here are the top 10 rated right wings in the game.
| Rating (Overall) | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 92 | Nikita Kucherov | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 91 | Mikko Rantanen | Colorado Avalanche |
| 91 | David Pastrnak | Boston Bruins |
| 90 | Mitch Marner | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 89 | Alex DeBrincat | Ottawa Senators |
| 89 | Mark Stone | Vegas Golden Knights |
| 88 | Andrei Svechnikov | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 88 | Vladimir Tarasenko | St. Louis Blues |
| 87 | Jordan Kyrou | St. Louis Blues |
NHL 23 Left Wing ratings
Here are the top 10 rated left wings in the game.
| Rating (Overall) | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Jonathan Huberdeau | Calgary Flames |
| 92 | Artemi Panarin | New York Rangers |
| 92 | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals |
| 91 | Brad Marchand | Boston Bruins |
| 91 | Kirill Kaprizov | Minnesota Wild |
| 90 | Johnny Gaudreau | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 90 | Matthew Tkachuk | Florida Panthers |
| 90 | Kyle Connor | Winnipeg Jets |
| 89 | Gabriel Landeskog | Colorado Avalanche |
| 89 | Filip Forsberg | Nashville Predators |
NHL 23 Center ratings
| Rating (Overall) | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers |
| 94 | Auston Matthews | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 94 | Nathan MacKinnon | Colorado Avalanche |
| 93 | Leon Draisaitl | Edmonton Oilers |
| 93 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 92 | Aleksander Barkov | Florida Panthers |
| 90 | Steven Stamkos | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 90 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 89 | Sebastian Aho | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 89 | Patrice Bergeron | Boston Bruins |
NHL 23 Left Defense ratings
| Rating (Overall) | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | Roman Josi | Nashville Predators |
| 93 | Victor Hedman | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 88 | Devon Toews | Colorado Avalanche |
| 88 | Morgan Reilly | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 88 | Miro Heiskanen | Dallas Stars |
| 88 | Rasmus Dahlin | Buffalo Sabres |
| 87 | Quinn Hughes | Vancouver Canucks |
| 87 | Zach Werenski | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 87 | Jaccob Slavin | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 87 | Shea Theadore | Vegas Golden Knights |
NHL 23 Right Defense ratings
| Rating (Overall) | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Cale Makar | Colorado Avalanche |
| 90 | Adam Fox | New York Rangers |
| 90 | John Carlson | Washington Capitals |
| 89 | Charlie McAvoy | Boston Bruins |
| 89 | Alex Pietrangelo | Vegas Golden Knights |
| 89 | Aaron Ekblad | Florida Panthers |
| 89 | Drew Doughty | Los Angeles Kings |
| 88 | Kris Letang | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 88 | Dougie Hamilton | New Jersey Devils |
| 87 | Moritz Seider | Detroit Red Wings |
NHL 23 Goalie ratings
| Rating (Overall) | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 92 | Igor Shesterkin | New York Rangers |
| 90 | Connor Hellebuyck | Winnipeg Jets |
| 90 | Jacob Markstrom | Calgary Flames |
| 90 | John Gibson | Anaheim Ducks |
| 89 | Thatcher Demko | Vancouver Canucks |
| 89 | Juuse Saros | Nashville Predators |
| 89 | Frederik Andersen | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 88 | Ilya Sorokin | New York Islanders |
| 88 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Florida Panthers |