theScore's top 100 NHL players: 60-51

Leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season, theScore will be counting down the top 100 players in the game today, as voted on by four of our NHL editors. We'll reveal 10 players every weekday until the top 10 is unveiled on Oct. 3.

100-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 | 60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-1

60. Jonathan Quick, Kings

Wegman	O'Leary	Gold-Smith	Hagerman
56	57	63	65

After missing the majority of the 2016-17 season, Quick bounced back in a big way, posting a 2.40 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage - his highest mark since 2012. He did so in front of a middling Kings offense. Meanwhile, he also had the fifth-highest goals saved above average in the league.-- Hagerman

59. Ryan O'Reilly, Blues

Wegman	O'Leary	Gold-Smith	Hagerman
42	59	59	80

O'Reilly is arguably the most underrated player in hockey. He had two penalty minutes, an excellent takeaway/giveaway ratio, set an NHL record for faceoff wins, and drove possession at a 50.7 percent rate last season despite starting the bulk of his shifts in the defensive end. He served as the matchup center on a poor Sabres team and still managed 61 points. -- Wegman

58. Sean Monahan, FlamesSean M. Haffey / Getty Images Sport / Getty

Wegman	O'Leary	Gold-Smith	Hagerman
57	69	56	58

One of the game's more underappreciated two-way centers, Monahan has averaged 29 goals and nearly 33 assists over the last four seasons, and the 23-year-old already has five NHL campaigns under his belt. Even more impressive is the fact that he was his typically productive self in 2017-18 despite playing through a multitude of injuries. -- Gold-Smith

57. Shayne Gostisbehere, Flyers

Wegman	O'Leary	Gold-Smith	Hagerman
67	51	54	62

Gostisbehere bounced back from a troublesome sophomore season with a terrific 2017-18, ranking fourth among all blue-liners with 65 points in 78 games. The 25-year-old quarterbacks one of the leagues best power plays and his $4.5-million cap hit until 2023 is looking like a mighty fine bargain for the Flyers. -- O'Leary

56. Carey Price, CanadiensMinas Panagiotakis / Getty Images Sport / Getty

Wegman	O'Leary	Gold-Smith	Hagerman
86	45	45	55

Price wasn't himself last season, that much is a given. So with that, his usual ranking dropped, but when healthy, it's still hard to argue that Price isn't among the top five goalies in the world. -- Hagerman

55. Jakub Voracek, Flyers

Wegman	O'Leary	Gold-Smith	Hagerman
91	46	42	48

Voracek is an excellent passer who established career highs with 65 assists and 85 points last season. The Flyers winger often benefits from playing with talented linemates, but he has plenty of skill in his own right. Voracek could stand to score more, but he makes up for that with his playmaking abilities. -- Gold-Smith

54. Ryan Ellis, PredatorsChristian Petersen / Getty Images Sport / Getty

Wegman	O'Leary	Gold-Smith	Hagerman
41	55	66	59

Ellis missed the first half of last season after undergoing offseason knee surgery and returned to play the best hockey of his life, racking up nine goals and 23 assists in 44 games, which would've put him on pace for a 60-point year over a full season. With a clean bill of health, look for the 27-year-old to continue to blossom into one of the game's most well-rounded blue-liners. -- Wegman

53. Mark Stone, Senators

Wegman	O'Leary	Gold-Smith	Hagerman
52	38	67	60

Since 2014-15, Stone ranks seventh among all right-wingers with 241 points, and his career-best 1.07 points per game last season indicates he has even more to give on offense. Factored in with his defensive prowess - he ranked fourth at his position with 59 takeaways in 2017-18 - he's one of the most complete players in the game. -- O'Leary

52. John Klingberg, StarsBruce Bennett / Getty Images Sport / Getty

Wegman	O'Leary	Gold-Smith	Hagerman
53	53	51	56

Klingberg is further proof that Sweden pumps out the top offensive defensemen in the NHL. The 26-year-old had a monstrous 2018, posting career highs in assists (59) and points (67) - one back of John Carlson for the most among any defenseman in the league. -- Hagerman

51. Connor Hellebuyck, Jets

Wegman	O'Leary	Gold-Smith	Hagerman
62	54	49	50

Hellebuyck is just hitting his stride at age 25, posting a .931 save percentage at 5-on-5 last regular season, according to Corsica, along with a respectable .922 mark at 5-on-5 in the playoffs while helping the Winnipeg Jets reach the Western Conference Final. He appeared in 84 games combined in 2017-18, but he's proven he can shoulder the heavy load. -- Gold-Smith

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