Tkachuk, Gaudreau and Huberdeau all check in as Top 50 Nos. 11-20 revealed

TSN’s panel of hockey experts has put together its annual list of the Top 50 NHL Players ahead of the 2022-23 season, counting them down each day in the lead up to the full reveal on our Top 50 special on Thursday, Oct. 6 (11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT on TSN4, 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT on TSN 4/5).

Today, we look at players who ranked 20th through 11th.

Coming in at No. 20 is Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin (No. 12 last season). At 37-years-old sniper has shown no signs of slowing down, recording his ninth 50-goal season in 2021-22 and reaching the 90-point plateau for the first time since the 2009-10 season. Ovechkin needs 22 goals to pass Gordie Howe for second in all-time NHL scoring and then the only question left for his career will be if he can pass Wayne Gretzky’s 894 goals to become the leader.

Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk (not ranked last season) joins the list at No. 19 after an eventful offseason. The 24-year-old winger informed the Calgary Flames that he didn’t intend to sign a long-term deal, which led to a blockbuster trade that sent Tkachuk to Florida for forwards Jonathan Huberdeau and Cole Schwindt, defenceman McKenzie Weegar, and a lottery-protected 2025 first-round pick. The product of Scottsdale, Ariz., shattered his career highs in 2021-22, registering 42 goals and 104 points in 82 games and was named a second-team all-star. Tkachuk added four goals and 10 points in 12 playoff games before the Flames were ousted by the Edmonton Oilers.

New York Rangers defenceman Adam Fox (No. 23 last season) slots in at No. 18. After winning the Norris Trophy in 2021, the 5-foot-11 standout followed it up by scoring 11 goals and 74 points in 78 games to set new career highs. In the playoffs, the