NHL Network Top 20 wings entering 2026-27: 5 questions

NHL Network will reveal its Top 20 wings for the 2026-27 season on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, with Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning topping the list voted on by Network members, media, and NHL.com contributors. David Pastrnak ranks second and Kirill Kaprizov third, while Alex Ovechkin appears at No. 17 and Mitch Marner is listed at No. 5 after a move to the Vegas Golden Knights. Matt Boldy of the Minnesota Wild, who set NHL career-highs with 42 goals last season, is highlighted as a player likely to make the biggest jump from his previous ranking of No. 19.