The greatest starting six of the 2020s, chosen from every team of the era by iKnoBall's era-adjusted engine — and the record they'd run over a full 82-game season.
Andrei Vasilevskiy headlines the 2020s at a 95 overall. The engine assembles a complete six — goaltender, a defensive pairing, and a full scoring line — from across the era's teams, then plays out all 82 games. Their 79–3 projection captures an era-defining core, measured on the same era-adjusted scale as every other decade so the comparison is fair.
| Player | Position | Era | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Goaltender | 2020s | 95 |
| Cale Makar | Defenseman | 2020s | 95 |
| Victor Hedman | Defenseman | 2020s | 93 |
| Connor McDavid | Center | 2020s | 99 |
| Nikita Kucherov | Right Wing | 2020s | 96 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | Left Wing | 2020s | 93 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | Center | 2020s | 97 |
| Leon Draisaitl | Center | 2020s | 95 |
| Auston Matthews | Center | 2020s | 95 |
| Steven Stamkos | Center | 2020s | 94 |
| Igor Shesterkin | Goaltender | 2020s | 93 |
| Artemi Panarin | Left Wing | 2020s | 93 |
| Brayden Point | Center | 2020s | 93 |
| Connor Hellebuyck | Goaltender | 2020s | 93 |
| David Pastrnak | Right Wing | 2020s | 93 |
| Aleksander Barkov | Center | 2020s | 93 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | Left Wing | 2020s | 93 |
| Roman Josi | Defenseman | 2020s | 93 |
| Sidney Crosby | Center | 2020s | 93 |
| Evgeni Malkin | Center | 2020s | 93 |
| Mikko Rantanen | Right Wing | 2020s | 93 |
| Darcy Kuemper | Goaltender | 2020s | 93 |
| Evan Bouchard | Defenseman | 2020s | 92 |
| Jack Hughes | Center | 2020s | 92 |
| Adam Fox | Defenseman | 2020s | 92 |
| Jake Guentzel | Left Wing | 2020s | 92 |
| Mitch Marner | Right Wing | 2020s | 92 |
| Quinn Hughes | Defenseman | 2020s | 92 |
| Brad Marchand | Left Wing | 2020s | 91 |
| Zach Hyman | Left Wing | 2020s | 91 |
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Build Your All-Time TeamGet the AppiKnoBall's era-adjusted engine picks Andrei Vasilevskiy (G, 2020s), Cale Makar (D, 2020s), Victor Hedman (D, 2020s), Connor McDavid (C, 2020s), Nikita Kucherov (W, 2020s), Kirill Kaprizov (W, 2020s) as the greatest 2020s team, projecting them to a 79–3 season.
The top 2020s lineup projects at 79–3 with an average starter rating of 95. Ratings are era-adjusted so a dominant 2020s season is measured on the same scale as any other era.
On iKnoBall's scale the top-rated 2020s player is Andrei Vasilevskiy at a 95 overall. See the full 2020s rankings above.
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