I have compiled a ranked list of who had the best first half by virtue of points and plus minus. It is a purely statistical ranking based on modified Z-Scores and not necessarily a ranking of their overall value to their team. Sports math is one of my passions.
1.Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
2.Steven Stamkos, C, TB
3.Henrik Sedin, C, VAN
4.Martin St. Louis, RW, TB
5.Daniel Sedin, LW, VAN
6.Henrik Zetterberg, C, DET
7.Brad Richards, C, DAL
8.Loui Eriksson, LW, DAL
9.Anze Kopitar, C, LA
10.Corey Perry, RW, ANA
11.Alex Ovechkin, LW, WSH
12.Dustin Byfuglien, D, ATL
13.Pavel Datsyuk, C, DET *injured since December, still top 15
14.Mike Richards, C, PHI
15.Kris Letang, D, PIT
16.Matt Duchene, C, COL
17.Nicklas Backstrom, C,WSH
18.Dustin Brown, RW, LA
19.Ryan Kesler, C, VAN
20.Ryan Getzlaf, C, ANA
21.Alexander Semin, LW, WSH
22.Ryane Clowe, RW, SJ
23.Paul Stastny, C, COL
24.Mikko Koivu, C, MIN
25.Nicklas Lidstrom, D, DET
26.Claude Giroux, RW, PHI
27.Tobias Enstrom, D, ATL
28.Jeff Carter, C, PHI
29.Justin Williams, RW, LA
30.Dany Heatley, RW, SJ
31.Danny Briere, C, PHI
32.Jonathan Toews, C, CHI
33.Patrick Sharp, C, CHI
34.Eric Staal, C, CAR
35.Teemu Selanne, RW, ANA
36.Derek Roy, C, BUF *out for the season
37.James Neal, LW, DAL
38.David Backes, C, STL
39.Tomas Plekanec, C, MTL
40.Jarome Iginla, RW, CGY
41.John-Michael Liles, D, COL
42.Martin Havlat, LW, MIN
43.Ville Leino, LW, PHI Detroit should not have let him go
44.Joe Thornton, C, SJ
45.Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
46.Alex Tanguay, LW, CGY
47.Mike Ribeiro, C, DAL
48.Ryan Whitney, D, EDM
49.Lubomir Visnovsky, D, ANA
50.Bobby Ryan, RW, ANA
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