Connor McDavid leads NHL 26 player ratings while Sidney Crosby slips to eighth

With the release of the NHL 26 player ratings, Connor McDavid is once again the top scorer with a 97 overall. Following McDavid and Draisaitl is Nathan MacKinnon, while the rest of the top five is completed by Nikita Kucherov and Quinn Hughes. In a surprising move, veteran Sidney Crosby has dropped to eighth, a clear reflection of the changing dynamics in the NHL.