from Dan Rosen of NHL.com,

Who are the best 14 players in the NHL at each position as teams prepare for the start of the 2014-15 season? Arpon Basu, Brian Compton, Corey Masisak and Dan Rosen have cast their votes and the result is NHL.com's "Top 14 for '14-15" project....

1. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, 56 points (4 first-place votes) 2013-14: 24 power-play goals, 39 power-play points

Ovechkin was a unanimous selection for first place. He has led the NHL in power-play goals for two straight seasons, and his 24 power-play goals last season were two more than anybody else's two-season total from 2012-14 (Chris Kunitz is second with 22). His 53 power-play goals in the past three seasons are 15 more than anybody else (James Neal is second with 38). More than 35 percent of Ovechkin's career goals have come on the power play (151 of 422).

2. Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators, 45 points 2013-14: 5 PPGs, 31 PPPs

Karlsson is one of the most electrifying players on the power play because of his ability to carry the puck out of his own zone and go end-to-end in a flash. He was tied for first among defensemen and sixth in the League in power-play points last season. Karlsson was second among defensemen and seventh overall in power-play points in 2011-12, when he won the Norris Trophy and finished the season with 78 points, 25 more than any other defenseman.

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