Week 1 NHL Power Rankings

31. Ottawa Senators



30. Vancouver Canucks



29. Montreal Canadiens



28. Detroit Red Wings



27. New York Islanders



26. New York Rangers



25. Arizona Coyotes



24. Buffalo Sabres



23. Chicago Blackhawks



22. Carolina Hurricanes



21. Edmonton Oilers



20. Minnesota Wild



19. Anaheim Ducks



18. New Jersey Devils



17. Colorado Avalanche



16. Dallas Stars



15. Calgary Flames



14. Los Angeles Kings



13. Florida Panthers



12. Philadelphia Flyers



11. Columbus Blue Jackets



10. St. Louis Blues



9. Vegas Golden Knights



8. Pittsburgh Penguins



7. Boston Bruins



6. Washington Capitals



5. Toronto Maple Leafs



4. Nashville Predators



3. San Jose Sharks



2. Winnipeg Jets



1. Tampa Bay Lightning



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NHL Season Predictions

Regular Season:

East:

Atlantic:

8. Ottawa Senators 55 PTS

7. Detroit Red Wings 73 PTS

6. Montreal Canadiens 75 PTS

5. Buffalo Sabres 84 PTS



4. Florida Panthers 98 PTS

3. Boston Bruins 105 PTS

2. Toronto Maple Leafs 109 PTS



1. Tampa Bay Lightning 119 PTS

Metropolitan:

8. New York Islanders 78 PTS

7. New York Rangers 78 PTS

6. Carolina Hurricanes 88 PTS



5. New Jersey Devils 94 PTS

4. Philadelphia Flyers 100 PTS

3. Columbus Blue Jackets 100 PTS

2. Washington Capitals 103 PTS

1. Pittsburgh Penguins 104 PTS



West:

Central:

7. Chicago Blackhawks 82 PTS



6. Minnesota Wild 92 PTS

5. Colorado Avalanche 95 PTS

4. Dallas Stars 96 PTS

3. St. Louis Blues 101 PTS



2. Nashville Predators 108 PTS

1. Winnipeg Jets 114 PTS

Pacific:

8. Vancouver Canucks 70 PTS

7. Arizona Coyotes 82 PTS



6. Edmonton Oilers 84 PTS

5. Anaheim Ducks 92 PTS

4. Los Angeles Kings 97 PTS

3. Calgary Flames 99 PTS

2. Vegas Golden Knights 100 PTS



1. San Jose Sharks 112 PTS

Awards:

Hart: Nikita Kucherov



Runner Up: Claude Giroux

Art Ross: Connor McDavid



Runner Up: Nikita Kucherov

Rocket Richard: Nikita Kucherov



Runner Up: Alex Ovechkin

Norris: Victor Hedman



Runner Up: Erik Karlsson

Vezina: Braden Holtby



Runner Up: Jonathan Quick

Calder: Rasmus Dahlin



Runner Up: Elias Pettersson

Selke: Sean Couturier



Runner Up: Anze Kopitar

Jack Adams: Jon Cooper



Runner Up: Peter DeBoer

General Manager: Doug Wilson



Runner Up: Doug Armstrong

Playoffs:

Round 1:

Lightning - 4
Panthers - 1



Maple Leafs - 4
Bruins - 3



Penguins - 2
Flyers - 4



Capitals -2
Blue Jackets -4



Jets - 4
Stars - 0



Predators - 4
Blues - 2



Sharks - 4
Kings - 2



Golden Knights -3
Flames - 4



Round 2:

Lightning - 4
Maple Leafs - 2



Blue Jackets - 4
Flyers - 3



Jets - 4
Predators - 3



Sharks - 4
Flames - 2



Conference Finals:

Lightning - 4
Blue Jackets - 1



Jets - 4
Sharks -3



Stanley Cup Final:

Lightning -4
Jets - 2



Conn Smythe: Victor Hedman





Photo credit for Rasmus Ristolainen, Auston Matthews, Justin Faulk, Vladimir Tarasenko, Antti Raanta, both Nikita Kucherov's, Braden Holtby, Rasmus Dahlin, Jon Cooper, Doug Wilson, Tyler Johnson, Claude Giroux, Zach Werenski, Johnny Gaudreau, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Joe Pavelski, Brayden Point, Blake Wheeler, Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman (2) goes to https://www.nhl.com/. Evgeni Malkin, William Karlsson, Connor McDavid, Sean Couturier, Morgan Rielly, Dustin Byfuglien and Patrik Laine goes to https://www.sportsnet.ca/. Jonathan Toews and Artemi Panarin goes to https://www.sbnation.com/. Victor Hedman (1), Pekka Rinne and Brent Burns goes to https://www.si.com/.