‘Way Too Early’ NHL teams standings prediction

By: Cristina Hauerstein

The season is less than 2 months away and besides the excitment of watching one of the sports again after a pretty hot summer, some people are also wondering what this season is going to look like for each team,

I put together a standing predicition of each team in the league. Be aware that this is mostly going to be bias and that hockey is one of the most unpredictable sports - examples like The Vegas Golden Knights and The Montreal Canadiens in 2021-22 - so don’t take this list too seriously.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

1. Toronto Maple Leafs

2. Tampa Bay Lightning

3. Detroit Red Wings

4. Florida Panthers

5. Boston Bruins

6. Ottowa Senators

7. Buffalo Sabres

8. Montreal Canadiens

Metropolitan Division

1. New York Rangers

2. Carolina Hurricanes

3. Washington Capitals

4. Pittsburgh Penguins

5. Columbus Blue Jackets

6. New Jersey Devils

7. New York Islanders

8. Philadelphia Flyers

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

1. Colorado Avalanche

2. Minnesota Wild

3. Nashville Predators

4. Saint Louis Blues

5. Winnipeg Jets

6. Dallas Stars

7. Chicago Blackhawks

8. Arizona Coyotes

Pacific Division

1. Edmenton Oilers

2. Los Angeles Kings

3. Calgary Flames

4. Vancouver Canucks

5. Vegas Golden Knights

6. Anaheim Ducks

7. San Jose Sharks

8. Seattle Kraken

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