Predictions list for the 2024-25 NHL season
As we are officially less than a month away from the next NHL season, it's time to lay out some predictions before the opening night faceoff
I was really, really off last year.
Devils in the Cup Finals? 22 teams over/unders for points wrong? Picked a guy who got fired 13 games into the season to win the Jack Adams?
At least I called Bedard winning the Calder, I mean who else could’ve seen that coming.
Hockey is a difficult game to predict, but that was an embarrassing list of big red X’s. I couldn’t get the incorrect buzzer out of my head while re-reading them all.
If you want to read that gravesite of predictions, knock yourself out.
Bold Predictions for the 2023-24 NHL Season
So we run it back! I can’t get it wrong anymore than I already have… right?
I am going to slightly shake things up comparing to the format I used last year, these purely be teams and awards based predictions.
There will be separate articles for each division that come out before the season begins, outlining a bold prediction for each team.
Pacific Division Standings
1: Edmonton Oilers - 106.5 OVER
2: Vancouver Canucks - 97.5 OVER
3: Vegas Golden Knights - 98.5 UNDER
4: LA Kings - 96.5 UNDER
5: Seattle Kraken - 86.5 OVER
6: Anaheim Ducks - 72.5 OVER
7: Calgary Flames - 81.5 UNDER
8: San Jose Sharks - 64.5 OVER
Central Division Standings
1: Dallas Stars - 103.5 OVER
2: Colorado Avalanche - 104.5 OVER
3: Nashville Predators - 98.5 OVER
4: Winnipeg Jets* - 94.5 OVER
5: Minnesota Wild* - 94.5 UNDER
6: Utah HC - 87.5 OVER
7: Chicago Blackhawks - 74.5 OVER
8: St. Louis Blues - 86.5 UNDER
Atlantic Division
1: Toronto Maple Leafs - 101.5 OVER
2: Florida Panthers - 103.5 OVER
3: Boston Bruins - 97.5 OVER
4: Tampa Bay Lightning - 98.5 UNDER
5: Ottawa Senators - 92.5 OVER
6: Detroit Red Wings - 90.5 UNDER
7: Montreal Canadiens - 75.5 OVER
8: Buffalo Sabres: 87.5 UNDER
Metropolitan Division
1: New York Rangers - 100.5 OVER
2: New Jersey Devils - 101.5 OVER
3: Carolina Hurricanes - 101.5 UNDER
4: Pittsburgh Penguins - 90.5 OVER
5: Washington Capitals - 87.5 OVER
6: New York Islanders - 91.5 UNDER
7: Philadelphia Flyers - 85.5 UNDER
8: Columbus Blue Jackets - 67.5 UNDER
Awards:
Hart Memorial Trophy - Jack Hughes
Art Ross Trophy - Connor McDavid
Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy - Auston Matthews
Vezina Trophy - Igor Shesterkin
Calder Memorial Trophy - Matvei Mitchkov
James Norris Memorial Trophy - Cale Makar
Ted Lindsay Award - Connor McDavid
Frank J. Selke Trophy - Aleksander Barkov
Jack Adams Award - Sheldon Keefe
Presidents Trophy - Edmonton Oilers
Stanley Cup Finalists - New York Rangers vs Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Champion - Dallas Stars