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National Hockey Now Predictions: Playoffs, Stanley Cup, Awards

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3 years ago

October 12, 2021

Who will win the 2022 Stanley Cup?

Can the Tampa Bay Lightning three-peat? Can the New York Islanders finally get past the conference final? Will the Colorado Avalanche finally get over that playoff hump and win their first Stanley Cup since 2001? Could the Toronto Maple Leafs actually make it out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004? Can the Boston Bruins win one more Cup for Patrice Bergeron?

Will Connor McDavid clean house on the awards again or will Nathan MacKinnon finally become the new MVP of the NHL and win the Hart Trophy? Will Marc-Andre Fleury make the Vegas Golden Knights regret their botched handling of his trade to the Chicago BlackHawks and win a second-straight Vezina Trophy? What rookie will dazzle the NHL like Kirill Kaprizov did last season and win the Calder Trophy?

It’s that time of year again; that time when we all really have no clue but try and peek into the crystal ball and sound smart with our NHL regular season, Stanley Cup, and awards predictions. Here are some stabs at what may happen this season from the National Hockey Now panel:

Jimmy Murphy, Boston Hockey Now

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division	Metropolitan Division	Wild cards
A1. Florida Panthers	M1. New York Rangers	W1. Boston Bruins
A2. Toronto Maple Leafs	M2. New York Islanders	W2. Ottawa Senators
A3. Tampa Bay Lightning	M3. Philadelphia Flyers

Western Conference

Central Division	Pacific Division	Wild cards
C1. Minnesota Wild	P1. Edmonton Oilers	W1. Chicago Blackhawks
C2. Colorado Avalanche	P2. Calgary Flames	W2. Vegas Golden Knights
C3. Winnipeg Jets	P3. Vancouver Canucks

President’s Trophy

New York Rangers

Stanley Cup

Colorado Avalanche over Toronto Maple Leafs

Awards

Hart	Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers
Vezina	Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers
Art Ross	Connor McDavid, Oilers
Rocket Richard	Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Norris	Seth Jones, Chicago Blackhawks
Calder	Spencer Knight, Florida Panthers
Selke	Phillip Danault, Los Angeles Kings
Jack Adams	Gerard Gallant, New York Rangers

Dan Kingerski, Pittsburgh Hockey Now

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division	Metropolitan Division	Wild cards
A1. Toronto Maple Leafs	M1. Washington Capitals	W1. New York Islanders
A2. Florida Panthers	M2. Carolina Hurricanes	W2. Pittsburgh Penguins
A3. Tampa Bay Lightning	M3. Philadelphia Flyers

Western Conference

Central Division	Pacific Division	Wild cards
C1. Colorado Avalanche	P1. Vegas Golden Knights	W1. Chicago Blackhawks
C2. Winnipeg Jets	P2. Calgary Flames	W2. Vancouver Canucks
C3. Minnesota Wild	P3. Edmonton Oilers

President’s Trophy

Colorado Avalanche

Stanley Cup

New York Islanders

Awards

Hart	Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche
Vezina	Marc-Andre Fleury, Chicago Blackhawks
Art Ross	Connor McDavid, Oilers
Rocket Richard	Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Norris	Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche
Calder	Spencer Knight, Florida Panthers
Selke	Sidney Crosby, PIttsburgh Penguins
Jack Adams	Gerard Gallant, New York Rangers

Christian Arnold, NYI Hockey Now

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division	Metropolitan Division	Wild cards
A1. Tampa Bay Lightning	M1. Carolina Hurricanes	W1. Boston Bruins
A2. Florida Panthers	M2. New York Islanders	W2. Pittsburgh Penguins
A3. Toronto Maple Leafs	M3. Washington Capitals

Western Conference

Central Division	Pacific Division	Wild cards
C1. Colorado Avalanche	P1. Vegas Golden Knights	W1. Vancouver Canucks
C2. Minnesota Wild	P2. Calgary Flames	W2. Dallas Stars
C3. Winnipeg Jets	P3. Edmonton Oilers

President’s Trophy

Colorado Avalanche

Stanley Cup

New York Islanders

Awards

Hart	Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Vezina	Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
Art Ross	Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Rocket Richard	Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Norris	Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche
Calder	Cole Caufield, Montreal Canadiens
Selke	Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights
Jack Adams	Barry Trotz, New York Islanders

George Richards, Florida Hockey Now

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division	Metropolitan Division	Wild cards
A1. Florida Panthers	M1. Carolina Hurricnes	W1. Boston Bruins
A2. Tampa Bay Lightning	M2. New York Islanders	W2. Philadelphia Flyers
A3. Toronto Maple Leafs	M3. Washington Capitals

Western Conference

Central Division	Pacific Division	Wild cards
C1. Colorado Avalanche	P1. Vegas Golden Knights	W1. Winnipeg Jets
C2. Dallas Stars	P2. Edmonton Oilers	W2. St. Louis Blues
C3. Minnesota Wild	P3. Vancouver Canucks