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Eastern Conference Projections

Rank Team SCRANK Projected Points Projected Record
1 Carolina Hurricanes* 6.01 113 53 - 22 - 7
2 Buffalo Sabres* 5.81 109 50 - 23 - 9
3 Montreal Canadiens* 5.52 106 48 - 24 - 10
4 Tampa Bay Lightning* 5.94 106 50 - 26 - 6
5 Boston Bruins* 5.33 100 45 - 27 - 10
6 Ottawa Senators* 5.44 99 44 - 27 - 11
7 Philadelphia Flyers* 4.98 98 43 - 27 - 12
8 Pittsburgh Penguins* 5.33 98 41 - 25 - 16
9 Washington Capitals 5.16 95 43 - 30 - 9
10 Columbus Blue Jackets 4.86 92 40 - 30 - 12
11 Detroit Red Wings 4.56 92 41 - 31 - 10
12 New York Islanders 4.67 91 43 - 34 - 5
13 New Jersey Devils 4.40 87 42 - 37 - 3
14 Florida Panthers 4.40 84 40 - 38 - 4
15 Toronto Maple Leafs 3.99 78 32 - 36 - 14
16 New York Rangers 4.49 77 34 - 39 - 9

Western Conference Projections

Rank Team SCRANK Projected Points Projected Record
1 Colorado Avalanche* 6.74 121 55 - 16 - 11
2 Dallas Stars* 5.88 112 50 - 20 - 12
3 Minnesota Wild* 5.49 104 46 - 24 - 12
4 Vegas Golden Knights* 5.04 95 39 - 26 - 17
5 Edmonton Oilers* 4.99 93 41 - 30 - 11
6 Anaheim Ducks* 4.60 92 43 - 33 - 6
7 Utah Mammoth* 5.25 92 43 - 33 - 6
8 Los Angeles Kings* 4.36 90 35 - 27 - 20
9 Nashville Predators 4.36 86 38 - 34 - 10
10 San Jose Sharks 4.13 86 39 - 35 - 8
11 St. Louis Blues 4.34 86 37 - 33 - 12
12 Winnipeg Jets 4.17 82 35 - 35 - 12
13 Seattle Kraken 4.02 79 34 - 37 - 11
14 Calgary Flames 3.86 77 34 - 39 - 9
15 Chicago Blackhawks 3.55 72 29 - 39 - 14
16 Vancouver Canucks 2.80 58 25 - 49 - 8
Top 3 per Division + 2 Wild Cards per Conference* = Projected Playoffs