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Eastern Conference Projections

Rank Team SCRANK Projected Points Projected Record
1 Tampa Bay Lightning* 6.27 128 62 - 16 - 4
2 Carolina Hurricanes* 5.82 124 59 - 17 - 6
3 Buffalo Sabres* 5.42 108 51 - 25 - 6
4 Montreal Canadiens* 5.24 107 49 - 24 - 9
5 New York Islanders* 5.10 103 49 - 28 - 5
6 Detroit Red Wings* 4.83 100 47 - 29 - 6
7 Pittsburgh Penguins* 5.36 99 43 - 26 - 13
8 Boston Bruins 5.09 95 45 - 32 - 5
9 Washington Capitals* 4.99 95 44 - 31 - 7
10 Ottawa Senators 4.93 92 42 - 32 - 8
11 Columbus Blue Jackets 4.76 88 40 - 34 - 8
12 Florida Panthers 4.47 81 39 - 40 - 3
13 Philadelphia Flyers 4.41 75 32 - 39 - 11
14 New Jersey Devils 4.02 74 36 - 44 - 2
15 Toronto Maple Leafs 4.32 73 32 - 41 - 9
16 New York Rangers 3.92 67 30 - 45 - 7

Western Conference Projections

Rank Team SCRANK Projected Points Projected Record
1 Colorado Avalanche* 6.78 135 63 - 10 - 9
2 Dallas Stars* 5.77 115 53 - 20 - 9
3 Minnesota Wild* 5.57 114 52 - 20 - 10
4 Utah Mammoth* 5.27 102 49 - 29 - 4
5 Vegas Golden Knights* 4.98 98 42 - 26 - 14
6 Anaheim Ducks* 4.61 93 45 - 34 - 3
7 Edmonton Oilers* 4.78 90 41 - 33 - 8
8 Seattle Kraken* 4.50 83 37 - 36 - 9
9 San Jose Sharks 4.15 80 38 - 40 - 4
10 Los Angeles Kings 4.15 78 32 - 36 - 14
11 Winnipeg Jets 4.18 75 33 - 40 - 9
12 Nashville Predators 4.06 72 32 - 42 - 8
13 Chicago Blackhawks 3.69 63 27 - 46 - 9
14 Calgary Flames 3.92 62 28 - 48 - 6
15 St. Louis Blues 3.31 51 21 - 52 - 9
16 Vancouver Canucks 2.89 45 19 - 56 - 7
Top 3 per Division + 2 Wild Cards per Conference* = Projected Playoffs