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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* 5.42 110 52 - 24 - 6
4 Montreal Canadiens* 5.23 107 49 - 24 - 9
5 Pittsburgh Penguins* 5.50 105 46 - 23 - 13
6 New York Islanders* 5.12 103 49 - 28 - 5
7 Detroit Red Wings* 4.83 100 47 - 29 - 6
8 Boston Bruins* 5.09 95 45 - 32 - 5
9 Washington Capitals 4.99 93 43 - 32 - 7
10 Columbus Blue Jackets 4.76 90 41 - 33 - 8
11 Ottawa Senators 4.92 90 41 - 33 - 8
12 Florida Panthers 4.44 81 39 - 40 - 3
13 Philadelphia Flyers 4.41 75 32 - 39 - 11
14 New Jersey Devils 4.01 74 36 - 44 - 2
15 Toronto Maple Leafs 4.31 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* 5.47 112 51 - 21 - 10
4 Utah Mammoth* 5.19 98 47 - 31 - 4
5 Anaheim Ducks* 4.63 95 46 - 33 - 3
6 Vegas Golden Knights* 4.85 94 40 - 28 - 14
7 Edmonton Oilers* 4.78 90 41 - 33 - 8
8 Seattle Kraken* 4.50 83 37 - 36 - 9
9 San Jose Sharks 4.17 80 38 - 40 - 4
10 Los Angeles Kings 4.15 78 32 - 36 - 14
11 Winnipeg Jets 4.13 74 32 - 40 - 10
12 Nashville Predators 4.06 72 32 - 42 - 8
13 Chicago Blackhawks 3.82 65 28 - 45 - 9
14 Calgary Flames 3.90 63 28 - 47 - 7
15 St. Louis Blues 3.36 53 22 - 51 - 9
16 Vancouver Canucks 2.88 45 19 - 56 - 7
Top 3 per Division + 2 Wild Cards per Conference* = Projected Playoffs