(2:28), Stanley Cup playoffs preview: Breaking down all 16 teams in the NHL postseason, Wyshynski's NHL trade deadline tiers: From elite game-changers to bargain beauties, NHL trade deadline guides for all 32 teams: Players, picks in play, cap space, team status. Atlantic: FLA | TOR He knows when to push and when to pull back. 87 a game and a half. Kaplan: Hurricanes in seven Andrei Vasilevskiy is one of the greatest postseason goaltenders in NHL history. There is no such problem for the Lightning. ET Venue: Moda Center -- Portland, Oregon Coverage: ESPN, ROOT Sports NW, and BSNO The 2022-23 NBA season continues on Wednesday with nine more games, including a battle between the New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers. Obviously, the Rangers are going to go as far as Shesterkin takes them. No disrespect intended to Sebastian Aho, but the Rangers didn't have to face an elite offensive player like Kucherov in their series against the Hurricanes. That mindset is critical when every team out there is looking to unseat the champions. Nine of the 16 picked. He heads to New York with 1,225 points in 1,161 regular-season games. How to watch Kevin Weekes: Lightning in seven Peter Lawrence-Riddell: Lightning in six The All-Star Game and the Stadium Series will be on ABC, and ESPN will have the All-Star Skills Competition. Biggest flaw(s): Depth scoring has been an issue for the Stars. 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The NHL offseason formally begins with the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal, starting with Thursday's first round (6 p.m. CT, ESPN).. Buccigross: Avalanche in seven Keith did that for the Oilers against Calgary, steering them out of a potential loss in Game 2 and picking up some of the responsibilities for the not-100% healthy Darnell Nurse. Now, these two teams just went through two second-round series that were markedly different. Now, does that reflect a deficiency in Kuemper's game? It nearly did not happen, as both teams were pushed to the brink in the first round. In today's Morning 3-on-3, we debate whether both are playoff locks -- and a threat if they make it. Colorado has to frustrate the Oilers' top skaters, make it difficult for them to find space or get in a rhythm early. On paper, the Rangers were out in the first round. John Buccigross: Panthers in seven Bold prediction: The Avalanche flip the season script, struggling to score in the early going of the playoffs and relying on team defense to step up and move them along. Their head-to-head matchup will be a primary talking point in the lead-up to Game 1. We've graded all 32 teams -- including one A+ and two F's -- and announced the winners of our own batch of awards . Pacific: CGY | EDM Callahan: Flames in five Case for a Stanley Cup run: What if a team had its best regular season in franchise history and no one noticed? The Oilers will have to settle for Bouchard logging 19:46 in average ice time and being part of a successful pairing with Duncan Keith, which is not something Edmonton fans would have predicted before the season. The Blues do have scoring talents, including Jordan Kyrou and Vladimir Tarasenko, but with more limited chances in tight-checking postseason games, St. Louis will have to really focus on the defensive details to avoid a letdown. That unit shows no signs of slowing, either, and that should give Dallas a confidence boost going into the first round. Unlike the other two teams on this list, the Portland Trail Blazers are currently on the outside looking in. The Oilers are more balanced (28.1% on the power play, 85.4% on the kill). Meanwhile, MacKinnon will be leading the charge up front. The best that can be said of them is that the Kings found ways to win: While their divisional rivals flailed about trying to qualify for the postseason, Los Angeles won four straight critical games in regulation down the stretch. And if Boston is going to turn its defensive advantages into a lengthy playoff run, it will be McAvoy leading the way. But the players and Gallant all said that their Game 7 win at the Hurricanes was indicative of what a quintessential effort from the Rangers looks like, getting points from 12 different players. Igor Shesterkin led the NHL in save percentage and goals saved above average, carrying the Rangers for the first two-thirds of the season as New York was near the bottom of the league in even-strength analytics. Picks for Rangers-Lightning, Avalanche-Oilers, 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs: Highlights and analysis from the entire postseason, Free-agency, draft plans for Avs, Lightning, every other NHL team, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. They've spent time with fellow deadline pickup Nick Paul, formerly of the Ottawa Senators, but really clicked with veteran winger Corey Perry in the Florida series. He backstopped the Kings to the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014, posting an incredible .946 save percentage to win that initial championship. They're finding ways to win, finding ways to survive and I think they do it again here. Darcy Kuemper has been solid if unspectacular in the playoffs, posting a 6-2-0 record, .904 save percentage and 2.44 goals-against average. Football Women's Basketball Games Home ESPN Fantasy App It'll be down to the wire, but I like Colorado. A limited if intense calendar, combined with the reality of losing players every round, and a simpler scoring system set . They'll need continued offense from Fox, who had 18 points in 14 games. Kuemper came through in that series when the Avalanche needed it, but there wasn't a lot of rhythm to his game. So it works in Nashville's favor to not just go into the postseason as a wild-card team, but to know there's an uphill battle ahead to make its time in the playoffs last. The edge, though, probably belongs to Edmonton. Bold prediction: Toronto shocks the world and wins multiple playoff rounds. Its defense has been a little better than Edmonton's (giving up a playoff-low 27 shots against per game versus the Oilers' 37.5) and its depth is impressive. In fact, even as he has gotten better as the playoffs have continued -- playing through jitters in the first round that included two games he didn't complete in Pittsburgh -- he has yet to pitch a shutout. But the defenseman is battling a core muscle injury and he's still playing over 21 minutes per game, so faulting him too harshly for not performing at his most elite would be misguided. Since being acquired at the trade deadline, the former Blackhawks winger hasn't produced. by Fantasy Hockey Staff @NHLFantasy. The NHL playoffs get underway Monday, with all four games on ESPN networks. Bold prediction: Evgeny Kuznetsov leads the Capitals in scoring, but their stay in the playoffs is limited to one round. His .925 career playoff save percentage ties him for third all time (minimum 60 games) with Hall of Famer Dominik . While it's desirable to have the top-end talent Colorado does, it's often the unheralded players who pick up the playoff slack. The 2022 college football season doesn't kick off until August 27, but it's never too soon to look at possible College Football Playoff matchups. 102) of the 2009 NHL Draft, Ekholm has 268 points (62 goals, 206 assists) in 719 regular-season games with the Predators and 35 points (six goals, 29 . This series against Colorado could see each team's top talents canceling each other out. Brian Boucher: Panthers in six The Avalanche remember well how Vegas cut through them like butter in the playoffs last year. All things being equal, Colorado boasts the deeper team. Biggest flaw(s): The fact that the Kings still managed to make the playoffs without Doughty is a testament to how well they played before his injury. Bolden: Flames in seven Biggest flaw(s): The playoffs couldn't arrive at a worse time for Pittsburgh. as well as out-of-market games. Ryan Callahan: Panthers in six La Greca: Hurricanes in six Playoff position: M2 Games left: 3 Next game: vs. Brodin is a leader on the ice and anchors the Wild in a way that is crucial to their success. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has been, and continues to be, Tampa's MVP. Wischusen: Rangers in seven He hasn't been that guy for a while, and at 36, he might never be that guy again. The winger is having an unbelievable regular season but hasn't scored a playoff goal since 2017-18 and has only eight assists in 12 postseason games the past two years. How they got here: Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3, defeated Florida Panthers 4-0. Their superstars kept improving throughout the last round and were the difference-makers at critical times. What do the Stars have to lose? It starts in their own end and being engaged down low. Campbell-Pascall: Avalanche in six . But the catalyst for their first playoff berth since 2018 wasn't the kids, but rather the established veterans. How will the Rangers handle Nikita Kucherov? But this was his best season since 2017-18, and there were enough moments of "vintage Jonathan Quick" to make one wonder if there isn't just a little more playoff magic left in him, 10 years after winning the Conn Smythe. Wyshynski: Hurricanes in five, The Stanley Cup playoffs are back on ESPN and ABC! Case for a Stanley Cup run: Toronto has got the talent in all three phases of the game. Alas, he's ineligible, having played more than six games in his first two NHL seasons. You could put Nurse here, and say he hasn't been an obvious difference-maker for the Oilers (to the degree a top-pairing defender usually is). Might the Colorado Avalanche, the top seed in the West and an underachiever the past two postseasons, break through? The Rangers goalie has been their best player through the first two rounds -- heck, he has even chipped in three assists on top of his stellar goaltending. But forwards Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie saw their offensive output drop during seasons impacted by injuries and illness. Boucher: Avalanche in six Maintaining that intensity each night in the playoffs will be a task in itself. Bolden: Hurricanes in six The Lightning have done it the past two seasons, under less-than-ideal pandemic-related circumstances to boot. Back-to-back tilts against bottom feeders in the Anaheim Ducks and Arizona Coyotes should produce value. That formula doesn't generally work in the postseason. The Avs' Norris Trophy finalist defenseman projects to draw Edmonton's toughest matchups, and as the Oilers proved against Calgary, its top line is tough to contain. Matiash: Flames in seven Player to watch: Rookie forward Seth Jarvis has been absolutely outstanding for the Hurricanes. He is the Russian Machine, and seeing him play in the first round would not be a surprise, although coach Peter Laviolette said that Ovechkin would not have been able to play had the playoffs started last week. reactions, leaving Crosby's incredible season a bit underappreciated. Granted, that included 12 overtime losses, a middling even-strength offense and goaltending issues galore. Bolden: Avalanche in six The format is a set bracket that is . The rare NHL talent who can agitate you with words, deeds and on the scoreboard. Players, coaches, execs vote for NHL's top centers, NHL Power Rankings: Checking in on each team's 25-and-under core, Lineup picks, matchups, start or sit advice for Wednesday, McAvoy scores in OT, Bruins beat Flames for 8th win a row, Gaudreau scores in shootout, Wild beat Islanders 2-1, Geekie ends drought with 2 goals, Kraken beat Blues 5-3, Robinson scores 3 goals in Blue Jackets' 5-3 win over Sabres, What the remaining Stanley Cup contenders learned in Round 1, Why the Avalanche are the NHL's postseason juggernaut, 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs: Highlights and analysis from the entire postseason, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. But it'll also take continued contributions from players like Andrew Copp (12 points), Ryan Strome (9) and Frank Vatrano (8); and further damage done by the Rangers' "Kid Line" of Alexis Lafreniere, Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko. These are the playoffs. That can't happen again. Philadelphia Flyers (MP) Atlantic Division 1. Tim Kavanagh: Lightning in six Lawrence-Riddell: Hurricanes in seven That killer instinct has been a hallmark of Boston's play in the past and hasn't always been at the forefront of late. Biggest flaw(s): Confidence. MacKinnon's contributions will be massive for the Avs. That wasn't a given before the season and certainly wasn't while Pittsburgh played through its seemingly annual spate of injuries. The Footballers (7-9) have the worst record of any playoff team they tied the 2010 Seattle Seahawks for the worst record for a playoff team in N.F.L. It's time for our experts to go on the record with their predictions on which four teams will make it one step closer to the Stanley Cup Final, which is returning to ABC this season. Andrei Vasilevskiy is one of the greatest postseason goaltenders in NHL history. New Jersey Devils (MP) 6. NHL.com staff members have made their predictions for the Stanley Cup First Round and Playoffs, and most believe the Honda West Division representative will win it all. Keith has been on every big stage hockey has to offer. That core has been augmented by strong seasons from a supporting cast of forwards Evan Rodrigues and Danton Heinen, and especially defenseman Mike Matheson, who had a career-redefining campaign. 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game; North Carolina (17-11, 9-8 ACC) vs. No. As long as the Oilers' stars are shining that brightly, they'll have a chance to win any series. But that doesn't mean the playoffs haven't enlightened us about some aspects of this Lightning team. Colton and Perry, the latter of whom was acquired as a free agent this past summer, lead the Lightning with five goals each. After a bumpy road through February and most of March, the Blues caught fire into April and have been unstoppable of late. Before the NBA resumes play on Thursday night, it is time to answer some big questions. Washington lives and dies on the performance of its franchise star, especially on the power play. The final day of the NHL regular season is April 13, 2023 and the playoffs will begin a few days later. Kaplan: Flames in six Two good goalies coming together. The 2021-22 NHL season is winding down towards the final . If the season ended today we'd have the Heat . The conference final round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs is upon us. Granted, Nashville's Ryan Johansen did (accidentally) injure Kuemper's eye in the first round, but the goalie recovered and Colorado swept the Predators in time for Kuemper to return in the second round against St. Louis. This season is shaping up in similar fashion. From there, things started falling apart for the Predators; they didn't perform as well at the top of the standings. In the East, it'll be a battle of the goaltenders with the excellent matchup between Andrei Vasilevskiy and Igor Shesterkin. They're tremendous on the power play, as Carolina witnessed. As Crosby said recently: "I think you try to enjoy it as much as you can and try to take it all in because you know that it's not going to last forever. If New York wants to trade chances like they did against the Hurricanes at MSG, the Lightning have finishers that make them pay in ways the Hurricanes could not. The Lightning will have to convert some of those to beat "Shesty.". Jump to a team: 87d ESPN staff. Knight: Flames in six General manager Doug Armstrong took a major risk in allowing. Levy: Rangers in seven Artemi Panarin averaged 1.28 points per game. For all the great stats the Avs have produced this season, they're average on the kill (79%), which could be an issue in the postseason, when it's harder to score and every advantage that goes the other way has the potential to be a backbreaker. He's an integral part of their success. That said, they'd like more than one goal off 18 shot attempts in 11 games from a player who had 25 goals in the regular season. Obviously, the Lightning would like to see Point back on the ice. Bring on the intensity, the heart-stopping drama and the sheer excitement. FiveThirtyEight's 2021-22 NHL forecast predicts the winner of each hockey game and calculates each team's chances of advancing to the playoffs and winning the Stanley Cup. 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs: Highlights and analysis from the entire postseason. NHL Events 2022-23; ESPN, Turner Schedules; . 2022-23 Fantasy Hockey Ranking & Projections - ESPN hsb.accessibility.skipContent ESPN NFL NCAAF NBA NHL Soccer MLB Watch Listen Fantasy Fantasy Hockey Home Sign Up Fantasy Store. Player to watch: Mika Zibanejad was back to being a point-per-game center this season, playing the majority of his time with Kreider and assisting on 24 of his goals. Kreider had two goals, after scoring 52 during the regular season. Jonathan Quick's best saves of 2022-23 season (1:58) . Some nights, the Bruins look impenetrable; the next, they're floundering in their own end. At 29-31, they . Cohn: Oilers in six 12:50 PM. Yes. NHL odds, picks, and predictions for the Calgary Flames at Vegas Golden Knights on February 23. They rallied from 2-0 and 3-2 series deficits to defeat the Hurricanes. Game 6 was a good sign as Erik Haula and Curtis Lazar each scored their first of the playoffs, while Charlie Coyle got his second. Adam Fox, last year's Norris winner, had a strong encore. Returning contributors Alex Killorn and Ondrej Palat can play up or down the lineup with effectiveness. Other than Nathan MacKinnon going off in Game 5 against St. Louis, and Cale Makar just being generally excellent at every turn, it's not as if Colorado has required its superstars to carry the day. New York Islanders (MP) 7. The Oilers played a wide-open, goal-scoring bonanza of a five-game spread against Calgary versus the Avalanche's more bruising, defensive-conscious, six-game affair against St. Louis. There has also been more effort on the forecheck. ESPN will air the entirety of the Metropolitan and Pacific divisions on alternating days, beginning Wednesday, May 18. Kavanagh: Hurricanes in six The NHL is an exciting sport to wager on and there are plenty of opportunities for wins during the bumper . The Rangers didn't have to face Penguins starter Tristan Jarry until Game 7; instead, they saw backup Casey DeSmith for five and a half periods and then third-stringer Louis Domingue for just over six games. The last time they did was in the first round, when Crosby's line ran roughshod over them (Crosby had 10 points in six games) -- until a Trouba hit cost No. Seeing its dedication pay off with a playoff opportunity should be all the motivation Dallas needs to give each game its best. What makes Nashville dangerous (other than Roman Josi, Matt Duchene, Filip Forsberg and Juuse Saros, of course) is the chip on its shoulder, the hunger to prove the team's critics wrong. Against Carolina, Shesterkin gave up two or fewer goals in six of the seven games in the series and won another Game 7, this time on the road. One of the New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Colorado Avalanche, or Edmonton Oilers will be this year's Stanley Cup champion. NHL Rush to the Playoffs: Three National Hockey League Games Monday, Tuesday Night, Exclusively on ESPN, ESPN+ and Hulu ESPN+ NHL Kevin Ota April 25, 2022 Twitter Monday, April 25 on ESPN+/Hulu: Flyers at Blackhawks Tuesday, April 26 on ESPN: Oilers at Penguins, Blues at Avalanche 38 out-of-market games on ESPN+ this week Player to watch: Vasilevskiy. Also on a roll: St. Louis' power play, which has been top three in the NHL since late March. 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