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. 87 a game and a half. He's a 40-year-old veteran churning out great numbers, including an 8-3-0 record, .927 SV% and 2.70 GAA. Colorado is notably multifaceted, capable of beating its opponents in different ways. He had four points in seven games before that. But it was also a campaign that saw Alex Ovechkin score 50 goals and carry the team for stretches this season. Tim Kavanagh: Lightning in six Sean McDonough: Panthers in seven How they got here: Defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3, defeated Carolina Hurricanes 4-3. Let's key on Mikko Rantanen. They rallied from 2-0 and 3-2 series deficits to defeat the Hurricanes. 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round predictions NHL.com staff members make their picks for eight series, Cup, Conn Smythe winner NHL.com @NHLdotcom April 30, 2022 The Colorado. ET, ESPN), followed by Lightning-Leafs (7:30 ET, ESPN2), Blues-Wild (9:30 ET, ESPN) and Kings-Oilers (10 ET, ESPN2). Then again, Kuemper hasn't been facing a ton of shots. How to watch Chandan: Flames in six He hasn't been that guy for a while, and at 36, he might never be that guy again. Coach Jon Cooper says his standout center -- the team's leading goal-scorer (30) over the past two postseasons -- is progressing from a lower-body injury he suffered in Game 7 against the Maple Leafs. 2022 NHL playoff fantasy hockey pool guide: Favorites, sleepers and busts. Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round predictions NHL.com staff members make their picks for four series Record: 54-21-7 (115 points) Case for a Stanley Cup run: Toronto has got the talent in all three phases of the game.Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are one of the NHL's . Case for a Stanley Cup run: Toronto has got the talent in all three phases of the game. Emily Kaplan: Lightning in seven With the SLING Orange Sports Extra package, get $10 off your first month now with access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, TNT and NBATV. 2022 NHL Playoffs: B/R Staff 1st-Round Predictions 0 of 8 Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images Let the fun begin. This Western Conference finals present a hockey feast for the eyes: Colorado's top line of Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin vs. Kane, McDavid and Draisaitl. Hextall: Flames in six All of those little things add up when they're coming top down through the lineup. Yet Carolina is not mentioned in the same breath as other Stanley Cup contenders. It doesn't help that in front of Bobrovsky, Florida got a little too comfortable late in the season as the Cardiac Cats. Meanwhile, MacKinnon will be leading the charge up front. He does all the little things, is strong at both ends of the ice and can contribute just about anywhere. 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, 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs: Highlights and analysis from the entire postseason, Wyshynski: My Stanley Cup playoffs bracket, Ranking NHL players who need a Stanley Cup, last two games of the season with a lower-body injury. 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. Colorado's penalty kill (only 73.1%) and goaltending (see above) have underwhelmed, and would be the most likely potential issues against Edmonton. Case for a Stanley Cup run: Few teams are built better for a run at the Cup than the Calgary Flames. 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. 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. How they got here: Defeated Los Angeles Kings 4-3, defeated Calgary Flames 4-1. The 2021-22 NHL season is winding down towards the final . We're down to the final four teams of the 2021-22 NHL season. These simulcasts typically involve ESPN's linear television channels and internet streaming platforms, and may . Never let them have the puck. Boucher: Hurricanes in six Biggest flaw(s): Well, let's go with "potentially biggest." The Oilers bought into playing good defense, stuck to their structure and chipped away at Quick until they broke through. Bold prediction: The Hurricanes get past the Bruins in the first round, but it's a grinding seven-game series. But that doesn't mean the playoffs haven't enlightened us about some aspects of this Lightning team. Everyone knows anything can happen once the playoffs begin. NHL playoff predictions 2022: 1st-round winners, most overrated, dark horse, Stanley Cup champion and more. 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. Biggest flaw(s): Power plays don't always come easy in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Avalanche remember well how Vegas cut through them like butter in the playoffs last year. The 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs begin Monday night on the networks of ESPN, . Jake Oettinger has played well in net, and Dallas' defense has looked more cohesive lately. Luckily for the Blues, that deja vu high they're currently riding is a good one. There has also been more effort on the forecheck. Back-to-back tilts against bottom feeders in the Anaheim Ducks and Arizona Coyotes should produce value. John Buccigross examines the historical run the Tampa Bay Lightning have had over the past two seasons. 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. 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. That's a killer combination. Colorado's will have less pressure to produce given their second unit is anchored by a guy named Nazem Kadri, who's coming off an 87-point regular season and is averaging a point per game in the playoffs. Player to watch: Tkachuk's best offensive season arrived, to no one's surprise, as he's headed into restricted free agency this summer. Ferraro: Avalanche in six Messier: Oilers in six Biggest flaw(s): Consistency and resiliency. Case for a Stanley Cup run: This is Edmonton Oilers Version 2.0. A trade to move Miller out of Vancouver would be surprising considering he signed a fresh seven-year, $56-million contract ($8 million AAV) in September 2022 a deal that won't even kick in until next season. The Oilers are more balanced (28.1% on the power play, 85.4% on the kill). Here are the current standings in the East, with the bottom four seeds lining up for the Play-In Tournament. He was fourth on the team in goals scored above average. A game-changing talent who also is playing for his next contract (from Nashville or someone else). Carolina Hurricanes 3. The team also had strong seasons from veterans Trevor Moore, Alex Iafallo, Adrian Kempe and Alex Edler, a resurgent campaign from Jonathan Quick and an outstanding season from Drew Doughty before he went out with a wrist injury. That's been the disconnect before, and those demons won't be overcome until Toronto has success when it matters most. I said in my series prediction . The 24-year-old forward had 103 points and was a plus-58 (!) What will he bring to the table to help make it happen? The Panthers repeatedly fell into multiple-goal deficits they were able to erase because, well, see above. The All-Star break is over, and we are almost three-quarters of the way through the 2022-23 season. Free agency is looming, and all eyes will be on Kadri as he chases that elusive championship. The Big Cat's run since 2020 in elimination games is the stuff of legend: 10-0, six of the wins by shutout. 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. Kaplan: Hurricanes in seven The puck drops on the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs on ESPN presented by GEICO with 12 first round games on ESPN and ESPN2 over three days beginning on Monday, May 2. Case for a Stanley Cup run: Nashville is a great underdog -- back the Predators into a corner and wait to see some of their best hockey. They'll need every bit of his experience and ability to slow the Avalanche down. What Keith does best is bring consistency to Edmonton's defensive effort. Those types of intangibles are impossible to quantify in the unknowable season ahead. Linda Cohn: Panthers in seven But the catalyst for their first playoff berth since 2018 wasn't the kids, but rather the established veterans. If Cale Makar is the flashy rising star leading Colorado's blue line, Duncan Keith is the veteran grandmaster stabilizing Edmonton's back end. New York Rangers 2. The uptick of physicality in McDavid's game has been well-documented. MacKinnon's contributions will be massive for the Avs. At every juncture where past Oilers' teams have misstepped, this group has stepped up. Colorado has given up the third-fewest goals against per game (2.70) among remaining playoff teams, and its power play is operating at a crisp 34.5% (best in show throughout the postseason). After Makar and Devon Toews, where do the rest of Colorado's defensemen fit? Ferraro: Flames in seven Heading into the playoffs, Craig Custance gets the lowdown on the Vancouver Canucks from rival players, coaches and scouts. This series projects to trend more toward what Edmonton just experienced, with the potential for larger momentum swings and opportunity to generate offense. After a bumpy road through February and most of March, the Blues caught fire into April and have been unstoppable of late. There was never any doubt that Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl could score in the regular season, but the playoffs have brought their challenges in keeping up that pace offensively. We all saw what happened to netminder Sergei Bobrovsky in last season's playoffs (when he was replaced midway through the first round by rookie Spencer Knight), and the veteran has struggled down the stretch this season (with a save percentage below .900 in three of four recent appearances). How they choose to defend Kucherov's line is going to be a key for the series. Bold prediction: Kopitar and Danault do what they can against Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, but the loss of Doughty proves too much and the Kings fall to the Oilers in six games. There's power in being an underdog, a freedom to simply play your game without expectation. Under coach Dave Tippett, the Oilers were 13th in the NHL in expected goals per 60 minutes at 5-on-5; under interim coach Jay Woodcroft, who took over Feb. 10, the Oilers jumped to fourth in that category. Whether or not he'll again be eyeing a trade out of town this offseason, Tarasenko should take every chance to shine in the coming weeks. There is a winning pedigree in Boston that starts with its leadership, and spreads to David Pastrnak, Taylor Hall, Charlie McAvoy, and on down the list. Before the NBA resumes play on Thursday night, it is time to answer some big questions. There's a real calmness that the Lightning have in the toughest moments, a constant belief in their ability to weather any storm. John Tortorella: Panthers in seven There hasn't been a ton of that for the Oilers; most of their key tallies have come from the same group of four or five guys. 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Atlantic: FLA | TOR Back for 2022 is the usual playoff format with the top team in the conference facing the second wild card, the other division winner playing the first wild card and N. 2 going up against No. In net, Jack Campbell appears back on his game following a midseason downturn and rib injury. 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, Who goes to the Stanley Cup Final? Rick DiPietro: Panthers in seven Not too shabby. 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. NBA Playoff Picture: Eastern Conference. The first round might actually be the hardest for Tampa, knowing how hungry the Leafs are to overcome their checkered playoff past. And it's not just the Avs' marquee names -- Nazem Kadri, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar to name a few -- who are having an impact. 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. Metro: CAR | NYR The team gets contributions from steady veterans (Jordan Staal), stellar young talents (Martin Necas) and other teams' castaways (the divisive but effective Tony DeAngelo). This series against Colorado could see each team's top talents canceling each other out. Complete playoff coverage NHL . View the NHL player point predictions 2021-22 season.How many points will Connor McDavid get? Bold prediction: Shesterkin pitches two shutouts in the opening round as the Rangers advance. We've graded all 32 teams -- including one A+ and two F's -- and announced the winners of our own batch of awards . AJ Mleczko: Lightning in seven Defenseman Jacob Trouba's booming hits took out Penguins star Sidney Crosby for two critical games, and then Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis in Game 7. Mleczko: Hurricanes in seven Pittsburgh Penguins 4. The 2021-22 season has been incredibly bizarre for Colton Parayko, who has been a puzzling player since the Blues won the Cup in 2019. But he's expected to miss a few games in the first round due to a lower-body injury. My other prediction for this series? Knight: Hurricanes in six Again, Hagel has done fine in the roles that they've cast him in during the playoffs. Vitek Vanecek has been wildly inconsistent, while Ilya Samsonov has played to a sub-replacement level this season. When Kuemper was tested, he didn't always look sharp; St. Louis caught him in bad positioning and decidedly flat-footed on a few occasions. The 13th overall pick in 2020, Jarvis had 11 points in a nine-game stretch near the end of the season, running shotgun with Aho for a lot of it. Tampa hasn't had much downtime since the NHL's bubble tournament two years ago. The Stanley Cup playoffs are a place where teams defy the numbers, find an undeniable belief in themselves and create - for lack of a better term - postseason magic. 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. Calgary got burned off a couple clean looks for that unit that turned into almost series-defining mistakes. We've graded all 32 teams-- including one A+ and two F's -- and announced the winners of our own batch of awards. Unfortunately, Alex Ovechkin cornered the market on "he can still do that at his age, wow!" It starts in their own end and being engaged down low. Kuemper came through in that series when the Avalanche needed it, but there wasn't a lot of rhythm to his game. Or was it symptomatic of the Blues' inconsistent attack? NHL odds, picks, and predictions for the Calgary Flames at Vegas Golden Knights on February 23. The past three postseasons haven't been the greatest for Sid, with six points in 14 games. Colorado's big three has produced 17 goals and 31 points in 10 games. Why not Dallas? Forward Jason Zucker, who could help, can't stay in the lineup due to injuries. Offseason keys for eliminated teams, Sean Allen: Panthers in six Colorado will be zipping around trying to set a tone offensively, and early in this series Keith will be looked upon to steady Edmonton between the whistles and on the bench. It nearly did not happen, as both teams were pushed to the brink in the first round. We've already discussed Kuemper. The trio of Joe Pavelski, Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson might still be underrated around the NHL, but they carried Dallas up the standings despite critics having panned the Stars' postseason chances. Player to watch: Forsberg. NHL Events 2022-23; ESPN, Turner Schedules; 2022-23 Must-See Games; . Jump to a team: The NHL has passed the mathematical midpoint of the 2022-23 regular season. I think we're there with the Rangers. Bold prediction: Binnington ends up back in the starter's net, and carries St. Louis deep into the postseason. In general, Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft has been leaning on the same eight forwards up front and limiting the use of his fourth-liners. will be coming full force. 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. We've seen in other series around the league how important timely scoring is from often unheralded or unexpected players. The College Football Playoff will pit Georgia against Ohio State and Michigan against TCU in a bid to figure out the next national champion. Note: Profiles for the Atlantic and Central playoff brackets were written by Shilton, while Wyshynski analyzed the Metro and Pacific brackets. We know Josi is a Norris Trophy-caliber defender, but the rest of Nashville's blue line doesn't exhibit nearly the same consistency. The Wild's penalty kill is bottom 10 in the league, and their power play sits somewhere in the middle. We're learned that fatigue hasn't yet been an issue for a team that's gone all the way in two straight postseasons -- perhaps because they followed truncated regular seasons? They're the NHL's top-scoring team for a reason, having been consistently outstanding offensively since Game 1. Sixteen teams entered the postseason tournament, but only four are left in the bracket, as the New York Rangers will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the East, and the Colorado Avalanche will square off against the Edmonton Oilers in the West. The Bruins have just about everything you can want in a contender: a deadly top line, an elite defenseman, and a great goalie. At Pickswise we have expert NHL picks for every game of the 2021/22 season. The matchups and storylines are set as the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs get underway this week, with the last team standing hoisting the cherished chalice sometime in late June. How will the Rangers handle Nikita Kucherov? 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. It's hard to imagine the Kings doing anything of consequence in the postseason without Doughty, an accomplished playoff performer who had 31 points in 39 games this season, averaging 25:44 per night. Florida has three 30-plus goal scorers, six players with 50-plus points and a Hart Trophy contender in Jonathan Huberdeau, who can go toe-to-toe with any offensive threat in the league. Philadelphia Flyers (MP) Atlantic Division 1. Once the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round matchups are set, hockey fans worldwide can start creating and submitting brackets outlining their predictions for each playoff series online. 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. 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