Straight to the point with just a couple of days before the season gets rolling. Here are our pre-season predictions for the 2015-16 NHL season. We'll start with the standings:
ATLANTIC
1 - Tampa Bay *
2 - Florida *
3 - Montreal *
4 - Detroit
5 - Ottawa
6 - Buffalo
7 - Toronto
8 - Boston
METRO
1 - NY Rangers *
2 - Columbus *
3 - NY Islanders *
4 - Washington *
5 - Pittsburgh *
6 - Philadelphia
7 - Carolina
8 - New Jersey
CENTRAL
1 - St. Louis *
2 - Chicago *
3 - Minnesota *
4 - Dallas *
5 - Winnipeg *
6 - Nashville
7 - Colorado
PACIFIC
1 - Anaheim *
2 - Calgary *
3 - Los Angeles *
4 - San Jose
5 - Edmonton
6 - Vancouver
7 - Arizona
STANLEY CUP FINALS
St. Louis defeats NY Rangers
MVP
Sidney Crosby
ART ROSS
Sidney Crosby
NORRIS
Victor Hedman
VEZINA
Henrik Lundqvist
CALDER
Connor McDavid