When the Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament gets underway Wednesday, it will look very different from what we were expecting just a handful of months ago. Back in September, everyone was excited about seeing NHL players on the international stage again, after a deal that was struck between the league, the players’ association and the […]
Famed Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Ovechkin has been zooming up the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring ranks lately. Going into the 2021-22 season, Ovechkin was sixth on the career goals list with 730, which trailed No. 5 Marcel Dionne by a goal and No. 4 Brett Hull by 11. Fast-forward four weeks, and Ovechkin has long […]
One of the big themes of the NHL in 2021-22 has been change between the pipes. There was no shortage of goalies — some quite accomplished — on the move over the offseason: Among teams near the top of our final 2020-21 Elo rankings, the Colorado Avalanche (who lost Philipp Grubauer), Vegas Golden Knights (Marc-André […]
The NHL drops the puck on its 2021-22 regular season on Tuesday, and we couldn’t be more excited for a new year of hockey to get underway. We already told you about our brand-new NHL Elo forecast model last week — so check that out if you haven’t yet — but now it’s time to […]
PUBLISHED OCT. 7, 2021, AT 6:00 AM 2021-22 NHL PredictionsUpdated after every game. STANDINGSGAMES REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS TEAM▲▼ DIVISION▲▼ ELO RATING▲▼ 1-WEEK CHANGE▲▼ PROJ. POINTS▲▼ PROJ. GOAL DIFF.▲▼ MAKE PLAYOFFS▲▼ MAKE CUP FINAL▲▼ WIN STANLEY CUP▲▼ Avalanche0 pts Central 1565 — 104 +40 87% 22% 12% Lightning0 pts Atlantic 1569 — 105 +41 86% 20% […]