2014-2015 NHL Predictions
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I do this almost every year for fun and I'm usually more wrong than right but I still enjoy it.
Regular Season
Atlantic
1. Boston Bruins
2. Tampa Bay Lightning
3. Ottawa Senators
4. Montreal Canadiens
5. Toronto Maple Leafs
6. Detroit Red Wings
7. Florida Panthers
8. Buffalo Sabres
Metropolitan
1. Pittsburgh Penguins
2. New York Rangers
3. Columbus Blue Jackets
4. New York Islanders
5. Philadelphia Flyers
6. New Jersey Devils
7. Washington Capitals
8. Carolina Hurricanes
Central
1. St. Louis Blues
2. Chicago Blackhawks
3. Minnesota Wild
4. Dallas Stars
5. Colorado Avalanche
6. Nashville Predators
7. Winnipeg Jets
Pacific
1. Los Angeles Kings
2. Anaheim Ducks
3. San Jose Sharks
4. Arizona Coyotes
5. Edmonton Oilers
6. Vancouver Canucks
7. Calgary Flames
Points
1. Sidney Crosby - 113
2. Steven Stamkos - 104
3. Evgeni Malkin - 96
4. Claude Giroux - 94
5. John Tavares - 91
6. Tyler Seguin - 87
7. Ryan Getzlaf - 85
8. Taylor Hall - 85
9. Ryan Nugent Hopkins - 83
10. Nathan MacKinnon - 82
11. Corey Perry - 80
12. Patrick Kane - 80
13. Jamie Benn - 79
14. Alex Ovechkin - 78
15. Phil Kessel - 77
16. Matt Duchene - 77
17. Nicklas Backstrom - 77
18. Jordan Eberle - 75
19. Kyle Okposo - 74
20. Jonathan Toews - 72
21. Henrik Zetterberg - 72
22. Anze Kopitar - 71
23. Erik Karlsson - 70
24. Patrick Sharp - 70
25. Jason Spezza - 70
Goals
1. Steven Stamkos - 54
2. Alex Ovechkin - 48
3. Corey Perry - 42
4. Tyler Seguin - 40
5. John Tavares - 40
6. Sidney Crosby - 38
7. Evgeni Malkin - 37
8. Phil Kessel - 37
9. Taylor Hall - 35
10. Max Pacioretty - 35
11. Patric Hornqvist - 34
12. Jeff Carter - 34
13. Zach Parise - 34
14. Patrick Kane - 33
15. Jamie Benn - 32
16. Nathan MacKinnon - 32
17. James van Riemsdyk - 32
18. Patrick Sharp - 32
19. Matt Duchene - 30
20. Joe Pavelski - 30
21. Chris Kunitz - 30
22. Ryan Getzlaf - 29
23. Patrick Marleau - 28
24. Jarome Iginla - 27
25. Claude Giroux - 27
Save Percentage
1. Tuukka Rask - .932
2. Corey Schneider - .927
3. Sergei Bobrovsky - .924
4. Henrik Lundqvist - .923
5. Carey Price - .923
6. Mike Smith - .922
7. Ben Bishop - .922
8. Ryan Miller - .922
9. Brian Elliot - .921
10. Jonathan Bernier - .921
11. Kari Lehtonen - .920
12. Corey Crawford - .919
13. Robin Lehner - .918
14. Roberto Luongo - .918
15. Jonathan Quick - .916
Postseason
Round 1
BOS def. NYI 4-2
PIT def. MTL 4-3
OTT def. TBL 4-2
NYR def. CBJ 4-1
STL def. COL 4-2
LAK def. DAL 4-1
CHI def. MIN 4-0
SJS vs. ANA 4-3
Round 2
PIT def. NYR 4-1
BOS def. OTT 4-3
STL def. CHI 4-2
LAK def. SJS 4-1
Conference Finals
PIT def. BOS 4-2
STL def. LAK 4-2
Stanley Cup Final
STL def. PIT 4-1
Conn Smythe: Alex Pietrangelo
Awards
Hart: Sidney Crosby
Vezina: Tuukka Rask
Norris: Drew Doughty
Calder: Jonathan Drouin
Lady Byng: Henrik Zetterberg
Masterton: Rich Peverley
Ted Lindsay: Sidney Crosby
Jack Adams: Paul MacLean
Selke: Anze Kopitar
Messier: David Backes
GM of the Year: Jarmo Kekäläinen
Regular Season
Atlantic
1. Boston Bruins
2. Tampa Bay Lightning
3. Ottawa Senators
4. Montreal Canadiens
5. Toronto Maple Leafs
6. Detroit Red Wings
7. Florida Panthers
8. Buffalo Sabres
Metropolitan
1. Pittsburgh Penguins
2. New York Rangers
3. Columbus Blue Jackets
4. New York Islanders
5. Philadelphia Flyers
6. New Jersey Devils
7. Washington Capitals
8. Carolina Hurricanes
Central
1. St. Louis Blues
2. Chicago Blackhawks
3. Minnesota Wild
4. Dallas Stars
5. Colorado Avalanche
6. Nashville Predators
7. Winnipeg Jets
Pacific
1. Los Angeles Kings
2. Anaheim Ducks
3. San Jose Sharks
4. Arizona Coyotes
5. Edmonton Oilers
6. Vancouver Canucks
7. Calgary Flames
Points
1. Sidney Crosby - 113
2. Steven Stamkos - 104
3. Evgeni Malkin - 96
4. Claude Giroux - 94
5. John Tavares - 91
6. Tyler Seguin - 87
7. Ryan Getzlaf - 85
8. Taylor Hall - 85
9. Ryan Nugent Hopkins - 83
10. Nathan MacKinnon - 82
11. Corey Perry - 80
12. Patrick Kane - 80
13. Jamie Benn - 79
14. Alex Ovechkin - 78
15. Phil Kessel - 77
16. Matt Duchene - 77
17. Nicklas Backstrom - 77
18. Jordan Eberle - 75
19. Kyle Okposo - 74
20. Jonathan Toews - 72
21. Henrik Zetterberg - 72
22. Anze Kopitar - 71
23. Erik Karlsson - 70
24. Patrick Sharp - 70
25. Jason Spezza - 70
Goals
1. Steven Stamkos - 54
2. Alex Ovechkin - 48
3. Corey Perry - 42
4. Tyler Seguin - 40
5. John Tavares - 40
6. Sidney Crosby - 38
7. Evgeni Malkin - 37
8. Phil Kessel - 37
9. Taylor Hall - 35
10. Max Pacioretty - 35
11. Patric Hornqvist - 34
12. Jeff Carter - 34
13. Zach Parise - 34
14. Patrick Kane - 33
15. Jamie Benn - 32
16. Nathan MacKinnon - 32
17. James van Riemsdyk - 32
18. Patrick Sharp - 32
19. Matt Duchene - 30
20. Joe Pavelski - 30
21. Chris Kunitz - 30
22. Ryan Getzlaf - 29
23. Patrick Marleau - 28
24. Jarome Iginla - 27
25. Claude Giroux - 27
Save Percentage
1. Tuukka Rask - .932
2. Corey Schneider - .927
3. Sergei Bobrovsky - .924
4. Henrik Lundqvist - .923
5. Carey Price - .923
6. Mike Smith - .922
7. Ben Bishop - .922
8. Ryan Miller - .922
9. Brian Elliot - .921
10. Jonathan Bernier - .921
11. Kari Lehtonen - .920
12. Corey Crawford - .919
13. Robin Lehner - .918
14. Roberto Luongo - .918
15. Jonathan Quick - .916
Postseason
Round 1
BOS def. NYI 4-2
PIT def. MTL 4-3
OTT def. TBL 4-2
NYR def. CBJ 4-1
STL def. COL 4-2
LAK def. DAL 4-1
CHI def. MIN 4-0
SJS vs. ANA 4-3
Round 2
PIT def. NYR 4-1
BOS def. OTT 4-3
STL def. CHI 4-2
LAK def. SJS 4-1
Conference Finals
PIT def. BOS 4-2
STL def. LAK 4-2
Stanley Cup Final
STL def. PIT 4-1
Conn Smythe: Alex Pietrangelo
Awards
Hart: Sidney Crosby
Vezina: Tuukka Rask
Norris: Drew Doughty
Calder: Jonathan Drouin
Lady Byng: Henrik Zetterberg
Masterton: Rich Peverley
Ted Lindsay: Sidney Crosby
Jack Adams: Paul MacLean
Selke: Anze Kopitar
Messier: David Backes
GM of the Year: Jarmo Kekäläinen