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It’s about time for another NHL season! Which means it is time for me to do some predicting in terms of final standings! I will be rooting for a couple things this season. My beloved Red Wings making the playoffs, and the Panthers not making it to the Stanley Cup Finals. I don’t like dynasties in sports, and the Panthers have won two titles in a row. It’ll be a while until I am not actively rooting against Florida, and even longer until I warm up to the idea of them winning the title. So now, onto my predictions for the standing for the 2025-26 NHL season.
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Ottawa Senators
Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Metropolitan Division
Carolina Hurricanes
New Jersey Devils
Washington Capitals
New York Rangers
New York Islanders
Columbus Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Western Conference
Central Division
Dallas Stars
Colorado Avalanche
Winnipeg Jets
Utah Mammoth
Minnesota Wild
St. Louis Blues
Nashville Predators
Chicago Blackhawks
Pacific Division
Vegas Golden Knights
Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings
Vancouver Canucks
Calgary Flames
Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Sharks
Seattle Kraken
The top three teams in each division make the playoffs, plus two wild cards. In the East, I think the wild cards will be the Canadiens and the Rangers, leaving the Red Wings on the outside looking in. In the West, I am going with the Mammoth and the Wild. That means only three teams from the Pacific Division.
That just leaves the Stanley Cup Finals. I don’t think either the Panthers or the Oilers return. I think Carolina finally gets over the hump and makes the finals. While I don’t have Colorado winning its division, Dallas has a new head coach, and I wonder if that makes a different in the playoffs. Thus, I have the Avalanche facing the Hurricanes in the finals. Your Stanley Cup champions? Nathan MacKinnon and company get a second ring. It’s the Avalanche to win it all.
