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Pittsburgh Penguins: NHL predictions for the upcoming season

ByNick Vucic|
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 7:?p87/, left, skates away as the Washington Capitals celebrate after wining dGame 6 of the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Monday, May 7, 2018. The Washington Capitals won 2-1 to advance the next round. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 7:?p87/, left, skates away as the Washington Capitals celebrate after wining dGame 6 of the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Monday, May 7, 2018. The Washington Capitals won 2-1 to advance the next round. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

As a fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins, how do you feel our team will fare this year, and what are your feelings about how other teams in the division and around the league will do?

Following my wildly successful predictions for the 2017-2018 NHL season, found here, (just missed on how the Pittsburgh Penguins finished) in which I correctly predicted that the young, upstart Edmonton Oilers, led by Connor McDavid would defeat the Washington Capitals for the Stanley Cup Champio… wait, that’s not right.

I guess I can really only blame myself for expecting the Oilers to not only make the playoffs, but beat the Capitals in a seven-game series. Anyway, I’m back for the second annual “You’re Wrong, I’m Right” set of NHL season predictions, where I’ll make predictions for 2018-2019 season on standings, leading scorers, playoffs, and awards.

Division Standings:

Metropolitan Division:

1)     Washington Capitals

2)     Columbus Blue Jackets

3)     New Jersey Devils

4)     Pittsburgh Penguins (WC)

5)     Carolina Hurricanes

6)     Philadelphia Flyers

7)     New York Rangers

8)     New York Islanders

Atlantic Division:

1)     Toronto Maple Leafs

2)     Tampa Bay Lightning

3)     Florida Panthers

4)     Boston Bruins (WC)

5)     Buffalo Sabres

6)     Detroit Red Wings

7)     Montreal Canadiens

8)     Ottawa Senators

Central Division

1)     Nashville Predators

2)     Dallas Stars

3)     Winnipeg Jets

4)     St. Louis Blues (WC)

5)     Chicago Blackhawks (WC)

6)     Minnesota Wild

7)     Colorado Avalanche

Pacific Division

1)     San Jose Sharks

2)     Edmonton Oilers

3)     Calgary Flames

4)     Anaheim Ducks

5)     Vegas Golden Knights

6)     Los Angeles Kings

7)     Arizona Coyotes

8)     Vancouver Canucks

Playoffs:

  • Eastern Conference Finals: Toronto (1) vs. Pittsburgh (WC). Toronto wins series 4-3
  • Western Conference Finals: San Jose Sharks (1) vs. Winnipeg Jets (3). San Jose wins series 4-1
  • Stanley Cup Finals: San Jose over Toronto 4-2

Top Regular Season Scorers:

Goals:

1)     Evgeni Malkin

2)     Alex Ovechkin

3)     Auston Matthews

4)     Taylor Hall

5)     Vladimir Tarasenko

Points:

1)     John Tavares

2)     Connor McDavid

3)     Nikita Kucherov

4)     Phil Kessel

5)     Johnny Gaudreau

Regular Season Awards:

Playoff Awards/Leading Scorers:

  • Conn Smythe: Joe Thornton
  • Leading Goal Scorer: Auston Matthews
  • Leading Point Scorer: Brent Burns

Since all of these predictions will, just like last year, get absolutely destroyed a few weeks into the season, please feel free to mock me relentlessly on twitter over them, but only if you add your own below in the comments.

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