Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon, Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov, Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Toronto’s Auston Matthews are all in the running to win the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP. Five times he has finished in the top six, and he has crushed his career highs in goals, assists and points for one of the NHL’s best teams. While MacKinnon winning would add …
Can the Avalanche repeat? First-round series predictions Metropolitan Division: Islanders vs. Hurricanes Percent of vote Islanders Hurricanes 4 games 0.0% 2.6% 5 games 0.0% 15.8% 6 games 7.9% 39.5% 7 games 18.4% 15.8% Total 26.3% 73.7% Gentille: Cowards. Atlantic Division: Panthers vs. Bruins Percent of vote Panthers Bruins 4 games 0.0% 21.1% 5 games 0.0% 42.1% 6 games 0.0% 26.3% …
Looking back at preseason predictions is almost like flipping through an old high school yearbook. Anze Kopitar’s points Lisa predicted 79 points and Josh predicted 83. Drew Doughty’s average ice time Lisa predicted 26:00 per game and Josh predicted 27:00. Jonathan Quick’s games Lisa predicted 58 games and Josh predicted 49 for the veteran netminder. Mark Messier Leadership Award winner …
Every year I make a lot of predictions: some prescient, some foolish. New York Islanders season preview “Despite being a worse team on paper, there’s still a decent chance the team improves on its 80-point finish from a year ago.” It may be hard to believe after all the playoff craziness, but at one point this season there were few …