Stars Daily October 4: 2017-18 NHL Season Predictions

The NHL season starts tonight, so it’s time to make predictions.

And the Central Division may be the most difficult to pick. Aside from the Colorado Avalanche, all six teams have a strong chance of winning division, and I think both wild cards will come from the central.

In the end, I have the St. Louis Blues missing the playoffs dues to early season injuries, which could create too much of a hill to climb the rest of the season.

Here are my full predictions:

Central Division

1. Nashville Predators
2. Dallas Stars
3. Minnesota Wild
4. Winnipeg Jets*
5. Chicago Blackhawks*
6. St. Louis Blues
7. Colorado Avalanche

Pacific Divison

1. Edmonton Oilers
2. Anaheim Ducks
3. Calgary Flames
4. San Jose Sharks
5. Arizona Coyotes
6. Los Angeles Kings
7. Vegas Golden Knights
8. Vancouver Canucks

Metro Division

1. Pittsburgh Penguins
2. Columbus Blue Jackets
3. Washington Capitals
4. New York Rangers*
5. Carolina Hurricanes*
6. New York Islanders
7. Philadelphia Flyers
8. New Jersey Devils

Atlantic Division

1. Tampa Bay Lightning
2. Toronto Maple Leafs
3. Montreal Canadiens
4. Ottawa Senators
5. Boston Bruins
6. Florida Panthers
7. Buffalo Sabres
8. Detroit Red Wings

Stanley Cup: Columbus over Edmonton

Housekeeping Notes

– There will be a call for mailbag questions later today on Twitter and Reddit. Make sure to get your questions in at that time.

– We recorded the podcast last night, it will have it’s own post on up this afternoon. But you can listen to it right now if you’d like.

Today’s Schedule

The Stars practice at 10:30 in McKinney. It is open to the public like all practices.