Advantage: Tampa Bay, Forward depth: When the Lightning won the Stanley Cup last year, they were lauded for their trade deadline acquisitions of Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow. His status is unknown. Advantage: Boston, Coaching: Peter Laviolette and Bruce Cassidy are two of the best in the game. That could result in some dream matchups for the Cup -- Bruins-Maple Leafs anyone? Regulation wins: 28 Welcome to Qatar Bracket Challenge The tourney has ended. 4 Nashville Predators And the Jayhawks did it unlikely. NEW YORK/TORONTO -- "Bracketology" marks its return to the NHL when early registration opens tonight at 7 p.m. | In his absence, his regular linemates Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov posted a 56.00% expected goals for percentage. In more than 775 minutes together at 5-on-5, the duo have a 59.96% expected goals for percentage, per Natural Stat Trick. Plus, which teams are best set up for the future with a strong young group? Advantage: Vegas. Tragic number: E, Points: 42 Advantage: Nashville, Coaching: The Predators went on a remarkable run to even make it to the playoffs, going 19-7-1 since March 15. Another night, another playoff spot clinched as we officially welcome the St. Louis Blues to the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. If not, the other option is Jake Allen, who outplayed Price in the regular season but is only 28th in goals saved above average. Regulation wins: 28 And I think they get stopped. Next game: @ CHI (May 9) Capitals send Eller to Avs for second-round pick, Kings deal Cup-winning G Quick to Blue Jackets, Rangers clear hurdles, get Kane from Blackhawks, Oilers bulk up defense, secure Predators' Ekholm, Leafs win Schenn sweepstakes, trade for veteran, Leafs deal Sandin to Capitals for Gustafsson, pick, Wild add depth, acquire Johansson from Capitals, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Playoff chances: 100% Already an ESPN+ subscriber? For the Blues, Tarasenko, Dunn and forward Sammy Blais are all skating as they return from their respective injuries. The Jets were really spiraling down the stretch, while the Oilers and a next-level McDavid were steam-rollering through teams. And bear in mind that while Tampa expects Kucherov back, he hasn't played in a game since last summer. That means the four divisions the. Advantage: Edmonton, Health: The Jets have been without Ehlers since April 26, but he's skating again and could be back for this series. The #1 bracket app is back and better than ever for the 2022 NCAA Men's and Women's College Basketball Tournaments! That line had a nice 69.0% expected goals percentage with outstanding underlying defensive numbers. Playoff chances: 100% Tragic number: N/A, Points: 47 Shea Theodore, who has also played with Pietrangelo, has been paired with Brayden McNabb. Compete against friends, ESPN personalities and celebrities to see who finishes with the best bracket. Playoff chances: 0% 1 pairing in Adam Pelech and Ryan Pulock. Fill out your bracket and compete against friends, ESPN personalities and celebrities for your shot at $100,000 in prizes. Series pick: Lightning in seven. Regulation wins: 23 Regulation wins: 29 Tragic number: N/A, Points: 60 Regulation wins: 14 Sizing up the player of the year winners in all 32 Division I men's conferences. A guy like Daniel Sprong could be sneaky-impactful for Washington this postseason. Tragic number: 3, Points: 78 He has also managed a packed roster well. Playoff chances: 0.9% Regulation wins: 20 Bobrovsky has played well enough lately to earn the start in this series, but Florida has options if he falters early. It's that time of year again, when all the chatter about teams involves phrases like: body of work; good wins; bad losses; and of course, RPIs and the dreaded "bubble." Bracket busted? The Wild are relatively healthy. Picking the Wild here isn't misguided. Given the strides Erik Cernak and Mikhail Sergachev continue to make, the Lightning's group is stronger overall. Washington has a more veteran-led blue line, including longtime Bruins captain Zdeno Chara manning the third pairing. He went to the Stanley Cup Final with the Sharks in his first full season in San Jose. Advantage: New York, Goaltending: The Islanders' tandem of Semyon Varlamov and Ilya Sorokin have the third-best 5-on-5 save percentage in the league (.931), which is about what you'd expect from a team coached by Barry Trotz and Mitch Korn. Credit young players for stepping up, but also Charlie McAvoy for owning the No. Regulation wins: 19 A five-game series win over the kind of team that would normally upset the Maple Leafs would be a declarative statement that this time, things are different. Already an ESPN+ subscriber? Pittsburgh and the Caps are even in regulation wins, and the Pens won the season series, 6-2. Next game: @ PIT (May 8) He has played with Joel Armia and dynamic center Nick Suzuki, who bounced back from a midseason offensive swoon. Keep an eye on Ondrej Kase, who returned from a 52-game absence only to exit the season finale against Washington. See Official Rules for full details. The interim coach doesn't have much of a sample, but he might have done enough to earn the job, provided GM Marc Bergevin returns. Six players outside of their top line hit double-digit goal totals. Meanwhile, Filip Forsberg, a staple on Nashville's top line, had 32 points in 39 games -- which made him the Predators' most productive forward this season. The Canes have the third-best penalty kill in the league, while Nashville's power play ranks 24th -- another sizable mismatch. Series pick: Caps in seven. Get the latest NHL hockey news, scores, stats, standings, fantasy games, and more from ESPN. The offseason free-agent addition played 41 games due to injury and a stint in the COVID protocols, and ended up with his lowest points-per-game rate (0.56) since 2015-16. Though they performed well enough to persuade GM Brian MacLellan not to acquire a veteran goalie at the deadline, it's important to remember the Caps initially signed Henrik Lundqvist this season because they figured they would need insurance. They could use Vince Dunn, who's out with an upper-body injury. Complete your bracket by selecting the winner in each of the games in the NCAA tournament. The #1 bracket app is back and better than ever for the 2023 NCAA Men's and Women's College Basketball tournaments! Advantage: Carolina. Wheeler, who reportedly played through a rib injury earlier this season, in particular, has struggled. As the March 3 deadline approaches, here's a list of players and picks potentially on the move for each club, and our call on what each GM should do. They're first in expected goals on the power play (7.99 per 60 minutes). Goaltending: The Panthers might have committed $70 million to Sergei Bobrovsky, but the Lightning have the best goalie in the game, full stop. Next game: @ NYI (May 8) ET (TBS) Game 5:. The X factors: As always, one is Alex Tuch, who had 18 goals in 55 games this season and has 15 goals in 47 career playoff games. Games left: 3 Playoff position: N3 Can Barca overcome on-field fatigue, off-field chaos to beat Real Madrid in Copa del Rey? Playoff position: N2 Checking-line players Ryan Reaves and Tomas Nosek are working back from injury, and the Knights have relied on their trio with William Carrier for multiple seasons. As long as health holds up, the Lightning should win this. West: COL-STL | VGS-MIN. Dean Evason coached four games in the qualification round of the bubble playoffs last season, and that's the only postseason head-coaching experience for the long-tenured assistant who took over from Bruce Boudreau last season. 4 and No. Playoff chances: 100% He'll have to be good, as rookie Kaapo Kahkonen couldn't build on a promising start, and really struggled down the stretch. Advantage: Even, Health: Boston had to shuffle its lineup quite a bit this season due to injuries and COVID-19 absences. 1? Nico Sturm, Nick Bjugstad and veteran center Nick Bonino are in the mix, as is veteran winger Marcus Johansson. To calculate you'd simply subtract the lower scores from the higher scores to get the number of total points you were away from getting the score exactly correct. More NHL and draft content, NHL Playoff Watch Daily: What's at stake on Saturday, Wyshynski's NHL trade deadline tiers: From elite game-changers to bargain beauties, NHL trade deadline guides for all 32 teams: Players, picks in play, cap space, team status. Playoff position: N/A Playoff position: C2 Advantage: Even, Goaltending: Marc-Andre Fleury was the Golden Knights' most important player this season, leading the NHL in goals saved above average (27.7) and giving them a remarkable .722 quality starts ratio in his 36 appearances. Logan Stanley, Tucker Poolman, Derek Forbort, Sami Niku and trade deadline addition Jordie Benn are options. Fill out 25 brackets to compete for more cash! 1 selection. Can the Lions fix their defense? Tragic number: E, Points: 47 NFL; NBA; NHL; NCAAM; NCAAW; While not as dominant as they once were, with a 53.4% expected goals at 5-on-5 this season, they can still be a force. 12-year-old Sam Holtz, a Notre Dame fan, said that he didn't watc Previously banged-up Bennett, Patric Hornqvist and Huberdeau all looked poised for Game 1, also. In the North Division, the Montreal Canadiens can move closer to punching their playoff ticket with a win in their contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Oh, the names hockey has produced. In this case it would be (77 - 67). Jeff Petry was a revelation for Montreal this season, with 42 points in his first 55 games, skating 22:44 per game on average. After starting every game in the 2020 bubble, Juuse Saros had 14 more starts than Pekka Rinne this season. 1 pick. Next game: vs. TB (May 8) Players, coaches, execs vote for NHL's top centers, NHL Power Rankings: Checking in on each team's 25-and-under core, Lineup picks, matchups, start or sit advice for Wednesday, McAvoy scores in OT, Bruins beat Flames for 8th win a row, Gaudreau scores in shootout, Wild beat Islanders 2-1, Geekie ends drought with 2 goals, Kraken beat Blues 5-3, Robinson scores 3 goals in Blue Jackets' 5-3 win over Sabres, The people (and things) we're rooting for in the Stanley Cup playoffs, How the pandemic widened the gender gap in hockey, It appears patience is no longer a virtue for the Rangers, Full details on the process can be found here. The Women's Bracket Challenge final game is scheduled for April 2, 2023, while the Men's is scheduled for April 3, 2023. The quality of the Montreal goaltending boils down to one question: Which Carey Price, assuming he's healthy, will the Canadiens get? But Jon Cooper is one of the best in the game right now, the man Canada is likely to tap as its 2022 Olympic coach. You'll get points for each game you pick correctly, with the points increasing during each round of the tournament. Advantage: New York, Health: The Islanders' biggest loss is captain Anders Lee, who has been out since March (ACL). Use the NFL Playoff Machine from ESPN to predict the NFL Playoff matchups by generating the various matchup scenarios based on your selections. Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? Compete against friends, ESPN personalities and celebrities to see who finishes with the best bracket. Advantage: Even, Goaltending: The passing of the torch is finally happening in Nashville. | Your US State Privacy Rights Advantage: Even. Regulation wins: 11 Grubauer had a stellar regular season -- in a contract year -- with a 30-9-1 record and a .922 save percentage and was rolling with a .922 in the playoffs last season before the injury. After the NHL staged a 24-team, bubble-based tournament to determine the Stanley Cup winner in 2020, we're back to a more traditional 16-team event in 2021 -- with a significant twist. Playoff position: E2 Like the Avs, the Blues aren't going anywhere if Jordan Binnington isn't taking them there, as Ville Husso is the backup. At risk of incurring another analytics rant from coach Paul Maurice, Wheeler has been sub-replacement (negative-2.6 goals scored above average) level this season. Advantage: Even, Goaltending: Tuukka Rask has played 93 career playoff games, and that type of experience typically matters this time of year. | Stream NHL Hockey live on ESPN+ | ESPN+ Stream live NHL games all season on ESPN+ and get access to exclusive originals, daily highlights with In the Crease, Stanley Cup archives, and. Series pick: Avalanche in five. ET (TBS) Game 4: Sunday, May 8 at 7 p.m. The 2021 bracket contest marks the fifth occurrence of Buffett's challenge, with the 2020 NCAA Tournament having been wiped out due to COVID-19. Playoff chances: 100% Games left: 2 His partner Torey Krug, who supplanted Pietrangelo this season, saw his offensive numbers decline across the board, especially on the power play, compared to his work in Boston. ET (ESPN) Game 2: Wednesday, May 4 at 9:30 p.m. Tournament Challenge: Check your brackets! 4 St. Louis Blues But I like the upset here, on one condition: Ehlers is back and healthy. The Penguins have been dealing with injury issues all season but seem to be getting healthy at the right time. Meet the next wave of top picks 2 Colorado Avalanche vs. No. ET. Rookie defenseman Bowen Byram is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. The Penguins have scored 3.25 goals per game against New York this season, much better than most teams. The Badgers are one of the last teams in the bracket and are projected to play in First Four after losing to the Wolverines Terms of Use Orr. However, it should enter the playoffs with a mostly intact roster. Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? After the NHL staged a 24-team, bubble-based tournament to determine the Stanley Cup winner in 2020, we're back to a more traditional 16-team event in 2021 -- with a significant twist. The first two rounds of the 2021 playoffs will be intradivisional. Montreal's lineup got a boost from star prospect winger Cole Caufield. He could get some love in the MVP voting this season, after scoring 26 goals and 58 points in 50 games. Jump to: ; Pick the correct champion for a chance to win a share of $50,000 in prizes!Fill out 25 brackets to compete for more cash! But the Penguins still have more punch throughout their lines, including enviable center depth with Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jeff Carter and Teddy Blueger down the middle. Once the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoff First Round matchups have been set, hockey fans around the world can begin creating and submitting brackets outlining their predictions for each playoff series online or via the NHL app. The best part is it's completely free to play and we're offering $150K in total prizes this year! Veteran defenseman Erik Johnson could return later this postseason. Defenseman Matheson and forwards Brandon Tanev and Evan Rodrigues were all injured the past few weeks as well but are trending for returns. If you'd like to submit yours for fun through social media, tweet it to ESPN with the hashtag #NHLNameBracket. There is no penalty for not filling-out all of your created brackets/entries with team selections or using them to enter into a group. In 822:55 minutes together this season, they have outscored teams 71-37 with a 61.1% expected goals for percentage. If you have erroneously created a bracket, you can simply. (But not adjusted for division, detractors will say.) Bear saw time with Nurse this season too. Valeri Nichushkin and J.T. Also, Jarry has played in only one career postseason game, while DeSmith has zero. Tragic number: N/A, Points: 57 Play Tournament Challenge The past few years have spoiled us with an exuberance of blue-chip talent . (Especially Sanford, whose offensive numbers dipped from last season.) Modern international region, with players from outside of North American who were active for NHL franchises in the past dozen years. His team, however, isn't nearly as unstoppable. This season, they're rolling at 66.0% expected goals percentage at 5-on-5, earning 68.0% of the shot attempts as well. Regulation wins: 27 The official National Hockey League web site includes features, news, rosters, statistics, schedules, teams, live game radio broadcasts, and video clips. Minnesota doesn't generate offense from this group like Vegas does -- the Wild don't have a defensemen in the top 40 in points per game, while the Knights have three in the top 30 -- but it's a solid group. 4 Montreal Canadiens After the NHL staged a 24-team, bubble-based tournament to determine the Stanley Cup winner in 2020, we're back to a more traditional 16-team event in 2021 -- with a significant twist. Craig Berube will forever have the 2019 Cup run, when he took over the team in the regular season and turned its season from worst to first. Children's Online Privacy Policy - Create up to 25 brackets and . Women's Champ Week predictions: Which teams will win the auto bids in all 32 conferences? Lunardi lays out how UNC can still earn an at-large bid. The men's NCAA tournament is over, with Villanova on top. The East Division has had its four playoff teams clinched longer than anyone -- but there's the least clarity as to the order in which they'll finish. Advantage: Toronto. The Promotion commences on March 12, 2023 and ends on the earliest of. -- but before we get there, it's time for eight divisional series to kick things off, starting on Saturday. The Wild have played the Golden Knights very tough. Next game: vs. More: Check out the full NHL postseason schedule here. Catch NHL games streaming live every night (and on replay) this season on ESPN+. Advanced stats are from Hockey Reference, Natural Stat Trick and Evolving Hockey. Playoff chances: 0% The middling "Price In Name Only" that they've seen in the regular season? Barry Trotz and Mike Sullivan are Stanley Cup winners, though Trotz has had more recent success, winning the Stanley Cup in 2018 (with the Capitals), earning the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year in 2019 and taking the Isles deep in the bubble last summer. Complete your bracket by selecting your winner for each game of the Men's NCAA Tournament. This will be quick if MacKinnon is OK. Make Your Picks, Points: 75 Playoff position: N/A Race for No. Toronto Maple Leafs. Playoff chances: 100% That could result in some dream matchups for the Cup -- Bruins-Maple Leafs anyone? Game 1: Monday, May 2 at 9:30 p.m. Advantage: Even, Coaching: Sheldon Keefe deserves coach of the year consideration for helping to turn the Leafs into a solid defensive team that limits high-danger chances from opponents. The NHL uses a draft lottery to determine the order at the top of the first round, so the team that finishes in last place is not guaranteed the No. But because he has such an assemblage of talent on his bench, he doesn't get the credit he deserves for conducting that orchestra. Entries Per User The amount of brackets each member is allowed to enter into your group. Around him, Florida's defensmen have all leveled up, including Brandon Montour, who looks revived after coming over in trade from Buffalo. When Washington hired Laviolette ahead of the season, it wanted to light a fire under the group and instill urgency. Playoff chances: 100% Yet bottom-six production -- and lack of 5-on-5 scoring -- was a recurring issue for Boston all season. Next game: vs. NJ (May 8) No. You can also test out your skills by picking all the NCAA tournament games and more via the ESPN Streak game, where you can compete for $5,000 in guaranteed prizes each month. 1 pick, Points: 75 Minnesota's forward depth is highlighted by the defensive wizardry of Joel Eriksson Ek, Jordan Greenway and Marcus Foligno, who have an outstanding 65.7% expected goals percentage at 5-on-5. Bennett's arrival slid players down the lineup and only strengthened the bottom six (which has some decent players, including Nikita Gusev, whose performance has improved after a forgettable stint in New Jersey). 329m goal: Felix the only men's contender for Chelsea's Goal of the Month, UFC 285's Shevchenko by the numbers: It all adds up to domination, A battle for No. Can the Lions fix their defense? See how your bracket fared -- we tracked all of your hits (and misses) right here. Francesco Pinelli's Slovenian tour When Backstrom and Ovechkin have been on the ice together this season, they have outscored teams by 14 goals. Next game: @ FLA (May 8) Games left: 2 Games left: 2 Advantage: Washington, Make picks throughout the postseason for a chance at $14,000 in prizes. 1 Calgary Flames vs. Wild Card 1 Dallas Stars (Calgary wins 4-3) No. This series is going to be a tight one. Games left: 1 A lot can change in two seasons: If the Blues fall here, could he be on the hot seat? Advantage: Vegas. Complete your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2023 men's NCAA tournament. Barzal and Eberle are solid but can't keep up with the production of Pittsburgh's trio. Since entering the league, Kucherov is top 10 in power-play points -- and that's despite missing this entire season. Playoff position: W4 New for 2021, a team may move up a maximum of 10 spots if it wins the lottery, so only 11 teams are eligible for the draw for the No. Catch up on all the deals made -- and potential ones to come. Tragic numbers are courtesy of Damian Echevarrieta of the NHL. Defense: The Jets' Josh Morrissey was a massive disappointment this season, with a negative-6.1 goals scored above average. There's not much dropoff on New York's middle lines, as they all play with a similar identity. Note: Playoff chances are via Money Puck. ESPN's Tournament Challenge is back for the 2023 NCAA College Basketball Tournament! -- but before we get there, it's time for eight divisional series to kick things off, starting on Saturday. The Boston Bruins are two points back of Washington and four points back of Pittsburgh, but have three games remaining, the first of which is at 3 p.m. NHL execs identify the top prospects Sizing up the player of the year winners in all 32 Division I men's conferences. Meanwhile, Cassidy has been coaching this group since 2016, including 55 playoff games and a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2019. Tanner Jeannot, Mathieu Olivier, Eeli Tolvanen and Yakov Trenin have proved that the Preds do have some talent in the pipeline, but they're just not as seasoned as Carolina's group. Here's what to watch for in Saturday's 14-game slate: There aren't many other teams that are locked in to particular spots right now, but one of them is the Carolina Hurricanes, who have clinched the Central Division crown. Joe Lunardi provides his latest Bracket Math update, looking at where every team in the NCAA tournament mix stands right now. Mock draft: First-round predictions First line: The Golden Knights have two lines that qualify here, but for the purposes of the exercise let's go with Mark Stone's line with Chandler Stephenson and Max Pacioretty. Playoff chances: 100% For Florida, it's a bit more complicated. Playoff position: N4 4 spot, the Golden Knights, Avalanche and Minnesota Wild are all still in the mix for the top seed. Regulation wins: 25 Advantage: Toronto, Goaltending: The Leafs just got Frederik Andersen back from injury. Among the other forwards are James Neal (five goals), Alex Chiasson (eight goals), Devin Shore, Tyler Ennis, and Jujhar Khaira. The idle Calgary Flames will be hoping for a regulation win for the Maple Leafs, while the Vancouver Canucks must win their game against the Edmonton Oilers tonight to keep their hopes alive. Who is the player of the year in every women's college basketball conference? The Maple Leafs' top line has a generational goal-scoring savant. Games left: 4 Almost all of the players in this tournament played in the NHL, with one exception given to a current NHL prospect. NHL playoff bracket 2022: Full schedule, TV channels, scores for postseason | Sporting News Canada -156 BUF -175 LAK -127 Thu, 7:30p CAR DET CHI 2/26, 11:00a NYI WIN 2/26, 12:30p LAK NYR 2/26,. The 2021 NHL Stanley Cup playoff field is set. Advantage: Carolina, Health: Viktor Arvidsson missed the final five games of the season, though Nashville lists him as "day-to-day" with an upper-body injury. Next game: @ BOS (May 8) Advantage: Minnesota, Special teams: Both power plays aren't that potent. 1, a loaded LPGA field and more to watch in golf this week, How to watch PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational on ESPN+, Disputed loan at center of Commanders probe, Everything you need to know about F1's 2023 season, F1 season preview: Who's hot and who's not, Breaking down the latest in 2024 football recruiting, from top commits to March visits, Oral history: When Barcelona, Real Madrid played four Clasicos in 18 days back in 2011, LIVE Transfer Talk: Gvardiol, Bellingham named Real Madrid's top transfer targets, Roundtable: Early takeaways from Kyrie Irving joining Luka Doncic in Dallas, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Oh, and he led nearly this exact group to a Stanley Cup last year. can. He has been paired with Dylan DeMelo, who has had a much more effective season. Playoff position: N/A They're a very good team and capable of the upset. 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He's motivated and scary. In 35 games this season, the trio had a 64.9% expected goals percentage. Briefly a member of the Wild before the expansion draft, he can be a physical force. Saad is working his way back, having been out since April 24. ET for the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge presented by . After Kaprizov, the next highest goal scorer was Kevin Fiala, who had 20 on the season in 50 games. Tragic number: N/A, Points: 71 Sign in to customize your ESPN experience. The Penguins have a solid defense, but not quite as strong as New York's. Here are the top 10 pivots in the league right now. The first playoff meeting between these franchises since 1979 will undoubtedly be intense and physical, as the Canadiens try to brutalize and goad the Leafs with physical play. Binnington is on a redemption tour himself: He won the Stanley Cup in 2019 and then was the reason the Blues were eliminated in 2020, with an 0-5 record and an .851 save percentage. Malkin returned to get four regular-season games in (and notched four assists). Washington's penalty kill is also very good, ranking fifth in the league. Continue reading this article and more from top writers, for only $9.99/mo. Points: 59 Continue reading this article and more from top writers, for only $9.99/mo. Race for the No. Tragic number: N/A, Make picks throughout the postseason for a chance at $14,000 in prizes. Playoff chances: 0% Verhaeghe (upper body injury) missed 13 games but got a regular-season game in before the playoffs. 3 Florida Panthers, No. 329m goal: Felix the only men's contender for Chelsea's Goal of the Month, UFC 285's Shevchenko by the numbers: It all adds up to domination, A battle for No. Playoff chances: 100% That's right you don't have to build a perfect bracket.. ESPN's Tournament Challenge is back for the 2023 NCAA College Basketball Tournament! McDonagh and Palat are also nursing injuries, while Jan Rutta is on injured reserve. 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