Back to the NHL Newsfeed

2022-23 NHL picks: Stanley Cup, division winners, awards

The 2022-23 NHL season is set to begin Tuesday night with a doubleheader on ESPN and ESPN+, but we're looking beyond just those two matchups.

Will the Colorado Avalanche repeat? Which team will top the standings in each division? Who will take home all of the individual hardware?

We've gathered our cross-platform ESPN hockey family together to predict the winners of each division, along with the Stanley Cup champion and players who will win all of the major awards.

Subscribe to ESPN+ | Stream the NHL on ESPN
Power Rankings, key intel

Jump ahead:
Atlantic | Metropolitan
Central | Pacific | Cup
Hart | Ross | Richard
Norris | Vezina | Calder

Atlantic Division

Sean Allen: Maple Leafs
Blake Bolden: Panthers
Brian Boucher: Maple Leafs
John Buccigross: Maple Leafs
Ryan Callahan: Lightning
Sachin Chandan: Maple Leafs
Chris Chelios: Maple Leafs
Ryan S.