This series is going to be a tight one. Next game: vs. OTT (May 8) In 35 games this season, the trio had a 64.9% expected goals percentage. Why Owen Power is the clear No. You can download the bracket here and play along. This will be quick if MacKinnon is OK. Playoff chances: 0% Six players outside of their top line hit double-digit goal totals. Modern international region, with players from outside of North American who were active for NHL franchises in the past dozen years. He has had linemates ranging from Dominik Kahun and Jesse Puljujarvi (an effective 61.8% expected goals percentage) to Leon Draisaitl to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to Kailer Yamamoto. Playoff position: E4 Games left: 2 Orr. 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. West: COL-STL | VGS-MIN. When Washington hired Laviolette ahead of the season, it wanted to light a fire under the group and instill urgency. 1 Carolina Hurricanes vs. No. Neal Pionk (32 points in 53 games) was the Jets' leading scorer among blueliners. Sullivan did a wonderful job with the injury-riddled Penguins this season, but given that Pittsburgh has won only one postseason game over the past two years, the edge goes to Trotz. 1 taking on No. Dominique Ducharme replaced Claude Julien after 18 games, and managed to sneak the Canadiens into the playoffs despite several injuries down the stretch. Even if he isn't, it would take Binnington stealing this series against Colorado as emphatically as he lost the Blues the series against Vancouver last postseason. The opposite happened with the trade for Eric Staal, who had three points in his first 21 games in Montreal. The men's NCAA tournament is over, with Villanova on top. The B's are on pace for NHL records in wins and points, along with some individual superlatives as well. There are other aspects to this matchup that are intriguing for the Jets: Dubois following up a near star-making performance while with Columbus in the postseason bubble last summer, or Hellebuyck maybe stealing a game or two. Games left: 3 Next game: vs. TB (May 8) Take out his first season in Colorado, when he was an emergency hire after Patrick Roy left, and he has a 162-93-35 record. If he stumbles, the Bruins will turn to 22-year-old rookie Jeremy Swayman, who earned the backup role with a .945 save percentage and two shutouts in 10 starts. Tournament Challenge: Check your brackets! (Spoiler: He does, as he should.) 3 Boston Bruins, No. Central: CAR-NSH | FLA-TB Children's Online Privacy Policy | Playoff chances: 0.9% Fill out 25 brackets to compete for more cash! 2 Edmonton Oilers vs. No. Andrew Copp, Mathieu Perreault, Trevor Lewis, Nate Thompson and Mason Appleton are also in the mix. Welcome to Qatar Bracket Challenge The tourney has ended. 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. ET (ESPN2) Game 2: Wednesday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. The Lightning are expected to welcome both Nikita Kucherov (out all season) and Steven Stamkos (out the last month) back to the lineup. First line: The Capitals trot out Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom on their top line. Advantage: Toronto. 3. The Blues earned one point for their overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, and with the Los Angeles Kings' regulation loss to the Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis is now locked in to the No. 1 Calgary Flames vs. Wild Card 1 Dallas Stars (Calgary wins 4-3) No. For the Blues, Tarasenko, Dunn and forward Sammy Blais are all skating as they return from their respective injuries. If you'd like to submit yours for fun through social media, tweet it to ESPN with the hashtag #NHLNameBracket. Playoff chances: 100% Rookie defenseman Bowen Byram is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Sizing up the player of the year winners in all 32 Division I men's conferences. For the third straight season, Hellebuyck led the NHL in shots faced and saves made. Users can have up to 25 brackets per person (no limit) by default but the limit for each group can be set to. Regulation wins: 15 Regulation wins: 30 Game 1: Monday, May 2 at 9:30 p.m. More: Check out the full NHL postseason schedule here. 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Carter Verhaeghe and Anthony Duclair likely flank Barkov. Fill out your bracket and compete against friends, ESPN personalities and celebrities for your shot at $100,000 in prizes. Picking the Wild here isn't misguided. Games left: 2 Elsewhere in the Central, it's the latest skirmish in the Battle of Florida, as the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers continue to joust for seeding; they're currently tied with 75 standings points, but the Lightning hold the regulation wins tiebreaker. The Predators activated Olivier from injured reserve before the end of the season, and while Dante Fabbro and Colton Sissons were banged up, they appear to be ready for the series. Robert Bortuzzo anchors the third pairing. Games left: 3 Series pick: Jets in seven. More than 11 million people participated in ESPN's NCAA tournament bracket challenge, and the winner is a sixth-grader. Right behind Saros on that 5-on-5 save percentage list is Carolina rookie Alex Nedeljkovic, who has emerged as a pleasant surprise and supplanted James Reimer as the Canes' No. Playoff chances: 100% Playoff chances: 100% Advantage: Carolina, Postgame analysis and highlight show airing each night throughout the season from Barry Melrose and Linda Cohn. Make Your Picks, Defense: In a season when the Bruins' defense was supposed to regress -- thanks to significant turnover -- it didn't really. Briefly a member of the Wild before the expansion draft, he can be a physical force. Regulation wins: 11 Elizabeth Kitley, 6-4, C, Virginia Tech Hokies Kitley turned what was a close race into a second straight ACC Player of the Year trophy. Advantage: Colorado, Health: MacKinnon's health is the biggest issue facing the Avalanche. 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. Regulation wins: 16 Forward Matt Calvert is out long term while goalie Pavel Francouz is done for the season. The Oilers captain is a clear-cut No. Advantage: Colorado, Coaching: Jared Bednar is one of the most underrated coaches in the NHL. Here are the best available options for teams looking to upgrade ahead of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. He has also managed a packed roster well. In more than 775 minutes together at 5-on-5, the duo have a 59.96% expected goals for percentage, per Natural Stat Trick. Tragic number: 2, Points: 52 Tragic number: E, Points: 74 Advantage: Even, Special teams: The Avalanche have the eighth-best power play in the NHL (22.7%) and the eighth-best penalty kill (83.1%). Playoff position: N/A While the Blues are locked into the No. Are PSG better off without Neymar in big games? Assuming Kucherov is fully healthy and as dynamic as usual, the Lightning should have the edge here. Here are our expert picks for the winners of all of the 2022-23 men's college basketball . You can catch this game streaming on ESPN+ tonight. ET today against the New York Rangers. Games left: 2 Joe Lunardi provides his latest Bracket Math update, looking at where every team in the NCAA tournament mix stands right now. -- but before we get there, it's time for eight divisional series to kick things off, starting on Saturday. Interest-Based Ads Advantage: Even. How will the matchups play out? 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. Ovechkin. 4 Montreal Canadiens Playoff chances: 100% Tragic number: N/A, Points: 73 Advantage: Boston, Forward depth: The best pickup for any team at the trade deadline was Boston landing Taylor Hall for a second-round pick. Fill out your bracket and compete against friends, ESPN personalities and celebrities for your shot at $100,000 in prizes. How aggressive will the surprising Kraken be? Regulation wins: 28 Playoff chances: 100% Play Tournament Challenge The past few years have spoiled us with an exuberance of blue-chip talent . It's a group that's been effective in the past, but has struggled to produce offense this season. Carson Soucy and Ian Cole are the other duo. 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. Washington defenseman Michal Kempny, a regular defenseman, is out for the season. Robert Thomas started well, had his season interrupted by injury, and struggled down the stretch. The Canes also have elite defenders. Regulation wins: 19 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 first two rounds of the 2021 playoffs will be intradivisional. Actual objects region, with players whose names are, or sound like, actual things. Advantage: Vegas. Advantage: Tampa Bay. The Canadiens are also hoping to get their top line healthy again, as Brendan Gallagher (fractured thumb) and Phillip Danault (concussion) could reunite with Tomas Tatar. The player in the contest with the most points in their bracket at the end of the tourney gets a guaranteed grand prize of $1 million! Games left: 2 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). -- but before we get there, it's time for eight divisional series to kick things off, starting on Saturday. With the NHL playing in a four-division format this year for the regular season, the playoffs for the first two rounds, anyway will be intra-division. Tyler Bozak can move up and down the lineup. Advantage: Even, Special teams: The Maple Leafs had the 16th-best power play in the NHL (20.3%) and the 24th-best penalty kill (77.7%) through 54 games. scores. Follow along here with our updated tracker. Gretzky. 2021 NHL playoff series previews: First-round matchups, picks, The triumph of Michael B. 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No. A guy like Daniel Sprong could be sneaky-impactful for Washington this postseason. Finally, the New York Islanders need a lot of help to move out of fourth into third, but one part of the process would be a win in their game against the New Jersey Devils tonight. Interest-Based Ads In over 441 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time, they had an expected goals percentage of 57.9%. - Create up to 25 brackets and . Regulation wins: 12 : LOADING BRACKET. 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. Women's Champ Week predictions: Which teams will win the auto bids in all 32 conferences? Their line has a 50.34% expected goals percentage. Initial registration for the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoff Bracket Challenge is now open at NHL.com/Bracket. Playoff chances: 0% 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. Games left: 2 Next game: @ CBJ (May 8) Advantage: Toronto. Tarasenko, who returned after his third shoulder surgery, had just four goals in 24 games. Dayton has the chance to earn a "home" NCAA tournament game. Advantage: New York, Health: The Islanders' biggest loss is captain Anders Lee, who has been out since March (ACL). The NHL is running its Bracket Challenge again, so we created a Chowder Challenge for all of you fine people to join. Series pick: Maple Leafs in four. He has played with Joel Armia and dynamic center Nick Suzuki, who bounced back from a midseason offensive swoon. In 2021, ESPN Men's Tournament Challenge collected 16.2 million brackets, surpassing 16 million for the fourth consecutive year. West: COL-STL | VGS-MIN, First line: It's been a running theme throughout Sidney Crosby's career of just how many linemates he's had, but Crosby, Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust are a well-oiled machine at this point. Obviously, we're trying to make a bracket for all to see, so we kept it family friendly, in case you were looking for some notorious names. Advantage: Toronto, Goaltending: The Leafs just got Frederik Andersen back from injury. | Next game: vs. PHI (May 8) Compete against friends, ESPN personalities and celebrities to see who finishes with the best bracket. Catch NHL games streaming live every night (and on replay) this season on ESPN+. Privacy Policy Regulation wins: 17 North: TOR-MTL | EDM-WPG Laviolette has the Stanley Cup (with the Hurricanes, in 2006), but Cassidy has familiarity with his team. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare holds down the fourth line. But the Leafs are rolling, and are clearly the better of the two teams here. Games left: 3 In more than 106 minutes at 5-on-5 together, the duo has a whopping 73.62% expected goals for percentage, outscoring opposing teams 10-1. Playoff chances: 99.6% 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. Filed under berkshire hathaway brackets march. 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." The Jets averaged 3.15 goals per game with him, and 2.25 goals per game since he left the lineup. Complete your bracket by selecting your winner for each game of the NCAA Tournament, starting with the Sweet 16. You only need 5 minutes to fill out your bracket and then compete against friends, family, and other fans. 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. ESPN's Tournament Challenge is back, giving you the chance to fill out up to 10 brackets and compete against friends, family, coworkers, professional athletes and celebrities for bracket glory. Full details on the process can be found here. He'll have to be good, as rookie Kaapo Kahkonen couldn't build on a promising start, and really struggled down the stretch. To mark the ninth straight year of the Bracket Challenge, the NHL is introducing two new exciting elements to the program. 4 and No. Pittsburgh has been buoyed by surprise performances from Mike Matheson and especially Cody Ceci. The Golden Knights were 22nd in the NHL (17.8%), while the Wild were right behind them at 24th (17.6%). Bracket busted? They needed him, as Robin Lehner struggled through an injury to post a .913 save percentage. Grading all the big NHL deals, including Wednesday's trade that saw the Kings and Blue Jackets swap goaltenders, among other assets. Barzal and Eberle are solid but can't keep up with the production of Pittsburgh's trio. Dayton has the chance to earn a "home" NCAA tournament game. He's been great in the playoffs, too: .923 save percentage and four shutouts in 25 career appearances. Devon Toews, acquired last offseason from the Islanders, has combined with Makar on a paring with a 63.0% expected goals rate at 5-on-5. 2 Colorado Avalanche vs. No. You need an account with the NHL to join (it's free), but . Search. Vasilevskiy can be a workhorse, and he will be. Playoff position: N/A Tragic number: N/A, Points: 74 In Virginia Tech's final seven games, six of which . 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. Advantage: Even, Goaltending: The passing of the torch is finally happening in Nashville. He has an undisclosed injury and has played just once since May 5. Playoff chances: 0% Playoff position: N4 Playoff position: N/A Advantage: Colorado, Goaltending: When Philipp Grubauer left Game 1 against the Dallas Stars last postseason, the Avs' Stanley Cup hopes left with him. After starting every game in the 2020 bubble, Juuse Saros had 14 more starts than Pekka Rinne this season. Next game: vs. MTL (May 8) Saad is working his way back, having been out since April 24. While NBC covered the league at various points in its history, the network's last relationship with the NHL is the result of NBC Sports acquiring the league's broadcast . Next game: @ EDM (May 8) ET (TNT) Game 4: Sunday, May 8 at 4:30 p.m. So, to paraphrase "The Simpsons," whenever McDavid and Draisaitl aren't on the ice, all the other players should be asking "Where are McDavid and Draisaitl?" Welcome to the bracket challenge. Games left: 1 When McAvoy was on the ice against Ovechkin at 5-on-5, the Bruins outscored Washington 5-0 and had a plus-12 edge in shot attempts. | He should be rested heading into this postseason. Washington Capitals (FLA 4-2) A2. Can the Lions fix their defense? Next game: @ TOR (May 8) Playoff position: N/A After Kaprizov, the next highest goal scorer was Kevin Fiala, who had 20 on the season in 50 games. Who voted for Messi, Mbappe, Putellas in The Best FIFA Awards? Let's take an in-depth look at each first-round matchup and make our picks for which teams will advance. 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. Compete against friends, ESPN personalities and celebrities to see who finishes with the best bracket. It is more surprising to see the Penguins' duo of Tristan Jarry and Casey DeSmith ranking sixth in the same category (.925). 4 spot in the West Division. Privacy Policy NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? You don't need to know fancy stats to understand that is quite good. Playoff chances: 0% Defenseman Matheson and forwards Brandon Tanev and Evan Rodrigues were all injured the past few weeks as well but are trending for returns. East: PIT-NYI | WSH-BOS About Nielsen Measurement They live in a world where all four lines can feasibly score, but to coach Rod Brind'Amour's identity of hard-nosed hockey. Series pick: Hurricanes in five. Are PSG better off without Neymar in big games? If not, the other option is Jake Allen, who outplayed Price in the regular season but is only 28th in goals saved above average. Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? He had a .915 save percentage and a 2.60 goals-against average in winning 23 of 44 games. Under this season's realignment, the playoffs will be division-based, with the top seed facing the fourth, the second facing the third and the . Bracket Analyzer How far can your bracket go?. See Official Rules for full details. Colton Parayko played through injuries this season, and his current pairing with Marco Scandella has an expected goals percentage of 43.5%. Here are some notable tools and articles to check out as the tournament moves along: Pick the correct champion for a chance to win a share of $50,000! McDavid hasn't won a playoff round since 2017. In this case it would be (77 - 67). The NHL's 2023 trade deadline is March 3. You'll get points for each game you pick correctly, with the points increasing during each round of the tournament. . They're praying the same thing doesn't happen this postseason, as Jonas Johansson and Devan Dubnyk are the alternatives. 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Advantage: Pittsburgh, Special teams: The Penguins have a top-five power play (23.7%), while the Islanders are 21st (18.8%). Playoff position: W3 In more than 766 minutes at 5-on-5, Dougie Hamilton and Jaccob Slavin have tilted the ice with a plus-19 differential in goals and plus-57 delta in high-danger chances, per Natural Stat Trick. Regulation wins: 25 When he's not skating with McDavid, Draisaitl is holding down his own line, usually with Nugent-Hopkins and Yamamoto. That means the four divisions the. Stamkos (lower body injury) has been out since April 8 and is hopeful to be ready for the series, but it's troubling to hear him say all of his injuries are somewhat connected. Games left: 3 How do you want to fill out your bracket? 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. Playoff position: N/A Playoff chances: 0% Mathew Barzal and Jordan Eberle have seen a rotating cast of wingers, with Barry Trotz turning to Leo Komarov often. 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. Adam Larsson has been a mainstay on the second pairing, playing with Kris Russell, Caleb Jones and Dmitry Kulikov at different times this season. More: Check out the full NHL postseason schedule here. Looking ahead, Hall is eager to see how the Bracket Challenge can evolve when new broadcast partners ESPN and Turner Sports come on board, starting in the 2021-22 season. Advantage: Florida, Special teams: Not a huge difference between the power play for the Panthers (20.5%) and the Lightning (22.4%), though Kucherov's presence could be an X factor. 2 facing No. While they are great complements, they're not necessarily game-breakers. 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