26-27 DCHL Season Predictions

Predicting this season's standings, playoffs, and award winners
8/30/2026 • Gage Westerik

Season Predictions

Atlantic Division

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

Metro Division

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

Central Division

  1. Chicago Blackhawks - z
  2. Minnesota Wild - x
  3. Dallas Stars - x
  4. Utah Mammoth - x
  5. Colorado Avalanche
  6. Winnipeg Jets
  7. St. Louis Blues
  8. Nashville Predators

Pacific Division

  1. Edmonton Oilers - y
  2. Vegas Golden Knights - x
  3. San Jose Sharks - x
  4. Calgary Flames - x
  5. Anaheim Ducks
  6. Vancouver Canucks
  7. Los Angeles Kings
  8. Seattle Kraken

Overall Standings

  1. Philadelphia Flyers
  2. New York Islanders
  3. Chicago Blackhawks
  4. Tampa Bay Lightning
  5. Montreal Canadiens
  6. Minnesota Wild
  7. Edmonton Oilers
  8. Vegas Golden Knights
  9. Dallas Stars
  10. New Jersey Devils
  11. Detroit Red Wings
  12. Buffalo Sabres
  13. San Jose Sharks
  14. Calgary Flames
  15. Utah Mammoth
  16. Colorado Avalanche
  17. Ottawa Senators
  18. New York Rangers
  19. Toronto Maple Leafs
  20. Boston Bruins
  21. Florida Panthers
  22. Winnipeg Jets
  23. Anaheim Ducks
  24. Pittsburgh Penguins
  25. Columbus Blue Jackets
  26. Carolina Hurricanes
  27. Vancouver Canucks
  28. Washington Capitals
  29. Los Angeles Kings
  30. St. Louis Blues
  31. Nashville Predators
  32. Seattle Kraken

Playoff Predictions

Round 1 - Quarter Finals

Eastern Conference

  • (A1) Lightning vs (WC1) Sabres - Lightning in 7
  • (A2) Canadiens vs (A3) Red Wings - Canadiens in 7
  • (M1) Flyers vs (WC2) Senators - Flyers in 5
  • (M2) Islanders vs (M3) Devils - Devils in 7

Western Conference

  • (C1) Blackhawks vs (WC2) Mammoth - Blackhawks in 6
  • (C2) Wild vs (C3) Stars - Stars in 7
  • (P1) Oilers vs (WC1) Flames - Oilers in 4
  • (P2) Knights vs (P3) Sharks - Sharks in 6

Round 2 - Semi Finals

Eastern Conference

  • Lightning vs Canadiens - Canadiens in 7
  • Flyers vs Devils - Flyers in 5

Western Conference

  • Blackhawks vs Stars - Stars in 6
  • Oilers vs Sharks - Oilers in 7

Round 3 - Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

  • Canadiens vs Flyers - Canadiens in 7

Western Conference

  • Stars vs Oilers - Stars in 6

Round 4 - DCHL Cup Finals

  • Canadiens vs Stars - Canadiens in 6

Award Predictions

  • Hart: David Pastrnak, TBL
  • Art Ross: David Pastrnak, TBL
  • Rocket Richard: Leon Draisaitl, NYI
  • Norris: Matthew Schaefer, EDM
  • Vezina: Logan Thompson, MIN
  • Calder: Matthew Schaefer, EDM
  • Conn Smythe: Macklin Celebrini, MTL