NHL 17 Simulation Back Again
The puck is almost ready to drop on the latest NHL season and EA Sports NHL is continuing its annual tradition of simulating the upcoming season. Will Sidney Crosby lead the scoring race? Will Auston Matthews win the Calder? Who will have the best odds to draft Nolan Patrick? Can Connor McDavid take the Oilers into the playoffs for the first time in a decade? And, most importantly, who will win the Stanley Cup?
Eastern Conference
A healthy Carey Price leads the Montreal Canadiens back to the postseason while the Tampa Bay Lightning dominate and finish atop the Eastern Conference standings. After a full-on rebuild, the Toronto Maple Leafs manage to squeak into the playoffs, leaving the Detroit Red Wings on the outside looking in. The New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings are the only teams from the East to not return to the playoffs.
- Tampa Bay Lightning – 107 pts
- Montreal Canadiens – 99 pts
- Washington Capitals – 97 pts
- Pittsburgh Penguins – 93 pts
- Florida Panthers – 93 pts
- Philadelphia Flyers – 93 pts
- New York Islanders – 92 pts – Wild Card
- Toronto Maple Leafs – 91 pts – Wild Card
- New York Rangers – 89 pts
- Detroit Red Wings – 87 pts
- Ottawa Senators – 87 pts
- Buffalo Sabres – 85 pts
- Boston Bruins – 84 pts
- Carolina Hurricanes – 81 pts
- New Jersey Devils – 79 pts
- Columbus Blue Jackets – 76 pts
Western Conference Standings
In the wild Western Conference, the dominant Nashville Predators blue line led the team to their first Presidents’ Trophy in franchise history. Connor McDavid carries his Edmonton Oilers into the playoffs, narrowly making it in on the final day of the season.
- Nashville Predators – 110 pts
- Dallas Stars – 107 pts
- San Jose Sharks – 107 pts
- Chicago Blackhawks – 102 pts
- St. Louis Blues – 95 pts – Wild Card
- Los Angeles Kings – 93 pts
- Minnesota Wild – 87 pts – Wild Card
- Edmonton Oilers – 85 pts
- Calgary Flames – 84 pts
- Arizona Coyotes – 83 pts
- Winnipeg Jets – 82 pts
- Anaheim Ducks – 77 pts
- Colorado Avalanche – 74 pts
- Vancouver Canucks – 63 pts
STANLEY CUP FINALS:
MONTREAL CANADIENS VS. NASHVILLE PREDATORS
After perhaps one of the biggest one-for-one deals in NHL history, the Shea Weber and the Montreal Canadiens find themselves against P.K. Subban and the Nashville Predators. The Nashville Predators continued their regular season dominance, and won the Stanley Cup Final in Game 6. Filip Forsberg took home the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after registering 26 points in the postseason.
Stanley Cup Winners:
Nashville Predators
End of Season Award Winners
- Presidents’ Trophy: Nashville Predators
- Conn Smythe Trophy: Filip Forsberg (NSH)
- Hart Memorial Trophy: Connor McDavid (STL)
- Art Ross Trophy: Connor McDavid (EDM)
- James Norris Memorial Trophy: Brent Burns (SJS)
- Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy: Vladimir Tarasenko (STL)
- Vezina Trophy: Carey Price (MTL)
- William M. Jennings Trophy: Martin Jones (SJS)
- Frank J. Selke Trophy: Anze Kopitar (LA)
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Nicklas Backstrom (WAS)
- Calder Memorial Trophy: Auston Matthews (TOR)
- Ted Lindsay Award: Connor McDavid (EDM)
Source: Press Release