Predictions for the 2023-24 season

The Hurricanes are no longer favourite for the Cup after loosing the first two games of their series against the Rangers. It is the Panthers who are now favourite.

Let’s look at the second round individual match-ups.

• Rangers (72.2%) vs Hurricanes (27.8%), 2-0: Shesterkin made the difference in game two. The Hurricanes were favourite but the Rangers got off to a hot start. We’ll see if the Hurricanes can turn things around at home

• Panthers (61.3%) vs Bruins (38.7%), 1-1: The Panthers are favourite to win this series but it’s going to be tough.I hope we’ll have closer games for the rest of this series.

• Stars (32.1%) vs Avalanche (67.9%), 0-1: The Avalanche has been playing well. The Stars were able to come back in the first round, let’s see if they can repeat in the second round.

• Canucks (51.2%) vs Oilers (48.8%), 1-0: The Canucks are now favourite to win the series after an impressive comeback in game 1. I expect the Oilers will solve the Canucks puzzle and will win the series.

Power ranking

No change at the top but the Panthers are now right behind the Hurricanes.