NHL predictions and rankings - May 12, 2023
It’s been strange Conference Semifinals with so many blowouts. The Hurricanes are the first to reach the Conference Finals.
The second round so far
The figure below shows the winning probabilities of the top teams in the second round. These are the teams who host the first two games of the series. The probabilities are calculated the day after the games. There has been big swings in probabilities in the Golden Knights vs Oilers and the Stars vs Kraken series.
Predictions for the 2022-23 season
I thought that Hurricanes vs Devils was going to be a hard fought series. Instead, it was four blowouts and a last tight game. Given they have made it to the Conference Finals, the Hurricanes are currently the favourites to win the Cup.
Table 1: Predictions for end of season standings in the NHL
Power ranking
All the teams still alive are in the top ten of the power ranking.
Table 2: Power ranking of NHL teams