NHL 2021-2022 Midseason Report Cards: Pacific Division
As the middle of January transitions into the end of January, the NHL is at the midpoint of its 2021-2022 campaign.
With the holiday break and the Winter Classic in the books and the All-Star break and trade deadline lurking, this is the natural point in the NHL season where teams begin to determine how to proceed for the remainder of the year.
Some teams have Stanley Cup championship aspirations, while some just want to get into the playoffs, and others are simply seeking improvement over what they accomplished a season ago. Whatever the case may be, each team can be assessed based on expectations, and what better way to do that than with report card grades?
Where do things stand in the NHL’s Pacific Division?
I’ll go division by division to gauge how teams have faired this season, and the first group on the list will be the Pacific Division. Let’s start with the standings as they appear entering action on Tuesday, January 25:
- Vegas Golden Knights (25-15-2, 52 points)
- Anaheim Ducks (21-16-7, 49 points)
- Los Angeles Kings (21-16-6, 48 points)
- Calgary Flames (19-12-6, 44 points)
- San Jose Sharks (21-19-2, 44 points)
- Edmonton Oilers (19-16-2, 40 points)
- Vancouver Canucks (18-19-4, 40 points)
- Seattle Kraken (13-24-4, 30 points)