October NHL News, Standings and Opinion (Monday 10/17)
By Jim Lynch
The 2022-23 NHL season is here! Today we kick things off with our first news, standings and opinion update for the year.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we will be updating you on the standings, as well as some big news from around the NHL. If the playoffs started today, the Presidents’ Trophy would go to the Vegas Golden Knights with six points, what a season. Let’s dive in with how things are shaking up so far.
October NHL News, Standings, and Opinion (Monday 10/17)
Atlantic Division Standings:
Boston Bruins 2-0-0 4 Pts
Detroit Red Wings 2-0-0 4 Pts
Florida Panthers 2-0-0 4 Pts
Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1-0 4 Pts
Buffalo Sabres 1-1-0 2 Pts
Tampa Bay Lightning 1-2-0 2 Pts
Montreal Canadiens 1-2-0 2 Pts
Ottawa Senators 0-2-0 0 Pts
Division News:
One big piece of news out of the Atlantic has to be how good the Detroit Red Wings have been. They are undefeated through the first two games of the season but sustained a big loss when it was announced that Tyler Bertuzzi would be out 4 to 6 weeks.
Metropolitan Division Standings:
Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0-0 4 Pts
Philadelphia Flyers 2-0-0 4 Pts
Carolina Hurricanes 2-0-0 4 Pts
New York Rangers 2-1-0 4 Pts
New York Islanders 1-1-0 2 Pts
Washington Capitals 1-2-0 2 Pts
New Jersey Devils 0-2-0 0 Pts
Columbus Blue Jackets 0-3-0 0 Pts
Division News:
One big piece of news out of the Metro has to be how good the Penguins have been. Sidney Crosby has had three-point nights in back-to-back games for the Penguins. The core three guys, Malkin, Crosby and Letang, have been great to start the year in Pittsburgh, and they recently made history.
Central Division Standings:
Dallas Stars 2-0-0 4 Pts
Nashville Predators 2-2-0 4 Pts
Winnipeg Jets 1-0-0 2 Pts
St. Louis Blues 1-0-0 2 Pts
Colorado Avalanche 1-1-0 2 Pts
Chicago Blackhawks 1-2-0 2 Pts
Minnesota Wild 0-2-0 0 Pts
Arizona Coyotes 0-2-0 0 Pts
Division News:
The Central division has five teams really pushing for the playoffs this season, but the big news to start the year has to be Vladimir Tarasenko scoring two goals in the team’s first game. I can’t wait to watch how this season plays out in this division.
Pacific Division Standings:
Vegas Golden Knights 3-0-0 6 Pts
Calgary Flames 2-0-0 4 Pts
Seattle Kraken 1-1-1 3 Pts
Edmonton Oilers 1-1-0 2 Pts
Anaheim Ducks 1-1-0 2 Pts
Los Angeles Kings 1-2-0 2 Pts
Vancouver Canucks 0-2-0 0 Pts
San Jose Sharks 0-4-0 0 Pts
Division News:
The biggest piece of news in the Pacific Division has to be how good the Calgary Flames have been. Their moves this offseason have really paid off on the ice as the Flames look great beating two tough opponents in the Edmonton Oilers and the Colorado Avalanche.