NHL Best Bets for Tuesday (11/19)
Kenneth Le
The 2022-23 NHL season is just days away so it’s time to for the FTN Network staff to share their NHL predictions for the upcoming season. Chris Meaney, Kenneth Le, Eric Young, Griffin Swanson and Javi Prellezo share who they think will win each division and who they like to win their respective conference. They also listed all 16 playoff teams, which teams will meet in the Stanley Cup final and which team will raise the cup. The guys also shared their NHL awards predictions, including the Hart, Vezina, James Norris, Rocket Richard and Calder. Finally, a little fantasy hockey spin as the trip share their favorite target, sleeper and bust for your upcoming drafts.
But before we get to all the picks, take a look at our fantasy hockey preview, with our experts sharing their favorite targets, sleepers and busts for fantasy drafts and previewing each division around the league.
Division Previews
Fantasy Hockey Preview
- Rankings
- Fantasy Sleepers
- Fantasy Busts
- Meaney’s Targets
- Breakouts
- Old Faces, New Places
- 32 Breakouts, Sleepers & Busts
- Best Ball Stacks & Targets
Check out Chris Meaney and Eric Young doing a live fantasy hockey best ball draft on Mean Streets!
Division Winners and Postseason
| Chris Meaney | Kenneth Le | Griffin Swanson | Eric Young | Javi Prellezo | |
| Atlantic Winner | Maple Leafs | Bruins | Maple Leafs | Maple Leafs | Bruins |
| Metro Winner | Rangers | Rangers | Penguins | Rangers | Penguins |
| Central Winner | Avalanche | Avalanche | Blues | Avalanche | Avalanche |
| Pacific Winner | Flames | Flames | Flames | Kings | Flames |
| Eastern Conference Winner | Maple Leafs | Rangers | Maple Leafs | Maple Leafs | Panthers |
| Eastern Playoff Teams | TOR, NYR, TB, CAR, PIT, WAS, FLA, BOS | BOS, NYR, TOR, TB, FLA, NJ, PIT, CAR | TOR, PIT, CAR, FLA, BOS, NYR, TB, NYI | TOR, CAR, FLA, NYR, TB, OTT, WAS, PIT | TOR, FLA, CAR, TB, NYR, WAS, PITT, BOS |
| Prince of Wales Winnner | Rangers | Lightning | Penguins | Maple Leafs | Panthers |
| Western Conference Winner | Avalanche | Flames | Flames | Avalanche | Flames |
| Western Playoff Teams | COL, CGY, EDM, LA, MIN, NSH, STL, VGK | CGY, COL, EDM, LA, STL, WPG, DAL, VGK | COL, CGY, STL, EDM, LA, VGK, WPG, MIN | COL, EDM, LA, NSH, STL, VAN, CGY, MIN | COL, CGY, VGK, LAK, STL, NSH, EDM, WPG |
| Clarence Campbell Bowl Winner | Flames | Flames | Flames | Avalanche | Flames |
| Stanley Cup Winner | Flames | Flames | Penguins | Maple Leafs | Flames |
Award Winners
| Chris Meaney | Kenneth Le | Griffin Swanson | Eric Young | Javi Prellezo | |
| Hart | Cale Makar | Connor McDavid | Kirill Kaprizov | Connor McDavid | Auston Matthews |
| Vezina | Jacob Markstrom | Igor Shesterkin | Ilya Sorokin | Juuse Saros | Igor Shesterkin |
| James Norris | Cale Makar | Adam Fox | Cale Makar | Cale Makar | Cale Makar |
| Calder | Mason McTavish | Matty Beniers | Kent Johnson | Mason McTavish | Mason McTavish |
| Rocket Richard | Auston Matthews | Auston Matthews | Kirill Kaprizov | Auston Matthews | Auston Matthews |
| Jack Adams | D.J. Smith | Gerard Gallant | Bruce Cassidy | D.J. Smith | Bruce Cassidy |
