NHL 2015/16

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NHL 2015/16
league Logo-NHL.svg National Hockey League
Period October 7, 2015 to June 12, 2016
Teams 30th
Games / team 82
Draft
Event NHL Entry Draft 2015
Top pick CanadaCanada Connor McDavid
Elected by Edmonton Oilers
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Washington Capitals
MVP United StatesUnited States Patrick Kane (Chicago)
Top scorer United StatesUnited States Patrick Kane (Chicago)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Pittsburgh Penguins
finalist San Jose Sharks
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh)
NHL seasons
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The 2015/16 NHL season was the 99th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season , at the end of which the Washington Capitals won the Presidents' Trophy as the team with the highest points , was held from October 7, 2015 to April 10, 2016. Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks was named best scorer (106) and subsequently also named most valuable player. Most goals (50) were scored for the fourth time in a row by Alexander Ovetschkin of the Washington Capitals, who also had the best goalkeeper in Braden Holtby and the best coach of the season in Barry Despite .

The subsequent playoffs began on April 13, 2016 and ended with the Pittsburgh Penguins' 4-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on June 12, 2016, with Sidney Crosby being honored by the Penguins as Most Valuable Player.

League operation

As in the previous year, special events were held in the 2015/16 season. This includes the All-Star Game 2016 on January 31, 2016, which was hosted by the Nashville Predators in the Bridgestone Arena . In addition, selected regular season matches were played again as open-air games: The 2016 NHL Winter Classic between the Boston Bruins and the Canadiens de Montréal took place on January 1, 2016 at Gillette Stadium , while the 2016 NHL Stadium Series featured the Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild as well as the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings faced.

The New York Islanders left their old home ground, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , and will play their home games in the Barclays Center, which opened in 2012 . In addition, the cooperation partners in the American Hockey League changed for a number of teams , as they underwent extensive restructuring for the 2015/16 season .

Rule changes

With the start of the 2015/16 season, the following rule changes come into force:

  • If a game of the regular season ends in a draw after 60 minutes of playing time, a five-minute overtime is played, in which from now on only three outfield players instead of the previous four are on the ice. For the overtime period, the sudden death rule still applies , so that the first hit ends the game; if no goal is scored, a shootout is then initiated . Since fewer than three field players of a team are allowed to be on the ice at any time, the number of players of the opponent is increased in the case of time penalties in overtime instead of sending one's own player to the penalty bench. The background to the new rule is that fewer games should be decided after the shootout, although the American Hockey League had already introduced a similar format of 3-on-3 overtime for the 2014/15 season and was able to significantly increase the proportion of games decided in overtime .
  • As already established in the National Football League , there will be a "Coach's Challenge" from now on, that is, a one-time opportunity for coaches to have controversial game scenes assessed by a video referee and, if necessary, corrected. Until now , this form of video evidence was only available to the referees themselves and only in certain situations (e.g. goal or no goal). This is now expanded to include the following situations:
    • If a goal falls from an alleged offside situation , this is checked and the goal is denied if necessary. Since the available camera angles often turned out to be ambiguous in the course of the regular season, it was decided in March that a camera positioned exactly on the blue line should be installed in all stadiums in which playoff games take place.
    • If the goalkeeper is supposed to be disabled ( goaltender interference ), both coaches have the option of a challenge . If the referees decide on obstruction and recognize the goal, this can also be checked, as can a decision on no obstruction and goal .
In order to be able to use the challenge, the team does not have to have used the time out that is available once per game . If the coach is wrong with his challenge and the decision remains, the time-out expires; if he is right, it will remain. The challenge itself is only permitted once per game and team, regardless of its success.

Entry Draft

The 2015 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 26th and 27th, 2015 in Sunrise , Florida . With the First Overall Draft Pick , the Edmonton Oilers chose the Canadian attacker Connor McDavid . Jack Eichel and Dylan Strome were selected in second and third place . A total of 211 players from 14 nations were drafted from the NHL franchises in seven rounds.

Top 5 picks

# player nationality Item NHL team College / junior / professional team
1. Connor McDavid CanadaCanada Canada C. Edmonton Oilers Erie Otters ( OHL )
2. Jack acorn United StatesUnited States United States C. Buffalo Sabers Boston University ( NCAA )
3. Dylan Strome CanadaCanada Canada C. Arizona Coyotes Erie Otters (OHL)
4th Mitchell Marner CanadaCanada Canada C. Toronto Maple Leafs London Knights (OHL)
5. Noah Hanifin United StatesUnited States United States D. Carolina Hurricanes Boston College (NCAA)

Regular season

Tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime or shootout , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The position within the conference is in brackets; = Playoff qualification, = Division winner, = Conference winner, = Presidents' Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
rank Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Florida panthers 82 47 26th 9 239 203 103
2. Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 31 5 227 201 97
3. Detroit Red Wings 82 41 30th 11 211 224 93
Metropolitan Division
rank Metropolitan Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Washington Capitals 82 56 18th 8th 252 193 120
2. Pittsburgh Penguins 82 48 26th 8th 245 203 104
3. New York Rangers 82 46 27 9 236 217 101
Wild card teams
rank Wild card teams division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. New York Islanders MET 82 45 27 10 232 216 100
2. Philadelphia Flyers MET 82 41 27 14th 214 218 96
3. Boston Bruins ATL 82 42 31 9 240 230 93
4th Carolina Hurricanes MET 82 35 31 16 198 226 86
5. Ottawa Senators ATL 82 38 35 9 236 247 85
6th New Jersey Devils MET 82 38 36 8th 184 208 84
7th Canadiens de Montréal ATL 82 38 38 6th 221 236 82
8th. Buffalo Sabers ATL 82 35 36 11 201 222 81
9. Columbus Blue Jackets MET 82 34 40 8th 219 252 76
10. Toronto Maple Leafs ATL 82 29 42 11 198 246 69

Western Conference

Central Division
rank Central Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Dallas Stars 82 50 23 9 267 230 109
2. St. Louis Blues 82 49 24 9 224 201 107
3. Chicago Blackhawks 82 47 26th 9 235 209 103
Pacific Division
Pacific Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Anaheim Ducks 82 46 25th 11 218 192 103
2. Los Angeles Kings 82 48 28 6th 225 195 102
3. San Jose Sharks 82 46 30th 6th 241 210 98
Wild card teams
rank Wild card teams division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Nashville Predators CEN 82 41 27 14th 228 215 96
2. Minnesota Wild CEN 82 38 33 11 216 206 87
3. Colorado Avalanche CEN 82 39 39 4th 216 240 82
4th Arizona Coyotes PAC 82 35 39 8th 209 245 78
5. Winnipeg Jets CEN 82 35 39 8th 215 239 78
6th Calgary Flames PAC 82 35 40 7th 231 260 77
7th Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 31 38 13 191 243 75
8th. Edmonton Oilers PAC 82 31 43 8th 203 245 70

Best scorer

Patrick Kane , best scorer and winner of the Art Ross Trophy .

With 106 points, Patrick Kane led the NHL scorer list, becoming the first American to win the Art Ross Trophy . Most goals were scored for the fourth time in a row by Alexander Ovechkin , who scored 50. Erik Karlsson became the first defender since Bobby Orr (1974/75) to lead the league in assists (66); He was also the first defender since Paul Coffey (1985/86), who placed in the top 5 of the scorer list. The plus / minus member and not of led Tyler Toffoli with +35; Mikkel Bødker had the worst value in this category with -33.

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team Sp T V Pt +/- SM
Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks 82 46 60 106 +17 30th
Jamie Benn Dallas Stars 82 41 48 89 +7 64
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 80 36 49 85 +19 42
Joe Thornton San Jose Sharks 82 19th 63 82 +25 54
Erik Karlsson Ottawa Senators 82 16 66 82 -2 50
Joe Pavelski San Jose Sharks 82 38 40 78 +25 30th
Johnny Gaudreau Calgary Flames 79 30th 48 78 +4 20th
Blake Wheeler Winnipeg Jets 82 26th 52 78 +8 49
Artemi Panarin Chicago Blackhawks 80 30th 47 77 +8 32
Yevgeny Kuznetsov Washington Capitals 82 20th 57 77 +27 32

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Bold: Season best

Only goalkeepers who have played at least 25 games are recorded. Sorted by the best goals against.

player team GP TOI W. L. OTL GA SO Sv% ATM
Ben Bishop Tampa Bay Lightning 61 3,584 35 21st 4th 123 6th 92.6 2.06
John Gibson Anaheim Ducks 40 2,294 21st 13 4th 79 4th 92.0 2.07
Brian Elliott St. Louis Blues 42 2.263 23 8th 6th 78 4th 93.0 2.07
Braden Holtby Washington Capitals 66 3,841 48 9 7th 141 3 92.2 2.20
Thomas Greiss New York Islanders 41 2,287 23 11 4th 90 1 92.5 2.36
Corey Crawford Chicago Blackhawks 58 3,322 35 18th 5 131 7th 92.4 2.37

Best rookie scorer

With 30 goals, 47 assists and thus 77 scorer points, Artemi Panarin clearly led the league's rookies and also placed in the top 10 of the entire league. Connor McDavid missed almost half of the season due to an injury, but got over one point per game. The best plus / minus statistics of all rookies was achieved by Colton Parayko with +28, while Ben Hutton was in last place with -21. Jordan Oesterle received the most ice age with an average of 21 minutes and 41 seconds per game.

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Artemi Panarin Chicago Blackhawks 80 30th 47 77 +8 32
Jack acorn Buffalo Sabers 81 24 32 58 -16 22nd
Max Domi Arizona Coyotes 81 18th 34 52 +3 72
Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers 45 16 32 48 -1 18th
Shayne Gostisbehere Philadelphia Flyers 64 17th 29 46 +8 24

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final
                                         
A1  Florida panthers 2            
EWC1  New York Islanders 4th  
EWC1  New York Islanders 1
NHL Eastern Conference.svg Eastern Conference
  A2  Tampa Bay Lightning 4th  
A2  Tampa Bay Lightning 4th
A3  Detroit Red Wings 1  
A2  Tampa Bay Lightning 3
  M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th  
M1  Washington Capitals 4th    
EWC2  Philadelphia Flyers 2  
M1  Washington Capitals 2
  M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th  
M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th
M3  New York Rangers 1  
M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th
  P3  San Jose Sharks 2
C1  Dallas Stars 4th      
WWC2  Minnesota Wild 2  
C1  Dallas Stars 3
  C2  St. Louis Blues 4th  
C2  St. Louis Blues 4th
C3  Chicago Blackhawks 3  
C2  St. Louis Blues 2
  P3  San Jose Sharks 4th  
P1  Anaheim Ducks 3    
WWC1  Nashville Predators 4th  
WWC1  Nashville Predators 3
NHL Western Conference.svg Western Conference
  P3  San Jose Sharks 4th  
P2  Los Angeles Kings 1
P3  San Jose Sharks 4th  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

Award team
Stanley Cup Pittsburgh Penguins
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl San Jose Sharks
Prince of Wales Trophy Pittsburgh Penguins
Presidents' Trophy Washington Capitals
Award player team
Art Ross Trophy Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Jaromír Jágr Florida panthers
Calder Memorial Trophy Artemi Panarin Chicago Blackhawks
Conn Smythe Trophy Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins
Frank J. Selke Trophy Anže Kopitar Los Angeles Kings
Hart Memorial Trophy Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks
Jack Adams Award Barry defiance Washington Capitals
James Norris Memorial Trophy Drew Doughty Los Angeles Kings
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Henrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Anže Kopitar Los Angeles Kings
Lester Patrick Trophy Mark Howe
Pat Kelly 		-
Mark Messier Leadership Award Shea Weber Nashville Predators
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals
NHL Foundation Player Award Mark Giordano Calgary Flames
NHL General Manager of the Year Award Jim Rutherford Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Plus / Minus Award  (unofficial) Tyler Toffoli Los Angeles Kings
Ted Lindsay Award Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks
Vezina Trophy Braden Holtby Washington Capitals
William M. Jennings Trophy Frederik Andersen
John Gibson 		Anaheim Ducks

All-star teams

First all-star team
Attack: Jamie Benn - Sidney Crosby - Patrick Kane
Defense: Drew Doughty - Erik Karlsson
Goal: Braden Holtby
Second all-star team
Attack: Alexander Ovetschkin - Joe Thornton - Wladimir Tarassenko
Defense: Brent Burns - Kris Letang
Goal: Ben Bishop

All rookie team

All rookie team
Attack: Artemi Panarin - Connor McDavid - Jack Eichel
Defense: Shayne Gostisbehere - Colton Parayko
Goal: John Gibson

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Board of Governors approves 2015–2016 rules changes. nhl.com, June 24, 2015, accessed June 25, 2015 .
  2. ^ Shawn P. Roarke, NHL adding blue-line cameras for playoffs. nhl.com, March 14, 2016, accessed March 15, 2016 .