NHL 2016/17

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NHL 2016/17
league Logo-NHL.svg National Hockey League
Period October 12, 2016 to June 11, 2017
Teams 30th
Games / team 82
Draft
Event NHL Entry Draft 2016
Top pick United StatesUnited States Auston Matthews
Elected by Toronto Maple Leafs
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Washington Capitals
MVP CanadaCanada Connor McDavid (Edmonton)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Connor McDavid (Edmonton)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Pittsburgh Penguins
finalist Nashville Predators
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh)
NHL seasons
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The 2016/17 NHL season was the 100th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season , at the end of which, as in the previous year, the Washington Capitals won the Presidents' Trophy , was played from October 12, 2016 to April 9, 2017. Best scorer (100) was Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers , who was also named the most valuable player of the season. Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, on the other hand, topped the scorers list (44).

The subsequent playoffs began on April 12 and ended on June 11, 2017 with the Pittsburgh Penguins' 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators . As in the previous year, Sidney Crosby was honored as the most valuable player .

League operation

As in the previous year, special events took place in the 2016/17 season. This included the 2017 All-Star Game on January 29, 2017, which was hosted by the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center . In addition, selected regular season matches were played again as open-air games: The 2017 NHL Winter Classic between the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks took place on January 2, 2017 at Busch Stadium , while the 2017 NHL Stadium Series featured the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers faced. The 2016 NHL Heritage Classic with the Edmonton Oilers and the Winnipeg Jets also took place at the start of the season . In addition, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings contested the NHL Centennial Classic on January 1, 2017 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the league at BMO Field .

So-called bye weeks (dt .: free weeks) were newly introduced , which give each team's game plans one free week, during which no training is permitted.

The Edmonton Oilers left their old home ground, Rexall Place , and play their home games from now on in the newly opened Rogers Place . In addition, the arenas of the Pittsburgh Penguins ( PPG Paints Arena ) and the Buffalo Sabers ( KeyBank Center ) were given new names.

Entry Draft

The 2016 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 24th and 25th, 2016 in Buffalo , New York . With the First Overall Draft Pick , the Toronto Maple Leafs selected US attacker Auston Matthews . Patrik Laine and Pierre-Luc Dubois were selected in second and third place . A total of 211 players from the NHL franchises were drafted in seven rounds.

Top 5 picks

# player nationality Item NHL team College / junior / professional team
1. Auston Matthews United StatesUnited States United States C. Toronto Maple Leafs ZSC Lions ( NLA )
2. Patrik Laine FinlandFinland Finland LW Winnipeg Jets Tappara Tampere ( Liiga )
3. Pierre-Luc Dubois CanadaCanada Canada LW Columbus Blue Jackets Cape Breton Screaming Eagles ( LHJMQ )
4th Jesse Puljujärvi FinlandFinland Finland RW Edmonton Oilers Kärpät Oulu (Liiga)
5. Olli Juolevi FinlandFinland Finland D. Vancouver Canucks London Knights ( OHL )

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:  = play-off qualification, = division winner, = conference Winner = Presidents' Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
rank Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Canadiens de Montréal 82 47 26th 9 226 200 103
2. Ottawa Senators 82 44 28 10 212 214 98
3. Boston Bruins 82 44 31 7th 234 212 95
Metropolitan Division
rank Metropolitan Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Washington Capitals 82 55 19th 8th 263 182 118
2. Pittsburgh Penguins 82 50 21st 11 282 234 111
3. Columbus Blue Jackets 82 50 24 8th 249 195 108
Wild card teams
rank Wild card teams division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. New York Rangers MET 82 48 28 6th 256 220 102
2. Toronto Maple Leafs ATL 82 40 27 15th 251 242 95
3. Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 42 30th 10 234 227 94
4th New York Islanders MET 82 41 29 12 241 242 94
5. Philadelphia Flyers MET 82 39 33 10 219 236 88
6th Carolina Hurricanes MET 82 36 31 15th 215 236 87
7th Florida panthers ATL 82 35 36 11 210 237 81
8th. Detroit Red Wings ATL 82 33 36 13 207 244 79
9. Buffalo Sabers ATL 82 33 37 12 201 237 78
10. New Jersey Devils MET 82 28 40 14th 183 244 70

Western Conference

Central Division
rank Central Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Chicago Blackhawks 82 50 23 9 244 213 109
2. Minnesota Wild 82 49 25th 8th 266 208 106
3. St. Louis Blues 82 46 29 7th 235 218 99
Pacific Division
Pacific Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Anaheim Ducks 82 46 23 13 223 200 105
2. Edmonton Oilers 82 47 26th 9 247 212 103
3. San Jose Sharks 82 46 29 7th 221 201 99
Wild card teams
rank Wild card teams division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Calgary Flames PAC 82 45 33 4th 226 221 94
2. Nashville Predators CEN 82 41 29 12 240 224 94
3. Winnipeg Jets CEN 82 40 35 7th 249 256 87
4th Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 39 35 8th 201 205 86
5. Dallas Stars CEN 82 34 37 11 223 262 79
6th Arizona Coyotes PAC 82 30th 42 10 197 260 70
7th Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 30th 43 9 182 243 69
8th. Colorado Avalanche CEN 82 22nd 56 4th 166 278 48

Best scorer

Connor McDavid , best scorer and winner of the Art Ross Trophy .

With 100 points, Connor McDavid led the NHL scorer list, becoming the second youngest player after Sidney Crosby (2006/07), who won the Art Ross Trophy . Crosby, meanwhile, led the league with 44 goals scored, winning his second Maurice Richard Trophy after 2010 and also ensuring the first season since 2012/13 in which Alexander Ovechkin was not the best scorer. The top defender was Brent Burns with 76 points, while Leon Draisaitl became the first German in league history to place in the top ten on the scorer list. The plus / minus member and not of led Ryan Suter and Jason Zucker of the Minnesota Wild with +34; the worst value in this category had Tyson Barrie and Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche with -34.

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

player team Sp T V Pt +/- SM
Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers 82 30th 70 100 +27 26th
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 75 44 45 89 +17 24
Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks 82 34 55 89 +11 32
Nicklas Bäckström Washington Capitals 82 23 63 86 +17 38
Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning 74 40 45 85 +13 38
Brad Marchand Boston Bruins 80 39 46 85 +18 81
Mark Scheifele Winnipeg Jets 79 32 50 82 +18 38
Leon Draisaitl Edmonton Oilers 82 29 48 77 +7 20th
Brent Burns San Jose Sharks 82 29 47 76 +19 40
Vladimir Tarassenko St. Louis Blues 82 39 36 75 -1 12

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
Sergei Bobrovsky Columbus Blue Jackets 63 3,707 41 17th 5 127 7th 93.1 2.06
Braden Holtby Washington Capitals 63 3,680 42 13 6th 127 9 92.5 2.07
Jimmy Howard Detroit Red Wings 26th 1,396 10 11 1 49 1 92.7 2.10
Craig Anderson Ottawa Senators 40 2,421 25th 11 4th 92 5 92.6 2.28
Cam Talbot Edmonton Oilers 73 4,294 42 22nd 8th 171 7th 91.9 2.39

Best rookie scorer

With Auston Matthews , William Nylander and Mitchell Marner , the Toronto Maple Leafs made an outstanding rookie crop, which for the first time since the beginning of the "modern era" (1967) took three of the top four ranks of the rookie scorer list. Auston Matthews stood out, becoming the fifth newcomer in league history to hit the 40 goal mark. In goals per game and points per game, however, Patrik Laine led the rookies this season. Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets achieved the best plus / minus statistics with +17, while Mikko Rantanen was in last position with -25. Nikita Saizew received the most ice age from the Maple Leafs with an average of 22 minutes and one second per game.

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

player team Sp T V Pt +/- SM
Auston Matthews Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 29 69 +2 14th
Patrik Laine Winnipeg Jets 73 36 28 64 +7 26th
William Nylander Toronto Maple Leafs 81 22nd 39 61 -3 32
Mitchell Marner Toronto Maple Leafs 77 19th 42 61 ± 0 38
Sebastian Aho Carolina Hurricanes 82 24 25th 49 -1 26th

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final
                                         
A1  Canadiens de Montréal 2            
EWC1  New York Rangers 4th  
EWC1  New York Rangers 2
NHL Eastern Conference.svg Eastern Conference
  A2  Ottawa Senators 4th  
A2  Ottawa Senators 4th
A3  Boston Bruins 2  
A2  Ottawa Senators 3
  M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th  
M1  Washington Capitals 4th    
EWC2  Toronto Maple Leafs 2  
M1  Washington Capitals 3
  M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th  
M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th
M3  Columbus Blue Jackets 1  
M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th
  WWC2  Nashville Predators 2
C1  Chicago Blackhawks 0      
WWC2  Nashville Predators 4th  
WWC2  Nashville Predators 4th
  C3  St. Louis Blues 2  
C2  Minnesota Wild 1
C3  St. Louis Blues 4th  
WWC2  Nashville Predators 4th
  P1  Anaheim Ducks 2  
P1  Anaheim Ducks 4th    
WWC1  Calgary Flames 0  
P1  Anaheim Ducks 4th
NHL Western Conference.svg Western Conference
  P2  Edmonton Oilers 3  
P2  Edmonton Oilers 4th
P3  San Jose Sharks 2  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

Award team
Stanley Cup Pittsburgh Penguins
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Nashville Predators
Prince of Wales Trophy Pittsburgh Penguins
Presidents' Trophy Washington Capitals
Award player team
Art Ross Trophy Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Craig Anderson Ottawa Senators
Calder Memorial Trophy Auston Matthews Toronto Maple Leafs
Conn Smythe Trophy Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins
Frank J. Selke Trophy Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins
Hart Memorial Trophy Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award John Tortorella Columbus Blue Jackets
James Norris Memorial Trophy Brent Burns San Jose Sharks
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Nick Foligno Columbus Blue Jackets
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Johnny Gaudreau Calgary Flames
Lester Patrick Trophy Peter Lindberg
Dave Ogrean
Mark Messier Leadership Award Nick Foligno Columbus Blue Jackets
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Foundation Player Award Travis Hamonic New York Islanders
NHL General Manager of the Year Award David Poile Nashville Predators
NHL Plus / Minus Award  (unofficial) Ryan Suter
Jason Zucker 		Minnesota Wild
Ted Lindsay Award Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers
Vezina Trophy Sergei Bobrovsky Columbus Blue Jackets
William M. Jennings Trophy Braden Holtby Washington Capitals

All-star teams

First all-star team
Attack: Brad Marchand - Connor McDavid - Patrick Kane
Defense: Brent Burns - Erik Karlsson
Goal: Sergei Bobrovsky
Second all-star team
Attack: Artemi Panarin - Sidney Crosby - Nikita Kutscherow
Defense: Victor Hedman - Duncan Keith
Goal: Braden Holtby

All rookie team

All rookie team
Attack: Mitchell Marner - Auston Matthews - Patrik Laine
Defense: Brady Skjei - Zach Werenski
Goal: Matt Murray

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pierre LeBrun: Sources: NHL to implement bye weeks for teams during the 2016–2017 season. espn.go.com, November 20, 2015, accessed July 1, 2016 .