NHL 2017/18

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NHL 2017/18
league Logo-NHL.svg National Hockey League
Period October 4, 2017 to June 7, 2018
Teams 31
Games / team 82
Draft
Event NHL Entry Draft 2017
Top pick SwitzerlandSwitzerland Nico Hischier
Elected by New Jersey Devils
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Nashville Predators
MVP CanadaCanada Taylor Hall, New Jersey
Top scorer CanadaCanada Connor McDavid (Edmonton)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Washington Capitals
finalist Vegas Golden Knights
Playoff MVP RussiaRussia Alexander Ovetschkin (Washington)
NHL seasons
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The 2017/18 NHL season was the 101st season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season ran from October 4, 2017 to April 8, 2018, at the end of which the Nashville Predators won the Presidents' Trophy as the team with the highest points . The subsequent playoffs began on April 11, 2018 and ended on June 7, 2018 with the Washington Capitals 4-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights , who made their debut season as an expansion team .

As in the previous year, the scorer list led Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers , while Taylor Hall was named the most valuable player by the New Jersey Devils . Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, who was also honored as the most valuable player in the playoffs, was once again the best striker .

League operation

expansion

With the Vegas Golden Knights , the league received its 31st franchise , which plays its home games in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas . In this context, the NHL Expansion Draft 2017 was held in June 2017 . The 82 season games that each team is supposed to play remain unaffected.

Rule changes

From then on, a team received a small penalty (2 minutes; minor penalty ) if a requested video evidence to check an offside position was unsuccessful or if there was actually no offside when the goal was conceded. This change to the “Coach's Challenge” , which was only introduced in 2015 , should mean that the video evidence is used less “by chance” or for very tight decisions. Previously, after unsuccessful video evidence, a team only lost its time-out , so the risk was now significantly higher. The review of a potential goalkeeper disability was not affected by this change. Furthermore, teams are no longer allowed to use their time-out after their own icing .

In addition, the NHL rejected their referees to the beginning of the season, to punish offenses Stock enhanced, in particular stick hitting (Slashing) . In the first month of the season four times as many small penalties were pronounced for hitting the stick as in the previous year, before this very high rate fell again somewhat in the course of the season. Nevertheless, this change in the game management is seen as a main reason for the fact that significantly more goals have been scored in this season compared to previous years, the number of goals per game rose from 5.53 last year to 5.94, the highest value since of the 2005/06 season (6.17).

At the end of March 2018, another change to the “Coach's Challenge” was introduced. With immediate effect, the final decision on the examination of a possible goalkeeper disability is no longer with the referees on the ice, but with the "Situation Room" , the league's control center in Toronto. From now on, former NHL referees are responsible there, because the decisions of the referees on the ice were hardly comparable over the course of the season and thus had caused numerous controversies. The change is intended to achieve a more even assessment of potential goalkeeper disabilities.

Olympic participation

In April 2017, the league announced that it would not interrupt its schedule for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea . This happened in contrast to the last five Winter Olympiads, during which the league had paused. The decision met with criticism from many quarters, while some well-known, especially Russian players ( Alexander Ovetschkin , Evgeni Malkin , Evgeni Kuznetsov ) have already announced that they will participate in the games independently of the NHL. For the time being, it remained unclear whether and to what extent the league or its teams could sanction these players. In the end, no NHL player took part in the Pyeongchang games.

Events

As in the previous year, special events will take place in the 2017/18 season. For the first time since 2011, two regular season games were played outside of North America, the Colorado Avalanche and the Ottawa Senators faced each other on November 10 and 11, 2017 in the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm as part of the 2017 NHL Global Series . As part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the League which was followed NHL Centennial Classic from January 2017 is now the NHL 100 Classic , the December 16, 2017 TD Place Stadium of Ottawa in the open air between the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens held . Other outdoor games include the 2018 NHL Winter Classic between the New York Rangers and the Buffalo Sabers on January 1, 2018 at Citi Field and the 2018 NHL Stadium Series between the Washington Capitals and the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 3, 2018 in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium of Annapolis .

The 2018 NHL All-Star Game was hosted by the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 28, 2018 (despite the Olympics) .

Salary cap

In June 2017, the NHL and gave NHLPA announced that the salary cap ( salary cap ) of 73 to 75 million dollars is raised.

Home venues

The Detroit Red Wings left their old home ground, the Joe Louis Arena , and play their home games from now on in the newly opened Little Caesars Arena . Also, the name of the Winnipeg Jets arena changed from MTS Center to Bell MTS Place .

Jerseys

At the beginning of the season, Reebok was replaced as the official NHL supplier by Adidas . The new kits, all of which have undergone certain changes, were unveiled on June 21, 2017.

Entry Draft

The 2017 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 24th and 25th, 2017 in Chicago , Illinois . With the First Overall Draft Pick , the New Jersey Devils chose the attacker Nico Hischier , who became the most highly selected Swiss in league history. Nolan Patrick and Miro Heiskanen followed in second and third place . A total of 217 players were drafted by the NHL teams in seven rounds.

# player nationality Item NHL team College / junior / professional team
1. Nico Hischier SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland C. New Jersey Devils Halifax Mooseheads ( LHJMQ )
2. Nolan Patrick CanadaCanada Canada C. Philadelphia Flyers Brandon Wheat Kings ( WHL )
3. Miro Heiskanen FinlandFinland Finland D. Dallas Stars Helsingfors IFK ( Liiga )
4th Cale Makar CanadaCanada Canada D. Colorado Avalanche Brooks Bandits ( AJHL )
5. Elias Pettersson SwedenSweden Sweden C. Vancouver Canucks Timrå IK ( HockeyAllsvenskan )

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, = conference winner, = presidents' -Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
rank Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Tampa Bay Lightning 82 54 23 5 296 236 113
2. Boston Bruins 82 50 20th 12 270 214 112
3. Toronto Maple Leafs 82 49 26th 7th 277 232 105
Metropolitan Division
rank Metropolitan Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Washington Capitals 82 49 26th 7th 259 239 105
2. Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 29 6th 272 250 100
3. Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 26th 14th 251 243 98
Wild card teams
rank Wild card teams division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Columbus Blue Jackets MET 82 45 30th 7th 242 230 97
2. New Jersey Devils MET 82 44 29 9 248 244 97
3. Florida panthers ATL 82 44 30th 8th 248 246 96
4th Carolina Hurricanes MET 82 36 35 11 228 256 83
5. New York Islanders MET 82 35 37 10 264 296 80
6th New York Rangers MET 82 34 39 9 231 268 77
7th Detroit Red Wings ATL 82 30th 39 13 217 255 73
8th. Canadiens de Montréal ATL 82 29 40 13 209 264 71
9. Ottawa Senators ATL 82 28 43 11 221 291 67
10. Buffalo Sabers ATL 82 25th 45 12 199 280 62

Western Conference

Central Division
rank Central Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Nashville Predators 82 53 18th 11 267 211 117
2. Winnipeg Jets 82 52 20th 10 277 218 114
3. Minnesota Wild 82 45 26th 11 253 232 101
Pacific Division
rank Pacific Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Vegas Golden Knights 82 51 24 7th 272 228 109
2. Anaheim Ducks 82 44 25th 13 235 216 101
3. San Jose Sharks 82 45 27 10 252 229 100
Wild card teams
rank Wild card teams division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 45 29 8th 239 203 98
2. Colorado Avalanche CEN 82 43 30th 9 257 237 95
3. St. Louis Blues CEN 82 44 32 6th 226 222 94
4th Dallas Stars CEN 82 42 32 8th 235 225 92
5. Calgary Flames PAC 82 37 35 10 218 248 84
6th Edmonton Oilers PAC 82 36 40 6th 234 263 78
7th Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 33 39 10 229 256 76
8th. Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 31 40 11 218 264 73
9. Arizona Coyotes PAC 82 29 41 12 208 256 70

Best scorer

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

Connor McDavid led the NHL scorer list with 108 points, becoming the first player since Jaromír Jágr (2000 & 2001) to defend the Art Ross Trophy . Alexander Ovechkin won his fifth Maurice Richard Trophy in six years with 49 goals , while Claude Giroux and Blake Wheeler recorded the most assists with 68 assists each. The best point defender was John Carlson with 68 points and the plus / minus rating was headed by William Karlsson with a value of +49.

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 41 67 108 +20 26th
Claude Giroux Philadelphia Flyers 82 34 68 102 +28 20th
Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning 80 39 61 100 +15 42
Yevgeny Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins 78 42 56 98 +16 87
Nathan MacKinnon Colorado Avalanche 74 39 58 97 +11 55
Taylor Hall New Jersey Devils 76 39 54 93 +14 34
Anže Kopitar Los Angeles Kings 82 35 57 92 +21 20th
Phil Kessel Pittsburgh Penguins 82 34 58 92 -4 36
Blake Wheeler Winnipeg Jets 81 23 68 91 +13 52
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 82 29 60 89 ± 0 46
Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals 82 49 38 87 +3 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
Carter Hutton St. Louis Blues 32 1609: 32 26th 17th 7th 56 3 93.1 2.09
Marc-André Fleury Vegas Golden Knights 46 2673: 24 29 13 4th 100 4th 92.7 2.24
Antti Raanta Arizona Coyotes 47 2599: 07 21st 17th 1 49 6th 93.0 2.24
Pekka gutter Nashville Predators 59 3475: 27 42 13 4th 134 8th 92.7 2.31
Connor Hellebuyck Winnipeg Jets 67 3965: 54 44 11 9 156 6th 92.4 2.36
Roberto Luongo Florida panthers 35 1965: 58 18th 11 2 81 3 92.9 2.47
Andrei Wassilewski Tampa Bay Lightning 65 3825: 11 44 17th 3 167 8th 91.9 2.62

Best rookie scorer

Mathew Barzal scored the most points scorer for a rookie in over ten years ( Yevgeny Malkin , 2006/07, also 85). Kyle Connor was the top scorer among the league newcomers with 31 goals, overtaking Brock Boeser , who missed the last quarter of the season due to injury. The plus / minus member and not of led Yanni Gourde 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
Mathew Barzal New York Islanders 82 22nd 63 85 +1 30th
Clayton Basement Arizona Coyotes 82 23 42 65 –7 24
Yanni Gourde Tampa Bay Lightning 82 25th 39 64 +34 50
Kyle Connor Winnipeg Jets 76 31 26th 57 +8 16
Brock Boeser Vancouver Canucks 62 29 26th 55 -5 16

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final
                                         
A1  Tampa Bay Lightning 4th            
EWC2  New Jersey Devils 1  
A1  Tampa Bay Lightning 4th
NHL Eastern Conference.svg Eastern Conference
  A2  Boston Bruins 1  
A2  Boston Bruins 4th
A3  Toronto Maple Leafs 3  
A1  Tampa Bay Lightning 3
  M1  Washington Capitals 4th  
M1  Washington Capitals 4th    
EWC1  Columbus Blue Jackets 2  
M1  Washington Capitals 4th
  M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 2  
M2  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th
M3  Philadelphia Flyers 2  
M1  Washington Capitals 4th
  P1  Vegas Golden Knights 1
C1  Nashville Predators 4th      
WWC2  Colorado Avalanche 2  
C1  Nashville Predators 3
  C2  Winnipeg Jets 4th  
C2  Winnipeg Jets 4th
C3  Minnesota Wild 1  
C2  Winnipeg Jets 1
  P1  Vegas Golden Knights 4th  
P1  Vegas Golden Knights 4th    
WWC1  Los Angeles Kings 0  
P1  Vegas Golden Knights 4th
NHL Western Conference.svg Western Conference
  P3  San Jose Sharks 2  
P2  Anaheim Ducks 0
P3  San Jose Sharks 4th  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

Award team
Stanley Cup Washington Capitals
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Vegas Golden Knights
Prince of Wales Trophy Washington Capitals
Presidents' Trophy Nashville Predators
Award player team
Art Ross Trophy Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Brian Boyle New Jersey Devils
Calder Memorial Trophy Mathew Barzal New York Islanders
Conn Smythe Trophy Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals
Frank J. Selke Trophy Anže Kopitar Los Angeles Kings
Hart Memorial Trophy Taylor Hall New Jersey Devils
Jack Adams Award Gerard Gallant Vegas Golden Knights
James Norris Memorial Trophy Victor Hedman Tampa Bay Lightning
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Daniel & Henrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy William Karlsson Vegas Golden Knights
Mark Messier Leadership Award Deryk Engelland Vegas Golden Knights
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals
NHL General Manager of the Year Award George McPhee Vegas Golden Knights
NHL Plus / Minus Award  (unofficial) William Karlsson Vegas Golden Knights
Ted Lindsay Award Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers
Vezina Trophy Pekka gutter Nashville Predators
William M. Jennings Trophy Jonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings

All-star teams

First all-star team
Attack: Taylor Hall - Connor McDavid - Nikita Kucherov
Defense: Drew Doughty - Victor Hedman
Goal: Pekka gutter
Second all-star team
Attack: Claude Giroux - Nathan MacKinnon - Blake Wheeler
Defense: Seth Jones - PK Subban
Goal: Connor Hellebuyck

All rookie team

All rookie team
Attack: Clayton Keller - Mathew Barzal - Brock Boeser
Defense: Will Butcher - Charlie McAvoy
Goal: Juuse Saros

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Dave Caldwell: The NHL Redefined Slashing, and the Penalty Box Got Crowded. nytimes.com, November 3, 2017, accessed April 10, 2018 .
  3. ^ A b Neil Greenberg: Emphasis on slashing penalties isn't the only reason scoring is up in the NHL. washingtonpost.com, January 8, 2018, accessed April 10, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Chris Hine: NHL scoring is up, and increased slashing calls are partly responsible. startribune.com, February 5, 2018, accessed April 10, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Rule change approved regarding applicable interference. nhl.com, March 27, 2018, accessed March 27, 2018 .
  6. ^ Elliotte Friedman: NHL will not participate in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games. sportsnet.ca, April 3, 2017, accessed June 24, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Ben Shpigel: NHL Says Its Players Will Not Participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics. nytimes.com, April 3, 2017, accessed June 24, 2017 .
  8. ↑ 'I want to go to the Olympics,' says Penguin Evgeni Malkin. cbc.ca, April 6, 2017, accessed June 24, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Frank Seravalli: How the NHL can prevent players from going to Olympics. tsn.ca, April 4, 2017, accessed June 24, 2017 .
  10. ^ Senators, Avalanche to play two games in Sweden. nhl.com, March 24, 2017, accessed June 24, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Chris Hine: NHL salary cap to increase to $ 75 million. chicagotribune.com, June 18, 2017, accessed June 24, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Dan Rosen: Adidas to become official NHL outfitter in 2017-2018. nhl.com, September 15, 2015, accessed June 24, 2017 .
  13. ↑ NHL, adidas unveiled uniforms. nhl.com, June 21, 2017, accessed June 24, 2017 .