NHL 2018/19

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NHL 2018/19
league Logo-NHL.svg National Hockey League
Period October 3, 2018 to June 12, 2019
Teams 31
Games / team 82
Draft
Event NHL Entry Draft 2018
Top pick SwedenSweden Rasmus Dahlin
Elected by Buffalo Sabers
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Tampa Bay Lightning
MVP RussiaRussia Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay)
Top scorer RussiaRussia Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner St. Louis Blues
finalist Boston Bruins
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Ryan O'Reilly (St. Louis)
NHL seasons
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The 2018/19 NHL season was the 102nd season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season ran from October 3, 2018 to April 6, 2019 and was dominated by the Tampa Bay Lightning , who won the Presidents' Trophy as the best point team and recorded 62 victories, as many as only the Detroit in NHL history Red Wings in the 1995/96 season . They also provided Nikita Kutscherow, the top scorer of the league, who was awarded the Art Ross Trophy and who also received the Hart Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player at the end of the season . His compatriot Alexander Ovetschkin of the Washington Capitals won again the Maurice Richard Trophy as top scorer in the NHL.

The Stanley Cup playoffs began on April 10th and ended on June 12th with the St. Louis Blues 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins , which was their first ever Stanley Cup .

League operation

Events

As in the previous season, selected regular season games were played in Europe as part of the 2018 NHL Global Series . On October 6, 2018, the Edmonton Oilers met the New Jersey Devils in Gothenburg, Sweden , while the Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers faced each other in Helsinki, Finland on November 1 and 2, 2018 . In addition, the Boston Bruins and the Calgary Flames each played a test match in September 2018 as part of the preparation for the season in the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shenzhen . This was followed by the traditional NHL Winter Classic 2019 on January 1, 2019 between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins in the open air at Notre Dame Stadium . The Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins faced each other in the 2019 NHL Stadium Series on February 23, 2019 at Lincoln Financial Field, also as part of an open-air game . The 2019 NHL All-Star Game was hosted by the San Jose Sharks on January 26, 2019.

Salary cap

In June 2018, the NHL and gave NHLPA announced that the salary cap ( salary cap ) of 75 to 79.5 million dollars is raised.

Home venues

The New York Islanders play almost half of their home games (20 of 41) at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , which served the team as their primary home ground until 2015. The Barclays Center , which has been in use since 2015 , only acts as a temporary solution, as a new ice hockey arena is to be built on the site of the former Belmont Park racecourse by the 2020/21 season . In addition, the names of two stadiums will change, the St. Louis Blues arena will now be called Enterprise Center (previously Scottrade Center ), while the Toronto Maple Leafs will play in the Scotiabank Arena (previously Air Canada Center ) from the 2018/19 season .

Entry Draft

The 2018 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 22nd and 23rd, 2018 in Dallas , Texas . With the First Overall Draft Pick , the Buffalo Sabers selected defender Rasmus Dahlin , who became the second first-placed Swede after Mats Sundin ( 1989 ). Andrei Swetschnikow for the Carolina Hurricanes and Jesperi Kotkaniemi for the Canadiens de Montréal followed in second and third place . A total of 217 players were drafted by the NHL teams in seven rounds.

Top 5 picks

# player nationality Item NHL team College / junior / professional team
1. Rasmus Dahlin SwedenSweden Sweden D. Buffalo Sabers Frölunda HC ( SHL )
2. Andrei Svetschnikow RussiaRussia Russia RW Carolina Hurricanes Barrie Colts ( OHL )
3. Jesperi Kotkaniemi FinlandFinland Finland C. Canadiens de Montréal Porin Ässät ( Liiga )
4th Brady Tkachuk United StatesUnited States United States LW Ottawa Senators Boston University ( NCAA )
5. Barrett Hayton CanadaCanada Canada C. Arizona Coyotes Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (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, = conference winner, = presidents' -Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

Metropolitan Division
rank Metropolitan Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Washington Capitals 82 48 26th 8th 278 249 104
2. New York Islanders 82 48 27 7th 228 196 103
3. Pittsburgh Penguins 82 44 26th 12 273 241 100
Atlantic Division
rank Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Tampa Bay Lightning 82 62 16 4th 325 222 128
2. Boston Bruins 82 49 24 9 259 215 107
3. Toronto Maple Leafs 82 46 28 8th 286 251 100
Wild card teams
rank Wild card teams division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Carolina Hurricanes MET 82 46 29 7th 245 223 99
2. Columbus Blue Jackets MET 82 47 31 4th 258 232 98
3. Canadiens de Montréal ATL 82 44 30th 8th 249 236 96
4th Florida panthers ATL 82 36 32 14th 267 280 86
5. Philadelphia Flyers MET 82 37 37 8th 244 281 82
6th New York Rangers MET 82 32 36 14th 227 272 78
7th Buffalo Sabers ATL 82 33 39 10 226 271 76
8th. Detroit Red Wings ATL 82 32 40 10 227 277 74
9. New Jersey Devils MET 82 31 41 9 222 275 72
10. Ottawa Senators ATL 82 29 47 6th 242 302 64

Western Conference

Central Division
rank Central Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6th 240 214 100
2. Winnipeg Jets 82 47 30th 5 272 244 99
3. St. Louis Blues 82 45 28 9 247 223 99
Pacific Division
rank Pacific Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Calgary Flames 82 50 25th 7th 289 227 107
2. San Jose Sharks 82 46 27 9 289 261 101
3. Vegas Golden Knights 82 43 32 6th 249 230 93
Wild card teams
rank Wild card teams division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
1. Dallas Stars CEN 82 43 32 7th 210 202 93
2. Colorado Avalanche CEN 82 38 30th 14th 260 246 90
3. Arizona Coyotes PAC 82 39 35 8th 213 223 86
4th Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 36 34 12 270 292 84
5. Minnesota Wild CEN 82 37 36 9 211 237 83
6th Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 35 37 10 225 256 81
7th Anaheim Ducks PAC 82 35 37 10 199 251 80
8th. Edmonton Oilers PAC 82 35 38 9 232 274 79
9. Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 31 42 9 202 263 71

Best scorer

Nikita Kutscherow , best scorer and winner of the Art Ross Trophy .

Nikita Kutscherow led the NHL scorer list with 128 points, the highest value since Mario Lemieux with 161 points in the 1995/96 season , and also gave the most assists with 87 assists. Alexander Ovechkin won his sixth Maurice Richard Trophy in seven years with 51 goals scored . The top defender was Brent Burns with 83 points, while the plus / minus rating was led by Mark Giordano with a value of +39. It was noteworthy that the Edmonton Oilers , despite two players with more than 100 points ( McDavid and Draisaitl missed the playoffs significantly).

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

player team Sp T V Pt +/- SM
Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning 82 41 87 128 +24 62
Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers 78 41 75 116 +3 20th
Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks 81 44 66 110 +2 22nd
Leon Draisaitl Edmonton Oilers 82 50 55 105 +2 52
Brad Marchand Boston Bruins 79 36 64 100 +15 96
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins 79 35 65 100 +18 36
Nathan MacKinnon Colorado Avalanche 82 41 58 99 +20 34
Johnny Gaudreau Calgary Flames 82 36 63 99 +18 24
Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning 82 45 53 98 +4 37
Aleksander Barkov Florida panthers 82 35 61 96 -3 8th

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
Jordan Binnington St. Louis Blues 32 1876: 25 24 5 1 59 5 92.7 1.89
Ben Bishop Dallas Stars 46 2637: 18 27 15th 2 87 7th 93.4 1.98
Robin Lehner New York Islanders 46 2615: 49 25th 13 5 93 6th 93.0 2.13
Jack Campbell Los Angeles Kings 31 1592: 46 10 14th 1 61 2 92.8 2.30
Andrei Wassilewski Tampa Bay Lightning 53 3203: 45 39 10 4th 128 6th 93.5 2.40
Sergei Bobrovsky Columbus Blue Jackets 62 3556: 40 37 24 1 153 9 91.3 2.58

Best rookie scorer

Elias Pettersson led the league's rookies with 28 goals, 38 assists and 66 points in all three categories. Rasmus Dahlin was the defender with the highest points, while Anthony Cirelli and Erik Černák headed the plus / minus rating with a score of +25 each.

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

player team Sp T V Pt +/- SM
Elias Pettersson Vancouver Canucks 71 28 38 66 +3 12
Brady Tkachuk Ottawa Senators 71 22nd 23 45 -10 75
Rasmus Dahlin Buffalo Sabers 82 9 35 44 -13 34
Andreas Johnsson Toronto Maple Leafs 73 20th 23 43 +14 32
Colin White Ottawa Senators 71 14th 27 41 -24 24

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final
                                         
A1  Tampa Bay Lightning 0            
EWC2  Columbus Blue Jackets 4th  
EWC2  Columbus Blue Jackets 2
NHL Eastern Conference.svg Eastern Conference
  A2  Boston Bruins 4th  
A2  Boston Bruins 4th
A3  Toronto Maple Leafs 3  
A2  Boston Bruins 4th
  EWC1  Carolina Hurricanes 0  
M1  Washington Capitals 3    
EWC1  Carolina Hurricanes 4th  
EWC1  Carolina Hurricanes 4th
  M2  New York Islanders 0  
M2  New York Islanders 4th
M3  Pittsburgh Penguins 0  
A2  Boston Bruins 3
  C3  St. Louis Blues 4th
C1  Nashville Predators 2      
WWC1  Dallas Stars 4th  
WWC1  Dallas Stars 3
  C3  St. Louis Blues 4th  
C2  Winnipeg Jets 2
C3  St. Louis Blues 4th  
C3  St. Louis Blues 4th
  P2  San Jose Sharks 2  
P1  Calgary Flames 1    
WWC2  Colorado Avalanche 4th  
WWC2  Colorado Avalanche 3
NHL Western Conference.svg Western Conference
  P2  San Jose Sharks 4th  
P2  San Jose Sharks 4th
P3  Vegas Golden Knights 3  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

Award team
Stanley Cup St. Louis Blues
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl St. Louis Blues
Prince of Wales Trophy Boston Bruins
Presidents' Trophy Tampa Bay Lightning
Award player team
Art Ross Trophy Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Robin Lehner New York Islanders
Calder Memorial Trophy Elias Pettersson Vancouver Canucks
Conn Smythe Trophy Ryan O'Reilly St. Louis Blues
Frank J. Selke Trophy Ryan O'Reilly St. Louis Blues
Hart Memorial Trophy Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning
Jack Adams Award Barry defiance New York Islanders
James Norris Memorial Trophy Mark Giordano Calgary Flames
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Jason Sugar Minnesota Wild
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Aleksander Barkov Florida panthers
Mark Messier Leadership Award Wayne Simmonds Philadelphia Flyers
Nashville Predators
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals
NHL General Manager of the Year Award Don Sweeney Boston Bruins
NHL Plus / Minus Award  (unofficial) Mark Giordano Calgary Flames
Ted Lindsay Award Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning
Vezina Trophy Andrei Wassilewski Tampa Bay Lightning
William M. Jennings Trophy Robin Lehner
Thomas Greiss 		New York Islanders

All-star teams

First all-star team
Attack: Alexander Ovechkin - Connor McDavid - Nikita Kucherov
Defense: Brent Burns - Mark Giordano
Goal: Andrei Wassilewski
Second all-star team
Attack: Brad Marchand - Sidney Crosby - Patrick Kane
Defense: John Carlson - Victor Hedman
Goal: Ben Bishop

All rookie team

All rookie team
Attack: Anthony Cirelli - Elias Pettersson - Brady Tkachuk
Defense: Rasmus Dahlin - Miro Heiskanen
Goal: Jordan Binnington

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NHL announces 2018 Global Series dates, locations, ticket information. nhl.com, March 6, 2018, accessed June 23, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Bruins, Flames wants to play in 2018 ORG NHL China Games. nhl.com, May 2, 2018, accessed June 23, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Dan Rosen: NHL salary cap will be $ 79.5 million next season. nhl.com, June 21, 2018, accessed June 23, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Islanders to play 8 more games in former home, total of 20. tsn.ca, June 21, 2018, accessed on June 23, 2018 (English).