2021-22 NHL season picks: Stanley Cup, division winners and awards
John Buccigross breaks down the biggest storylines for the 2021-22 NHL season. (0:57)
What to know about the 2021-22 NHL season (0:57)
The 2021-22 NHL season is set to begin on Tuesday night with a doubleheader on ESPN and ESPN+, but we're looking beyond just those two matchups.
Will the Lightning pull off the three-peat? How well will the Kraken do in their first season? And who will take home all of the individual hardware?
We've gathered our cross-platform ESPN hockey family together to predict the winners of each division, along with the Stanley Cup champion and players who will win all of the major awards.
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Best bets for the 2021-22 season
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The NHL season opened on Oct. 12. The season will showcase 103 exclusive regular-season games across ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu and ABC and more than 1,000 out-of-market games will be available on ESPN+.
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