2023-24 NHL Picks: Stanley Cup, division titles, awards

The 2023-24 NHL season begins with three games on Tuesday nights on and +, but we’re looking beyond just those games.

Will the Vegas Golden Knights win another Stanley Cup? Which team will finish atop each division’s standings? Who will take home all the individual pieces of hardware?

We’re bringing the cross-platform Hockey family together to predict winners in every division, as well as the Stanley Cup champion and players who will win every major award.

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Atlantic | Metropolis
Central | Pacific | Cup
Hart | Ross | Richard
Norris | Vezina | Calder

atlantic division

Sean Allen: maple leaf
Blake Bolden: panthers
John Buchgross: panthers
Ryan Callahan: maple leaf
Cassie Campbell-Pascale: maple leaf
Sachin Chandan: panthers
Ryan Clark: maple leaf
Ray Ferraro: maple leaf
Leah Hestel: maple leaf
Emily Kaplan: maple leaf
Tim Kavanagh: maple leaf
Hillary Clinton: lightning
Peter Lawrence Riddle: maple leaf
Steve Levy: maple leaf
Vince Massey: maple leaf
Victoria Matthias: maple leaf
Sean McDonald: maple leaf
Mark Messier: maple leaf
AJ Mleczko: maple leaf
Mike Monaco: maple leaf
Alda Okar: maple leaf
Christine Hilton: maple leaf
Bob Wishusen: maple leaf
Greg Wyszynski: maple leaf

total: Maple Leafs(20), Panthers(3), Lightning(1)

Metro Division

Sean Allen: hurricane
Blake Bolden: hurricane
John Buchgross: devil
Ryan Callahan: devil
Cassie Campbell-Pascale: penguin
Sachin Chandan: penguin
Ryan Clark: devil
Ray Ferraro: devil
Leah Hestel: devil
Emily Kaplan: hurricane
Tim Kavanagh: devil
Hillary Clinton: hurricane
Peter Lawrence-Riddle: devil
Steve Levy: penguin
Vince Massey: hurricane
Victoria Matthias: devil
Sean McDonald: hurricane
Mark Messier: hurricane
AJ Mleczko: devil
Mike Monaco: hurricane
Alda Okar: devil
Christine Hilton: hurricane
Bob Wishusen: hurricane
Greg Wyszynski: devil

total: Demon(11), Hurricane(10), Penguin(3)

Central Division

Sean Allen: Star
Blake Bolden: Star
John Buchgross: avalanche
Ryan Callahan: avalanche
Cassie Campbell-Pascale: avalanche
Sachin Chandan: Star
Ryan Clark: avalanche
Ray Ferraro: avalanche
Leah Hestel: Star
Emily Kaplan: avalanche
Tim Kavanagh: avalanche
Hillary Clinton: avalanche
Peter Lawrence-Riddle: Star
Steve Levy: wilderness
Vince Massey: Star
Victoria Matthias: avalanche
Sean McDonald: avalanche
Mark Messier: avalanche
AJ Mleczko: Star
Mike Monaco: Star
Alda Okar: Star
Christine Hilton: Star
Bob Wishusen: Star
Greg Wyszynski: avalanche

total: Avalanche(12), Star(11), Wild(1)

Pacific Division

Sean Allen: Oiler
Blake Bolden: king
John Buchgross: Oiler
Ryan Callahan: Oiler
Cassie Campbell-Pascale: Oiler
Sachin Chandan: Kraken
Ryan Clark: Golden Knights
Ray Ferraro: Oiler
Leah Hestel: Golden Knights
Emily Kaplan: Oiler
Tim Kavanagh: king
Hillary Clinton: Oiler
Peter Lawrence-Riddle: Oiler
Steve Levy: Golden Knights
Vince Massey: Oiler
Victoria Matthias: Oiler
Sean McDonald: Golden Knights
Mark Messier: Oiler
AJ Mleczko: Golden Knights
Mike Monaco: Oiler
Alda Okar: Oiler
Christine Hilton: Oiler
Bob Wishusen: king
Greg Wyszynski: Oiler

total: Oilers (15), Golden Knights (5), Kings (3), Kraken (1)

stanley cup champion

Sean Allen: maple leaf
Blake Bolden: king
John Buchgross: avalanche
Ryan Callahan: hurricane
Cassie Campbell-Pascale: avalanche
Sachin Chandan: Star
Ryan Clark: Golden Knights
Ray Ferraro: Oiler
Leah Hestel: hurricane
Emily Kaplan: Golden Knights
Tim Kavanagh: Star
Hillary Clinton: avalanche
Peter Lawrence-Riddle: hurricane
Steve Levy: maple leaf
Vince Massey: hurricane
Victoria Matthias: avalanche
Sean McDonald: hurricane
Mark Messier: Golden Knights
AJ Mleczko: hurricane
Mike Monaco: hurricane
Alda Okar: maple leaf
Christine Hilton: hurricane
Bob Wishusen: hurricane
Greg Wyszynski: Oiler

total: Hurricanes (9), Avalanche (4), Maple Leafs (3), Golden Knights (3), Stars (2), Oilers (2), Kings (1)

Hart Trophy (MVP)

Sean Allen: Auston Matthews
Blake Bolden: Matthew Tkachuk
John Buchgross: Connor McDavid
Ryan Callahan: Connor McDavid
Cassie Campbell-Pascale: Connor McDavid
Sachin Chandan: Nathan MacKinnon
Ryan Clark: jack hughes
Ray Ferraro: Connor McDavid
Leah Hestel: Connor McDavid
Emily Kaplan: Connor McDavid
Tim Kavanagh: Auston Matthews
Hillary Clinton: Connor McDavid
Peter Lawrence Riddle: Connor McDavid
Steve Levy: Connor McDavid
Vince Massey: Connor McDavid
Victoria Matthias: Connor McDavid
Sean McDonald: Connor McDavid
Mark Messier: Connor McDavid
AJ Mleczko: Connor McDavid
Mike Monaco: Connor McDavid
Alda Okar: jack hughes
Christine Hilton: Auston Matthews
Bob Wishusen: Connor McDavid
Greg Wyszynski: Elias Pettersson

total: McDavid (16), Matthews (3), Hughes (2), Tkachuk (1), MacKinnon (1), Pettersson (1)

Art Ross Trophy (points leader)

Sean Allen: Connor McDavid
Blake Bolden: David Pastrnak
John Buchgross: Connor McDavid
Ryan Callahan: Connor McDavid
Cassie Campbell-Pascale: Connor McDavid
Sachin Chandan: Connor McDavid
Ryan Clark: Nikita Kucherov
Ray Ferraro: Connor McDavid
Leah Hestel: Connor McDavid
Emily Kaplan: Connor McDavid
Tim Kavanagh: Connor McDavid
Hillary Clinton: Connor McDavid
Peter Lawrence Riddle: Connor McDavid
Steve Levy: Connor McDavid
Vince Massey: Connor McDavid
Victoria Matthias: Connor McDavid
Sean McDonald: Connor McDavid
Mark Messier: Connor McDavid
AJ Mleczko: Connor McDavid
Mike Monaco: Connor McDavid
Alda Okar: Connor McDavid
Christine Hilton: Connor McDavid
Bob Wishusen: Connor McDavid
Greg Wyszynski: Connor McDavid

total: McDavid (22), Pastrnak (1), Kucherov (1)

Rocket Richard Trophy (goal lead)

Sean Allen: Auston Matthews
Blake Bolden: Auston Matthews
John Buchgross: Auston Matthews
Ryan Callahan: Auston Matthews
Cassie Campbell-Pascale: Auston Matthews
Sachin Chandan: Tiger Thompson
Ryan Clark: Connor McDavid
Ray Ferraro: Auston Matthews
Leah Hestel: Auston Matthews
Emily Kaplan: Jason Robertson
Tim Kavanagh: Tiger Thompson
Hillary Clinton: Auston Matthews
Peter Lawrence Riddle: Auston Matthews
Steve Levy: David Pastrnak
Vince Massey: Leon Draisaitl
Victoria Matthias: Mikko Rantanen
Sean McDonald: Connor McDavid
Mark Messier: Auston Matthews
AJ Mleczko: Auston Matthews
Mike Monaco: Auston Matthews
Alda Okar: Auston Matthews
Christine Hilton: David Pastrnak
Bob Wishusen: Connor McDavid
Greg Wyszynski: Connor McDavid

total: Matthews (13), McDavid (4), Thompson (2), Pastrnak (2), Robertson (1), Draisaitl (1), Rantanen (1)

Norris Trophy (Best Defensive Player)

Sean Allen: Rasmus Darling
Blake Bolden: Adam Fox
John Buchgross: Karl Makar
Ryan Callahan: Karl Makar
Cassie Campbell-Pascale: Karl Makar
Sachin Chandan: Rasmus Darling
Ryan Clark: Miro Heiskanen
Ray Ferraro: Karl Makar
Leah Hestel: Miro Heiskanen
Emily Kaplan: Karl Makar
Tim Kavanagh: Adam Fox
Hillary Clinton: Eric Carlson
Peter Lawrence-Riddle: Karl Makar
Steve Levy: Miro Heiskanen
Vince Massey: Miro Heiskanen
Victoria Matthias: Rasmus Darling
Sean McDonald: Eric Carlson
Mark Messier: Karl Makar
AJ Mleczko: Karl Makar
Mike Monaco: Karl Makar
Alda Okar: Quinn Hughes
Christine Hilton: Rasmus Darling
Bob Wishusen: Karl Makar
Greg Wyszynski: Karl Makar

total: Makar (11), Darling (4), Heiskanen (4), Carlson (2), Fox (2), Hughes (1)

Vezina Trophy (Best Goalkeeper)

Sean Allen: Jack Ottinger
Blake Bolden: Ilya Sorokin
John Buchgross: Jack Ottinger
Ryan Callahan: Igor Shesterkin
Cassie Campbell-Pascale: Connor Helleback
Sachin Chandan: Jack Ottinger
Ryan Clark: Yos Saros
Ray Ferraro: Ilya Sorokin
Leah Hestel: Connor Helleback
Emily Kaplan: Ilya Sorokin
Tim Kavanagh: Jack Ottinger
Hillary Clinton: Ilya Sorokin
Peter Lawrence-Riddle: Ilya Sorokin
Steve Levy: Connor Helleback
Vince Massey: Yos Saros
Victoria Matthias: Philip Gustafson
Sean McDonald: Igor Shesterkin
Mark Messier: Igor Shesterkin
AJ Mleczko: Ilya Sorokin
Mike Monaco: Ilya Sorokin
Alda Okar: Ilya Sorokin
Christine Hilton: Igor Shesterkin
Bob Wishusen: Ilya Sorokin
Greg Wyszynski: Yos Saros

total: Sorokin(9), Oettinger(4), Shesterkin(4), Hellebuyck(3), Saros(3), Gustafsson(1)

Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year)

Sean Allen: Connor Bedard
Blake Bolden: Connor Bedard
John Buchgross: Adam Fantilli
Ryan Callahan: Connor Bedard
Cassie Campbell-Pascale: Adam Fantilli
Sachin Chandan: Connor Bedard
Ryan Clark: Connor Bedard
Ray Ferraro: Connor Bedard
Leah Hestel: Connor Bedard
Emily Kaplan: Connor Bedard
Tim Kavanagh: Logan Cooley
Hillary Clinton: Connor Bedard
Peter Lawrence-Riddle: Connor Bedard
Steve Levy: Adam Fantilli
Vince Massey: Logan Cooley
Victoria Matthias: Connor Bedard
Sean McDonald: Connor Bedard
Mark Messier: Connor Bedard
AJ Mleczko: Connor Bedard
Mike Monaco: Connor Bedard
Alda Okar: Connor Bedard
Christine Hilton: Connor Bedard
Bob Wishusen: Connor Bedard
Greg Wyszynski: Logan Cooley

total: Beda(18), Fantilly(3), Cooley(3)