NHL Predictions for 2017-18 season Art Ross

It’s all about point production isn’t it? The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in total points at the end of the regular season. Last year’s winner was Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers who scored 100 points and was the only player to hit the century mark.

Did you know that the league average in points last season was 20.2?  With all of the youth in the league expect that to rise slightly this season.  Here are our predictions for the top 20 point producers for the upcoming 2017-18 NHL season along with our predictions for point totals.

NHL Predictions for 2017-18: Art Ross Trophy

Here is our predictions for the top 20 NHL players in terms of regular season points (along with predicted point totals) for the 2017-18 NHL season.

  1. Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers – 111 points
  2. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning – 94 points
  3. Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks – 91 points
  4. Nicklas Backstom – Washington Capitals – 88 points
  5. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins – 87 points
  6. Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres – 85 points
  7. John Tavares – New York Islanders – 82 points
  8. Vladimir Tarasenko – St. Louis Blues – 80 points
  9. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets – 80 points
  10. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins – 79 points
  11. Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators – 76 points
  12. Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins – 75 points
  13. Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs – 75 points
  14. Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars – 74 points
  15. Steven Stankos – Tampa Bay Lightning – 72 points
  16. Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks – 71 points
  17. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers – 70 points
  18. Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars – 69 points
  19. Artemi Panarin – Columbus Blue Jackets – 68 points
  20. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning – 68 points

You can check out last year’s standings here: https://www.nhl.com/standings