NHL Atlantic Division Odds, Picks, Predictions 2022-23: Maple Leafs Enter as Team to Beat
The Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Tampa Bay Lightning are the current favorites to win the Atlantic Division in 2022-23. The other teams in the division are Buffalo, Ottawa, Detroit and Montreal. The division is divided into four divisions. There is a significant gap between the playoff teams and the other divisional teams.
The Maple Leafs finished with 115 points and .701 points percentage last season. They replaced their goalkeeping duo with Matt Murray and Ilya Samsonov. The team is a public one and is not very popular in the market. Caesars offers the team +230 odds.
The Panthers had the best regular season in the league in 2021-2022. They finished with 122 points and a .744 points percentage. Then they replaced head coach Andrew Brunette with Paul Maurice and traded Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar to the Calgary Flames for star winger Matthew Tkachuk.
The Lightning reached the Stanley Cup Final in each of the past three seasons. They won in 2020 and 2021 before losing in the Final to Colorado last season. The Lightning played to a .696 points percentage over the last five seasons and are perennial contenders.
Bruins have signed Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci for another season. Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy and Matt Grzelcyk are recovering from offseason surgeries and could miss the first few months of the season, so they might not be as good as they were last season and might struggle to win the division.
The Ottawa Senators made big splashes in the offseason. Ottawa traded for Alex DeBrincat and Cam Talbot and signed Claude Giroux. The Senators are a long shot to win the Atlantic Division, but they are worth tracking.
The Red Wings had 74 points last season and signed goaltender Ville Husso, defensemen Ben Chiarot and Olli Maatta, plus forwards DavidPerron, Andrew Copp, and Dominik Kubalik.
Sabres had 75 points last season. They haven't won a game since the 2011-2012 season and haven’t finished with a winning record since 2011. Barstool has the Sabres priced at +10000 to win the division.
Canadiens finished with the worst record in the league last season. Martin St. Louis took over as head coach. The team has some forward depth but their defense is mostly unproven. Their goalie is questionable without Carey Price.
The Maple Leafs are the team to beat in the NHL Atlantic Division.
Maple Leafs are the team to beat in the NHL Atlantic Division.
