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2024 NHL Season Predictions

he NHL Tonight: First Shift crew break down their predictions for winners in each conference for the 2024 NHL season

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NYR@BOS: Minten, Peterka and Kastelic lift Bruins to 3-0 lead over Rangers

Forsling nets overtime winner

FLA@CAR: Forsling breaks the ice and wins it in overtime

Connelly scores in NHL debut

CHI@VGK: Connelly buries the rebound for his first NHL goal in debut

Hurricanes raise 2026 Stanley Cup champions banner

FLA@CAR: Hurricanes honor 2026 Stanley Cup championship team pregame

Nylander scores first goal of 2026-27 season

MTL@TOR: Nylander strikes in opening minute with first of 26-27 season

ESPN's tribute to late Barry Melrose

FLA@CAR: ESPN crew honors late Barry Melrose on broadcast

Bouchard rings it off the post

VAN@EDM: Bouchard rips it in off the post from a distance for equalizer

Anderson swats puck home in front

MTL@TOR: Anderson bats puck home out of midair

Markstrom blanks Hurricanes in season opener

FLA@CAR: Markstrom tallies 26th career shutout, 1st of 2026-27 season

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Hurricanes' Storm Surge with Stanley Cup

FLA@CAR: Staal, Hurricanes perform Storm Surge before their season opener

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Celebrini rings it off the crossbar

SJS@VGK: Celebrini goes bardown to double the lead

McDavid doubles the lead

CGY@EDM: McDavid nets one-timer from a sharp angle

DeBrusk rips in go-ahead goal

SEA@VAN: DeBrusk hammers it top shelf for late lead

Kreider's first of the preseason

OTT@MTL: Kreider chips home shot in front

Crosby rips one bardown on the rush

PIT@BUF: Crosby rips a heavy clapper home under the crossbar

Lightning top Panthers in shootout

TBL@FLA: Holmberg and Rautiainen lift Lightning to shootout victory

Vejmelka blanks Avalanche

COL@UTA: Vejmelka earns preseason shutout against Avalanche

Sennecke nets PPG on beautiful passing play

ANA@LAK: Sennecke finishes tic-tac-toe for PPG

Berggren breaks through for the Blues

STL@CHI: Berggren battles for the puck and scores

Dobson hammers a PPG

OTT@MTL: Dobson unloads a slap shot from the point for PPG

Montour drills PPG for game opener

SEA@VAN: Montour hammers home PPG from the point to break the ice

Blake nets PPG on power move to the net

CAR@NSH: Blake drives to the net for PPG

Zuccarello nets PPG in Kings preseason debut

ANA@LAK: Panarin centers to Zuccarello for PPG

Frank rips a PPG

WSH@PHI: Frank extends the lead to 3-1 with a PPG in 2nd

Mercuri kicks off scoring

TBL@FLA: Abruzzese sets up Mercuri's opening goal in the 1st

McBain opens scoring

COL@UTA: McBain and Hayton combine for game's opening goal