NHL season preview: Power Rankings, X factors, predictions

After a wild offseason that included multiple superstars joining or leaving the Calgary Flames, opening night of the 2022-23 NHL season is fast approaching.

ESPN will be your home for hockey, including a doubleheader Tuesday night, with Tampa Bay Lightning-New York Rangers at 7:30 ET, followed by Vegas Golden Knights-Los Angeles Kings at 10 ET.

We mentioned the Flames, but every team made changes this offseason. We're here to help get you up to speed with intel on all 32 teams, including the key players who were added or subtracted, best- and worst-case scenarios, X factors and fantasy tips, plus bold predictions.

Our season preview is also the first edition of our ESPN power rankings for 2022-23, which provide the order in which these teams are presented. The rankings were formulated through votes from ESPN hockey broadcasters, analysts and reporters, and will appear weekly on ESPN.com.

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Note: Thanks as always to CapFriendly for salary and contract data. Advanced stats are from Hockey Reference, Natural Stat Trick and Evolving Hockey. Kristen Shilton profiled the teams in the Eastern Conference, while Ryan S. Clark handled the Western Conference clubs. Fantasy outlook for each team is courtesy of Victoria Matiash and Sean Allen. Stanley Cup odds are courtesy Caesars Sportsbook.

Jump to:ANA | ARI | BOS | BUFCGY | CAR | CHI | COLCBJ | DAL | DET | EDMFLA | LA | MIN | MTLNSH | NJ | NYI | NYROTT | PHI | PIT | SJSEA | STL | TB | TORVAN | VGS | WSH | WPG

Last season: 56-19-7 (119 points), won Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup odds: +400

Key players added: D Brad Hunt, G Alexandar Georgiev, F Evan Rodrigues, F Lukas Sedlak

Key players lost: F Nicolas Aube-Kubel, F Andre Burakovsky, F Nazem