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2023-24 NHL picks: Stanley Cup, division winners, awards

The 2023-24 NHL season begins Tuesday night with a tripleheader on ESPN and ESPN+, but we're looking beyond those games.

Will the Vegas Golden Knights repeat as Stanley Cup champs? Which team will top the standings in each division? Who will take home all of the individual hardware?

We've gathered our cross-platform ESPN hockey family together to predict the winners of each division, along with the Stanley Cup champion and the players who will win all of the major awards.

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Power Rankings, key intel

Jump ahead:
Atlantic | Metropolitan
Central | Pacific | Cup
Hart | Ross | Richard
Norris | Vezina | Calder

Atlantic Division

Sean Allen: Maple Leafs
Blake Bolden: Panthers
John Buccigross: Panthers
Ryan Callahan: Maple Leafs
Cassie Campbell-Pascall: Maple Leafs
Sachin Chandan: Panthers
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