NHL 25 Season Simulation Predicts New York Rangers Winning Stanley Cup

With the NHL season underway, EA Sports has revealed its annual season simulation with NHL 25. This year the simulation predicts the New York Rangers over the Edmonton Oilers in a seven-game series for their first Stanley Cup since 1994. Below are some of the highlights from the sim, including top point scorers, NHL awards and storylines for the season.

• Top 10 Point Scorers
  
  

  • 1. Connor McDavid – 147
  • 2. Nathan MacKinnon – 139
  • 3. Nikita Kucherov – 125
  • 4. Auston Matthews – 124
  • 5. Leon Draisaitl – 122
  • 6. Jack Hughes – 122
  • 7. David Pastrnak – 116
  • 8. Mikko Rantanen – 114
  • 9. Elias Pettersson – 109
  • 10. Connor Bedard – 105

Additional Storylines for 2024-25 Season

• Auston Matthews with 75 goals this season putting him 8th all-time and the first with a 70-goal season since Brett Hull in 1992 
• Connor Bedard as a Top 10 point scorer for the first time in only his second NHL season
• The Edmonton Oilers losing in seven games in the Stanley Cup Finals for the second year in a row
• Despite 3 Canadian teams atop their respective divisions, the Canada drought for winning the Cup continues 31 years later
• The Utah Hockey Club making the playoffs as an expansion team
• The San Jose Sharks having an improved season on the back of Macklin Celebrini