Fantasy Hockey Forecast: Shocking Breakouts and Unexpected Heroes of the 2025-26 NHL Season
Ultimately, that’s what drives my fascination with this particular scenario: there are just a lot of candidates right now who, while not probable to hit the 100-point mark, are at least within the realm of possibility, so to have two of them accomplish it in the same campaign is far from impossible.
The Nashville Predators Will Finish With 100+ Points
Although a Predators rebound is far from a safe bet, it does feel meaningfully tamer than my previous pick. Still, I couldn’t help myself. Nashville was one of the most interesting stories of 2024-25, adding two talented scorers over the offseason in Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault, only to see the team’s offense completely collapse — the Predators scored just 2.59 goals per game in 2024-25, down from 3.24 in the previous regular season — resulting in a 30-44-8 record. There is reason for some cautious optimism, though. Per Moneypuck, Nashville finished with a goals-for above expected of -52.11. What that suggests is that part of the Predators’ problem might have been exceptionally bad puck luck. Their goals-for above expected was by far the worst in the league, and the worst of any team since the 2015-16 Maple Leafs, which finished at -62.52. In terms of xGoals, the Predators finished 2024-25 with 264.11, which was good for 10th place.
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