With the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments right around the corner, we were inspired for a little March Madness of our own.
Specifically, who are the postseason tournament legends for all 32 NHL teams? With the help of the NHL’s official records site, here are the top career playoff scorers for each of the league’s teams.
How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors sends in a 1-32 poll based on the games through Wednesday, which generates our master list.
Note: Previous ranking for each team refers to the previous edition, published March 7. Points percentages are through Thursday’s games.
Previous ranking: 2
Points percentage: 71.21%
Alex Ovechkin. Who else could it be? As he chases down that other record this regular season, Ovi eyes another long postseason run where he can add to his franchise-leading career total of 141 points in 151 playoff games.
Next seven days: @ SJ (March 15), vs. DET (March 18), vs. PHI (March 20)
Previous ranking: 1
Points percentage: 71.21%
Blake Wheeler. It’s here we mention that this franchise’s totals include their heritage as the Atlanta Thrashers: Keith Tkachuk and Pascal Dupuis each had three points in their lone playoff appearance, a sweep, in 2007. At least for…
