The Last of the Zeroes

It's still early in the season, with every team playing at least 4 games (some up to 6). Still, there are a few teams that sit near the bottom of the standings, having failed to register a win of some kind. Here are the remaining three winless teams, along with their next five games and when they will likely end up with a W.

Note: when I started writing the Kings and Oilers were also winless. The message here: procrastination is a hard habit to get rid of...and also: really Edmonton? couldn't be inept for one more game?

Anaheim Ducks

Current Record: 0-3-1   1PT

Next 5 Games:
vs. Minnesota Wild (October 18)
@ Nashville Predators (October 22)
@ Minnesota Wild (October 24)
@ Chicago Blackhawks (October 26)
@ Dallas Stars (October 27)

Most Likely to Win: against Minnesota tonight.

This team is too good to be winless this long. They are not getting the bounces early on in the season. Four games in, and there shooting percentage is at a paltry 0.78% (less than A percent!) and there PDO is at 0.927, pretty far from even (1.000). All this despite being able to control possession in three of four games this season. It's only a matter of time until things start going there way, and tonight seems like a good night for things to normalize.


Columbus Blue Jackets

Current Record: 0-6-0   0PTS

Next 5 Games:
vs. New York Islanders (October 20)
@ Minnesota Wild (October 22)
@ Colorado Avalanche (October 24)
@ New Jersey Devils (October 27)
@ Washington Capitals (October 30)

Most Likely to Win: at Colorado on Saturday

The Cinderella pick to possibly take a playoff spot this year is freefalling early in the season. They are the only team on this list to not even have a point in the standings. Just like the Ducks, the Blue Jackets are suffering from a horrid PDO (0.899), but this time it's due to a lack of goaltending. Sergei Bobrovsky is not playing well and Curtis McElhinney hasn't been much better in relief. It's not going to be easier for 'Lumbus, as they face the Islanders and Wild in their next two games. Their best chance to get a win will come later in the week, as they make stops in Colorado and New Jersey (a possible battle of winless teams). If they fail to win this week, then it may look like a winless month for the Blue Jackets, as they face the Capitals to close out October.


New Jersey Devils

Current Record: 0-3-1   1PT

Next 5 Games:
@ New York Rangers (October 18)
vs. Arizona Coyotes (October 20)
@ Ottawa Senators (October 22)
@ Buffalo Sabres (October 24)
vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (October 27)

Most Likely to Win: against Buffalo on Saturday

This season wasn't going to be a pretty one for the Devils and it's showing early. That being said, their schedule coming up is seems favourable to them. The Rangers aside, the Devils face a off-to-a-good-start Coyotes, an ok Sens team, a still rebuilding Buffalo, and a hurting (mentally) Blue Jackets. New Jersey might struggle through the season, but their winless streak should end sometime this week.