Welcome to The Athletic‘s 2019-20 NHL season previews, where I will take a deep dive into how good or bad each team is expected to be, what a team’s chances of success are, which players are driving that and why.



I will be previewing one team each day over the next month starting from the projected worst team and ending with the projected best, based on my model.



Here’s how the season is expected to shake out, with links to each preview:



31. Ottawa Senators



Projected points: 71.2 pointsPlayoff chances: 1 percentStanley Cup chances: 0.002 percent



30. Detroit Red Wings



Projected points: 73.7 pointsPlayoff chances: 2 percentStanley Cup chances: 0.01 percent



29. Los Angeles Kings



Projected points: 78.8 pointsPlayoff chances: 8 percentStanley Cup chances: 0.1 percent



28. Buffalo Sabres



Projected points: 80.2 pointsPlayoff chances: 7 percentStanley Cup chances: 0.1...