<p>Welcome to the conclusion of Daily Faceoff Stanley Cup Ingredients 2024-25. I’ve developed a formula consisting of seven common traits among recent Stanley Cup champions, using the previous 10 seasons as the sample to study.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/stanley-cup-ingredients-2025-part-1-team-weight-toronto-maple-leafs-heaviest">You can click here for a more detailed breakdown</a>&nbsp;of the inspiration for the formula and how accurately it has predicted teams going deep in the playoffs.</p>



<p>I broke down the Stanley Cup ingredients in seven parts:</p>



<p>1. <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/stanley-cup-ingredients-2025-part-1-team-weight-toronto-maple-leafs-heaviest">Team Weight</a> –&nbsp;Are you one of the 10 heaviest teams in the NHL by average player weight?</p>



<p>2. <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/stanley-cup-ingredients-part-2-top-10-scorers-edmonton-oilers-mcdavid-draisaitl">Top-10 Scorer(s)</a> –&nbsp;Do you have a player with 50 or more games played who ranks top-10 in points per game?</p>



<p>3. <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/stanley-cup-ingredients-part-3-top-10-goalie-connor-hellebuyck-winnipeg-jets">Top-10 Goalie</a> – Do you have a goalie who has played at least half your games and sits top-10 in save percentage?</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="132"></div>



<p>4. <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/stanley-cup-ingredients-part-4-expected-goal-differential-advanced-stats-hurricanes-kings-oilers">Expected Goal Differential</a> –&nbsp;Do you rank top-10 in the NHL in 5-on-5 expected goal differential?</p>



<p>5. <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news">Penalty-Killing Efficiency</a> –&nbsp;Does your PK rank in the top two thirds of the NHL?</p>



<p>6. <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/stanley-cup-ingredients-2024-25-part-6-stanley-cup-rings-championships-islanders">Stanley Cup Rings</a> – Do you have at least one player who has won the Cup before?</p>



<p>7. <a href="https://publish.dailyfaceoff.com/stanley-cup-ingredients-2024-25-part-7-trade-deadline-deals-rantanen-barbashev-tarasenko/">Trade Deadline Acquisitions</a> – Did you acquire at least one NHL roster player within two months of the Deadline this season?</p>



<p>Now, the best part: applying the formula to all 32 teams to see who shares the most ingredients with the past 10 Stanley Cup champions.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Team</strong></td><td><strong>Heavy</strong></td><td><strong>Top Scorer</strong></td><td><strong>Top Goalie</strong></td><td><strong>xGA diff.</strong></td><td><strong>Top-21 PK</strong></td><td><strong>Cup Ring(s)</strong></td><td><strong>Trade(s)</strong></td><td><strong>TOTAL</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Anaheim</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Boston</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Buffalo</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Calgary</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Carolina</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Chicago</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Colorado</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Columbus</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Dallas</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Detroit</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Edmonton</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Florida</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Los Angeles</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Minnesota</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Montreal</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Nashville</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>New Jersey</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>NY Islanders</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>NY Rangers</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Ottawa</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Philadelphia</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Pittsburgh</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>San Jose</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Seattle</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>St. Louis</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Tampa Bay</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Toronto</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Utah</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Vancouver</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Vegas</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Washington</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Winnipeg</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>6</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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<p><em>Data through games completed April 6</em></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Most Stanley Cup Ingredients, 2024-25 NHL teams</h2>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">MICHELIN STAR</h3>



<p>Colorado Avalanche – 6<br>Edmonton Oilers – 6<br>Los Angeles Kings – 6<br>Winnipeg Jets – 6</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">DELICIOUS</h3>



<p>Dallas Stars – 5<br>Seattle Kraken – 5<br>Tampa Bay Lightning – 5<br>Toronto Maple Leafs – 5<br>Vegas Golden Knights – 5<br>Washington Capitals – 5</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="140"></div>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">COULD USE A PINCH OF SALT</h3>



<p>Carolina Hurricanes – 4<br>Florida Panthers – 4<br>Minnesota Wild – 4<br>NY Rangers – 4<br>Ottawa Senators – 4</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">BLAND</h3>



<p>Calgary Flames – 3<br>Chicago Blackhawks – 3<br>Detroit Red Wings – 3<br>Montreal Canadiens – 3<br>Nashville Predators – 3<br>New Jersey Devils – 3<br>Philadelphia Flyers – 3<br>Pittsburgh Penguins – 3<br>Vancouver Canucks – 3</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">SEND IT BACK</h3>



<p>Anaheim Ducks – 2<br>Boston Bruins – 2<br>Buffalo Sabres – 2<br>Columbus Blue Jackets – 2<br>San Jose Sharks – 2<br>Utah Hockey Club – 2</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">CALL THE HEALTH INSPECTOR</h3>



<p>New York Islanders – 1<br>St. Louis Blues – 1</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Key takeaways</h2>



<p>– The top two tiers contain all four division leaders this season, and 13 of the 15 teams in the top three tiers occupied playoff positions through play April 6. The formula works, I tell ya!<br><br>– Good luck surviving the Western Conference. The top tier consists of only West teams, while the second tier contains three more. The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/winnipeg-jets/line-combinations">Jets</a>, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/dallas-stars/line-combinations">Stars</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/colorado-avalanche/line-combinations">Avs</a> and the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/vegas-golden-knights/line-combinations">Golden Knights</a>, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/los-angeles-kings/line-combinations">Kings</a> and <a href="https://oilersnation.com/">Oilers</a> are going to kill each other in the first two rounds, and the winner of the divisional bracket will likely get one of those other three teams as reward at the end.<br><br>– The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/st-louis-blues/line-combinations">Blues</a> <em>leap </em>off the page, tying for dead last with just one Stanley Cup ingredient. Does that mean we should temper our enthusiasm over just-completed epic 12-game winning streak? They don’t stand out in any area, they rank as a below-average defensive team, and they have the second-highest PDO in the league since the 4 Nations, during which they’ve gone a staggering 18-3-2. But it’s worth noting that their play driving has also improved a ton during that span, especially in their defensive work, so their poor score in the formula largely reflects their bad start to the year before Jim Montgomery replaced Drew Bannister as coach.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="2" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="286"></div>



<p>– On the flip side, why do the lowly <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/seattle-kraken/line-combinations">Kraken</a> fare so well? It’s a bit deceiving. They’re a “yes” in the trade category because they made deals, but those were seller trades. They also earned one yes for merely having a top-21 penalty kill in the league. They don’t have an elite scorer or a strong showing in expected goal differential; in other words, they lack some of the baseline needs of an actual good hockey team.</p>



<p>– The <a href="https://oilersnation.com/">Oilers</a>, health permitting, remain exactly what we thought they were: great in all facets of the game save for their obvious weakness, goaltending. Their 2024 Cup Final counterparts, the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/florida-panthers/line-combinations">Panthers</a>, check fewer boxes than they did last year, but their ceiling remains sky-high if their top talents, such as Matthew Tkachuk, are healthy in time for the postseason.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="3" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="138"></div>



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