The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here and we breakdown the first round series and make our predictions right through to the Stanley Cup Champion. We also have a look at our preseason predictions and review the final points leaders.
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Laviolette and Bylsma out as coaches
Play off Series
Leafs 3 Sens 1
Overall play Leafs have been better other than game 1
Sens controlled play but Leafs got all the goals
2 OT Games
Big diff between xGF and CF
Core 4 producing
Stolarz steady
Any concerns?
Panthers 2 Lightning 1
Hagel suspension on Barkov
Tkachuk late hit on Guentzel
Captials 3 Canadiens 1 -
bench shenanigans - Anderson / Wilson fined for unsportsmanlike
Total goals 9-9
Canadiens dominated Game 3
Hurricanes 3 Devils 1
Devils outscoring at 5 v 5 4-3 in series
xGF very even
Goaltending - thought would be weak, but good both sides
Could easily go long
Guess the 5th
Kings 2 Oilers 2
All the goals LAK 16 EDM 14
8-8 in 5v5 goals
PP 7-2 LAK
Oilers PK% 41.7 - can only get better!
Last year Oilers PK was near perfect
Oilers D
Skinner / Pickard?
Kuemper only OK so far.
Wild 2 Golden Knights 2
Vegas has been by far better team statistically
Except for SV%
Haven’t watched but numbers not good for Hill
Avalance 2 Stars 2
Dallas - 7 goals in 4 games and vs 13 for COL
Overall AVS dominant - should win the series
Jets 2 Blues 2
Crazy flip for game 3 - Jets dominant in Games 1 and 2
Got crushed in game 3 in all stats
Hellebuyck solid for first 2 games - should be fine
Connections
This Week - Terry Crisp, Larry Robinson, Al Arbour, Jacques Lemaire
Crazy Stat - Ken Griffey Jr.
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