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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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News

Season over and matchups set. 

Habs make it in on last night 

Panarin - Rangers paid out employee after sex assoult allegations

Ovechkin says he will play next year - final year of contract

Points Leaders 

Overall 

Kucherov 37 84 121  

MacKinnon 32 84 116 

Draisaitl 52 54 106

McDavid gets 8th 100 point season - tied with Dionne for 3rd most 

 

Defence

Makar 30 62 92

Werenski 23 59 82 

Hughes 16 60 76 

 

Rookies

Hutson 6 60 66

Michkov 26 37 63

Celebrini 25 38 63

Hutson wins Calder? 

 

Goalies 

Stolarz .926 

Hellebuyck .925 

Kuemper .922 

 

Guess the 5th 

Regular Season predictions review

Connections LAST WEEK  - Brady Tkachuk, Rasmus Ristolainen, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin

THIS WEEK  - Dineen, Lowry, Patrick, Brind'amour

 

Brackets 

WPG v STL 

Closer than you might think 

Hellebuyck + Higher end Scoring give Jets edge 

DAL v COL

Tough series to call

COL higher top end with Makar and MacKinnon 

DAL better goaltending 

VGK v MIN

Not close - VGK better in all dept except goaltending

Is Gustavsson that much better than Hill? 

 

LAK v EDM

EDM limping in - no Ekholm for 1st rnd

LAK have big edge in net 

 

TOR v OTT

another one closer than might think

TOR not strong by fancy stats OTT a bit better by xGF

Goaltending even if Ullmark healthy

Offence edge goes to TO 

 

TBL v FLA

Overall game play FLA much better

SH% and SV% TBL has edge

 

WSH v MTL

Fancy Stats WSH much better

WSH has edge in SH% and SV% 

 

CAR v NJD 

Fancy stats not close - CAR best in NHL

Goaltending for both teams not good. NJD has slight edge

 

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