Round 1 Predictions

St.Louis Blues  @ Arizona Coyotes
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GM Battle:  Stu Lap (STL) vs.  Hans Pettersson (ARI)
Season Points:  STL - 106   ARI - 108
Point Leaders: Ryan O'Reilly (STL) - 80 PTS  /  Carl Soderberg (ARI) - 91 PTS
Goalie Leaders: Jordin Binnington (STL) - 2.60 G.A.A. 0.915 PCT / Darcy Kuemper (ARI) - 2.24 G.A.A. 0.925 PCT
Prediction: Blues in 7

Edmonton Oilers @ Vegas Golden Knights
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GM Battle: Ryan Schurman (EDM) vs. Adam Buckingham (VEG)
Season Points:  EDM - 101   VEG - 104
Point Leaders: Connor McDavid (EDM) - 91 PTS  /  Alex Pietrangelo (VEG) - 73 PTS
Goalie Leaders: Mikko Koskinen (EDM) - 2.69 G.A.A. 0.915 PCT / Marc-Andre Fleury (VEG) - 2.51 G.A.A. 0.920 PCT
Prediction: Vegas in 7

Winnipeg Jets @ Nashille Predators
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GM Battle: Kevin Reynolds (WPG) vs. Steve Clarke (NSH)
Season Points:  WPG - 95   NSH - 111
Point Leaders: Blake Wheeler (WPG) - 77 PTS  /  Tomas Hertl (NSH) - 91 PTS
Goalie Leaders: Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) - 2.66 G.A.A. 0.913 PCT / Pekke Rinne (NSH) - 2.55 G.A.A. 0.912 PCT
Prediction: Nashille in 6

Dallas Stars @ Chicago Blackhawks
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GM Battle: Gary Brown (DAL) vs. Glenn Penny (CHI)
Season Points:  DAL - 108   CHI - 109
Point Leaders: Tyler Seguin (DAL) - 101 PTS  /  Jonathan Toews (CHI) - 104 PTS
Goalie Leaders: Ben Bishop (DAL) - 1.99 G.A.A. 0.935 PCT / Robin Lehner (CHI) - 2.27 G.A.A. 0.926 PCT
Prediction: Hawks in 7.

 
Detroit Red Wings @ Washington Capitals
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GM Battle: Patrick Johnson (DET) vs. Shane Powell (WSH)
Season Points:  DET - 97   WSH - 106
Point Leaders: Ryan Suter (DET) - 61 PTS  /  Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) - 76 PTS
Goalie Leaders: Jimmy Howard (DET) - 2.55 G.A.A. 0.916 PCT / Brayden Holtby (WSH) - 2.67 G.A.A. 0.915 PCT
Prediction: Capitals in 7

Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadephia Flyers
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GM Battle: John Vonk (PIT) vs. Steph Boud (PHI)
Season Points:  PIT - 96   PHI - 100
Point Leaders: Sidney Crosby (PIT) - 97 PTS  /  Sean Couturier (PHI) - 88 PTS
Goalie Leaders: Matt Murray (PIT)  - 2.92 G.A.A. 0.908 PCT / Carter Hart (PHI) - 2.56 G.A.A. 0.914 PCT
Prediction: Penguins in 6

New York Islanders @ Tampa Bay Lightning
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GM Battle: Derek Loftus (NYI) vs. Jeremy Hiemstra (TB)
Season Points:  NYI - 94   TB - 111
Point Leaders: Patrick Kane (NYI) - 79 PTS  /  Nikita Kucherov (TB) - 87 PTS
Goalie Leaders: Thomas Greiss (NYI) - 2.48 G.A.A. 0.919 PCT / Andrei Vasilevskiy - 2.29 G.A.A. 0.927 PCT
Prediction: Lightning in 4

Florida Panthers @ Boston Bruins
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GM Battle: Ian Henderson (FLA) vs. Grant Cummming (BOS)
Season Points:  FLA - 99   BOS - 102
Point Leaders: Aleksander Barkov (FLA) - 94 PTS  /  Brad Marchand & Patrice Bergeron (BOS) - 94 PTS
Goalie Leaders: Sergei Bobrosky (FLA) - 2.64 G.A.A. 0.911 PCT / Tuuka Rask (BOS) - 2.99 G.A.A. 0.904 PCT
Prediction: Bruins in 5 (Hottest team heading into playoffs with 11 Game Win Streak)

Stephane Boud

Yotes in 7 Vagas in 6 Preds in 5 Hawks in 6 Wings in 7 (only because it’s wishful thinking) Flyers in 5 Lightning in 5 Bruins in 6

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