Round 1 Predictions
2020-04-05St.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)
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
Round 1 Predictions
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