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.