The Stanley Cup Qualifiers have been completed, so now it is time for the actual playoffs. There were some significant changes from the expected outcomes based on season series that I posted back in May, so I will do it again, mainly in a pathetic attempt to put some sports related content on the blog. As always, this method has never picked the eventual champion, but sooner or later, I'm sure it will.
Eastern Conference
The quarterfinals:
#1 Philadelphia over #12 Montreal (2-1)
#2 Tampa Bay over #9 Columbus (1-0)
#3 Washington over #7 NY Islanders (2-2, 14-14 goals, Washington advances on better record)
#4 Boston over #6 Carolina (1-0)
Reseeding for the conference semifinals:
#1 Philadelphia over #4 Boston (4-1)
#3 Washington over #2 Tampa Bay (3-1)
Eastern Conference Final
Philadelphia over Washington (4-0-1)
Top seeded Flyers win the East.
Western Conference
Quarterfinals:
#1 Vegas over #12 Chicago (2-1)
#11 Arizona over #2 Colorado (1-0-1)
#8 Calgary over #3 Dallas (2-1)
#7 Vancouver over #4 St. Louis (2-1)
Reseeding for the conference semifinals:
#1 Vegas over #11 Arizona (2-1)
#8 Calgary over #7 Vancouver (2-1)
Western Conference Final:
Vegas over Calgary (3-0)
The #1 seed Knights take the West.
Stanley Cup Final
Philadelphia over Vegas 1-1, 10-7 on goals
So the Flyers will be the asterisk winners. Of course, as this prediction method has never been right over about six attempts, the only guarantee is that another club will win. Update; Flyers are out after the second round.
Update after first round: Although Philadelphia and Vegas are still alive, the season series winners completely change now that Arizona, Calgary, and Washington are out. The East Final sees the Islanders over Tampa Bay, while the West is interesting in that Dallas won the season series 1-0-1 over Vegas, but the Golden Knights won the seeding game between the two, so it depends on whether you include that seeding game. Both teams beat the Islanders 1-0-1.
Update after the second round: All four series were won by the team that took the season series. I include the seeding game, so Vegas will win the Cup over the Islanders.
As for a personal prediction, I'm taking
Best,
Sean
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