[Other Sport] ***** Official NHL Playoffs 2017/2018 *****

[mlg57]

As you probably all know by now the top three of each division qualify along with the two highest placed finishers regardless of what division they are in.
So at the end of regular season this is what we have, teams in bold qualify:

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Diff L10 Strk
Lightning 82 54 23 5 113 296 236 60 5-4-1 L1
Bruins 82 50 20 12 112 270 214 56 5-3-2 L1
Maple Leafs 82 49 26 7 105 277 232 45 6-4-0 W1
Panthers 82 44 30 8 96 248 246 2 7-2-1 W5
Red Wings 82 30 39 13 73 217 255 -38 4-4-2 L3
Canadiens 82 29 40 13 71 209 264 -55 3-6-1 L1
Senators 82 28 43 11 67 221 291 -70 2-8-0 L2
Sabres 82 25 45 12 62 199 280 -81 2-8-0 L4

Metropolitan Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Diff L10 Strk
Capitals 82 49 26 7 105 259 239 20 8-2-0 W1
Penguins 82 47 29 6 100 272 250 22 6-3-1 W2
Flyers 82 42 26 14 98 251 243 8 6-1-3 W2
Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 97 242 230 12 6-2-2 L2
Devils 82 44 29 9 97 248 244 4 7-2-1 L1
Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 83 228 256 -28 5-5-0 W1
Islanders 82 35 37 10 80 264 296 -32 5-5-0 W3
Rangers 82 34 39 9 77 231 268 -37 2-7-1 L3

Western Conference

Central Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Diff L10 Strk
Predators 82 53 18 11 117 267 211 56 5-4-1 W2
Jets 82 52 20 10 114 277 218 59 9-1-0 W5
Wild 82 45 26 11 101 253 232 21 4-2-4 W1
Avalanche 82 43 30 9 95 257 237 20 4-5-1 W1
Blues 82 44 32 6 94 226 222 4 5-4-1 L1
Stars 82 42 32 8 92 235 225 10 4-6-0 W1
Blackhawks 82 33 39 10 76 229 256 -27 3-5-2 L2

Pacific Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Diff L10 Strk
Golden Knights 82 51 24 7 109 272 228 44 5-3-2 L2
Ducks 82 44 25 13 101 235 216 19 8-1-1 W5
Sharks 82 45 27 10 100 252 229 23 5-4-1 L1
Kings 82 45 29 8 98 239 203 36 6-2-2 L1
Flames 82 37 35 10 84 218 248 -30 2-8-0 W1
Oilers 82 36 40 6 78 234 263 -29 5-4-1 W2
Canucks 82 31 40 11 73 218 264 -46 6-2-2 L1
Coyotes 82 29 41 12 70 208 256 -48 5-4-1 L2


And this is what happens next …

Eastern Conference

Tampa Bay Lightning (0) v New Jersey Devils (0)

Thu 12/04 Tampa Bay v New Jersey
Sat 14/04 Tampa Bay v New Jersey
Mon 16/04 New Jersey v Tampa Bay
Wed 18/04 New Jersey v Tampa Bay
Sat 21/04 Tampa Bay v New Jersey if necessary
Mon 23/04 New Jersey v Tampa Bay if necessary
Wed 25/04 Tampa Bay v New Jersey if necessary

Boston Bruins (0) v Toronto Maple Leafs (0)

Thu 12/04 Boston v Toronto
Sat 14/04 Boston v Toronto
Mon 16/04 Toronto v Boston
Thu 19/04 Toronto v Boston
Sat 21/04 Boston v Toronto if necessary
Mon 23/04 Toronto v Boston if necessary
Wed 25/04 Boston V Toronto if necessary


Washington Capitals (0) v Columbus Blue Jackets (0)

Thu 12/04 Washington v Columbus
Sun 15/04 Washington v Columbus
Tue 17/04 Columbus v Washington
Thu 19/04 Columbus v Washington
Sat 21/04 Washington v Columbus if necessary
Mon 23/04 Columbus v Washington if necessary
Wed 25/04 Washington v Columbus if necessary

Pittsburgh Penguins (0) v Philly Flyers (0)

Wed 11/04 Pittsburgh v Philly
Fri 13/04 Pittsburgh v Philly
Sun 15/04 Philly v Pittsburgh
Wed 18/04 Philly v Pittsburgh
Fri 20/04 Pittsburgh v Philly
Sun 22/04 Philly v Pittsburgh
Tue 24/04 Pittsburgh v Philly

Western Conference

Nashville Predators (0) v Colorado Avalanche (0)

Thu 12/04 Nashville v Colorado
Sat 14/04 Nashville v Colorado
Mon 16/04 Colorado v Nashville
Wed 18/04 Colorado v Nashville
Fri 20/04 Nashville v Colorado if necessary
Sun 22/04 Colorado v Nashville if necessary
Tue 24/04 Nashville v Colorado if necessary

Winnipeg Jets (0) v Minnesota Wild (0)

Wed 11/04 Winnipeg v Minnesota
Fri 13/04 Winnipeg v Minnesota
Sun 15/04 Minnesota v Winnipeg
Tue 17/04 Minnesota v Winnipeg
Fri 20/04 Winnipeg v Minnesota if necessary
Sun 22/04 Minnesota v Winnipeg if necessary
Wed 25/04 Winnipeg v Minnesota if necessary

Vegas Golden Knights (0) v Los Angeles Kings (0)

Wed 11/04 Vegas v LA
Fri 13/04 Vegas v LA
Sun 15/05 LA V Vegas
Tue 17/04 LA v Vegas
Thu 19/04 Vegas v LA if necessary
Sat 21/04 LA v Vegas if necessary
Mon 23/04 Vegas v LA if necessary

San Jose Sharks (0) v Anaheim Mighty Ducks (0)

Thu 12/04 Anaheim v San Jose
Sat 14/04 Anaheim v San Jose
Mon 16/04 San Jose v Anaheim
Wed 18/04 San Jose v Anaheim
Fri 20/04 Anaheim v San Jose if necessary
Sun 22/04 San Jose v Anaheim if necessary
Tue 24/04 Anaheim v San Jose if necessary

 

[RandyWanger]

Canucksfan here from my time in Whistler and Vancouver. Still buzzin from the end of the Coyotes game. #ThankYouSedins Shame the season didn't go as planned. Onwards and upwards.

Pittsburgh Penguins to win the cup.

 

[Lower West Stander]

Rangers fan here from my time living in New York.

Given they were awful this year and didn’t make the playoffs, I’m not that bothered. But would like to see the Lightning do well because of McDonough, Miller and Girardi.

Could say I’d like to see Nash do well for the Bruins, but hey it’s Boston, so I want them to get pasted only slightly less than the Penguins and Sidney bloody whingebag Crosby.




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[Lyndhurst 14]

It will be interesting to see who the Rangers appoint now that they've fired Vigneault - his dismissal was not that much of a surprise after we failed to reach the playoffs.

As a New Yorker I can't really bring myself to support the Penguins or the Devils, so I'll probably back the Capitals

 

[albionalex]

I don't hold much hope for the Leafs.

 

[StonehamPark]

Quack quack quack!!

 

[Eggman]

Lightning

 

[Rabeen]

As the grandson of a former Brighton Tiger from Winnipeg, it's Go jets Go for me! Just need them to get that first playoff win out of the way (please) and see how far they can go. If they play how well they've been playing for 90% of the season, they're in with a shout, but this is playoff hockey, so I won't get my hopes up too much...

 

[Jack Daniels]

I don't hold much hope for the Leafs.

Good effort. When talking about the most successful season in recent memory. With at least 4 or 5 of the most exciting young talents in the game. Possibly only an experienced defender or two away from a live cup chance. I am genuinely quite excited.

Had mostly the upper hand head to head v the Bruins this season should account for them in the first round.

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[Simster]

Good effort. When talking about the most successful season in recent memory. With at least 4 or 5 of the most exciting young talents in the game. Possibly only an experienced defender or two away from a live cup chance. I am genuinely quite excited.

Had mostly the upper hand head to head v the Bruins this season should account for them in the first round.

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We haven't won the SC since 1966. I fully expect the Leaf Nation to be bitterly disappointed as usual soon enough - the first round probably.

 

[albionalex]

Good effort. When talking about the most successful season in recent memory. With at least 4 or 5 of the most exciting young talents in the game. Possibly only an experienced defender or two away from a live cup chance. I am genuinely quite excited.

Had mostly the upper hand head to head v the Bruins this season should account for them in the first round.

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I'm a casual Hockey fan but when I've seen the Leafs play live they've been awful.

 

[DavePage]

Go Leafs Go

Brighton fan here thats always optimistic

 

[Albion my Albion]

The Vegas Golden Knights have to be one of the most interesting teams in all of sport. They were a newly created team this season. Since they were the only new team this year they were allowed to pick one player from each team. Each team got to protect a certain number of players that the new team could not pick but that number was lowered for the "expansion draft" that happened before this season began. What happened then is the Golden Knights had a player that truly wanted to beat each team in the league because each player on the Vegas team came from a different team in the league. This basically created a team of misfits that had a certain grudge against each opponent that they played against.

Vegas ended up in first place in their division. They will now play the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the NHL playoffs. The Golden Knights will be very tough to beat. For Brayden McNabb this will be an especially interesting playoff series because he is the Golden Knight who is the former LA King.

 

[Jack Daniels]

We haven't won the SC since 1966. I fully expect the Leaf Nation to be bitterly disappointed as usual soon enough - the first round probably.

Well aware of the history. But it's a different side now. They tanked to get Mathews, Plus traded for young developing talent such as Nylander and Mitch marner. JVR has stayed relatively injury free and his numbers show that. They added experience in marleau. Probably won't win the cup this year but I fully expect to get past the Bruins.

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[Jack Daniels]

I'm a casual Hockey fan but when I've seen the Leafs play live they've been awful.

You don't get to 105pts being awful. They finished 4th in the conference above the penguins who have won the cup for the last two years. They are young and incossistant and still learning. Building for a run at the cup takes time and patience. Every team has good and bad runs in an 82 game season. You either have not watched them this season or been unlucky in the games you saw.

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[Jack Daniels]

The Vegas Golden Knights have to be one of the most interesting teams in all of sport. They were a newly created team this season. Since they were the only new team this year they were allowed to pick one player from each team. Each team got to protect a certain number of players that the new team could not pick but that number was lowered for the "expansion draft" that happened before this season began. What happened then is the Golden Knights had a player that truly wanted to beat each team in the league because each player on the Vegas team came from a different team in the league. This basically created a team of misfits that had a certain grudge against each opponent that they played against.

Vegas ended up in first place in their division. They will now play the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the NHL playoffs. The Golden Knights will be very tough to beat. For Brayden McNabb this will be an especially interesting playoff series because he is the Golden Knight who is the former LA King.

That and a conference with many transitional teams and those who's cup runs are now spent. The draft system and wage cap doesn't allow for years of domination. Having been the conference with more depth during the last few year's it looks like a few big names are now struggling.

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[mlg57]

Close first games at Jets and Knights but the Flyers get trounced

Eastern Conference

Pittsburgh Penguins (1) v Philly Flyers (0)

Wed 11/04 Pittsburgh 7 v Philly 0

Fri 13/04 Pittsburgh v Philly
Sun 15/04 Philly v Pittsburgh
Wed 18/04 Philly v Pittsburgh
Fri 20/04 Pittsburgh v Philly
Sun 22/04 Philly v Pittsburgh
Tue 24/04 Pittsburgh v Philly

Western Conference

Winnipeg Jets (1) v Minnesota Wild (0)

Wed 11/04 Winnipeg 3 v Minnesota 2

Fri 13/04 Winnipeg v Minnesota
Sun 15/04 Minnesota v Winnipeg
Tue 17/04 Minnesota v Winnipeg
Fri 20/04 Winnipeg v Minnesota if necessary
Sun 22/04 Minnesota v Winnipeg if necessary
Wed 25/04 Winnipeg v Minnesota if necessary

Vegas Golden Knights (1) v Los Angeles Kings (0)

Wed 11/04 Vegas 1 v LA 0

Fri 13/04 Vegas v LA
Sun 15/05 LA V Vegas
Tue 17/04 LA v Vegas
Thu 19/04 Vegas v LA if necessary
Sat 21/04 LA v Vegas if necessary
Mon 23/04 Vegas v LA if necessary

 

[albionalex]

You don't get to 105pts being awful. They finished 4th in the conference above the penguins who have won the cup for the last two years. They are young and incossistant and still learning. Building for a run at the cup takes time and patience. Every team has good and bad runs in an 82 game season. You either have not watched them this season or been unlucky in the games you saw.

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It's the latter.

 

[mlg57]

5 games last night big home wins in the East for the Bruins and Lightning and the Caps lost in O/T to the blue Jackets.
In the West The Preds won easily at home but the ducks struggled.



Eastern Conference

Tampa Bay Lightning (1) v New Jersey Devils (0)

Thu 12/04 Tampa Bay 5 v New Jersey 2

Sat 14/04 Tampa Bay v New Jersey
Mon 16/04 New Jersey v Tampa Bay
Wed 18/04 New Jersey v Tampa Bay
Sat 21/04 Tampa Bay v New Jersey if necessary
Mon 23/04 New Jersey v Tampa Bay if necessary
Wed 25/04 Tampa Bay v New Jersey if necessary

Boston Bruins (1) v Toronto Maple Leafs (0)

Thu 12/04 Boston 5 v Toronto 1

Sat 14/04 Boston v Toronto
Mon 16/04 Toronto v Boston
Thu 19/04 Toronto v Boston
Sat 21/04 Boston v Toronto if necessary
Mon 23/04 Toronto v Boston if necessary
Wed 25/04 Boston V Toronto if necessary


Washington Capitals (0) v Columbus Blue Jackets (1)

Thu 12/04 Washington 3 v Columbus 4 o/t

Sun 15/04 Washington v Columbus
Tue 17/04 Columbus v Washington
Thu 19/04 Columbus v Washington
Sat 21/04 Washington v Columbus if necessary
Mon 23/04 Columbus v Washington if necessary
Wed 25/04 Washington v Columbus if necessary

Western Conference

Nashville Predators (1) v Colorado Avalanche (0)

Thu 12/04 Nashville 5 v Colorado 2

Sat 14/04 Nashville v Colorado
Mon 16/04 Colorado v Nashville
Wed 18/04 Colorado v Nashville
Fri 20/04 Nashville v Colorado if necessary
Sun 22/04 Colorado v Nashville if necessary
Tue 24/04 Nashville v Colorado if necessary

San Jose Sharks (1) v Anaheim Mighty Ducks (0)

Thu 12/04 Anaheim 0 v San Jose 3

Sat 14/04 Anaheim v San Jose
Mon 16/04 San Jose v Anaheim
Wed 18/04 San Jose v Anaheim
Fri 20/04 Anaheim v San Jose if necessary
Sun 22/04 San Jose v Anaheim if necessary
Tue 24/04 Anaheim v San Jose if necessary

 

[RandyWanger]

FreeSport coverage on channel 95 seems pretty good.