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With zero sweeps and Game 7s, we’re on to Round 2. Let’s recap how we did in Round 1 and go through our predictions for the 2020 Stanley Cup Semifinals.
*Pretend these were published prior to Round 2 started... it was a quick turnaround.
How did we do?
CAR vs. BOS: Mike and Matt were the only two to predict a Round 1 Bruins’ win, and Mike nailed it with his pick of five games.
CBJ vs. TBL: After last year’s Round 1 sweep, a few of us were more skeptical of the Lightning’s chances. However, Matt, Jack, Adam, Bryan, and me all correctly had Tampa Bay moving on. Adam and Jack both had a Lightning win coming in five games.
NYI vs. WSH: Kevin and I were the only two to correctly predict an Islanders’ victory in the opening round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but we both pegged it to be a seven-game series.
MTL vs. PHI: We all predicted a Flyers’ win, but extra credit goes to Tom, Kevin, Jack, and me with a pick of six games.
CHI vs. VGK: We were also all right with our Vegas selections in Round 1; Tom, Bryan, Jack, Brianna, and Matt had the series ending in five.
ARI vs. COL: Again, we were unanimous with our pick for the Avalanche. Adam, Kevin, Brianna, and Matt were also right with their prediction of Colorado winning in five.
CGY vs. DAL: Brianna, Kevin, Bryan, Adam, and Mike all picked a Dallas win in Round 1; bonus points to Kevin for picking six games.
VAN vs. STL: I was the only one to have the Canucks, but I was off by a game, thinking it would go the distance with seven. Whatever, close enough.
For those keeping score, I predicted the right team six times (aka I won), with Mike, Adam, Bryan, Kevin, and Matt all correctly picking six series winners. If we assign a bonus point for each time one of us predicted the right team in the right number of games, Kevin is in the lead with 8 points.
Round 2
Almost all of us think the Lightning with advance to the Eastern Conference Final, but it won’t be easy — requiring at least six games.
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The Islanders-Flyers series is the one we’re the most split about. Philadelphia, the first seed in the East, has a slight edge here.
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Once again, we’re all picking Vegas. Maybe we’re once again underestimating Vancouver, since most of us don’t even see it taking seven games.
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We’re mostly slanted in the same direction with our picks for a battle of the Central Division. The Avalanche are the favorites here.
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