During the past two wins, Vasilevskiy’s only allowed one goal apiece. After a rough start in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers, NHL.com staff members fared much better with their predictions in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Philadelphia Flyers +1000. After going to the Stanley Cup Final in 2018 and being ousted early in 2019, they’re hungry.They’re matched up against the Chicago Blackhawks, who have some great veteran players from their Stanley Cup years, along with some good young players on the rise. But the Stars, even without Ben Bishop, are still a threat. Lehner also shut the Canucks out twice during the regular season, so he’s been a nuisance for Vancouver.So far, the young Canucks have shown they can shrug off punches in ways people expect from more experienced teams.
Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). But let’s be real, Chicago has no business being in the playoffs.Offence meets defence in this matchup featuring the fourth-highest scoring team (Colorado Avalanche) and the fourth-best defensive team (Arizona Coyotes) from the regular season.Arizona had the fifth-worst winning percentage in the NHL after January 1, and despite an impressive series win over the Nashville Predators, aren’t in the same class as the Avalanche, who are an elite team still on the rise.Had it not been for a late goal against the St. Louis Blues on Sunday, the Dallas Stars would have been riding a nine-game losing streak into their series against the Calgary Flames.The Flames are without Travis Hamonic, but otherwise are looking sharp after dusting off the undermanned Winnipeg Jets in the qualifying round.Dallas was the second-best defensive team in the league during the regular season but they’re trending in the wrong direction. 2 Comments. Boston Bruins +600. The Second Round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs is here and it’s time for some predictions.
By Sean Leahy Aug 11, 2020, 10:05 AM EDT. Tampa Bay Lightning +550. It took a long time to get here, but the Stanley Cup playoffs are ready to start — officially — this afternoon.The pandemic paused play for nearly five months, with the NHL using a never-before-seen qualifying round that produced some surprising results.
If Cam Talbot can continue giving Calgary solid goaltending, and there’s no reason to believe he won’t, the Flames will upset the Stars.After a sluggish start in their series against the Minnesota Wild, the Vancouver Canucks quickly found their form and are riding a three-game winning streak into this series against the St Louis Blues. The Islanders enjoyed a mix of offense from the usual suspects (Despite a strong first period from the Canucks, the Golden Knights managed two early goals to enter the intermission up 2-0. Unfortunately for Vancouver, Vegas ended that opening frame up 2-0 on the scoreboard, though.Heading into the third, Vancouver had a nice chance, with almost a minute-and-a-half of power play time. The highest-scoring team in the NHL this season, the Lightning are deep, and they’ve likely learned their lesson from one year ago.The hard-working Blue Jackets will give them a scare, but the Lightning will limp to a seven-game series win.With most of their key players from the 2018 Stanley Cup winning team still playing at a high level, the Washington Capitals are a Cup contender again in 2020.Led by the Capitals’ old coach Barry Trotz, the New York Islanders play a structured game, and can roll all four lines, but they’re overmatched in this series. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! We haven’t seen this matchup in the postseason since 1987, and I can’t wait. For one thing, will the Golden Knights roll with While the Flyers played very poorly, the Canucks pushed Vegas at least early in Game 3. For the second time in this series, Lehner pitched a shutout, this time being credited with 31 saves. His save percentage is now at .927 during this postseason run.
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