guaranteeed
Pretty much a regular
Game 1s
St.Louis -117
NYR +114
Vancouver -135
the Sharks and Kings are by far the two worst road teams in the playoffs, usually not a good stat to have tied to a team for future success
both only had 8 road wins which is 3 less than anyone else in the rest
The Sharks especially are bad, they have a -19 GD in 24 road games this year
the only reason they are in the playoffs is because of a hot start, they started 7-0 and are 18-16-7 since
Patrick Marleau is their 2nd leading goal score and he has scored 8 times in the last 42 games, they need to rely on Niemi to win games and especially on the road I think they struggle in this series
For LA, they were a -12 on the road and won't have the goalie advantage they did last year, QUick has really struggled since his back surgery and if the starter was being decided on merit it would be Bernier
Rangers and Caps are both hot, I trust the Rangers much more here because of their 5 on 5 play
The Caps are led by their power play but in the playoffs that becomes less important, and they are going up against a team who has struggled to score goals but has had no problems stopping them
The Rangers are the 3rd best team in the league 5 on 5 this season, Washington is 10th
St.Louis -117
NYR +114
Vancouver -135
the Sharks and Kings are by far the two worst road teams in the playoffs, usually not a good stat to have tied to a team for future success
both only had 8 road wins which is 3 less than anyone else in the rest
The Sharks especially are bad, they have a -19 GD in 24 road games this year
the only reason they are in the playoffs is because of a hot start, they started 7-0 and are 18-16-7 since
Patrick Marleau is their 2nd leading goal score and he has scored 8 times in the last 42 games, they need to rely on Niemi to win games and especially on the road I think they struggle in this series
For LA, they were a -12 on the road and won't have the goalie advantage they did last year, QUick has really struggled since his back surgery and if the starter was being decided on merit it would be Bernier
Rangers and Caps are both hot, I trust the Rangers much more here because of their 5 on 5 play
The Caps are led by their power play but in the playoffs that becomes less important, and they are going up against a team who has struggled to score goals but has had no problems stopping them
The Rangers are the 3rd best team in the league 5 on 5 this season, Washington is 10th