Thursday, April 12, 2012

Final NHL Standings, Playoff Matchups and Predictions

The race to Lord Stanley's Cup is on people! So with Day 2 hours from being underway, let's catch up on the final standings and seedings, starting with the East.



1) NY Rangers 109 points, clinched Atlantic and Home-Ice throughout
2) Boston 102 points, clinched Northeast
3) Florida 94 points, clinched Southeast
4) Pittsburgh 108 points
5) Philadelphia 103 points
6) New Jersey 102 points
7) Washington 92 points
8) Ottawa 92 points

Eliminated from Playoffs
9) Buffalo 89 points
10) Tampa Bay 84 points
11) Atlanta Winnipeg 84 points
12) Carolina 82 points
13) Toronto 80 points
14) NY Islanders 79 points
15) Montreal 78 points

And now to the West...

1) Vancouver 111 points, clinched Northwest, Home-Ice and the Presidents' Trophy (best record)
2) St. Louis 109 points, clinched Midwest
3) Phoenix 97 points, clinched Pacific
4) Nashville 104 points
5) Detroit 102 points
6) Chicago 101 points
7) San Jose 96 points
8) LA Kings 95 points

Eliminated From Playoffs
9) Calgary 90 points
10) Dallas 89 points
11) Colorado 88 points
12) Minnesota 81 points
13) Anaheim 80 points
14) Edmonton 74 points
15) Columbus 65 points (worst record in NHL)

Which leads us to these playoff matchups, first in the East...

1) NY Rangers vs 8) Ottawa Senators
2) Boston Bruins vs 7) Washington Capitals
3) Florida Panthers vs 6) New Jersey Devils
4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs 5) Philadelphia Flyers

And the West...

1) Vancouver Canucks vs 8) Los Angeles Kings
2) St. Louis Blues vs 7) San Jose Sharks
3) Phoenix Coyotes vs 6) Chicago Blackhawks
4) Nashville Predators vs 5) Detroit Red Wings

And my prediction (sure to go wrong)...

Pittsburgh over Nashville in 6 to win the Stanley Cup...

And remember you can watch every game of this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs on:
NBC
NBC Sports Network (yeah, what used to be Versus)
NHL Network
CNBC
**Also, other NBCUniversal-owned networks, such as USA, Bravo, Oxygen and Syfy among others may carry the start of some games if the previous game goes overtime or into a shootout.**

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