NHL Playoffs
By Zackary Goldstein
Written on May 23, 2018
I think the Stanley Cup Finals will be Capitals vs. Golden Knights and the Golden Knights will win in 6 games.
Eastern Conference:
#1 Seed Tampa Bay Lightning: In the first round they beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 and they also beat the Boston Bruins in the second round 4-1. In the third round they are tied with the Washington Capitals 3-3.
#2 Seed Boston Bruins: In the first round they narrowly beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 but they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round 4-1.
#3 Seed Toronto Maple Leafs: In the first round they narrowly lost to the Boston Bruins 4-3.
Wild Card #2 New Jersey Devils: In the first round they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 1-4.
#1 Seed Washington Capitals: In the first round they beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 and they also beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round 4-2. In the third round they are tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-3.
#2 Seed Pittsburgh Penguins: In the first round they beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 and they lost to the Washington Capitals in the second round 2-4.
#3 Seed Philadelphia Flyers: In the first round they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-4.
Wild Card #1 Columbus Blue Jackets: In the first round they lost to the Washington Capitals 2-4.
Western Conference:
#1 Seed Nashville Predators: In the first round they beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 and they got upset in the second round by the Winnipeg Jets narrowly losing 3-4.
#2 Seed Winnipeg Jets: In the first round they beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 and they also upset the Nashville Predators in the second round narrowly winning 4-3. In the third round they lost to the Vegas Golden Knights 1-4..
#3 Seed Minnesota Wild: In the first round they lost to the Winnipeg Jets 1-4.
Wild Card #2 Colorado Avalanche: In the first round they lost to the Nashville Predators 2-4.
#1 Seed Vegas Golden Knights: In the first round they swept the Los Angeles Kings beating them 4-0 and they also beat the San Jose Sharks in the second round 4-2. In the third round they beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 advancing to the fourth and final round.
#2 Seed Anaheim Ducks: In the first round they got upset by the San Jose Sharks, getting swept 0-4.
#3 Seed San Jose Sharks: In the first round they upset the Anaheim Ducks sweeping them 4-0 and they lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round 2-4.
Wild Card #1 Los Angeles Kings: In the first rond they got swept by the Vegas Golden Knights 0-4.
