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Round 2 Of Your Chance To Be An Expert
by Paul on 04/27/12 at 07:36 PM ET
Comments (27)
note, just moving to top of page, original post time was 12:38am today.
Before we move ahead to the Conference Semi-Finals, why don’t you check out how your predictions turned out for the first round of the playoffs.
If someone could do a calculation of who had the most right and leave it in the comments below, that would be great and appreciated.
Just like the last round, a template is below, just copy and paste and then put your answers in the appropriate spots.
Since the first puck drops on Round 2 Friday night, (Nashville/Phoenix), it would be great if you can get your answers in before the game starts.
Predict the outcome of each Conference Semi-Finals series and for special credit, feel free to include how many games it will take for each series.
Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA
3) PHX vs.4) NSH
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Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - NYR in 6
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - PHI in 6
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - LA in 6
3) PHX vs.4) NSH - NSH in 7
Posted by NHLJeff from Pens fan in Denver on 04/27/12 at 02:56 AM ET

Holy crap, I sucked in the first round.
Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - NYR in 6
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - PHI in 5
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - LA in 7
3) PHX vs.4) NSH - NSH in 6
Posted by HockeyFanOhio from Central Ohio on 04/27/12 at 04:13 AM ET

Western Conf.:
Blows in 7
Yotes in 6
Eastern Conf.:
Philly in 7
Caps in 7
Posted by godblender on 04/27/12 at 04:41 AM ET

Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - WSH in 5
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - PHI in 5
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - LA in 7
3) PHX vs.4) NSH - NSH in 5
Posted by Thag from DC on 04/27/12 at 08:21 AM ET

I only had the Blueshirts, Blooes, and Kings for round one. Dare I try again?
OK . Lundquist in 6
Flyers in 6
Kings in 7
Desert Dogs 7
Posted by Rdwings28 on 04/27/12 at 09:38 AM ET

1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - NYR in 6
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - PHI in 6
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - LA in 7
3) PHX vs.4) NSH - NSH in 5
Posted by Iggy_Rules on 04/27/12 at 11:05 AM ET

Paul, Here’s the results. First place goes to Thag as he got 7 of 8 picks right, missing only NYR over Ottawa. Myself and edillac were tied for second. The rest are below. Sorry I couldn’t format it better, probably would do better as an HTML table.
Name NYR/OTT BOS/WSH FLA/NJ PIT/PHI VAN/LA STL/SJ PHX/CHI NSH/DET Correct
Thag OTT WSH NJ PHI LA STL PHX NSH 7
phillyd NYR BOS NJ PHI VAN STL PHX NSH 6
edillac NYR WSH NJ PHI VAN STL PHX DET 6
AJ NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN STL PHX NSH 5
larry NYR BOS NJ PIT LA STL CHI NSH 5
Flashtastick56 NYR BOS NJ PIT LA STL CHI NSH 5
Joe Z OTT WSH NJ PIT LA STL PHX DET 5
hockeychic NYR BOS NJ PHI VAN STL PHX DET 5
jayskate NYR WSH NJ PIT VAN STL PHX DET 5
UMFan NYR BOS FLA PHI LA STL PHX DET 5
BettmenSucks79 NYR BOS NJ PHI VAN STL PHX DET 5
stonehandle-78 NYR BOS NJ PHI VAN STL PHX DET 5
NHLJeff NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN SJ PHX NSH 4
jimathor NYR BOS NJ PHI VAN SJ CHI NSH 4
gretzky_to_lemieux NYR BOS NJ PIT LA STL CHI DET 4
Alzy NYR BOS NJ PHI VAN STL CHI DET 4
Them Bones NYR BOS NJ PIT LA STL CHI DET 4
Red Winger NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN STL CHI NSH 4
Moose Moss NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN SJ PHX NSH 4
awould NYR BOS NJ PIT LA SJ PHX DET 4
brandon NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN STL PHX DET 4
RedMenace NYR BOS FLA PHI VAN STL CHI NSH 4
Itrsuteddrrahamni NYR WSH NJ PIT VAN STL CHI DET 4
Ducksworth NYR BOS NJ PHI VAN STL CHI DET 4
Matt Fry NYR WSH FLA PIT VAN SJ CHI NSH 3
CaptainDennisPolonich NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN SJ CHI NSH 3
aboerman NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN STL CHI DET 3
Peter10 NYR BOS NJ PHI VAN SJ CHI DET 3
Rdwings28 NYR BOS FLA PIT LA STL CHI DET 3
HockeFanOhio NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN STL CHI DET 3
DocF NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN STL CHI DET 3
ChiHawksFanInOk NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN STL CHI DET 3
bcjbencard NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN STL CHI DET 3
Better Than Life NYR BOS FLA PHI LA SJ CHI DET 3
quibell 17 NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN STL CHI DET 3
Mandingo NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN SJ CHI NSH 3
Hockeytown Wax NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN STL CHI DET 3
phillyphever OTT BOS NJ PHI VAN STL CHI DET 3
Ben Mast NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN SJ CHI DET 2
John W. NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN SJ CHI DET 2
pelonshark NYR BOS NJ PIT VAN SJ CHI DET 2
Puck NYR BOS FLA PIT VAN STL CHI DET 2
Posted by phillyd from Southern New Jersey on 04/27/12 at 11:44 AM ET

Now for my second round picks:
Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - WSH in 6
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - PHI in 5
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - LA in 6
3) PHX vs.4) NSH - NSH in 6
Posted by phillyd from Southern New Jersey on 04/27/12 at 11:46 AM ET

Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH NYR in 7
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ PHI in 6 (ugh)
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA LA in 7
3) PHX vs.4) NSH NSH in 6
With how strong the goaltending has been for the 4 teams in the west it wont suprise me to see any of those teams in the final
Posted by JT from Pitt on 04/27/12 at 12:31 PM ET

Ugh, I did poorly in the first round, but in my defense there were some decent upsets…
Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - Rangers in 5
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - Flyers in 4
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - Blues in 6
3) PHX vs.4) NSH - Predators in 5
Posted by RedMenace from The Luke Witkowski Fan Club on 04/27/12 at 12:51 PM ET

phillyd, thanks for the update from last round and Thag with 7 of 8 is great ans so is 6 of 8, that’s not easy to do either.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 04/27/12 at 01:28 PM ET

Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH WSH in 7
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ PHI in 4
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA STL in 6
3) PHX vs.4) NSH NSH in 6
Posted by jayskate from Newfoundland, Canada on 04/27/12 at 01:35 PM ET

Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - NYR in 5
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - NJ in 6
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - STL in 6
3) PHX vs.4) NSH - PHX in 7
Posted by aaron in phoenix from Section 102 on 04/27/12 at 01:53 PM ET

Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - NYR in 7
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - PHI in 5
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - LA in 6
3) PHX vs.4) NSH - PHX in 7
Posted by RJPinAZ from Hockeydale, Arizona on 04/27/12 at 02:08 PM ET

Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH — WSH in 5
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ — PHI in 7
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA — LA in 5
3) PHX vs.4) NSH — PHX in 6
Posted by BrendonTO on 04/27/12 at 02:16 PM ET

Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - NYR in 5
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - PHI in 7
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - LA in 6
3) PHX vs.4) NSH - NSH in 6
Posted by tkfergy on 04/27/12 at 02:32 PM ET

1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - NYR in 6
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - PHI in 6
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - STL in 6
3) PHX vs.4) NSH - NSH in 6
I’m sticking with Nashville, but given how Smith was against the Hawks…the PHX-NSH series will depend greatly on which goaltender is the hottest.
Posted by mrfluffy from A wide spot on I-90 in Montana on 04/27/12 at 05:06 PM ET

Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH Caps in 6
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ Flyers in 6
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA Blues in 6
3) PHX vs.4) NSH Preds in 6
Sixes wild.
Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 04/27/12 at 06:16 PM ET

Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - NYR in seven
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - PHI in five
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - STL in six
3) PHX vs.4) NSH - Nashville in six
Posted by hockeychic from Denver, CO on 04/27/12 at 07:27 PM ET

phillyd - thanks for posting the results. Congrats to the top finishers! This first round was pretty bizarre.
Posted by hockeychic from Denver, CO on 04/27/12 at 07:28 PM ET

Wow I sucked. Anyway:
Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH: Washington in 7
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ: Philly in 6
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA: St. Louis in 7
3) PHX vs.4) NSH: Nashville in 5
Posted by phillyphever on 04/27/12 at 07:35 PM ET

NYR vs. WAS - Rangers in 6
NJ vs. PHI-Flyers in 5
STL vs. LA-Kings in 7
NAS vs. PHO-Predators in 6.
Posted by statelouis26 from Detroit, MI on 04/27/12 at 07:39 PM ET

NYR vs WAS-RAN IN 6
PHI vs NJ-PHI IN 7
STL vs LA-STL IN 7
NAS vs PHO-NAS IN 6
Posted by Jjoseph from St.Louis on 04/27/12 at 08:04 PM ET

Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH—- NYR in 6
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ—- PHI in 6
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA——STL in 7
3) PHX vs.4) NSH——NSH in 5
Posted by awould on 04/27/12 at 08:27 PM ET

Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH
Washington in 7.
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ
Philadelphia in 6.
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA
STL in 7
3) PHX vs.4) NSH
NSH in 5.
Posted by quibell_17 from Portland OR on 04/27/12 at 10:23 PM ET

Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - New York in 7
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - PHI in 6
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - STL in 7
3) PHX vs.4) NSH -NSH in 6
Posted by yzer19man from Chicago, IL on 04/28/12 at 02:41 AM ET
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Eastern Conference
1) NYR vs. 7) WSH - NYR in 7
5) PHI vs. 6) NJ - PHI in 5
Western Conference
2) STL vs. 8) LA - LA in 6
3) PHX vs.4) NSH - NSH in 6
Posted by Ducksworth from Brownstown, MI on 04/27/12 at 02:56 AM ET