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April 12, 2016
SportsFilter's NHL Playoff Pick 'Em Starts Now: The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Wednesday at 7 p.m. EDT: Panthers vs. Islanders, Lightning vs. Red Wings, Capitals vs. Flyers, Penguins vs. Rangers, Stars vs. Wild, Blues vs. Blackhawks, Ducks vs. Predators and Kings vs. Sharks. Pick the eight teams that will advance out of the first round and the number of games each series will require. One extra point on winning picks for getting the number of games right. Another extra point for picking one of the three top goal scorers in the Eastern and Western conference in this playoff round. First prize is a one-year subscription to Hockey News.
Florida in 5
Detroit in 6
Washington in 5
Pittsburgh in 6
Dallas in 6
St. Louis in 6
Anaheim in 6
San Jose in 6
Crosby
Pavelski
posted by tommybiden at 05:37 PM on April 12, 2016
Florida in 6
Detroit in 7
Washington in 5
Pittsburgh in 6
Stars in 6
Chicago in 7
Anaheim in 6
San Jose in 7
Crosby
Joe Thornton
posted by cixelsyd at 06:01 PM on April 12, 2016
Florida in 5
Lightning in 7
Washington in 5
Pittsburgh in 6
Dallas in 6
St. Louis in 6
Nashville in 7
Los Angeles in 6
Ovechkin
J.Benn
posted by grum@work at 06:34 PM on April 12, 2016
Panthers in 7
Lighting in 7 ( Please forgive me Red Wings)
Capitals in 5
Penguins in 6
Stars in 6
Blues in 7
Ducks in 5
Kings in 6
Sidney Crosby
Patrick Kane
posted by ic23b at 07:07 PM on April 12, 2016
Panthers in 7
Wings in 6
Capitals in 4
Penguins in 5
Stars in 4
Blackhawks in 6
Ducks in 6
Sharks in 6
Barkov
Corey Perry
posted by rumple at 07:39 PM on April 12, 2016
Florida in 6
Detroit in 7
Washington in 5
Rangers in 6
Dallas in 6
Chicago in 6
Anaheim in 5
Los Angeles in 7
Tatar
Toews
Also, is this the first time that NO Canadian teams made the playoffs?
posted by MeatSaber at 08:12 PM on April 12, 2016
1970 was last time no Canadian teams made the playoffs.
It impacts TV audience somewhat in Canada but true hockey fans will watch regardless. The majority of top players in the playoffs being Canadian helps.
posted by cixelsyd at 09:29 PM on April 12, 2016
For 2 years in 1965 - 1966 I had the only copy of The Hockey News on Okinawa. My Mom took out a subscription for me while I was manning a Mark 1, Modification 3, steel desk in the US Army. That makes me such an expert (well, OK, I know what a puck looks like).
Florida in 5
Tampa in 4
Washington in 6
Pittsburgh in 7
Anaheim in 6
Los Angeles in 4
Minnesota in 7
Chicago in 7
Leading goal scorer East: Ovechkin
Leading goal scorer West: Benn
posted by Howard_T at 10:25 PM on April 12, 2016
Islanders 5
Lightning 6
Caps 4
Rangers 7
Stars 5
BlackHawks 5
Ducks 6
Sharks 6
Ovechkin
Pavelski
posted by jagsnumberone at 04:43 AM on April 13, 2016
For the record, my "J.Benn" entry means JAMIE Benn. The good one. (I assume that's what Howard_T's entry is as well.)
posted by grum@work at 06:07 AM on April 13, 2016
EAST:
WAS in 4
PIT in 6
FLA in 5
TBL in 5
Scorer: S. Crosby (PIT)
WEST:
DAL in 6
CHI in 7
ANA in 6
LAK in 7
Scorer: P. Kane (CHI)
posted by NoMich at 08:16 AM on April 13, 2016
East (I have no idea what I'm doing here)
Islanders in 7
Lightning in 7
Penguins in 6
Capitals in 5
West (I only have a vague idea of what I'm doing here)
Stars in 5
Chicago in 6 (though I'd be happy to be wrong here)
Nashville in 7
Sharks in 7
Scorers:
East - Stamkos
West - Tarasenko
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:32 AM on April 13, 2016
Ufez, you might want to rethink your Stamkos pick, he's out 1-3 months.
posted by tommybiden at 10:29 AM on April 13, 2016
West:
Dallas in 5
St. Louis in 6
Anaheim in 7
San Jose in 6
Pavelski
East:
Washington in 5
NY Rangers in 6
NY Islanders in 6
Detroit in 6
Ovechkin
posted by bender at 10:30 AM on April 13, 2016
Panthers in 6
Red Wings in 7
Capitals in 4
Penguins in 7
Stars in 6
Blues in 7
Ducks in 5
Sharks in 6
Ovechkin
Pavelski
posted by billsaysthis at 10:43 AM on April 13, 2016
Washington in 5
NY Rangers in 7
Florida in 6
Detroit in 5
East goal scorer: Aleksander Barkov
Dallas in 4
St. Louis in 7
Nashville in 6
San Jose in 7
West goal scorer: Vladimir Tarasenko
posted by MrFrisby at 10:45 AM on April 13, 2016
Panthers 6
Wings 6
Caps 5
Pens 7
Ovechkin
Stars 6
Hawks 6
Ducks 6
Kings 7
Kane
posted by holden at 11:00 AM on April 13, 2016
Fritsy!
posted by NoMich at 11:12 AM on April 13, 2016
Ufez, you might want to rethink your Stamkos pick, he's out 1-3 months.
Oh crap. Thanks, tommy!
Put me down for East - John Tavares then.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:26 AM on April 13, 2016
EAST:
Islanders in 6
Lightning in 6
Capitals in 5
Penguins in 5
Ovechkin
WEST:
Stars in 4
Blackhawks in 7
Ducks in 6
Sharks in 6 (My annual delusion ain't changing this year)
Kane
posted by tahoemoj at 11:46 AM on April 13, 2016
I assume that's what Howard_T's entry is as well.
You assume correctly, grum.
Please make the appropriate correction to my entry, rcade.
posted by Howard_T at 02:57 PM on April 13, 2016
Lightning in 7
Rangers in 7
Blackhawks in 6
Panthers in 6
Stars in 5
Capitals in 4
Sharks in 7
Ducks in 5
East: Ovechkin
West: Pavelski
posted by rcade at 05:09 PM on April 13, 2016
No'mish!!!1!1!
posted by MrFrisby at 07:46 PM on April 13, 2016
Don't forget to pick two scorers -- one from the East and one from the West.