June 03, 2015

Please doublecheck your Round 3 scores.

Round 3 bonus point results:

Top goal scorer: 5, Jonathan Toews

Top power play goal scorer: 2, Patrick Maroon, Rick Nash, Steven Stamkos, Ondrej Palat

Most penalized player (in minutes): 24, Tanner Glass

Goalie with the best save percentage (starters only): .920, Corey Crawford

Cixelsyd wins another round and takes a big lead. Only Steven Stamkos and Rick Nash on power-play goals and Tanner Glass in the sin bin net bonus points for players. Ic23b looks good for the cherished Costanza.

Picks to make for the Stanley Cup

1. Winner: Tampa Bay or Chicago

2. Number of games that team will require

3. The longest game (in OT periods)

4. The average U.S. television rating (to one decimal point, closest 3 entries receive point)

5. First player to score a goal

6. Conn Smythe winner

7. Player to score the most goals

8. Player to get the most assists

9. Player to get the most points

10. Player with the best plus/minus

11. Player with the most penalty minutes

12. Starting goaltender with the best GAA

13. The SportsFilter member who will win this contest

posted by rcade at 03:45 PM on May 31, 2015

Winner- Chicago ( I will NOT pick Tampon Bay) +1

Games- 7 (I hope Chicago sweeps them)

Longest Game- 1 OT Period

Avg TV Rating- 1.7 (Tampon Bay is playing, no one cares)

First Players to score a goal- Patrick Kane

Conn Smythe winner- Duncan Keith +1

Player Most Goals- Patrick Kane

Player Most Assists- Duncan Keith

Player Most Points- Patrick Kane

Best Plus/Minus- Duncan Keith +1

Player Most Penalty Minutes- Andrew Shaw

Goalie best GAA- Cory Crawford +1

Winner- Not Me- (cixelsyd) +1

These predictions comes from a long time Red Wings fan who hated the Black Hawks for years as they were division enemies, BUT cannot stand the thought of Tampon Bay hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup.
And NO I'm not trying to win the Costanza.

posted by ic23b at 05:20 PM on May 31, 2015

Winner: Chicago +1
Duration: 6 games +1
Longest game: 1OT
TV rating: 1.9
First goal: Duncan Keith
Con Smyth: Toews
Goals: Stamkos
Assists: Toews
Points; Toews
Plus/Minus: Keith +1
PIM: Seabrook
GAA: Crawford +1
SpoFite: grum@work (listen, if you can't believe in yourself...)

posted by grum@work at 10:59 PM on May 31, 2015

Winner: Chicago Blackhawks +1

Number of games that team will require: 6 +1

The longest game: 1 OT

The average U.S. television rating: 1.25

First player to score a goal: S. Stamkos

Conn Smythe winner: C. Anderson

Player to score the most goals: J. Toews

Player to get the most assists: D. Keith

Player to get the most points: J. Toews

Player with the best plus/minus: D. Keith +1

Player with the most penalty minutes: B. Seabrook

Starting goaltender with the best GAA: C. Anderson

The SportsFilter member who will win this contest: there ain't no catchin cixelsyd now +1

posted by NoMich at 08:28 AM on June 02, 2015

After long and thoughtful reflection, it is time to make my humble effort. With no less than 13 categories to predict, it will stretch my powers of prognostication to the limit, but we will persevere.

Series winner: Before watching game 7 in the west, I might have called the Lightning for this. But it appears Blackhawks have played a little better with each game. Of course, as with any series in the playoffs, it comes down to one man. Bishop has been really good, but Crawford has gotten stronger. My choice is Chicago. +1

Number of games: I have a strange feeling that NBC Sports might like to be rid of ice hockey for the year. The season seems to have drawn out, and now is a bit stale. While the TV will have nothing to do with it, the series will be rather quick. The pick, 5 games.

Longest game: No marathons like the Chicago - Anaheim series. 1 OT, and that a quick one.

Average TV rating in the US: What do I know about that? Nothing. Try 1.6.

First goal: Toews.

Conn Smythe Trophy: Goaltenders seem to have somewhat of a lock here. Crawford.

Most Goals: Kane.

Most Assists: Toews.

Most Points: Toews.

Plus/Minus: Keith. +1

Most PIM: Oduya

Best GAA (starters): Crawford. +1

Winning SpoFite: With his 4-stroke lead as we turn the back 9, I have to look to cixelsyd. +1

posted by Howard_T at 03:56 PM on June 02, 2015

1- Chicago +1

2-7 games

3-2 overtimes (I'll go one step further and say it will be game 4 that this happens in)

4-3.2 rating (I know it seems high, but with Chicago in it (and the Bulls out of the NBA playoffs...) +1

5-Toews

6- Toews

7-Stamkos

8-Kane

9-Kane

10-Kane

11-Shaw

12-Bishop

13-cixelsyd (though, if I say myself, and by being right would put me in first, and cixelsyd says himself which would make himself first who would actually win?lol) +1

posted by jagsnumberone at 05:48 AM on June 03, 2015

Jagsnumberone raises a good point. In that eventuality the universe explodes.

posted by rcade at 08:23 AM on June 03, 2015

Winner: Tampa
Duration: 7 games
Longest game: 2OT
TV rating: 2.0
First goal: Kucherov
Conn Smyth: Ben Bishop
Goals: Tyler Johnson
Assists: Duncan Keith
Points; Kane, in a losing effort
Plus/Minus: Victor Hedman
PIM: Brenden Morrow
GAA: Bishop
SpoFite: cixelsyd +1

posted by Ufez Jones at 03:12 PM on June 03, 2015

Good, using that metric, I predict I could be in at least 5th place by now.

posted by tahoemoj at 06:08 PM on June 03, 2015