NHL Playoffs
East – Atlantic Bracket
Montreal Canadiens -vs-
New York Rangers
Game 1
Wednesday 12 April at Montreal Rangers
2, Canadiens 0
Game
2 Friday 14 April at Montreal Canadiens
4, Rangers 3 [OT]
Series
tied 1-1
Game 3 Sunday 16 April at New York
Game 4 Tuesday 18 April at New York
Game 5 Thursday 20 April at Montreal
Game 6 Saturday 20
April at New York [If Necessary]
Game 7 Monday 24
April at Montreal [If Necessary]
Prior
to the Series, I picked Montreal in 5…
Montreal needed Game 2. It would have been a much different series if
the Rangers had taken both games in Montreal.
With the series tied heading to Manhattan, my game prediction of 5 games
seems unlikely. Game 5 will now
happen. But I think Game 6 will too.
Timotheus Picks – 1 points of possible 4
(25%)
2 points for regulation win for predicted
series victor; 1 for overtime win…
Boston Bruins -vs-
Ottawa Senators
Game 1
Wednesday 12 April at Ottawa Bruins
2, Senators 1
Bruins
lead Series 1-0
Game 2 Saturday 15 April at Ottawa
Game 3 Monday 17 April at Boston
Game 4 Wednesday 19 April at Boston
Game 5 Friday 21
April at Ottawa [If Necessary]
Game 6 Sunday 23
April at Boston [If Necessary]
Game 7 Wednesday 26
April at Ottawa [If Necessary]
Prior
to Series, I picked Ottawa in 7…
Boston managed to find a road
win. Game 2 is now a big game for both
teams. I still think a long series is
likely. It would seem then that somehow
Ottawa manages a way to say, “Not in our house!”
Timotheus Picks – 0 points of possible 2
(0%)
2 points for regulation win for predicted
series victor; 1 for overtime win…
East – Metropolitan Bracket
Toronto Maple Leafs -vs-
Washington Capitals
Game 1
Thursday 13 April at Washington` Capitals
3, Maple Leafs 2 [OT]
Capitals
lead Series 1-0
Game 2 Saturday 15 April at Washington
Game 3 Monday 17 April at Toronto
Game 4 Wednesday 19 April at Toronto
Game 5 Friday 21
April at Washington [If Necessary]
Game 6 Sunday 23
April at Toronto [If Necessary]
Game 7 Tuesday 25
April at Washington [If Necessary]
Prior
to Series, I picked Washington in 4…
Toronto’s performance has me
thinking that perhaps a sweep shall not happen.
The Leafs seem to have missed the memo that they should be in awe of the
Caps. That’s a good thing if you are a
Toronto fan. For the Caps, it means that
Washington must not take this team lightly.
Timotheus Picks – 1 points of possible 2
(50%)
2 points for regulation win for predicted
series victor; 1 for overtime win…
Columbus Blue Jackets -vs-
Pittsburgh Penguins
Game
1 Wednesday 12 April at Pittsburgh Penguins
3, Blue Jackets 1
Game
2 Friday 14 April at Pittsburgh Penguins
4, Blue Jackets 1
Penguins
lead Series 2-0
Game 3 Saturday 16 April at Columbus
Game 4 Tuesday 18 April at Columbus
Game 5 Thursday 20
April at Pittsburgh [If Necessary]
Game 6 Sunday 23
April at Columbus [If Necessary]
Game 7 Tuesday 25
April at Pittsburgh [If Necessary]
Prior
to Series, I picked Pittsburgh in 6…
It’s not devastating that the
Blue Jackets are down 2 games to Pittsburgh, only because this series now
shifts to Columbus. In Game 3, the
Jackets need to find a way to keep the Penguins from getting goals and find a
way to get more than 1. In 6 periods of this
playoff series, the Penguins have 7 goals; slightly more than 1 per
period. Columbus has only managed 1 goal
in each of the two games. Game 3 will
tell us a lot. Will this series go back
to the Steel City? If Pittsburgh continues
to score a goal per period, I think not.
Timotheus Picks – 4 points of possible 4
(100%)
2 points for regulation win for predicted
series victor; 1 for overtime win…
West – Central Bracket
Chicago Blackhawks -vs-
Nashville Predators
Game
1 Thursday 13 April at Chicago Predators
1, Blackhawks 0
Predators
lead Series 1-0
Game 2 Saturday 15 April at Chicago
Game 3 Monday 17 April at Nashville
Game 4 Thursday 20 April at Nashville
Game 5 Saturday 22
April at Chicago [If Necessary]
Game 6 Monday 24
April at Nashville [If Necessary]
Game 7 Wednesday 26
April at Chicago [If Necessary]
Prior
to the Series, I picked Chicago in 7…
This was a huge win for
Nashville. The pressure is now on Chicago
for Game 2, who must make some noise in game two. The Hawks don’t want this series going to
Nashville with the home team bringing a 2-nill lead into what can be one of the
loudest arenas in the league. My guess
is that this series is tied when it shifts to Tennessee.
Timotheus Picks – 0 points of possible 2
(0%)
2 points for regulation win for predicted
series victor; 1 for overtime win…
Minnesota Wild -vs-
St. Louis Blues
Game 1 Wednesday
12 April at Minnesota Blues 2,
Wild 1 [OT]
Game
2 Friday 14 April at Minnesota Blues
2, Wild 1
Blues
lead Series 2-0
Game 3 Sunday 16 April at St. Louis
Game 4 Wednesday 19 April at St. Louis
Game 5 Saturday 22
April at Minnesota [If Necessary]
Game 6 Monday 24
April at St. Louis [If Necessary]
Game 7 Wednesday 26
April at Minnesota [If Necessary]
Prior
to the Series, I picked Minnesota in 6…
Someone forgot to give the
script for this series to the Blues.
Minnesota fans must feel like a bad nightmare has set in on them with
the loss of the first 2 games on home ice.
The overtime win in Game 1 witnessed the Blues cancel out home ice
advantage. The regulation win in Game 2
shifted home ice advantage to the Blues.
Now the pressure to win a road game falls on the shoulders of the
Wild. If they can do it in either of the
next 2 games, home ice advantage leans back in their direction. For that to happen, Minnesota must solve the
Jake Allen mystery, who is absolutely standing on his head in the Blues crease.
Timotheus Picks – 0 points of possible 4
(0%)
2 points for regulation win for predicted
series victor; 1 for overtime win…
West – Pacific Bracket
Anaheim Ducks -vs-
Calgary Flames
Game
1 Thursday 13 April at Anaheim Ducks
3, Flames 2
Ducks
lead Series 1-0
Game 2 Saturday 15 April at Anaheim
Game 3 Monday 17 April at Calgary
Game 4 Wednesday 19 April at Calgary
Game 5 Friday 21
April at Anaheim [If Necessary]
Game 6 Sunday 23
April at Calgary [If Necessary]
Game 7 Tuesday 25
April at Anaheim [If Necessary]
Prior
to the Series, I picked Anaheim in 6…
This first game of the series
seems to confirm that the Flames will push the Ducks, but in the end Anaheim
will find a way to pull out the series.
Timotheus Picks – 2 points of possible 2
(100%)
2 points for regulation win for predicted
series victor; 1 for overtime win…
Edmonton Oilers -vs-
San Jose Sharks
Game 1 Wednesday
12 April at Edmonton Sharks 3,
Oilers 2 [OT]
Game
2 Friday 14 April at Edmonton Oilers
2, Sharks 0
Series
tied 1-1
Game 3 Sunday 16 April at San Jose
Game 4 Tuesday 18 April at San Jose
Game 5 Thursday 20 April at Edmonton
Game 6 Saturday 22
April at San Jose [If Necessary]
Game 7 Monday 24
April at Edmonton [If Necessary]
Prior
to the Series, I picked San Jose in 5…
This was an impressive victory
for Edmonton! The Oilers did not want to
go to San Jose in a hole. The Shark Tank
is not the place to have to win 2 games in a road as the road team. This series looks after 2 games like this
could be a very good series. It will go
at least 5. Could it go longer? The answer will come in how the youth of the
Oilers respond to an unfriendly environment and the veteran experience of the
Sharks on their own ice in front of their fans.
Timotheus Picks – 1 points of possible 4
(25%)
2 points for regulation win for predicted
series victor; 1 for overtime win…
Overall Timotheus Picks – 9 points of
possible 24 (38%)
NHL Playoffs
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