While the season might be over for the New Jersey Devils, the playoffs are about to begin. As the quest for the Stanley Cup begins, some of the staff at Devils Army Blog has made their picks on who they think will emerge out of the first round. Compare our picks to yours and see how many we wind up getting right!
Eastern Conference
Washington Capitals (M1) vs Toronto Maple Leafs (W2)
Season Record: 55-19-8 40-27-15
Last Ten Games: 8-2-0 6-4-0
Goals For/Against: 3.18/2.16 3.05/2.85
Shots Per Game: 30.4 31.9
PP/PK: 23.1/83.8 23.8/82.5
Season Series
Record: 2-1-0 1-1-1
Goals For/Against: 12/10 10/12
Shots: 102 90
Power Play: 2/9 4/15
Admins Writers
DBK- Toronto in 7 Alex- Washington in 5
Matt C- Washington in 5 Mike- Washington in 4
Matt M- Washington in 5 JT- Washington in 5
Raj- Washington in 5 Sam- Washington in 6
Rob- Washington in 5
Pittsburgh Penguins (M2) vs Columbus Blue Jackets (M3)
Season Record: 50-21-11 50-24-8
Last Ten Games: 4-4-2 3-5-2
Goals For/Against: 3.39/2.79 3.01/2.35
Shots Per Game: 33.5 31.0
PP/PK: 23.1/79.8 19.9/82.5
Season Series
Record: 2-1-1 2-1-1
Goals For/Against: 9/13 13/9
Shots: 125 137
Power Play: 1/8 1/8
Admins Writers
DBK- Pittsburgh in 6 Alex- Pittsburgh in 5
Matt C- Columbus in 7 Mike- Pittsburgh in 6
Matt M- Columbus in 6 JT- Columbus in 7
Raj- Pittsburgh in 7 Sam- Columbus in 7
Rob- Columbus in 7
Montreal Canadians (A1) vs New York Rangers (W1)
Season Record: 47-26-9 48-28-6
Last Ten Games: 3-4-3 6-3-1
Goals For/Against: 3.1/2.6 2.7/2.4
Shots Per Game: 29.7 30.0
PP/PK: 20.3/79.8 19.7/81.1
Season Series
Record: 0-2-1 3-0-0
Goals For/Against: 7/12 12/7
Shots: 90 95
PP: 4/7 1/6
Admins Writers
DBK- Montreal in 5 Alex- Montreal in 6
Matt C- Montreal in 7 Mike- Montreal in 5
Matt M- Rangers in 6 JT- Montreal in 6
Raj- Montreal in 5 Sam- Montreal in 6
Rob- Montreal in 6
Ottawa Senators (A2) vs Boston Bruins (A3)
Season Record: 44-28-10 44-31-7
Last Ten Games: 6-3-1 4-4-2
Goals For/Against: 2.85/2.58 2.58/2.60
Shots Per Game: 30.1 33.1
PP/PK: 21.7/85.7 16.9/79.7
Season Series
Record: 4-0-0 0-3-1
Goals For/Against: 12/6 6/12
Shots: 112 103
Power Play: 5/8 2/11
Admins Writers
DBK- Boston in 5 Alex- Boston in 5
Matt C- Boston in 5 Mike- Ottawa in 6
Matt M- Boston in 7 JT- Ottawa in 6
Raj- Boston in 6 Sam- Ottawa in 4
Rob- Boston in 7
Western Conference
Chicago Blackhawks (C1) vs Nashville Predators (W2)
Season Record: 50-23-9 41-29-12
Last Ten Games: 3-3-4 5-4-1
Goals For/Against: 2.93/2.59 2.90/2.68
Shots Per Game: 30.6 31.2
PP/PK: 18.0/77.7 18.9/80.9
Season Series
Record: 4-1-0 1-4-0
GF/GA Per Game: 20/13 13/20
Shots Per Game: 138 163
Power Play: 6/15 5/16
Admins Writers
DBK- Chicago in 5 Alex- Nashville in 7
Matt C- Chicago in 6 Mike- Chicago in 5
Matt M- Chicago in 7 JT- Nashville in 7
Raj- Chicago in 5 Sam- Chicago in 5
Rob- Chicago in 5
Minnesota Wild (C2) vs St. Louis Blues (C3)
Season Record: 49-25-8 46-29-7
Last Ten Games: 5-3-2 7-1-2
Goals For/Against: 3.20/2.51 2.84/2.63
Shots Per Game: 30.8 28.4
PP/PK: 21/83 21.3/84.8
Season Series
Record: 2-2-1 3-2-0
Goals For/Against: 14/11 11/14
Shots: 143 137
Power Play: 1/13 1/11
Admins Writers
DBK- St. Louis in 6 Alex- Minnesota in 6
Matt C- Minnesota in 5 Mike- Minnesota in 6
Matt M- Minnesota in 6 JT- St. Louis in 6
Raj- St. Louis in 6 Sam- Minnesota in 6
Rob- Minnesota in 7
Anaheim Ducks (P1) vs Calgary Flames (W1)
Season Record: 46-23-13 45-33-4
Last Ten Games: 8-0-2 5-5-0
Goals For/Against: 2.7/2.4 2.7/2.7
Shots Per Game: 29.6 29.1
PP/PK: 18.7/84.7 20.2/81.6
Season Series
Record: 4-1-0 1-4-0
Goals For/Against: 17/14 14/17
Shots: 133 131
PP: 6/20 2/17
Admins Writers
DBK- Anaheim in 5 Alex- Calgary in 7
Matt C- Anaheim in 5 Mike- Anaheim in 5
Matt M- Anaheim in 6 JT- Anaheim in 5
Raj- Anaheim in 4 Sam- Anaheim in 5
Rob- Anaheim in 6
Edmonton Oilers (P2) vs San Jose Sharks (P3)
Season Record: 47-26-9 46-29-7
Last Ten Games: 8-2-0 4-6-0
Goals For/Against: 2.96/2.52 2.67/2.44
Shots Per Game: 31.1 29.9
PP/PK: 22.85/80.71 16.66/80.66
Season Series
Record: 3-1-1 2-3-0
Goals For/Against: 16/13 13/16
Shots Per Game: 129 147
PP/PK: 3/18 1/16
Admins Writers
DBK- San Jose in 7 Alex- San Jose in 6
Matt C- Edmonton in 6 Mike- San Jose in 6
Matt M- San Jose in 5 JT- San Jose in 7
Raj- San Jose in 7 Sam- Edmonton in 7
Rob- San Jose in 7