The first round of the 2015 playoffs is in the books and the Conference Semi-Finals are set to begin tonight. Throughout the playoffs, the staff here at Devils Army Blog will continue to submit their roundly predictions as we all continue to try and see who can make the most precise predictions to what actually transpires on the ice.
Before we get into our predictions for the next round of playoff matchups, let’s first see how the staff at Devils Army Blog did at predicting the first round matchups…
Montreal Canadiens Vs Ottawa Senators…57% chose Montreal
Tampa Bay Lightning Vs Detroit Red Wings…71% chose Tampa Bay
NY Rangers Vs Pittsburgh Penguins…85% chose New York
Washington Capitals Vs NY Islanders…71% chose New York
Anaheim Ducks Vs Winnipeg Jets…85% chose Anaheim
Vancouver Canucks Vs Calgary Flames…57% chose Calgary
St. Louis Blues Vs Minnesota Wild…Nobody picked Minnesota
Nashville Predators Vs Chicago Blackhawks…57% chose Chicago
With that said, here are the statistical breakdowns of each team and series by conference…
Eastern Conference
| Teams | Record | GF | GA | PP/PK | SH | SH% | FO% | H |
| Rangers | 4-1-0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 15.0/84.6 | 30.0 | 7.3 | 45.5 | 34.4 |
| Canadiens | 4-2-0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 5.0/71.4 | 37.3 | 3.5 | 54.1 | 35.0 |
| Lightning | 4-3-0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6.7/82.8 | 28.6 | 8.4 | 54.0 | 29.5 |
| Capitals | 4-2-1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 15.4/100.0 | 34.0 | 6.7 | 56.0 |
44.7 |
New York Rangers (1) Vs Washington Capitals (2)
| Teams | Season | GF | PP | SH | FO% | H |
| Rangers | 3-1-0 | 3.2 | 15.8 | 29.2 | 51.3 | 21.2 |
| Capitals | 1-3-0 | 2.5 | 30.7 | 29.0 | 48.7 |
30.7 |
Matt Cook: Capitals in 6
Mike Michalski: Rangers in 6
Mike Luci: Rangers in 5
Taz: Rangers in 6
DBK: Capitals in 6
Statik: Capitals in 7
McCrohan: Capitals in 7
Montreal Canadiens (1) Vs Tampa Bay Lightning (2)
| Teams | Season | GF | PP | SH | FO% | H |
| Montreal | 0-3-1 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 21.5 | 52.5 | 21.2 |
| Tampa Bay | 4-0-0 | 4.2 | 25.0 | 39.2 | 47.5 |
27.2 |
Matt Cook: Lightning in 7
Mike Michalski: Canadiens in 6
Mike Luci: Lightning in 6
Taz: Lightning in 7
DBK: Lightning in 6
Statik: Lightning in 6
McCrohan: Canadiens in 6
Western Conference
| Teams | Record | GF | GA | PP/PK | SH | SH% | FO% | H |
| Ducks | 4-0-0 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 27.2/84.6 | 34.5 | 11.6 | 53.9 | 43.2 |
| Flames | 4-2-0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 27.2/81.2 | 26.1 | 11.5 | 50.0 | 23.8 |
| Blackhawks | 4-2-0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 15.8/72.7 | 34.6 | 8.9 | 63.6 | 32.0 |
| Wild | 4-2-0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 33.3/81.8 | 22.6 | 12.4 | 47.1 |
24.8 |
Anaheim Ducks (1) Vs Calgary Flames (3)
| Teams | Season | GF | PP | SH | FO% | H |
| Ducks | 3-1-1 | 4.2 | 33.3 | 30.6 | 51.1 | 21.4 |
| Flames | 2-3-0 | 3.4 | 13.0 | 27.4 | 48.9 |
23.2 |
Matt Cook: Ducks in 5
Mike Michalski: Ducks in 5
Mike Luci: Ducks in 5
Taz: Ducks in 6
DBK: Ducks in 6
Statik: Ducks in 5
McCrohan: Ducks in 5
Chicago Blackhawks (2) Vs Minnesota Wild (4)
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Teams |
Season | GF | PP | SH | FO% | H |
| Blackhawks | 3-2-0 | 2.8 | 18.2 | 30.2 | 55.3 | 14.4 |
| Wild | 2-3-0 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 36.6 | 44.7 |
21.0 |
Matt Cook: Blackhawks in 5
Mike Michalski: Blackhawks in 6
Mike Luci: Wild in 6
Taz: Blackhawks in 5
DBK: Blackhawks in 5
Statik: Blackhawks in 7
McCrohan: Wild in 7