2017 NHL Playoff Thread

[Gil Dobie]

Who you got?

I have Black Hawks beating Cindy in the finals.

[89Hen]

Pens goalie is too tough for the Hawks.

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[SuperHornet]

Mighty Ducks gonna win it all....

[tribe_pride]

Who would have thought that Tanner Glass would have had the first goal of the playoffs? Lundqvist does a great job of keeping the Rangers in it early saving 16 Canadiens shots in the 1st (versus only 5 shots for the Rangers) and holds on for the 2-0 shutout with 31 total saves. Last Ranger goal was an empty netter.

Boston scored late to also get an away 2-1 win against Ottawa

Blues goalie just made an insane glove save while on his back to keep the 1-0 lead over Minnesota with just under 5 to go in the 2nd.

[tribe_pride]

And Minn score on their 44th shot to know the game at 1 with 22 seconds to go. Allen has been insane in net for the Blues today - and Dubnyk has looked good saving 20 of 21 shots. On to Overtime

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

I got my Oilers losing in 5 to the sharks..........

[tribe_pride]

Game 1s are over for the East

WC1 Rangers beat #1 Montreal 2-0 (empty netter)
#3 Bruins beat #2 Ottawa 2-1

#1 Caps beat WC2 Toronto 3-2 in OT (Toronto was up 2-0 in first 10 minutes)
#2 Pens beat #3 Columbus 3-1

West still has 1 more game to go

WC2 Nashville beat #1 Chicago 1-0
#3 St. Louis beat #2Minnesota 2-1 in OT

WC1 Calgary playing #1 Anaheim in a bit
#3 San Jose beat #2 Edmonton 3-2 in OT

Only Caps and Pens (top 2 teams in the NHL by points this year) won as favorites in Game 1 with Anaheim having a chance to add to that.

[bandl]

Games were played last night. Probably will be some games played tonight also.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Good call, thanks for sharing

[Grizalltheway]

Wild down 2-0 to the Blues. Another fantastic postseason coaching job by Mr. Boudreau!

[Gil Dobie]

Wild down 2-0 to the Blues. Another fantastic postseason coaching job by Mr. Boudreau!

They were in a downward spiral the last 20 games of the season.

[Ivytalk]

Ruh-roh! Black Hawks in deep shyt!

And those Caps...Deja vu all over again?

[Baldy]

Ruh-roh! Black Hawks in deep shyt!

And those Caps...Deja vu all over again?

Meanwhile the Pens go up 3-0 over Columbus. Ho-hum.

[bandl]

Ruh-roh! Black Hawks in deep shyt!

And those Caps...Deja vu all over again?

Meanwhile the Pens go up 3-0 over Columbus. Ho-hum.

I don't think that's a surprise to most people who watched a lot of hockey this year. Pittsburgh is, well, Pittsburgh. They're going to throttle inexperienced playoff teams. And Columbus, as I said earlier in the year in the NHL thread, is a decent team, but not a great team like their point total might lead some to believe. If it wasn't for their 16 game (?) winning streak this season, I think they would have fighting for a wild card spot.

[89Hen]

And those Caps...Deja vu all over again?

Just don't know what's wrong with them. A sweep wasn't expected, but they should be able to beat the Leafs at home somewhat comfortably. I figured they'd get a game at home in Toronto and force Game 5, but now I'm negative nelly.

[Grizalltheway]

And Matthews has been tripping on his dick so far. If he gets going the Caps could really be in trouble.

[Ivytalk]

Wow, four OT games last night! Has that ever happened before? Good results for Sens, Leafs, Preds, and Ducks. Caps, Hawks, Flames, and Sens all coughed up two-goal leads: Ottawa was the only one to come out on top.

[89Hen]

Niskanen had a horrible game and Shattenkirk had a complete brain fart on one of the goals. Not looking good.

[93henfan]

Craps! I love it.

[SuperHornet]

I'm not happy that my top 2 are facing off in the first round, BUT the Mighty Ducks are 3-0 right now.

Are they re-seeding in the next round? I'm not a fan of that idea....

[Grizalltheway]

I'm not happy that my top 2 are facing off in the first round, BUT the Mighty Ducks are 3-0 right now.

Are they re-seeding in the next round? I'm not a fan of that idea....

Why the hell are you a Flames fan? Have you even been to Canada?

[89Hen]

I'm not happy that my top 2 are facing off in the first round, BUT the Mighty Ducks are 3-0 right now.

Are they re-seeding in the next round? I'm not a fan of that idea....

No. Brackets are set.

[89Hen]

I'm not happy that my top 2 are facing off in the first round, BUT the Mighty Ducks are 3-0 right now.

Are they re-seeding in the next round? I'm not a fan of that idea....

Why the hell are you a Flames fan? Have you even been to Canada?

Because the Flames sounds like a women's professional team name.

[SuperHornet]

Why the hell are you a Flames fan? Have you even been to Canada?

Because the Flames sounds like a women's professional team name.

Actually, I've been a fan of all things Calgary since the Winter Olympics. I was very impressed by the fact that they had a little kid light the flame.

And the presence of the Magic Flute didn't hurt, either.

Yes, I HAVE been to Canada. I was on a Tiger Cruise that went to Halifax one summer while assigned to a carrier in Norfolk.

[Ivytalk]

Caps hang on to even up their series. Wild stave off elimination. Sens go up 3-1. Super Horney's beloved Ducks sweep out the Flames.