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Crazy Saturday Night Sees 2 New Projected Divisional Winners Out West

March 19, 2017, 4:36 AM ET [27 Comments]
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A whole lot changed in the projected standings in BOTH conferences last night... Here are the highlights...

Based on the strength of schedule and tendancies including: matchups, history in certain buildings, back to backs, travel, and more, the following outcomes are now being projected by the Buzztron 9000....In other words...this is what should happen (but of course hockey is always full of upsets and upsets can shift everything...)


* The Blackhawks are now projecting to beat out the Wild in the Central.
* The Ducks are now projecting to beat out the Sharks in the Pacific.
* The Blue Jackets are looking solid to finish 3rd in the Metro and the Rangers to finish in the first Wildcard. (which they would be fine with)
* The Race for third in the Atlantic is even tighter with the Final Projected points currently looking to be: Boston 91, Tampa 91, Toronto 90.
* For the first time the Second Wildcard does not look to be guaranteed to a Metro team. The Islanders now project to finish with 94 points...opening the door for Boston, Toronto or Tampa.
* The playoff matchups consistently are trending towards a Capitals/Hawks or Caps/Ducks Final.
* Montreal has moved ahead of Ottawa and with a win Sunday night could really make it tough for the Sens to catch them.
* In the Metro the Caps, Pens, and Jackets are projecting to be separated by only 3-4 points.
* The 2-3 Metro matchup in the opening round could feature the second and third best records in the NHL.

Here are your new Projected Standings and your predictions for Sunday's games...
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