We have basically known the 8 playoff teams from the Eastern Conference since Christmas.. I’ve said it before and I still feel we have never seen 8 better teams in one conference than we have in the East right now…. All these teams have huge Goal Differential pluses… and they are all playing well over 600 hockey. Several over 700…However long we have known which teams will be in the playoffs, as we sit her right now, with only four nights left in the NHL season not a single playoff matchup is set…
So like yesterday in the West, today we throw the remaining games into the Hockeybuzz final projected standings predictor to try and get some clarity as to who will play who?
Lets first look at the remaining games in the East that will determine these matchups…and who we think wins each game..
Tonight Toronto WIN Detroit Boston OTW Florida Edmonton Win Pitt Tampa WIN Columbus Rangers Win Carolina Capitals Win Islanders
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Tomorrow Night NY Rangers WIN Montreal
Thursday Capitals Win Islanders Boston Win Buffalo NJ OTW Carolina Tampa Win Columbus
Friday Toronto OTW Boston Pittsburgh Win Columbus Rangers OTW Washington Tampa WIN Islanders
So, if all that happens….
The Final Standings in the East
The Atlantic Division 1. Florida 59-16-7 125pts 2. Toronto 54-21-7 115pts 3. Tampa 52-22-8 112pts
The Metro Division 1. NY Rangers 54-22-6 114pts 2. Carolina 52-21-9 113pts 3. Washington 46-23-13 105pts
Wildcard 1. Boston 51-25-6 108pts 2. Pittsburgh 46-25-11 103pts.
So that’s how this could play out.
What say you?