Hello Hockeyworld!
Welcome to one of the biggest weekends of the year with so much at stake as the playoffs approach.
Hot Prediction as of Late:
Since March 17th our computer has been pretty much nailing it going 40-20 when predicting winners...67%...
First here are today's picks...
FLA W ARZ
NYR WOT BUFF
NYI W CHI
TOR W DET
LAK W EDM
COL W VEGAS
WAS W MTL
MIN W NAS
TB OTW NJ
CAR W OTT
CBJ W STL
SAN W CGY
Your NEW Current Projected Final Standings....(San Jose and Calgary Fixed)
Now many of you have noted that the computer only has the Sharks winning two more games this season, going 2-6, while it has the Ducks going are going 5-1-1...And while I agree this probably won't happen, this is just due to who the teams are playing, where they are playing and how the Sharks and Ducks have done respectively against their opponents...
The Sharks have average to below 500 records over the last three years (weighted towards the most recent games) one the road against opponents Chicago, Nashville, and Vegas...And they also face Dallas, Colorado and Minnesota...all of whom they have traditionally struggled against...They have better odds against Calgary (today) and St Louis...
The Ducks, on the other hand, Have owned EDM, VAN, DAL, LAK, and AZ. They have struggles against Colorado, and are basically even vs Minnesota (the computer projects that game as an OTL)
Of course not ALL these things will indeed come to pass, and the way teams play down the stretch can often be dictated by just how much they have to win.... But I do hope this helps clarify...