Stanley Cup Playoffs | Prediction Challenges!

Islanders Answer Back, Trail Lightning 2-1

September 11, 2020

New York’s Anders Lee battles with Tampa Bay’s Yanni Gourde along the boards during the third period of the Islanders’ 5-3 Game 3 win over the Lightning on Friday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Standings

Overall

1	Mel Tacoma	174
	Doug Wansbrough	174
3	Bob Routhier	170
4	Logan Zetaruk	168
5	Adam Pilotte	163
6	Guy Hatchard	151
7	Joel Palmer	147
8	Michael Poplawski	140
	Pete McCarthy	140
10	Chris Lewtas	134
11	John Woycheshin	133
12	Wes Zetaruk	118
13	John Eastaugh	110
14	John Lo	109
15	Amy Roach	88

Conference Finals
Eastern	Western
TBL 2-1 NYI	VEG 1-2 DAL

1	Doug Wansbrough	76
2	Bob Routhier	72
3	Mel Tacoma	46
	Logan Zetaruk	46
	John Woycheshin	46
	John Lo	46
	Wes Zetaruk	46
8	Michael Poplawski	42
9	Adam Pilotte	38
	Guy Hatchard	38
	Joel Palmer	38
	Chris Lewtas	38
13	Pete McCarthy	26
	Amy Roach	26
15	John Eastaugh	18

Prizes
🥇 $75.00 🥈 $37.50 🥉 $22.50 🍍 $15.00

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Stars Survive Regulation, Win in Overtime

September 10, 2020

Dallas’ Alexander Radulov, right, celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in OT of the Stars’ 3-2 Game 3 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Overall

1	Mel Tacoma	170
	Doug Wansbrough	170
3	Bob Routhier	166
4	Logan Zetaruk	164
5	Adam Pilotte	159
6	Guy Hatchard	147
7	Joel Palmer	143
8	Michael Poplawski	136
	Pete McCarthy	136
10	Chris Lewtas	130
11	John Woycheshin	129
12	Wes Zetaruk	114
13	John Eastaugh	106
14	John Lo	105
15	Amy Roach	84

Conference Finals
Eastern	Western
TBL 2-0 NYI	VEG 1-2 DAL

1	Doug Wansbrough	72
2	Bob Routhier	68
3	Mel Tacoma	42
	Logan Zetaruk	42
	John Woycheshin	42
	John Lo	42
	Wes Zetaruk	42
8	Michael Poplawski	38
9	Adam Pilotte	34
	Guy Hatchard	34
	Joel Palmer	34
	Chris Lewtas	34
13	Pete McCarthy	22
	Amy Roach	22
15	John Eastaugh	14

Prizes
🥇 $75.00 🥈 $37.50 🥉 $22.50 🍍 $15.00

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Lightning Win Late With Kucherov’s Goal

September 9, 2020

Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov, left, is congratulated by teammates after scoring in the final seconds of Game 2 to help the Lightning defeat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Standings

Overall

1	Mel Tacoma	176
2	Logan Zetaruk	170
3	Adam Pilotte	165
4	Guy Hatchard	153
5	Michael Poplawski	150
6	Joel Palmer	149
7	Doug Wansbrough	146
8	Bob Routhier	142
9	Chris Lewtas	136
10	John Woycheshin	135
11	Pete McCarthy	132
12	John Lo	111
13	John Eastaugh	102
14	Wes Zetaruk	90
15	Amy Roach	80

Conference Finals
Eastern	Western
TBL 2-0 NYI	VEG 1-1 DAL

1	Michael Poplawski	52
2	Doug Wansbrough	48
	Mel Tacoma	48
	Logan Zetaruk	48
	John Woycheshin	48
	John Lo	48
7	Bob Routhier	44
8	Adam Pilotte	40
	Guy Hatchard	40
	Joel Palmer	40
	Chris Lewtas	40
12	Wes Zetaruk	18
	Pete McCarthy	18
	Amy Roach	18
15	John Eastaugh	10

Prizes
🥇 $75.00 🥈 $37.50 🥉 $22.50 🍍 $15.00

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Golden Knights Reply With Their Own Shutout Performance

September 8, 2020

Vegas’ Paul Stastny, right, celebrates with teammates Nicolas Roy, left, and Max Pacioretty after scoring a second-period goal during the Golden Knights’ 3-0 Game 2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Overall

1	Mel Tacoma	172
2	Logan Zetaruk	166
3	Adam Pilotte	165
4	Guy Hatchard	153
5	Joel Palmer	149
6	Michael Poplawski	146
7	Doug Wansbrough	142
8	Bob Routhier	138
9	Chris Lewtas	136
10	John Woycheshin	131
11	Pete McCarthy	128
12	John Lo	107
13	John Eastaugh	102
14	Wes Zetaruk	86
15	Amy Roach	76

Conference Finals
Eastern	Western
TBL 1-0 NYI	VEG 1-1 DAL

1	Michael Poplawski	48
2	Doug Wansbrough	44
	Mel Tacoma	44
	Logan Zetaruk	44
	John Woycheshin	44
	John Lo	44
7	Bob Routhier	40
	Adam Pilotte	40
	Guy Hatchard	40
	Joel Palmer	40
	Chris Lewtas	40
12	Wes Zetaruk	14
	Pete McCarthy	14
	Amy Roach	14
15	John Eastaugh	10

Prizes
🥇 $75.00 🥈 $37.50 🥉 $22.50 🍍 $15.00

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Lightning Hit on All Cylinders to Open Series

September 7, 2020

The Lightning showed no signs of rust following a near week-long break after eliminating the Boston Bruins in their second-round series ( Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Overall

1	Mel Tacoma	158
	Bob Routhier	158
	Doug Wansbrough	158
4	Adam Pilotte	155
5	Logan Zetaruk	152
6	Guy Hatchard	143
7	Joel Palmer	139
8	Michael Poplawski	132
9	Chris Lewtas	126
10	Pete McCarthy	124
11	John Woycheshin	117
12	Wes Zetaruk	102
	John Eastaugh	102
14	John Lo	93
15	Amy Roach	72

Conference Finals
Eastern	Western
TBL 1-0 NYI	VEG 0-1 DAL

1	Bob Routhier	60
	Doug Wansbrough	60
3	Michael Poplawski	34
4	Wes Zetaruk	30
	Mel Tacoma	30
	Adam Pilotte	30
	Logan Zetaruk	30
	Guy Hatchard	30
	Joel Palmer	30
	Chris Lewtas	30
	John Woycheshin	30
	John Lo	30
13	Pete McCarthy	10
	John Eastaugh	10
	Amy Roach	10

Prizes
🥇 $75.00 🥈 $37.50 🥉 $22.50 🍍 $15.00

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Stars Shut Down Golden Knights to Win Opener

September 6, 2020

Anton Khudobin of the Stars saved 25 shots to help Dallas defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0 in Game 1 of the Western Conference final on Sunday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Overall

1	Mel Tacoma	138
	Bob Routhier	138
	Doug Wansbrough	138
4	Adam Pilotte	135
5	Logan Zetaruk	132
6	Pete McCarthy	124
7	Guy Hatchard	123
8	Joel Palmer	119
9	Michael Poplawski	112
	Wes Zetaruk	112
11	Chris Lewtas	106
12	John Eastaugh	102
13	John Woycheshin	97
14	John Lo	73
15	Amy Roach	72

Conference Finals
Eastern	Western
TBL – NYI	VEG 0-1 DAL

1	Bob Routhier	40
	Doug Wansbrough	40
	Wes Zetaruk	40
4	Michael Poplawski	14
5	Mel Tacoma	10
	Adam Pilotte	10
	Logan Zetaruk	10
	Pete McCarthy	10
	Guy Hatchard	10
	Joel Palmer	10
	Chris Lewtas	10
	John Eastaugh	10
	John Woycheshin	10
	John Lo	10
	Amy Roach	10

Prizes
🥇 $75.00 🥈 $37.50 🥉 $22.50 🍍 $15.00

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Posted by Michael Poplawski

Conference Finals Predictions

September 6, 2020

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights are our picks to meet in the Stanley Cup Final, with the New York Islanders and Dallas Stars as underdogs.

Series Picks		Average # of Games
TBL 11	NYI 4	6.33
VEG 12	DAL 3	6.33

Enjoy the series!

For download (PDF): Stanley Cup Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2020 Conference Finals Predictions

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Islanders Join Final Four, Conference Finals Begin Sunday

September 5, 2020

Brock Nelson of the New York Islanders and Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers shake hands following the Islanders 4-0 victory in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on September 05, 2020 in Toronto. (Elsa/Getty Images)

Series completed Saturday

NYI 4 PHI 3
7 players had series winner correct
3 players (Bob, John Eastaugh, Mel) had series score correct

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Overall

1	Mel Tacoma	128
2	Adam Pilotte	125
3	Logan Zetaruk	122
4	Pete McCarthy	114
5	Guy Hatchard	113
6	Joel Palmer	109
7	Michael Poplawski	98
	Bob Routhier	98
	Doug Wansbrough	98
10	Chris Lewtas	96
11	John Eastaugh	92
12	John Woycheshin	87
13	Wes Zetaruk	72
14	John Lo	63
15	Amy Roach	62

Second Round
Eastern	Western
PHI 3-4 NYI	VEG 4-3 VAN
TBL 4-1 BOS	COL 3-4 DAL

1	Mel Tacoma	80
2	Doug Wansbrough	76
3	Joel Palmer	68
4	Logan Zetaruk	66
5	Michael Poplawski	58
	Adam Pilotte	58
	Guy Hatchard	58
	Bob Routhier	58
9	John Woycheshin	44
10	Chris Lewtas	40
	John Eastaugh	40
12	Pete McCarthy	38
13	John Lo	28
14	Wes Zetaruk	24
	Amy Roach	24

First Round
Eastern	Western
PHI 4-2 MTL	VEG 4-1 CHI
TBL 4-1 CBJ	COL 4-1 ARI
WSH 1-4 NYI	DAL 4-2 CGY
BOS 4-1 CAR	STL 2-4 VAN

1	Pete McCarthy	76
2	Adam Pilotte	67
3	Logan Zetaruk	56
	Chris Lewtas	56
5	Guy Hatchard	55
6	John Eastaugh	52
7	Wes Zetaruk	48
	Mel Tacoma	48
9	John Woycheshin	43
10	Joel Palmer	41
11	Michael Poplawski	40
	Bob Routhier	40
13	Amy Roach	38
14	John Lo	35
15	Doug Wansbrough	22

Prizes
🥇 $75.00 🥈 $37.50 🥉 $22.50 🍍 $15.00

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Conference Finals Prediction Form is now available

September 5, 2020

The Conference Finals Prediction Form is now available.

Form deadline is 17:00 PT, Sunday, September 6.

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Stars Surprise, Golden Knights Endure, to Meet in Conference Finals

September 5, 2020

Dallas’ Joel Kiviranta, right, celebrates his series-winning overtime goal with teammate Jamie Oleksiak, left, during the Stars’ 5-4 Game 7 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Series completed Friday

DAL 4 COL 3
3 players had series winner correct
1 player (Doug) had series score correct

VEG 4 VAN 3
12 players had series winner correct
3 players (Adam, Guy, Michael) had series score correct

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Overall

1	Adam Pilotte	127
2	Guy Hatchard	115
3	Joel Palmer	111
4	Pete McCarthy	102
5	Logan Zetaruk	100
	Michael Poplawski	100
7	Mel Tacoma	96
8	John Woycheshin	89
9	Chris Lewtas	84
10	Bob Routhier	76
	Doug Wansbrough	76
12	Wes Zetaruk	74
13	John Eastaugh	70
14	John Lo	65
15	Amy Roach	64

Second Round
Eastern	Western
PHI 3-3 NYI	VEG 4-3 VAN
TBL 4-1 BOS	COL 3-4 DAL

1	Joel Palmer	70
2	Michael Poplawski	60
	Adam Pilotte	60
	Guy Hatchard	60
5	Doug Wansbrough	54
6	Mel Tacoma	48
7	John Woycheshin	46
8	Logan Zetaruk	44
9	Bob Routhier	36
10	John Lo	30
11	Chris Lewtas	28
12	Pete McCarthy	26
	Wes Zetaruk	26
	Amy Roach	26
15	John Eastaugh	18

Prizes
🥇 $75.00 🥈 $37.50 🥉 $22.50 🍍 $15.00

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Prediction Challenges!

Islanders Answer Back, Trail Lightning 2-1

Stars Survive Regulation, Win in Overtime

Lightning Win Late With Kucherov’s Goal

Golden Knights Reply With Their Own Shutout Performance

Lightning Hit on All Cylinders to Open Series

Stars Shut Down Golden Knights to Win Opener

Conference Finals Predictions

Islanders Join Final Four, Conference Finals Begin Sunday

Conference Finals Prediction Form is now available

Stars Surprise, Golden Knights Endure, to Meet in Conference Finals

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