2015 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview

The NHL regular season has come to a close and now the playoffs are next. The 2014-2015 NHL playoffs begin on Wednesday April 15 with four games being played. The 16 teams that made the playoffs are as follows:

Western Conference:
1. Anaheim Ducks
2. St. Louis Blues
3. Nashville Predators
4. Chicago Blackhawks
5. Vancouver Canucks
6. Minnesota Wild (Wild Card)
7. Winnipeg Jets (Wild Card)
8. Calgary Flames

Eastern Conference:
1. New York Rangers (President’s Trophy winner)
2. Montreal Canadians
3. Tampa Bay Lightning
4. Washington Capitals
5. New York Islanders
6. Detroit Red Wings
7. Ottawa Senators (Wild Card)
8. Pittsburgh Penguins (Wild Card)

Here are the matchups:

Western Conference:
#1 Ducks vs. #4 Winnipeg
#1 Blues vs. #4 Wild
#2 Predators vs. #3 Blackhawks
#2 Canucks vs. #3 Flames

Eastern Conference:
#1 Rangers vs. #4 Penguins
#1 Canadians vs. #4 Senators
#2 Lightning vs. #3 Red Wings
#2 Capitals vs. #3 Islanders

Everyone apart of Solly and Steve On Sports has made predictions on who will move on to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Co-Host Steve, our intern Danny, and our other intern Brendan did not make their predictions for the Rangers/Penguins series due to the fact they are all superstitious.

Here are our predictions:

Solly: Blues in 7, Blackhawks in 6, Canucks in 5, Ducks in 6 Rangers in 6, Islanders in 7, Lightning in 7, Senators in 7

Steve: Wild in 7, Blackhawks in 5, Canucks in 6, Jets in 7 Islanders in 6, Lightning in 6, Senators in 6

Jeff: Blues in 6, Blackhawks in 7, Canucks in 4, Jets in 7 Rangers in 6, Islanders in 7, Canadians in 5, Red Wings in 6

Danny: Wild in 6, Blackhawks in 6, Flames in 7, Jets in 7 Senators in 7, Red Wings in 7, Capitals 6

Brendan: Blues in 6, Blackhawks in 5, Canucks in 4, Ducks in 4 Senators in 7, Red Wings in 4, Capitals in 5

Greg: Wild in 6, Blackhawks in 6, Flames in 6, Ducks in 6 Rangers in 6, Capitals in 6, Canadians in 6, Lighting in 6



-Article written by Intern/Fireside Chat Host Danny Delaney