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[Dark Knight]

Here are the matchups:

2009 EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

SERIES A TIME (ET) #1 BOSTON vs. #8 MONTREAL
Thursday, April 16 7 p.m. Montreal at Boston
Saturday, April 18 8 p.m. Montreal at Boston
Monday, April 20 7 p.m. Boston at Montreal
Wednesday, April 22 7 p.m. Boston at Montreal
*Saturday, April 25 7 p.m. Montreal at Boston
*Monday, April 27 TBD Boston at Montreal
*Wednesday, April 29 TBD Montreal at Boston

SERIES B TIME (ET) #2 WASHINGTON vs. #7 NY RANGERS
Wednesday, April 15 7 p.m. NY Rangers at Washington
Saturday, April 18 1 p.m. NY Rangers at Washington
Monday, April 20 7 p.m. Washington at NY Rangers
Wednesday, April 22 7 p.m. Washington at NY Rangers
*Friday, April 24 7 p.m. NY Rangers at Washington
*Sunday, April 26 2 p.m. Washington at NY Rangers
*Tuesday, April 28 TBD NY Rangers at Washington

SERIES C TIME (ET) #3 NEW JERSEY vs. #6 CAROLINA
Wednesday, April 15 7:30 p.m. Carolina at New Jersey
Friday, April 17 7:30 p.m. Carolina at New Jersey
Sunday, April 19 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Carolina
Tuesday, April 21 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Carolina
*Thursday, April 23 7:30 p.m. Carolina at New Jersey
*Sunday, April 26 TBD New Jersey at Carolina
*Tuesday, April 28 7:30 p.m. Carolina at New Jersey

SERIES D TIME (ET) #4 PITTSBURGH vs. #5 PHILADELPHIA
Wednesday, April 15 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
Friday, April 17 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
Sunday, April 19 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
Tuesday, April 21 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
*Thursday, April 23 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
*Saturday, April 25 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
*Monday, April 27 TBD Philadelphia at Pittsburgh


WESTERN CONFERENCE

2009 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

SERIES F TIME (ET) #2 DETROIT vs. #7 COLUMBUS
Thursday, April 16 7 p.m. Columbus at Detroit
Saturday, April 18 6 p.m. Columbus at Detroit
Tuesday, April 21 7 p.m. Detroit at Columbus
Thursday, April 23 7 p.m. Detroit at Columbus
*Saturday, April 25 7 p.m. Columbus at Detroit
*Monday, April 27 TBD Detroit at Columbus
*Wednesday, April 29 TBD Columbus at Detroit

SERIES G TIME (ET) #3 VANCOUVER vs. #6 ST. LOUIS
Wednesday, April 15 10 p.m. St. Louis at Vancouver
Friday, April 17 10 p.m. St. Louis at Vancouver
Sunday, April 19 7 p.m. Vancouver at St. Louis
Tuesday, April 21 8 p.m. Vancouver at St. Louis
*Friday, April 24 10 p.m. St. Louis at Vancouver
*Sunday, April 26 8 p.m. Vancouver at St. Louis
*Tuesday, April 28 TBD St. Louis at Vancouver

SERIES H TIME (ET) #4 CHICAGO vs. #5 CALGARY
Thursday, April 16 8:30 p.m. Calgary at Chicago
Saturday, April 18 TBD Calgary at Chicago
Monday, April 20 9:30 p.m. Chicago at Calgary
Wednesday, April 22 TBD Chicago at Calgary
*Saturday, April 25 10 p.m. Calgary at Chicago
*Monday, April 27 TBD Chicago at Calgary
*Wednesday, April 29 TBD Calgary at Chicago

Make your picks

[SacredCow]

At first glance, before I've entered everything into my formula for predicting the playoffs, here's my picks:

Series A - Boston
Series B - Washington
Series C - Carolina
Series D - Pittsburgh

Series E - Anaheim (Purely a homer pick)
Series F - Detroit
Series G - Vancouver
Series H - Chicago

[UltraDavid]

Dang, I was just about to make the exact same picks heh. I'm very waffley about Detroit and Vancouver though, I think those teams could be ripe for some upsets, and I think the Devs might have finally turned a corner at the end of the season (4 wins in their last 5, including over the Canes). I'd expect those series to go 6-7 games, especially Canucks-Blues and Devils-Canes. And I don't think picking us over the Sharks is purely a homer pick.

Edit: That is,

Series A - Boston
Series B - Washington
Series C - Carolina
Series D - Pittsburgh

Series E - Anaheim
Series F - Detroit
Series G - Vancouver
Series H - Chicago

[Dark Knight]

I can see Columbus upsetting Detroit, but I have serious doubts about STL taking out Vancouver.

My picks excluding the Ducks are:

Series A - Boston (x)
Series B - Washington (x)
Series C - NJD (-)
Series D - Pittsburgh (x)

Series F - Columbus (-)
Series G - Vancouver (x)
Series H - Chicago (x)

[TecKaHoLiC]

Why does the NHL Shop not have ANY St. Louis or Ducks shirts yet!?!?!

[TheSniper]

Here are my picks....only a couple upsets....



EASTERN CONFERENCE

Series 'A' - Boston Bruins
Series 'B' - Washington Capitals
Series 'C' - New Jersey Devils
Series 'D' - .Philadelphia Flyers

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Series 'F' - Detroit Red Wings
Series 'G' - Vancouver Canucks
Series 'H' - Calgary Flames

[DropThePuck]

799 -- Regular-season games played by Calgary's Olli Jokinen, who will make his playoff debut this week when the Flames play Calgary. No player has waited longer than Jokinen to make his playoff debut.

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[SacredCow]

After putting each series through my playoff predictions formula here's what I have come up with:

Series A - Boston in five
Series B - Washington in six
Series C - New Jersey in seven
Series D - Pittsburgh in seven

Series E - San Jose in five
Series F - Detroit in five
Series G - Vancouver in seven
Series H - Chicago in six

[Todrick]

ok, my analysis is super simplified.... I have plenty of tiem to expound upon it... but I wanted to make my picks a little less boring... so here they are:



2009 EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

SERIES A #1 BOSTON vs. #8 MONTREAL
Boston scares me. Simple as that. They are playing a very non-eastern conference style, In fact it is very similar to the 06/07 ducks style. Chara is a beast, Thomas is ridiculous... Markov and Schneider are too banged up to save the Habs.
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SERIES B #2 WASHINGTON vs. #7 NY RANGERS
When your leading scorer is Nik Antropov... (and most of those points came while he was in Toronto)... you have problems. Then there is that guy... what was his name? I think it rhymes with Rangers-Dont-Have-A-Hopechkin.
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SERIES C #3 NEW JERSEY vs. #6 CAROLINA
this is like the Mirror Image battle... kind of like shadow boxing... As good as Broduer is, Cam Ward has suddenly found his game from 2006... Really this one could go either way and will hinge heavily on goaltending... If Cam Ward can withstand 30-40 shots per game... the Caines are golden... then again, Broduer better be on his game...
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SERIES D #4 PITTSBURGH vs. #5 PHILADELPHIA
1st... this is gonna be one hell of a series!!!
I have a hard time deciding against any team with Crosby, Malkin, Guerin & Kunitz. At the same time... the Flyers are a formidable opponent... this one is a a virtual coin toss.... but Gonchar is a game changer.
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2009 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

SERIES E #1 SAN JOSE vs. #8 ANAHEIM
Yeah, Yeah... I'm a homer... But I'm a homer with reason.
San Jose has coasted into the playoffs... who can blame them... they completely dominated the entire NHL all season. The Ducks on the Other had have been playing desperate Hockey for a month... the type of Hockey that wins playoff games and playoff series... Three things really will determine this series... Can the Ducks play San Jose without taking a ton of penalties? Can Jonas Hiller handle Playoff pressure? Will officiating be even handed? if the answer to these 3 is yes, Ducks clean house... if not, it could get ugly... I believe the actual answer lies somewhere int he middle.
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SERIES F #2 DETROIT vs. #7 COLUMBUS
This is more gut instinct that anything, but I see Mason absolutely stealing games... while Osgood comes up short... Cinderella Story anyone?
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SERIES G #3 VANCOUVER vs. #6 ST. LOUIS
Mason is good. Luongo is better. In the end I think this series is going to be decided by one simple thing... the will to win... the desire to overcome.
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SERIES H #4 CHICAGO vs. #5 CALGARY
Too close to call... So I will cast my vote in the Hawks favor simply due to depth in net, youthful exuberance and home ice advantage.
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After putting each series through my playoff predictions formula here's what I have come up with:

Series A - Boston in five
Series B - Washington in six
Series C - New Jersey in seven
Series D - Pittsburgh in seven

Series E - San Jose in five
Series F - Detroit in five
Series G - Vancouver in seven
Series H - Chicago in six

so your formula is basically lower seed?

LOL I know you go through more effort than that, but is it possible for your formula to produce an upset prediction? Does it account for intangibles like goaltenders who have histories of playing well/poorly in the playoffs? Teams who often choke? or is it all based on this seasons regular season performance?

[SacredCow]

so your formula is basically lower seed?

LOL I know you go through more effort than that, but is it possible for your formula to produce an upset prediction? Does it account for intangibles like goaltenders who have histories of playing well/poorly in the playoffs? Teams who often choke? or is it all based on this seasons regular season performance?

I cannot reveal the secrets to my formula, sorry. I will say that it served me well last year but this year...I am not happy with the results. I may have to tweak some things. Picking all favorites, or lower seeds as you point out, is not acceptable.

EDIT: Having reviewed and made slight tweaks to my formula, here are the final predictions:

Series A - Boston in five
Series B - Washington in six
Series C - Carolina in seven
Series D - Pittsburgh in six

Series E - San Jose in six
Series F - Detroit in six
Series G - Vancouver in seven
Series H - Chicago in six

I've only got one upset predicted but that's what I'm going with. Yes, I'm sure this time. I have to believe in my formula which, as I said, has treated me well in the past.

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips

The Ducks and Sharks have a healthy dislike for each other on the ice and penalties could be a factor in their first round series. "Definitely, discipline is going to be huge," Ducks Ryan Getzlaf said. "It's going to be a hard-fought series, but it has to be done between the whistles." The Ducks were shorthanded 385 times during the season, the Sharks only 306 times. - Orange County Register

Zdeno Chara (missed last two games) did not play on Sunday. "With Zdeno, I'm just resting him," head coach Claude Julien said. "Just being cautious. We can't afford to lose a guy like that to injury." - Boston Globe

Head coach Claude Julien says Patrice Bergeron (missed last two games - foot) and Andrew Ference (missed last four games - undisclosed) are still day-to-day. "I'm hoping both will be there [for the playoffs]," said Julien. "I don't see why they would not be a possibility." - Boston Globe

Tim Thomas and Manny Fernandez won the William Jennings Trophy having surrendered the fewest goals over the course of regular season at 196. -

Marc Savard, Mark Stuart and David Krejci were the only Bruins to play all 82 games this season. - Boston Herald

The Flames have place defenceman Anders Eriksson on re-entry waivers. Bourque, Warrener, Phaneuf and Roy are all injured players that skated with the team. Phaneuf had a back pad swed into his jersey at practice and said that he'll be ready to play on Thursday.- TSN

The team has also recalled forwards Dustin Boyd, Kyle Greentree, Warren Peters, Brett Sutter and David Van der Gulik as well as goaltender Leland Irving from Quad City of the AHL. - News Release

The team is hopeful patrick Sharp will be okay to start the playoffs. "We think," said Quenneville, "[Sharp] should be ready to go." - Chicago Sun Times

The team said Duncan Keith was given a rest day and that was why he did not play on Sunday. - Chicago Sun Times

Kris Versteeg and Sammy Pahlsson played Sunday against the Red Wings after missing Saturday's game. Versteeg won 12 of 16 faceoffs Sunday. Pahlsson had left the team to be with his wife for the birth of their second child. Jake Dowell was sent back to Rockford of the AHL. - Chicago Sun Times

Michael Peca was given a night off on Saturday. - Columbus Post-Dispatch

Kristian Huselius believes he will be ready to start the playoffs. - Columbus Post-Dispatch

Derick Brassard will have his surgically repaired shoulder checked out by a doctor on Wednesday. - Columbus Post-Dispatch

Marian Hossa (groin), Kris Draper (upper body) and Nicklas Lidstrom (rest), did not play on Sunday but head coach Mike Babcock said he expects everyone, save Andreas Lilja (concussion) to be set to go for the playoffs. - Detroit Free Press

The Red Wings have recalled forward Darren Helm from Grand Rapids. Helm, 22, has yet to score a regular-season NHL goal but scored two in last year's playoffs as the Red Wings made their run to the championship. - redwings.nhl.com

The Canadiens began preparing for Thursday's playoff opener against the Boston Bruins. - TSN

Chris Drury missed the game Sunday, his first of the season, after being hit with a puck on Thursday. He is expected to be fine for the start of the playoffs. - Bergen Record

Over their playoff history, the Rangers and Capitals have met four times. The last being in 1994 when the Rangers won the Stanley Cup. Each team has won two series against the other in the playoffs. - Washington Post

Danny Briere is feeling more like himself after an injury-plagued regular season. "The last five or six games, I've started to feel better, started to make plays a little bit more," said Briere "I just feel more comfortable out there. I'm excited about the way things have improved for me personally and I'm looking forward to the playoffs." - Philadelphia Daily News

The team is heading into the playoff after a very successful run to end the regular season. They were 18-3-4 down the stretch going from 10th place to 4th in the East after coach Dan Bylsma took over behind the bench. - Tribune Review

Willie Mitchell had a maintenance day today, but will play Game 1. Last time the Canucks practiced at home, Mitchell took a maintenance day, which could be a trend, as he's really banged up. Kevin Bieksa who missed the game against Colorado with the flu practiced today and will suit up for game 1. - TSN

Over their playoff history, the Rangers and Capitals have met four times. The last being in 1994 when the Rangers won the Stanley Cup. Each team has won two series in the playoffs. - Washington Post

[DropThePuck]

Odds to win the NHL Eastern Conference
Boston Bruins 3/2
Carolina Hurricanes 10/1
Montreal Canadiens 20/1
New Jersey Devils 7/2
New York Rangers 16/1
Philadelphia Flyers 10/1
Pittsburgh Penguins 9/2
Washington Capitals 9/2

Odds to win the NHL Western Conference
Anaheim Ducks 16/1
Calgary Flames 12/1
Chicago Blackhawks 9/1
Columbus Blue Jackets 18/1
Detroit Red Wings 8/5
San Jose Sharks 7/4
St. Louis Blues 25/1
Vancouver Canucks 5/1

[DropThePuck]

Our captain in his grizzled glory on the front page of NHL.com!


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[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips

The Ducks and Sharks have a healthy dislike for each other on the ice and penalties could be a factor in their first round series. "Definitely, discipline is going to be huge," Ducks Ryan Getzlaf said. "It's going to be a hard-fought series, but it has to be done between the whistles." The Ducks were shorthanded 385 times during the season, the Sharks only 306 times. - Orange County Register

Head coach Claude Julien says Patrice Bergeron (missed last two games - foot) and Andrew Ference (missed last four games - undisclosed) are still day-to-day. "I'm hoping both will be there [for the playoffs]," said Julien. "I don't see why they would not be a possibility." - Boston Globe

Tim Thomas and Manny Fernandez won the William Jennings Trophy having surrendered the fewest goals over the course of regular season at 196. - Boston Globe

The Flames have place defenceman Anders Eriksson on re-entry waivers. Bourque, Warrener, Phaneuf and Roy are all injured players that skated with the team. Phaneuf had a back pad swed into his jersey at practice and said that he'll be ready to play on Thursday.- TSN

The team has also recalled forwards Dustin Boyd, Kyle Greentree, Warren Peters, Brett Sutter and David Van der Gulik as well as goaltender Leland Irving from Quad City of the AHL. - News Release

The team is hopeful patrick Sharp will be okay to start the playoffs. "We think," said Quenneville, "[Sharp] should be ready to go." - Chicago Sun Times

Both Kristian Huselius (concussion symptoms) and fellow winger Fredrik Modin (knee) practiced on Monday and both might be able to play on Thursday. - Columbus Post-Dispatch

Derick Brassard will have his surgically repaired shoulder checked out by a doctor on Wednesday. - Columbus Post-Dispatch

According to general manager Ken Holland, if Kris Draper who is hurting because of a upper-body injury, can't play Thursday against the Blue Jackets, recently recalled forward Darren Helm will take his place. 40-goal-scorer Marian Hossa who has been slowed by a groin injury is expected to be ready for Game 1. - Detroit News

The Canadiens began preparing for Thursday's playoff opener against the Boston Bruins. - TSN

After being a healthy scratch for the last two games of the regular season, forward Bobby Holik, might also start the playoffs watching from the press box. - Bergen Record

Chris Drury who missed the final the game of the season is questionable for Wednesday's Game 1 against the Capitals. He is suffering from an upper-body injury. “He's hurt and it's day to day and I don't know how that’s all going to work out," coach John Tortorella told the paper. - Newsday

Over their playoff history, the Rangers and Capitals have met four times. The last being in 1994 when the Rangers won the Stanley Cup. Each team has won two series against the other in the playoffs. - Washington Post

Danny Briere is feeling more like himself after an injury-plagued regular season. "The last five or six games, I've started to feel better, started to make plays a little bit more," said Briere "I just feel more comfortable out there. I'm excited about the way things have improved for me personally and I'm looking forward to the playoffs." - Philadelphia Daily News

Philippe Boucher who had foot surgery in February returned to the lineup last week. He's likely to start the playoffs as a scratch, as the Penguins don't want to make changes to their defensive top six entering the playoffs. - Tribune Review

The team is heading into the playoff after a very successful run to end the regular season. They were 18-3-4 down the stretch going from 10th place to 4th in the East after coach Dan Bylsma took over behind the bench. - Tribune Review

It doesn't look like forward Paul Kariya will be available for Game 1 of the series against the Canucks which starts on Wednesday. Kariya, who has had surgery on both hips doesn't have a flight to Vancouver booked. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Willie Mitchell had a maintenance day today, but will play Game 1. Last time the Canucks practiced at home, Mitchell took a maintenance day, which could be a trend, as he's really banged up. Kevin Bieksa who missed the game against Colorado with the flu practiced today and will suit up for game 1. - TSN

After missing the last three games of the regular season with a groin muscle strain, Poti practiced with the Capitals on Monday, but is unsure if he'll suit up for Game 1 against the Rangers on Wednesday night. Forwards Donald Brashear and Boyd Gordon are both ready to return. - Washington Post

Over their playoff history, the Rangers and Capitals have met four times. The last being in 1994 when the Rangers won the Stanley Cup. Each team has won two series in the playoffs. - Washington Post

[DropThePuck]

Philadelphia Flyers tough guy Daniel Carcillo was suspended one game Thursday for injuring Pittsburgh Penguins forward Maxime Talbot in Game 1 of the teams' Stanley Cup Playoffs series.

The NHL also fined Flyers coach John Stevens $10,000 for the incident.
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Here's the description provided by the NHL:

With seven seconds remaining in the third period and the Penguins leading 4-1, Carcillo delivered a blow to the head of Maxime Talbot directly off a face-off. Talbot did not sustain an injury and no penalty was assessed on the play.

"We held a conference call Monday with the general managers and coaches of playoff teams and told them explicitly we would not tolerate attempts by clubs to 'send a message' late in a game when the outcome had been determined," NHL senior executive vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell said. "Organizations -- players and coaches -- will be held accountable for such actions."

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[Todrick]

Man I hate Carcillo

[DropThePuck]

OCR's Al Balderas plucked this out of a Twitter tweet ... It's an old ESPN "Page 2" article:

Real men wear skates

Something to keep in mind the next time you see Vlade Divac lying at Shaq's feet begging for a call: Real men don't flop.

They skate.

That's why I had to laugh when an editor from Page 2 called to ask if I could make a case for the NHL playoffs being better than the NBA playoffs.
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Of course, we thought we knew which team was going to win the Stanley Cup, too. But then along came Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who single-handedly beat the Red Wings while standing on his head and juggling chainsaws.

"We're just in shock," Red Wings tough guy Darren McCarty said in the aftermath.

Excuse me, but what's this "we" stuff? The Mighty Ducks' sweep was more like business as usual in the NHL playoffs. Fact: Since 1994, the No. 7 seed has beaten the No. 2 seed 12 out of 20 opening-round series.


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Giguere's heroics are business as usual in the NHL playoffs.

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[Dark Knight]

Lucic suspended for one game

On the incident in question, Lucic struck Maxim Lapierre in the head with his stick during a scrum in front of Montreal goalie Jaroslav Halak with 4:32 remaining in Game 2.

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[Dark Knight]

Montreal joins STL at the Lake... enjoy your 100th anniversary boys

[sugarmama]

TSN

The New York Rangers head coach could be facing a possible suspension from the National Hockey League for his actions in Game 5's loss to the Washington Capitals.

With 13 minutes 27 seconds remaining in the game, Tortorella was involved in a confrontation with a fan which led him to throw a plastic drinking bottle into the stands, which according to the Washington Post, struck a female fan in the head.

I'm not sure of the order of things happening, but if I pieced together what I saw correctly he'd already asked security to remove a fan and they didn't.

[DropThePuck]

The National Hockey League announced Saturday that New York Rangers coach John Tortorella has been suspended for one game for squirting a fan with water and throwing a water bottle that struck a fan during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Series with the Washington Capitals on April 24 in Washington.

The incident occurred 6:33 into the third period.

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[DropThePuck]

NHL suspends Flames' Andre Roy for Game 5

Whether or not the Calgary Flames take a 3-2 series lead over Chicago in their Western Conference quarter-final on Saturday, it'll be out of Andre Roy's control.

The National Hockey League suspended the Flames' tough guy Thursday for one game and fined him $2,500 US — the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement — for bumping Blackhawks defenceman Aaron Johnson in Wednesday's pre-game warmup.

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[Dark Knight]

My picks for the first round were:

Series A - Boston (x)
Series B - Washington (x)
Series C - NJD (-)
Series D - Pittsburgh (x)

Series F - Columbus (-)
Series G - Vancouver (x)
Series H - Chicago (x)

I went 5 for 7... anybody else?

[Dark Knight]

The second round matchups will be:

Eastern Conference
Carolina at Boston
Pittsburgh at Washington

Western Conference
Ducks at Detroit
Chicago at Vancouver

My picks excluding the Ducks, are:

Boston (-), Washington (-) and Chicago (x)...

[DropThePuck]

SERIES I
#1 vs. #6

Friday, May 1 at Boston, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS (JIP), TSN
Sunday, May 3 at Boston, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN
Wednesday, May 6 at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS (JIP), TSN
Friday, May 8 at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS (JIP), TSN
*Sunday, May 10 at Boston, 7:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN
*Tuesday, May 12 at Carolina, 7:00 p.m. VERSUS, TSN
*Thursday, May 14 at Boston, TBD TSN

SERIES J
#2 vs. #4

Saturday, May 2 at Washington, 1:00 p.m. NBC, CBC, RDS
Monday, May 4 at Washington, 7:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Wednesday, May 6 at Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Friday, May 8 at Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS
*Saturday, May 9 at Washington, 7:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS
*Monday, May 11 at Pittsburgh, TBD VERSUS, CBC, RDS
*Wednesday, May 13 at Washington, 7:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS

SERIES K
#2 vs. #8

Friday, May 1 at Detroit, 7:00 p.m. VERSUS, TSN2
Sunday, May 3 at Detroit, 2:00 p.m. NBC, TSN
Tuesday, May 5 at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN
Thursday, May 7 at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN
*Sunday, May 10 at Detroit, 5:00 p.m. TSN
*Tuesday, May 12 at Anaheim, TBD VERSUS, TSN
*Thursday, May 14 at Detroit, TBD VERSUS, TSN

SERIES L
#3 vs. #4

Thursday, April 30 at Vancouver, 9:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS
Saturday, May 2 at Vancouver, 9:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS
Tuesday, May 5 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS
Thursday, May 7 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS
*Saturday, May 9 at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m CBC, VERSUS
*Monday, May 11 at Chicago, 9:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS (JIP)
*Thursday, May 14 at Vancouver, TBD CBC, VERSUS

* - if necessary