With a win here, New York can essentially finish this series off and start preparing for Carolina. A defeat gives Washington hope in a series where the Capitals are playing with house money. The last thing the Rangers need or want is for this series to get back to New York with the Capitals still alive.
If your 1st round mock fell apart at the end, that’s likely because it wasn’t dumb enough. Teams do weird stuff, particularly after we get outside of the top 20 or so. With that in mind, here’s my predictions for round 2.
Not only have the Panthers held Tampa Bay to two goals in each of the first two games, but they’ve only allowed 42 shots total. The Lightning don’t generate a ton of shots, but they’re a high-scoring team, and they’re not getting chances right now.
The Islanders didn’t finish the Hurricanes off in Game 2. They weren’t aggressive when they had the edge, and now they’ve got no choice but to be aggressive with the odds against them, trailing 2-0.
There are quite a few NFL draft prop bets that I like this year, and we all know content is king so I’m going to run through all of them. Every single one! So go to the ATM, take out $200 and put down ten dollars on all of these wild guesses. If you’re playing along with the Toby Challenge, post your ATM pin in the comments!
My rankings are hastily assembled and only feature players I’ve had “time” to watch. So, if you are wondering, “hey where the f is Sergio Beefweasel on your WR list”, well, I didn’t get a chance to watch anything on Sergio Beefweasel so he’s not on the list. I may look at him later and think he’s awesome.
If the Kings can’t stop Edmonton from scoring, this series isn’t going to last very long. The Oilers picked up exactly where they left off in the regular season, lighting the lamp seven times to earn their fourth straight playoff win over Los Angeles.
Suddenly, things look very different as the series shifts to Toronto. No longer are the Leafs riding a five-game losing streak. No longer is Toronto riding an eight-game losing streak to Boston. Most importantly, the Leafs now have home ice in their corner. If they pick up where they left off, Boston’s suddenly in trouble.
You never want to declare a series over after one game, but this one looks pretty bleak from the Capitals’ perspective. Game 1 went exactly as expected, as New York dominated Washington from start to finish.