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The NHL Playoffs Have Been Historically Competitive — So Far

The NHL featured a high-scoring regular season in 2021-22, led by an unusually strong group of top teams. But the NHL playoffs are where goals — and predictability — usually go to die. Could the regular-season trends translate to the wild world of the Stanley Cup? One exciting first round later, we have an answer […]

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What To Watch As The Puck Drops On The NHL Playoffs

Although things looked a bit touch-and-go for a while around New Year’s, the NHL’s first full, 82-game regular season since 2018-19 finished up over the weekend. Now the league pivots to playoff mode, a whole new season of hockey that usually promises to be more bone-crunching and defensive-minded — but could prove to be unusually […]

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2021-22 NHL Predictions

PUBLISHED OCT. 7, 2021, AT 6:00 AM 2021-22 NHL PredictionsUpdated after every game. STANDINGSGAMES REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS TEAM▲▼ DIVISION▲▼ ELO RATING▲▼ 1-WEEK CHANGE▲▼ PROJ. POINTS▲▼ PROJ. GOAL DIFF.▲▼ MAKE PLAYOFFS▲▼ MAKE CUP FINAL▲▼ WIN STANLEY CUP▲▼ Avalanche0 pts Central 1565 — 104 +40 87% 22% 12% Lightning0 pts Atlantic 1569 — 105 +41 86% 20% […]

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