The first 10 days of the Stanley Cup playoffs provided plenty of excitement and tension – but very little separation.
This was the case at the Western Conference, which was particularly clustered, where it was almost impossible to establish an open favorite.
Each of the four first round series in the West was 2-2 knots before the top of the best seven series, which broke the first time with 6-2 wins against Dallas Stars’s 5th Monday night against the Visiting Colorado avalanche.
Dallas coach Pete Deboer said this after the win Many of them felt doubted the stars Following the loss of 4-0 in the game 4.
“They feed people who doubt them, De said Deboer.
On the other hand, many Winnipeg Jets in the normal season in the best record of the presidents after winning the cup in the first round was waiting. Instead, Jets, the Western Conference for the last joker card Calgary to remove the flames in the last month of the regular season, 13-2-1’e St. St. Louis is one with Blues.
Jets, Series St. Before moving to Louis, he won two close games in Winnipeg, where Blues even exploded for 7-2 and 5-1 victory.
“This is best,” Blues said defendant Colton Parayko after 4 matches on Sunday.
In the East, in the meantime, Florida Panthers on Monday night Florida’da Monday night Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 to beat 4-2 after coming from behind all four series.
Most of the matches in the East are as close and competitive as in the West. Nine of 17 games scored goals in the last two minutes.
Toronto Maple Leafs had the opportunity to progress first, but on Saturday, OTTAWA senators lost 4-3 overtime-3 third straight overtime game.
“It’s close, Tor Toronto said advanced Matthew Knies. “A great hockey outside. I’m sure it’s fun to watch.”
Based on normal seasons, the West had a stronger conference on playoffs, especially at the top.
In the normal season, six of the nine NHL teams reaching three steps in the scores compete in the West.
Even low -seed teams at the Western Conference were more successful than eastern colleagues.
Flames, despite the same 96 points with Blues, although the third plain season after the season, while Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils 91 points in the Eastern Conference area.
When it comes to individual Goaldending in the normal season, no one from Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck rejected the shots.
He directed NHL as the average goal (2.01) in the win (47) and was close to the percentage of savings (.925). However, after the season, especially in the last two matches struggled strongly.
Hellebuyck delivered 11 goals in 43 shots in the game 3 and 4 and was changed in the third period of both.
“I will be better” Hellebuyck, after scored five goals in 18 shots on Sunday’s 5-1 loss to Blues. “This is my job and the foot I put forward. I can’t give up many goals.”
He’s not alone.
Andrei Vasilevskiy from Darcy Kuemper from Los Angeles Kings and Lightning joined Hellebuyck as a finalist for Vizina Trophy – Awarded to NHL’s best goalkeeper every year – but they also became subpar in playoffs.
Kuemper had the second best GAA in the normal season (2.02), but 20th after the season (3.74). Vasilevskiy had the fourth best brand (2.18), but currently in playoffs 15th (2.79).
The hottest goalkeeper Carolina Hurricanes was Frederik Andersen, but New Jersey Advanced Timo Meier collided with him after the second semester of Sunday’s 5-2 wins.
To get help from Ice was an ominous sign for Andersen, who missed about three months of the normal season after knee surgery in November.
If Andersen could not be used, Pyotr Kochetkov would start the game 5 on Tuesday.
“He’s a talented goalkeeper, Car Carolina said from Jordan Staal Kochetkov. “We’ve always been comfortable with both goalkeepers.”
NHL’s top scorers remained productive after the season.
Avalanche Nathan Mackinnon was the first player to have five playoff goals when he scored goals on Monday night.
Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid from Edmonton Oilers, Edmonton Oilers, the highest scorer in NHL for the last seven seasons, are connected to Adrian Kempe, each of which is nine points for four games.
Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career score record before finishing 44 goals before the end of the season breaking Washington Capitals Alex Ovalkin, the first career extension playoff winner in the game 1 continued to touch with three goals.
Tampa Bay Advanced Nikita Kucherov, who led the league with 121 points in 78 games in the normal season, made four assists during the first three matches.
In the normal season (45), William Nylander of Maple Leafs, who scored the second goals behind Draisaitl, scored only one goal during four games, but added five assists.
