I like to think I know hockey pretty well, guess not.
-Me: "It harder to score in playoff hockey, games are a bit tighter". Carolina and NJ have scored a combined 25 goals in three games, an average 8.3 g/game. On top of that, individual games, Seattle scored 7, Edmonton scored 5, Vegas scored 6......
-Me: "You need good goaltending to win in the playoffs". The Edmonton Oilers have the best odds to win the cup right now according to Sportsbook. Skinner has a 0.895 SA%. A mere 0.003% better than Markstrom in the regular season.....so, pretty bad.
-Me. "Beating the Oilers is easy, just stay out of the box, and there is a 95% chance you'll beat them at 5 vs 5". Vegas thought they'd try a different strategy, and took 70 PIM last game.
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