PICK the cup winner and why you like them.
The team I follow went out in the first round (Dallas), so that leaves Vegas (Finished 4th in the conference with 95 points) vs Carolina (Finished 1st in the conference with 113 points) to battle it out for the Stanley cup.
Lets break down some PLAYOFF NUMBERS.
GAMES PLAYED TO REACH CUP FINAL.
CAROLINA 13
VEGAS 16
TOTAL GOALS ALLOWED
CAROLINA 21 (1.62 GAA) 3 shutouts
VEGAS 38 (2.38 GAA) 0 shutouts
STARTING GOALIES
CAROLINA 1.41 GAA (Frederik Andersen)
VEGAS 2.22 GAA (Carter Hart)
TOTAL GOALS SCORED
CAROLINA 47 (3.23 goals per game)
VEGAS 58 (3.63 goals per game)
TOTAL SHOTS TAKEN
CAROLINA 438
VEGAS 432
SHOOTING PERCENTAGE
CAROLINA 9.6
VEGAS 13.4
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE
CAROLINA 12.5%
VEGAS 23.9%
PENALTY KILL PERCENTAGE
CAROLINA 92.5%
VEGAS 87.5%
PENALTY MINUTES
CAROLINA 183
VEGAS 135
GOAL SCORING LEADERS (TOP 3)
CAROLINA 19 - STANKOVEN 9 HALL 5 BLAKE 5
VEGAS 27 - DOROFEYEV 10 HOWDEN 10 MARNER 7
POINT LEADERS (TOP 3)
CAROLINA 43 HALL 16 BLAKE 15 STANKOVEN 12
VEGAS 53 MARNER 21 EICHEL 18 DOROFEYEV 14
After watching all series and games, I think Carolina looks like the better team on paper, but I think Vegas will be a challenge for Carolina. Vegas is a big heavy team with alot of depth down the centre position. They also like to play the type of game Carolina does by clogging up the middle of the ice and forcing shots from the outside taking away the space near the front of the net. Carolina just faced a team with speed, but smaller players down the middle. Vegas has both, they are quick and big and this will be a challenge for the smaller forwards on Carolina to handle. Howden and Barbshev will be the difference makers in this series as these are 2 physical forwards that will cause considerable issues for the smaller Stankoven. I think the Vegas has the speed and physical size to wear this Carolina team down. VEGAS in 6
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