Episode Craig Simpson (497): Road Trip! Mike Calls in From the Trans Canada Highway to Discuss the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

ScuttlePuck NHL Hockey Podcast

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here and we breakdown the first round series and make our predictions right through to the Stanley Cup Champion. We also have a look at our preseason predictions and review the final points leaders. Listen Here: Apple Podcasts Direct MP3 iHeart Radio

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Laviolette and Bylsma out as coaches

Play off Series

Leafs 3 Sens 1

Overall play Leafs have been better other than game 1

Sens controlled play but Leafs got all the goals

2 OT Games

Big diff between xGF and CF

Core 4 producing

Stolarz steady

Any concerns?

Panthers 2 Lightning 1

Hagel suspension on Barkov

Tkachuk late hit on Guentzel

Captials 3 Canadiens 1 -

bench shenanigans - Anderson / Wilson fined for unsportsmanlike

Total goals 9-9

Canadiens dominated Game 3

Hurricanes 3 Devils 1

Devils outscoring at 5 v 5 4-3 in series

xGF very even

Goaltending - thought would be weak, but good both sides

Could easily go long

Guess the 5th

Kings 2 Oilers 2

All the goals LAK 16 EDM 14

8-8 in 5v5 goals

PP 7-2 LAK

Oilers PK% 41.7 - can only get better!

Last year Oilers PK was near perfect

Oilers D

Skinner / Pickard?

Kuemper only OK so far.

Wild 2 Golden Knights 2

Vegas has been by far better team statistically

Except for SV%

Haven’t watched but numbers not good for Hill

Avalance 2 Stars 2

Dallas - 7 goals in 4 games and vs 13 for COL

Overall AVS dominant - should win the series

Jets 2 Blues 2

Crazy flip for game 3 - Jets dominant in Games 1 and 2

Got crushed in game 3 in all stats

Hellebuyck solid for first 2 games - should be fine

Connections

This Week - Terry Crisp, Larry Robinson, Al Arbour, Jacques Lemaire

Crazy Stat - Ken Griffey Jr.