NHL playoff match-ups are set!

[True Dough]

Starts Wednesday. A lot of hard-to-predict opening rounds series.

Eastern Conference

Tampa Bay Lightning (62-16-4, 128 points) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (47-31-4, 98 points) -- Lightning won regular season meetings 3-0

Boston Bruins (49-24-9, 107 points) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (46-28-8, 100 points) -- Bruins won regular season meetings 3-1

Washington Capitals (48-26-8, 104 points) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (46-29-7, 99 points) -- Capitals won regular season meetings 4-0

NY Islanders (48-27-7, 103 points) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (44-26-12, 100 points) -- regular season meetings tied (2-2)

Western Conference

Calgary Flames (50-25-7, 107 points) vs. Colorado Avalanche (38-30-14, 90 points) -- Flames won regular season meetings 3-0

San Jose Sharks (46-27-9, 101 points) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (43-32-7, 93 points) -- regular season meetings tied 2-2

Nashville Predators (47-29-6, 100 points) vs. Dallas Stars (43-32-7, 93 points) -- Predators won regular season meetings 3-2

Winnipeg Jets (47-30-5, 99 points) vs. St. Louis Blues (45-28-9, 99 points) -- Jets on regular season meetings 3-1

[Kurt V.]

1. go blues :)

[True Dough]

4. Jordan Binnington has been a sensation

32 games played, 24 wins, a 1.89 goals against average and a .927 save percentage. Those are Vezina type stats. The only thing that might prevent him from winning that trophy is playing less than half a season. He's definitely worthy in every other respect.

[Kurt V.]

5. yeah. Toronto's Anderson has twice as many starts. but wow he's been fun to watch.

[nycbos]

2. I don't like this playoff system.

I know the NHL wanted more "rivalry matchups" but the 1 v 8 2 v 7 system was better.

This system can mean there isn't an advantage to the teams with the best record.

[True Dough]

3. Lots of people feel the same way you do, nycbos

The league has committed to review it but I think we're stuck with it for at least the 2019-2020 season, unfortunately.