NHL Playoffs 2014: Preview and Predictions for Eastern Conference Final

May 17th, 2014 by Nate Loop Leave a reply »

The NHL playoffs have treated fans to an unbelievable amount of quality hockey in 2014. The new playoff format has featured an incredible six different series going to Game 7, and we aren't even close to catching a glimpse of Stanley Cup silver. 

There truly is no rest for the weary, as the Eastern Conference Final features two teams coming off exhausting seven-game series.

The Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers are here by virtue of knocking off the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference. The Canadiens upset the Boston Bruins in a seven-game thriller while the New York Rangers won three games in a row to overtake the Pittsburgh Penguins and earn the right to play Montreal.

Let's take a look at a series preview and predict how this Original Six series will play out.

 

Series Preview and Prediction



The series will truly be decided by the play of each team's stellar netminder—Carey Price for the Canadiens and Henrik Lundqvist for the Rangers.

Lundqvist has been arguably the best shot-stopper in the playoffs so far with a .931 save percentage a ...

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