NHL Update and Predictions

After last night’s Tampa Bay Lightning game seven win vs the Detroit Red Wings, the NHL quarterfinal round is set.

The top ranked New York Rangers face the Washington Capitals, while the Montreal Canadiens meet the Lightning in the other Eastern Conference battle.

In the Western Conference, the one seed Anaheim Ducks face the Calgary Flames while the Chicago Blackhawks tangle with the Minnesota Wild in this round for the second straight year.

Two predictions: The Anaheim Ducks to win in 6 games vs the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens, who last year swept the Lightning in the first round, to win a far longer series, say six games.