Playoff Prediction Challenge

Time to put your genius hats on! Who is going to win each series? Who is going to win the Stanley Cup? The first round Playoff brackets look like this:

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Blues vs Wild

Predators vs Blackhawks

Ducks vs Jets

Canucks vs Wild

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Canadiens vs Senators

Lightning vs Red Wings

Rangers vs Penguins

Capitals vs Islanders

The bracket for round 2 is simpler now. Given the winners of each series play the winner of the respective bracket. See the table below.

POINT SYSTEM

-5 points for picking the correct series winner

-5 points for predicting the correct number of games it takes to win the series

-0 points if you pick the wrong team

-20 points for predicting the correct Cup-winner.

These can be discussed and altered. If you want to see a different points system, please make a suggestion in the comments thread. If you agree with someone's idea, REC it. Yay Democracy!

Keep your predictions organized. Example:

Round 1

Blues in 6

Blackhawks in 5

etc etc

Round 2

etc etc.

Good luck and have fun!