NHL Playoff Predictor 09-10 Round 2
So, umm. That was quite a first round -- particularly that first round upset that was the Montreal Canadiens. I don't have much time for commentary tonight. It's late, and I gotta get to bed. But what a topsy turvy scenario the Eastern Conference is in this year. The Pens jumped waaay up in equity after the top three teams in the East were knocked out. Craziness! Here's how the simulator fared in the first round:
Washington_Capitals 0.823 0.637 0.454 0.291 New_Jersey_Devils 0.599 0.347 0.151 0.071 Buffalo_Sabres 0.593 0.320 0.130 0.058 Pittsburgh_Penguins 0.644 0.268 0.102 0.041 Ottawa_Senators 0.356 0.104 0.027 0.007 Boston_Bruins 0.407 0.148 0.055 0.020 Philadelphia_Flyers 0.401 0.113 0.055 0.020 Montreal_Canadiens 0.177 0.063 0.026 0.008 San_Jose_Sharks 0.665 0.426 0.215 0.110 Chicago_Blackhawks 0.751 0.482 0.294 0.166 Vancouver_Canucks 0.613 0.327 0.179 0.090 Phoenix_Coyotes 0.549 0.233 0.099 0.041 Detroit_Red_Wings 0.451 0.170 0.063 0.023 Los_Angeles_Kings 0.387 0.176 0.074 0.030 Nashville_Predators 0.249 0.083 0.031 0.010 olorado_Avalanche 0.335 0.103 0.045 0.016
So a bit of a rough (4/8) there. To be fair, that Washington/Montreal series would probably go Washington's way most times you flip that coin, and the others were much more even coin flips: with the "most likely upsets" from all coming true (Det over Phx, Bos over Buf, and Phi over NJ). So what does the next round hold? Well my sim results look like this:
Pittsburgh_Penguins 0.611 0.332 0.122 Boston_Bruins 0.482 0.236 0.078 Philadelphia_Flyers 0.518 0.263 0.089 Montreal_Canadiens 0.389 0.169 0.046 San_Jose_Sharks 0.648 0.304 0.202 Chicago_Blackhawks 0.561 0.341 0.243 Vancouver_Canucks 0.439 0.242 0.161 Detroit_Red_Wings 0.352 0.114 0.059
The Penguin's probability of winning the cup jumped over 8%. Chicago is the sim's favourite though despite the tougher Western conference matchups. Pittsburgh should have a much easier time getting to the finals -- but what happens when they get there is a question.
Anyways, I gotta get to bed. Enjoy the next round of the playoffs!
Heraldk