[lawrence97]

2018/2019 Playoffs

1st Rnd: We Crosby's playoffs, and we get through in 5, with a shocking game 1 where we throw away a 7-3 lead after 2!

2nd Rnd: All top teams through inthe west, with Colorado vs Winnipeg potnetial to be the changing of the guard in that division. We have the ever consistent Philadlephia as always. But we sweep them. McDavid's Colorado beat Winnipeg in to probably end their current team as a genuine contender.

3rd Rnd:Islanders 'shock' Buffalo but all team in east are closely matched. Islanders are still with Panairn, Stamkos Hedman and Gaudreau. Colorado get San Jose where Tyle Bertuzzi is on fire, with Jois their only real star player. Jeff Carter, still a threat but starting to slow at 34 now. We sweep Islanders. San Jose put up a fight against McDavid's avalanche, but go down in 6.

Stanley Cup Final: The Av's have a senational top line in Draisaitl, McDavid and Forsberg. Sergavhec a very solid presence on Dm but the lack a goalie and any defensive or forward depth. IN the playoffs Draisaitl leads with 37, Kopitar 32 and McDavid 31. Interestingly the Av's did win the 2 regular season between the teams, winning one 6-5, and losing in a shootout in the other. for 3 points to 2.


Game1: This game isn't close. its 4-0 after 1, and 6-2 after 2. Then the Rangers go into kill mode and score 6 in the 3rd. Barkov, Aho and KOpitar with 4 points each. Draisaitl as assist, the only showing for their top line.

Game2: 1st game really highlights the issues Colorado have if their top line lose to ours, and the rangers although not as lethal as game 1, still dominate play having almost 3x as many shots as the Av's win 6-2. Barkov again with 3 points. McDavid a goal and an assist

Game3: Back in Denver, Colorado show up, with a 4 goal first. In an even game Shesterkin lets in 4, and Av's 37 yo goalie Miek Smith saves 39 shots in a 6-2 win. McDavid 1 goal, Draisaitl 1 assist, as av's get contributions from everyone in their line up much to my suprise.

Game4: Rangers have outplayed the Av's for the vast majority of the 3 games, and second game in Denver, the Rangers have 35 mis possession verses 22, and 101 shot attempts to 45. Total; shots are 61-32! But its the Av's who get on the board twice in the first 7 mins of the game. Draisaitl and Schmidt. Rangers finally solve Smith, and 3 quick goals, 2 by kessel one by Toews gives them the lead, but Hartman, from a 3rd Forsberg assist ties it after 16 minutes of a sensational 1st period. the 7th goal of the period is the killer. Kyle Connor's goal with 1 min and 1 second takes the air out of Colorado. The next two periods are pretty much all in the Colorado zone, Keller scores after 11 mins of the 2nd after heavy pressure, and althoughb Poolman gets one back for Colorado, Tarasenko makes it 6-4. Its then 7-4 through Kessel's hat trick, and the game Av's score another through Wotherspoon for Forsberg 4th assist. But Aho gets an en goal lto give the scoreline the width it deserves 8-5.


Game5: Can McDavid, show up in this series? Toews and Barkov have done a number on him with him being kept of the scoreboard twive so far in this series. He gets 2 assists on 2 Draisaitl goals. The av's are two up after one, Draisaitl's first and then Pollman. Its 3-0 after 1 minute of the 2nd, before Tarasenko gets the Ranges back in it. Again the Rangers are dominating play, but Mike Smith is playing like prime Hasek with 48 saves! Into the 3rd, Drasiatl's second end the game, as Kessel gets a last second consolation 4-2 is the final score, in a game i thought we would blast them!


Game6: Can we solve MIke Smith, or will this rich vein of form continue? He's had ratings of 100 and 92 in their two wins! Also made 101 saves in the last two games! Ranges again dominate the play, 9-0 shot attempts and 56 shots against Colorado 53/27.We have 17 mis offesnive possesion, then have 11!. The first period, see's Mike Smith as ever produce save after save, and Reilly Smith beats Shesterkin after 6 mins. After 10 mins we solve Smith, through Kopitar, but its still tough to score. After 15 mins we get Tarasenko with a blast for his 13th of the playoffs, and seconds later we get a powerplay which we convert through Zibanejad, just as its about to expire. He then adds a killer 4th goal with 30 seconds left in the period.

Av's produce their best hockey in this period, and get most of their shots and possesion time here, and McDavid gets a deserved goal. However this time its Shesterkin with the saves, and Smith has to fish the puck out of his net. Connor, KOpitar and Aho on the PP end the game and series as Rangres end up 7-2 up with 25 mins of play still to go. 3rd period Av's try to come back, but Phil Keseel makes it 8-2 early. Despite Wotherspoon Hartman and Draisaitl, scoring 3 goals in 4 mins to give the Av's the faintest of hope as there is still 13 mins left in the period, the Rangers turn it back on and score goals 9 and 10 through Connor and Meier to make it 10-5! Rangers win 4-2, with MIke Smith heroics giving them a chance! Draisaitl and Kopitar end top of playoff scoreshseets with 45. Draisaitl more goals, but Kopitar less games.

Hart: Kessel
Conn Smyth: Kessel(Kopitar the lindsay)
Calder:Jason Robertson(TB)
Norris: Shea Weber
Vezina: Philipp Grubauer (SJ)