Stanley Cup Playoffs 2009 - Current Standings

2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs Standings, AS OF: 5/10/2009

Western Conference
Vancouver Canucks vs. Chicago Blackhawks (Series: 3-2, Chicago leads)
Anaheim Ducks vs. Detroit Red Wings (Series: 3-2, Detroit leads)

Eastern Conference
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals (Series: 3-2, Pittsburgh leads)
Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes (Series: 3-2, Carolina leads)

This is odd. In the next couple days, we're going to be at the turning point for the playoffs and currently, every series is 3-2. Best of seven means each team losing their series is in danger of being knocked out in the next game. This is truly an exciting time for hockey fans, with the Ovechkin-Crosby match-up truly living up to its full potential, with Detroit doing the same thing they do every year, with Boston in contention for the cup, with two almost evenly matched teams in Chicago and Vancouver providing a series choke-full of awesome highlights.

I'd some loose predictions for the remainder of each series, based solely on personal preference and opinion. This is just for fun. I'll compare my predictions with the actual results at the end of round two.

Vancouver-Chicago: Vancouver wins game six, extending the series to game seven, in which Chicago shuts Vancouver out and clutches the series win.

Anaheim-Detroit: Detroit wins game six, closing the series.

Pittsburgh-Washington: Capitals take six, and the Pens slaughter them in game seven. I can't see the Penguins winning a fourth game in a row. I think the series has to go to seven.

Boston-Carolina: Boston wins game 6 & 7. Don't care for either team in particular. I just care for Carolina less. Plus, Boston hasn't won the Cup since the early seventies. And they're "playing like they want it," apparently.