Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators have been the hottest team in the playoffs. Nashville has lost only four times so far. They swept the Chicago Blackhawks and limited them to three goals, which is no easy feat. They were the first team to clinch a conference finals birth by defeating the St. Louis Blues in six games. They beat the Anaheim Ducks in six games to get to their first Stanley Cup Final performance. With all that, the Predators are the first 16 seed to make it to the Stanley Cup finals. Nashville is a true underdog team, and…

Round 1 of the NHL Playoffs was exciting but definitely weird. The first round had the most overtime games (18) in one round but no game 7s with 2 sweeps. The Blackhawks got swept by the wild-card Predators. Jake Allen, who has been awful all season, single-handedly won the Blues their round. The Maple Leafs actually brought the Capitals to 6 games. Tanner Glass had more goals than Max Pacioretty. After not being in the league for a year, Zack Kassian had his name in Rogers Place shouted. Lastly, after not playing for 18…