2010 NHL Playoffs Expert Picks Round 1: Results

By John in Bruins, Featured, Now!, Opinion ⋅ April 29, 2010 at 5:29am ⋅ Post a comment

Many thanks to Montreal for getting Boston home rink advantage in Round 2; now we'll see if they can get past Crosby as they did Ovechkin. (Getty Images / zimbio.com)

Wow. What a first round. The most amazing part was definitely when, for the second year in a row, the President’s Trophy winner (Washington) lost to the worst team in the playoffs (Montreal) in the first round. In fact, despite having what should have been the easiest series, Washington became the first top seed to lose to a #8 team after being ahead in games 3-1. Now, the most dangerous team in the playoffs is gone, and the Bruins, despite being #6, get home rink advantage for at least next round. Welcome back Marc Savard, by the way.

Four of the eight series were won by the lower seed (Canadiens, Flyers, Bruins, Red Wings), but two of those (Bruins, Red Wings) did not fool most of our experts. Thanks to these events, the Bruins and Flyers are meeting in the playoffs for the first time since 1978, when Boston won 4-1. With Tuukka Rask in our corner, and our net, it might happen again. Both teams split the season series 2-1-1, with each winning on the other team’s ice. Anything could happen in Round 2.

Since anything could happen, anyone could still win. Erikk is currently in the lead with 15 points, but Brian and Teddy, despite picking up the rear, are right there with 12 points. With 12 points on the line in Round 2, there’s plenty of room to move up.

So before Round 2 begins Thursday at 9:00pm with the Red Wings visiting the Sharks, check below to know where we all stand:

	Name	Brian	Erikk	John	KC	Mike P	Teddy
Capitals vs Canadiens	Winner	Capitals	Capitals	Capitals	Capitals	Capitals	Capitals
	Series Length	5	-4-	-4-	-4-	-4-	5
Devils vs Flyers	Winner	Devils	Devils	Devils	Devils	Devils	Flyers
	Series Length	6	5	7	5	7	6
Sabres vs Bruins	Winner	Bruins	Bruins	Sabres	Bruins	Bruins	Sabres
	Series Length	7	7	7	7	7	5
Penguins vs Senators	Winner	Penguins	Penguins	Penguins	Penguins	Penguins	Penguins
	Series Length	5	6	6	6	6	6
Sharks vs Avalanche	Winner	Sharks	Sharks	Sharks	Sharks	Sharks	Sharks
	Series Length	7	5	6	6	6	-4-
Blackhawks vs Predators	Winner	Blackhawks	Blackhawks	Blackhawks	Blackhawks	Blackhawks	Blackhawks
	Series Length	5	-4-	5	6	6	5
Canucks vs Kings	Winner	Canucks	Canucks	Canucks	Kings	Kings	Canucks
	Series Length	7	6	6	7	7	5
Coyotes vs Red Wings	Winner	Red Wings	Red Wings	Red Wings	Red Wings	Red Wings	Coyotes
	Series Length	6	6	6	6	5	7
Total	Points	12	15	13	14	13	12