PLAYOFF POSITION KEY:
* - Clinched President's Trophy (best record in league);
z - Clinched Conference (best record in conference)
y - Clinched Division (best record in division)
x - Clinched Playoff berth
e - Eliminated from playoff contention
ATLANTIC DIVISION:
1. * - Tampa Bay (56-21-5, 117 points) [First Round Opponent: (WC2) Florida Panthers]
2. x - Boston (51-20-11, 113 points) [First Round Opponent: (3) Toronto Maple Leafs]
3. x - Toronto (46-29-7, 99 points) [First Round Opponent: (2) Boston Bruins]
4. x - Florida (41-31-10, 92 points) [First Round Opponent: (1) Tampa Bay Lightning]
5. e - Detroit (33-38-12, 78 points)
6. e - Ottawa (30-39-13, 73 points)
7. e - Montreal (29-39-14, 72 points)
8. e - Buffalo (26-42-14, 66 points)
METROPOLITAN DIVISION:
1. y - Washington (46-27-9, 101 points) [First Round Opponent: (WC1) Columbus Blue Jackets]
2. x - Pittsburgh (47-29-6, 100 points) [First Round Opponent: (3) Philadelphia Flyers]
3. x - Philadelphia (41-28-13, 95 points) [First Round Opponent: (2) Pittsburgh Penguins]
4. x - Columbus (43-32-8, 94 points) [First Round Opponent: (1) Washington Capitals]
5. e - New Jersey (41-32-9, 91 points)
6. e - NY Islanders (35-34-13, 83 points)
7. e - Carolina (34-34-14, 82 points)
8. e - NY Rangers (36-38-8, 80 points)
CENTRAL DIVISION:
1. z - Nashville (52-19-11, 115 points) [First Round Matchup: (WC2) Colorado Avalanche]
2. x - Winnipeg (48-23-11, 107 points) [First Round Matchup: (3) Minnesota Wild]
3. x - Minnesota (46-28-8, 100 points) [First Round Matchup: (2) Winnipeg Jets]
4. x - Dallas (44-31-7, 95 points) [First Round Matchup: (1) Vegas Golden Knights]
5. x - Colorado (41-31-10, 92 points) [First Round Matchup: (1) Nashville Predators]
6. e - St. Louis (40-34-8, 88 points)
7. e - Chicago (34-38-10, 78 points)
PACIFIC DIVISION:
1. y - Vegas (51-24-7, 109 points) [First Round Matchup: (WC1) Colorado Avalanche]
2. x - San Jose (45-27-10, 100 points) [First Round Matchup: (3) Anaheim Ducks]
3. x - Anaheim (42-26-12, 96 points) [First Round Matchup: (2) San Jose Sharks]
4. e - Los Angeles (41-34-7, 89 points)
5. e - Calgary (38-34-10, 86 points)
6. e - Edmonton (37-39-6, 70 points)
7. e - Vancouver (29-42-11, 69 points)
8. e - Arizona (24-45-13, 61 points)
MY STANLEY CUP FINAL MATCHUP: Nashville Predators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
You heard me right, the two best teams in the NHL will goe toe to toe in the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals. This will be "America's Series". This series will be so epic that it may be one of the best ever in history. I see this one going 7 extremely close games, all being very low scoring. At the end of the day, I feel like Andrei Vasilevskiy will just be the tad bit better goaltender than Pekka Rinne, which ultimately will be the deciding factor. With 3 minutes left in regulation in Game 7, Steven Stamkos will score the go-ahead goal which will ultimately seal one of the best Game 7's of a Stanley Cup Final to remember, as well as one of the best playoff series ever in NHL history.
MY STANLEY CUP CHAMPION: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
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