eastern conference round 2 preview



The playoffs are in full swing round1 had a lot of action.  The matchups for the second round should make it even better than the first round.  The matchups are Capitol vs penguins and The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Bruins




Semifinal #1 Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins

  This semifinal matchup between the caps and pens has become a tradition as of late these teams have met in the second round for the past 3 years.  All three matchups have been extremely close and competitive just like when they go at in the regular season. 


The Washington Capitals are coming off of a first round battle against the Blue Jackets.  They won it in six games after going down 2-0 in the series in the first 2 games.  They fought back and won the next four straight.



The Pittsburgh Penguins are also coming off of a series that was back and forth.  Thier opponent was the Philadelphia Flyers.  In this series, the Penguins picked up wins in games 1,3,4 and 6 to move on to the second round.


My prediction 
This is the series to watch in the second round matchup between two metropolitan rivals. This series is going to be tough for both teams.  I hate to say this but I think the Penguins will take this series in 7 games The Penguins have been the Capitols kryptonite for the past few years.





Semifinal 2 Tampa Bay Lightning Vs. Boston Bruins 

 The second semifinal is between the Boston Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning these two Atlantic division rivals have battled it all season long.



The Tampa Bay Lightning are coming off of a huge first round matchup against the New Jersey Devils.  They finished them off in 5 games.


The Boston Bruins had a harder road to the playoffs then the Lightning.  In the first round, they played the Toronto Maple Leafs.  This series was hard fought by both teams.  The series came down to the wire in game seven but the Bruins pulled it out in the end.



My prediction
This is going to a fun series to watch these two teams do not like each other and they are going to show in this one.  Both teams have offensive and defensive powers.   In this league, Offense can be more important than defense in the last couple minutes of a series deciding game.  The Lightning will take this series in 7 games.

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