Chicago vs. Vancouver

Vancouver is extremely hot right now. Vancouver swept St Louis 4 games to 0 in Round 1 and has now won seven games in a row heading into Round 2 against Chicago. Vancouver has had a ton of rest as they haven't played in 9 days. Is that good or bad for them? I'm thinking good in this case. Vancouver has won 8 of the last 12 meetings with Chicago over the past 3 years and 15 of the last 22 in Vancouver since 1996. I feel like Vancouver gets the job done in this series but it won't be easy.

Anaheim vs. Detroit

Anaheim is coming off an incredible series against San Jose as they ousted the #1 seed in the West in six games. It only took Detroit five games to get rid of a pesky Columbus team. I'm expecting a letdown from Anaheim here in this series and Detroit definitely has the better team and I feel is now the team to beat this year. Detroit is 24-7-2 at home vs. Anaheim since 1996 giving them a huge edge. Detroit is playing with seven days rest while Anaheim is playing with three. Detroit should get the job done easy here in this series but the price is too high.

Carolina vs. Boston

It took Carolina all seven games to beat New Jersey but they got the job done. Carolina is a team that seems to step it up in the big games. They are 8-3 in the 2nd round games since 1996 while Boston is only 2-4 since 1996 in 2nd round games. Boston swept their 1st Round series against Montreal. Boston has won the past 5 meetings against Carolina, however, the Hurricanes are 19-8-2 at Boston since 1996. Over the past three years this series is tied at six wins each. I'm going to lean to Carolina in this series to pull the upset. You will be getting good price in this one.

Pittsburgh vs. Washington

I'm looking for Pittsburgh to upset Washington in this series. The Rangers took Washington all the way to a Game 7 in their series while Pittsburgh got by the Flyers in 6 games. Washington had to win three in a row to escape elimination. Pittsburgh has won 8 of the last 12 meetings in this series including a very nice 5-1 record in Washington the past 3 years.

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