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Blackhawks Hoist Cup In NHL 10 Sim
EA Sports has simmed the upcoming NHL playoffs using NHL 10, and the game predicts that the Chicago Blackhawks will beat the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins in a drama-filled, seven-game series. Check out where the game has your favorite playoff team ending up.
According to the simulation, the Blackhawks' seven-game series with the Pens contains three overtime games -- including the seventh and deciding contest -- which ends in a 2-1 victory for the Blackhawks when Jonathan Toews scores seven minutes into overtime. Chicago's stars shine throughout the playoffs (see the complete results bracket below), with Patrick Kane, Toews, Duncan Keith, and Patrick Sharp all racking up the points. In fact, defenseman Keith ends up winning the Conn Smyth Trophy as the player most valuable to his team in the playoffs.
Other Notable Predictions From NHL 10:
- The Pens' formidable duo of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each racks up 31 points in the playoffs (Crosby: 16 goals, 15 assists. Malkin: 11 goals, 20 assists)
- San Jose is...San Jose. You know what I'm talking about
- Experience counts. Playoff newcomers the L.A. Kings and Phoenix Coyotes don't get out of the first round. The youngsters over in Colorado, meanwhile, make it to the semis but are swept by Chicago
- Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are kept off the score sheet against the Penguins in the seventh game of the conference finals. Ovechkin has three goals and five assists in the series
- Buffalo Sabres' and Team USA star goalie Ryan Miller has a playoff-best .947 save percentage in the Sabre's first-round match-up with the Bruins
Any playoff predictions, people? If Chicago wins the Cup, I'm going to puke in my mouth -- and not a little, but a lot. The only worse outcome would be if Vancouver won, but I'm not even going to think about that.
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