Boston Bruins
Season 2019-20: 44-14-12, 0.714 points percent
Season: TBL 1-2-1; WSH 1-1-1; PHI 1-0-2
Game breaker
Forward Brad Marchand bound St. Louis Blues Center Ryan O’Reilly for the NHL leadership with 23 points (nine goals, 14 assists) in the Stanley Cup Playoffs 2019. His 87 points (29 goals, 58 assists) in 70 games before the interruption of the season on March 12 due to concerns about the corona virus were the second most common in his NHL career, after the 100 (36 goals, 64 assists) he scored in 79 games last season.
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Tuukka Rask was 26-8-6 with 2.12 goals against the average and saved 0.929 percent and is a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the NHL. There is a random backup Jaroslav Halak (18-6-6, 2.39, .919) starts during the round robin. Rask and Halak together won the William M. Jennings Trophy because Boston scored the fewest goals in the NHL during the regular season (167).
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When the Bruins reach the Stanley Cup final, they are the fifth team in 21 seasons to arrive in two consecutive seasons after the Pittsburgh Penguins (2016 and 2017; 2008 and 2009), Detroit Red Wings (2008 and 2009), New Jersey Devils (2000 and 2001) and Dallas Stars (1999 and 2000).
You said it
“There’s a mission here. We have to win the Stanley Cup and finish the job.” — Forward Jake DeBrusk
Projected lineup
Brad Marchand – Patrice Bergeron – – Anders Björk
Jake DeBrusk – David Krejci – – Karson Kuhlman
Sean Kuraly – – Charlie Coyle – – Nick Ritchie
Joakim Nordstrom – – By Lindholm – – Chris Wagner
Zdeno Chara – – Charlie McAvoy
Brandon Carlo – – Torey pitcher
Matt Grzelcyk – – Jeremy Lauzon
Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Trent Frederic, Zach Senyshyn, Jack Studnicka, Connor Clifton, John Moore, Urho Vaakanainen, Jakub Zboril, Maxime Lagace, Dan Vladar
Not suitable for playing: David Pastrnak, Ondrej Kase
Video: Boston Bruins highlight role
Tampa Bay Blitz
Season 2019-20: 43-21-6, .657 points percent
Season: BOS 3-1-0; WSH 0-2-1; PHI 2-0-0
Game breaker
Forward Nikita Kucherov can be among the best players in the NHL when active; He won the Hart Trophy, which was selected last season as a league MVP with 128 points (41 goals, 87 assists). He scored 85 points (33 goals, 52 assists) in 68 games before the season was suspended on March 12 due to concerns about the corona virus. With Steven Stamkos and Brayden Point, Kucherov is part of a top line that can be hard to stop. He is a threat because of his skills as a scorer and playmaker, and his creativity is one of the keys to the fate of lightning.
goalkeeper
Andrei Vasilevskiy was voted the best goalkeeper in the NHL last season as Vezina Trophy winner and this season is a finalist for the award. He had an average of 2.88 goals against the average and a saving of 0.906 percent on his first 25 starts this season, but ended up saving 2.56 GAA and saving 0.917 percent. Vasilevskiy had a 3.82 GAA and 0.856 percent savings in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Lightning were swept by Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the Eastern Conference.
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The Lightning took first place this season in the NHL for goals (243) and goals per game (3.47). It was the third season in a row in which they took first place in the league. The Toronto Maple Leafs were second in goals (237) and the Washington Capitals were second in goals per game (3.42).
You said it
“I don’t think I’ll be alone. We have a great group of people here and I think if I don’t have a good game I know people will pick me up. We’re going to help each other that hold out. It’s going to be a fun experience. “- – Forward Yanni Gourde
Projected lineup
Steven Stamkos – Brayden Point – Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn – – Anthony Cirelli – – Ondrej Palat
Blake Coleman – – Tyler Johnson – – Barclay Goodrow
Pat Maroon – – Cedric Paquette – – Yanni Gourde
Victor Hedman – – Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh – – Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev – – Kevin Shattenkirk
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney
Scratched: Mathieu Joseph, Mitchell Stephens, Carter Verhaeghe, Alexander Volkov, Zach Bogosian, Braydon Coburn, Luke Schenn, Scott Wedgewood
Not suitable for playing: None
Video: Tampa Bay Lightning highlight roll
Washington Capitals
Season 2019-20: 41-20-8, .652 points percent
Season: BOS 2-1-0; TBL 3-0-0; PHI 1-3-0
Game breaker
Left wing in his 15th NHL season Alex Ovechkin Boston Bruins tied forward David Pastrnak for the NHL leadership with 48 goals in 68 games. It was his ninth NHL record that led the league in goals. At 706, he is eighth in NHL history.
goalkeeper
Although Braden Holtby (25-14-6) had the worst goals – against the average (3.11) and worst percentage (0.897) of his 10-season NHL career. The 30-year-old has played well in his last 11 games, going 5-3-2 with a savings of 2.75 GAA and 0.911 percent. Holtby’s 2.09 GAA and 0.928 percent in the playoffs rank first among active goalkeepers (at least 50 games). Rookie backup Ilya Samsonov suffered an injury at the end of the season before leaving the training camp Pheonix Copley or Vitek Vanecek Secure Holtby. Copley, who was the backup of the capital last season, took the lead with 2.46 GAA, 0.905 percent and two losses with Hershey in the American Hockey League this season with 17: 8: 6. Vanecek, who has not yet played an NHL game, went to 19-10-1 with a 2.26 GAA, 0.917 percent savings and two failures with Hershey.
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Washington’s power play was fifth in the NHL with 25.3 percent (22: 87) in 28 games, in 41 games with 30.5 percent (20: 129) in 41 games. … The capitals had the best share of profits in the NHL if they stayed behind after two periods (.321; 9-17-2).
You said it
“We’re playing for a championship here. A little bit different, but at the same time we’re playing for the same thing. Whichever team is best prepared is the team that will win.” – Center Nicklas Backstrom
Projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin – Evgeny Kuznetsov – – Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana – Nicklas Backstrom – TJ Oshie
Carl Hagelin – – Lars Eller – – Ilya Kovalchuk
Richard panic – – Nic Dowd – – Garnet hathaway
Michal Kempny – – John Carlson
Brenden Dillon – – Dmitry Orlov
Jonas Siegenthaler – – Nick Jensen
Braden Holtby
Pheonix Copley
Scratched: Alexander Alexeyev, Travis Boyd, Martin Fehervary, Radko Gudas, Tyler Lewington, Philippe Maillet, Beck Malenstyn, Connor McMichael, Brian Pinho, Daniel Jump, Vitek Vanecek
Not suitable for playing: Ilya Samsonov
Video: Washington Capitals Highlight Reel
Philadelphia flyer
Season 2019-20: 41-21-7, 0.645 points percent
Season: BOS 2-1-0; TBL 0-2-0; WSH 3-0-1
Game breaker
Sean Couturier, the center in Philadelphia’s top line, was third in the Flyers in goals (22) and second in points (59). As a Selke Trophy finalist as the best defensive striker in the NHL, he won 59.6 percent of his encounters (at least 500), including 59.5 percent of the defensive zone, the third best in the NHL behind teammates Claude Giroux (65.8 percent) and Jay Beagle the Vancouver Canucks (61.0 percent). Trainer Alain Vigneault will use Couturier in every important situation in 5-on-5 mode and in special teams.
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Carter HartIn his first full NHL season, he won 24 games, saved 0.914 percent, and was eighth in the NHL with 2.42 goals against the average in 43 games before the season was interrupted on March 12 due to corona virus concerns has been. The 21-year-old was the youngest goalie in the NHL to play at least 20 games this season, and his teammates have shown great confidence in him.
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The Flyers allowed an NHL low of 28.7 shots on goal per game. This includes limiting the Boston Bruins to 29.3 shots on average in three games, which is below the Boston season average of 32.1. the Tampa Bay Lightning to 26.0 in two games, below the Tampa Bay average of 31.1; and the Washington Capitals at 29.5 in four games, below the Washington average of 32.0.
You said it
“I think no matter who we play against, this team has a lot of confidence. We had a great season. … We are a very close team, we all pull the same rope, whether it’s the top guys or not get everything. ” The points and the boys from the third and fourth rows do their job, it’s a full team effort every night. It was fun all year round. I know that the so-called best teams that have had the best seasons are in round robin. No matter who we play against, think that our coaches and players have a lot of confidence when they play against anyone. ” – Center Kevin Hayes
Projected lineup
Claude Giroux – Sean Couturier – Jakub Voracek
Joel Farabee – Kevin Hayes – Travis Konecny
James van Riemsdyk – – Derek Grant – – Tyler Pitlick
Scott Laughton – – Nate Thompson – – Michael Raffl
Ivan Provorov – – Matt Niskanen
Travis Sanheim – – Philippe Myers
Robert Hagg – – Justin Braun
Carter Hart
Brian Elliott
Scratched: Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Andy Andreoff, Connor Bunnaman, Morgan Frost, Mark Friedman, Oskar Lindblom,Shayne Gostisbehere, Andy Welinski, Yegor Zamula, Alex Lyon, Kirill Ustimenko
Not suitable for playing: None
NHL.com employees, Amalie Benjamin, Tom Gulitti and Adam Kimelman, contributed to this report
Video: Philadelphia Flyers highlight role
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