Game-by-Game Finals preview: 4-1 Detroit

[interminded 1]

of course it's just a fantasy predicition, but it's a fun read.

And Ozzie gets to be the Conn Smythe winner..

Stanley Cup Finals Preview

If the WhatIfSports.com super computer, which is on a roll after giving Detroit and Pittsburgh the first and third best chances of making the Stanley Cup Finals respectively (not to mention correctly picking the NCAA tournament Final Four, Championship and Champion), is correct, Hockeytown USA will be celebrating with Lord Stanley after just five games. We have simulated the Stanley Cup Finals between the Red Wings and Penguins 10,000 times in order to determine the likelihood of either team winning it all. Despite Pittsburgh's young talent and playoff momentum, the experienced, deep and very well-rounded Red Wings come out on top 68% of the time, with the most common occurrence a five game series where the Penguins get a win in their first home game.

What follows is an example Stanley Cup Finals based on the results of those simulations, it includes boxscores, play-by-play and stats for each game in the series. Click on the links after each summary to see the entire breakdown of the game.

[akustyk 84]

I'd love to see Wings winning it especially on home ice

I'd say this is possible that we win this series in 5 games

but there are a number of other possibilities which can as

well happen. this is just statistics and they speak of general

trends not of what happens. just like weather forecast

just to make a good example of what is in the statistics name:

a man with his dog walking in the park average each 3 legs

and common sense says this statistic is pure BS

EDIT: Sammy scoring two goals in a single game? no way in hell.

Oz has better chance to make it than Sammy

Edited May 21, 2008 by akustyk

[robat 13]

I hope they do win it in 5, but I would be pretty upset considering the fact that I could have bought game 5 tickets, but went with game 1 instead.

[Gizmo 21]

Stanley Cup Finals Game 1

Pittsburgh 1 @ Detroit 3 - Mikael Samuelsson scores twice and chips in with an assist,...

I stopped reading there.

[interminded 1]

I stopped reading there.

If someone said in a month ago Johan Franzen would be the main contributor with 9 goals in a second round sweep over the Avalanche you probably would have stopped reading too....

[JayUp88 1]

Oh please win it all in game 5

[wingschamps 0]

HAHAHA. That was fun. I don't know why, but I'm still laughing.

[Gizmo 21]

If someone said in a month ago Johan Franzen would be the main contributor with 9 goals in a second round sweep over the Avalanche you probably would have stopped reading too....

There's unlikely... and then there's miraculous!

[Casey 145]

Where's the Mule? I see he's playing, but no production...

[toby91_ca 620]

Sammy comes out with 7 pts to Crosby's 3 pts....possible, but not likely.

However, what I found completely unrealistic is that there were only 7 penalties in the entire series.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

Sammy comes out with 7 pts to Crosby's 3 pts....possible, but not likely.

Crosby with 3pts in 5 games? Well I damn well hope Lids or Kronwall would win the Con Smyth in that situation!

Sammy more than doubling Crosby's point total? That's like 2 of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse showing up to the Joe!

Seriously- I'll stop bitching about Sammy for a full year if that prediction comes true.

MAKE IT HAPPEN SHINGUARD ASSASSIN!

[T-Ruff 47]

Thats a great game 5! down 3-0 going into the 3rd to pull out 4-3 in OT

[HkyTwn 5]

I hope they do win it in 5, but I would be pretty upset considering the fact that I could have bought game 5 tickets, but went with game 1 instead.

Oh, me too! And then I saw that they were realistically sold out and the ones available were $300. I almost cried.

[RedwingFan29 1]

is Sammy the new Lang? He's lazy and he sucks.

[Superman54 91]

It actually kinda makes sense. The only games Sammy scores he usually nets in 2.

[union drone 0]

I stopped reading there.

Little do we know, Babs has Sammy practicing with a net that has Pens logos attached to each of the four corners.

It's pure genius when you think about it.

[RedwingFan29 1]

Little do we know, Babs has Sammy practicing with a net that has Pens logos attached to each of the four corners.

It's pure genius when you think about it.

That just means Sammy's gonna aim for the logo on Fleury's sweater.

Wait that might actually work, if he aims for his chest it might go top shelf over his shoulder.

[CrossCheck24 2]

Lids for Charging? Illegal stick? Pittsburgh outshooting the wings? I don't know if we have been outshot all post season.

They said they simulated over 1000 times, why did they pick this one to write about? OT finish?

We better win in game 5!!! cuz im going

[StevieBoy 2]

To me the strangest part of it was that it had Fleury sitting on the bench for games 1 and 2 with Conklin starting. At first i was thinking it'd be fun to keep a copy of this and see if it gets any of it correct...but that kind of puts a wrench in the whole simulation.

Edit: By the way CrossCheck24...your avatar is funny as hell!

Edited May 21, 2008 by StevieBoy

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Sammy for Conne Smythe.

[Dabura 12,232]

I've been thinking Wings in 5 with the lone loss coming in Game 3, so...kudos to the computer!

Edited May 21, 2008 by Dabura

[RedwingFan29 1]

Watch I predict Sammy to be the new Mule going into the Cup finals... He's gonna tear it up!

[irishtemper14+25 11]

lol i couldnt help but laugh my ass off at the 3 pts by sammuelson

[Datsyerberger 279]

Lids for Charging? Illegal stick?

It knows O'Halloran is one of the officials.

[mustang051664 0]

It knows O'Halloran is one of the officials.

The Red Wings, Champions of the West. The best.