re: Official 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread (LA KINGS WIN THE CUP 3-2 F/2OT)

Some good first round matchups. I'm going to pick each series, as an experiment, solely on their FenClose. I'm curious how accurate of a predictive tool it is.

Bruins (54.43) over Detroit (51.09)
Tampa (51.47) over Montreal (48.25)
Pitt (50.66) over C-bus (50.56)
Rags (52.92) over Flyers (47.71)

Looking at the numbers, the Penguins-Jackets should be our best bet for a 1st round upset in the East. The fancystats pick everything to go to form in the East.

Dallas (51.92) over Anaheim (49.91)
LA (56.41) over SJ (55.03)
Minnesota (49.49) over Colorado (46.71)
Chicago (55.20) over StL (52.94)

Four of the top five teams in the NHL in FenClose will play each other in the first round. In order to make up for this, the fancystats pick the two teams who have far exceeded their underlying possession metrics to lose in the first round.