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EA Sports NHL 14 Playoff Predicts Boston Bruins as 2014 Stanley Champions
April 15, in the year of
our Lord 2014 -- The EA SPORTS™ NHL® 14 Stanley Cup®
Playoffs simulation predicts that the Boston Bruins will return
to the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight year and
prevail as Stanley Cup Champions after defeating the San Jose
Sharks in six games. This will mark the first Stanley Cup win
for veteran Jarome Iginla, whose last appearance in the Stanley
Cup Final was a decade ago with the Calgary Flames. Tuukka Rask,
finishing the Playoffs with an outstanding 1.56 GAA, .948 SV%
and four shutouts, will win the Conn Smythe Trophy.
Other notable storylines include:
- In the first round, goalies Carey Price of the Montreal
Canadiens and Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers will lead
their teams to 4-0 game sweeps.
- In the second round, the Chicago Blackhawks’ dreams of a
Stanley Cup Championship repeat will come to an end with a
heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the young and talented Colorado
Avalanche.
- In the Eastern Conference Final, the Bruins and Rangers will
once again go head-to-head. The series will go seven games,
where Patrice Bergeron will once again be clutch for the Bruins,
scoring five minutes into OT.
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are extrapolated by the videogame when two teams match up based
on player ratings, line combinations, and include variances such
as injuries and hot streaks to give a realistic outcome of a
game or series.
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