EARLY CUP CHAMPION PREDICTIONS:

I predict that your 2013-2014 Stanley Cup Champion will be...

The Chicago Blackhawks!

The Hawks will repeat, making it the first time a team has won 2 Stanley Cups back-to-back since the '97 and '98 Red Wings. I also (boldly) predict that Patrick Sharp will win the Conn Smythe trophy.

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I'm back! I have decided to begin the blog again, now that times are getting settled a little bit. Finals are the week of the 2nd of December, but then I should be able to post on a regular basis again.

Season Standings Predictions: Review

West:
1. Vancouver
2. St. Louis
3. San Jose
4. Los Angeles
5. Detroit
6. Chicago
7. Nashville
8. Colorado
9. Phoenix
10. Minnesota
11. Calgary
12. Dallas
13. Anaheim
14. Columbus
15. Edmonton

East:
1. Pittsburgh
2. Winnipeg (yes, Winnipeg)
3. Boston
4. New York Rangers
5. Carolina
6. Toronto
7. Washington
8.  Buffalo
9. Ottawa
10. Montreal
11. Philadelphia
12. New Jersey
13. Tampa Bay
14. Florida
15. New York Islanders

All-USA vs All-Russia

Thanks to whatifsports.com

GAME 1	HOME	AWAY
PERIOD 1	USA	RUSSIA
Goal scored by Adam Deadmarsh assisted by Brian Leetch and Brett Hull	1	0
Goal scored by Phil Kessel assisted by Joe Mullen and Mike Modano	2	0
Goal scored by Alexander Ovechkin assisted by Sergei Fedorov and Andrei Markov	2	1
Goal scored by Alexander Semin assisted by Sergei Makarov and Sergei Gonchar	2	2
Goal scored by Keith Tkachuk assisted by Drew Doughty and Patrick Kane	3	2
PERIOD 2
Goal scored by Phil Kessel assisted by Joe Mullen and Brian Rafalski	4	2
Powerplay - Goal scored by Keith Tkachuk assisted by Brian Leetch	5	2
PERIOD 3
Sergei Fedorov shoots and scores on the rebound assisted by Alexander Mogilny	5	3
Goal scored by Alexei Zhitnik assisted by Alexander Semin and Sergei Nemchinov	5	4
Sergei Fedorov shoots and scores on the rebound assisted by Sergei Zubov	5	5
OVERTIME 1
Goal scored by Ryan Kesler assisted by Pat LaFontaine and Brian Rafalski	6	5
GAME 2	HOME	AWAY
PERIOD 1	USA	RUSSIA
Goal scored by Pat LaFontaine assisted by Brian Rafalski and Adam Graves	1	0
Goal scored by Keith Tkachuk	2	0
Joe Mullen shoots and scores on the rebound assisted by Mike Modano	3	0
PERIOD 2
Goal scored by Alexander Mogilny assisted by Sergei Zubov and Sergei Gonchar	3	1
Joe Mullen shoots and scores on the rebound assisted by Phil Kessel	4	1
Goal scored by Brian Rafalski assisted by Keith Tkachuk and Adam Deadmarsh	5	1
PERIOD 3
Phil Kessel shoots and scores on the rebound assisted by Joe Mullen	6	1
Goal scored by Alexei Kovalev assisted by Alexander Mogilny and Sergei Fedorov	6	2
GAME 3	HOME	AWAY
PERIOD 1	RUSSIA	USA
Goal scored by Joe Mullen assisted by Brian Leetch and Phil Housley	0	1
Goal scored by Alexander Mogilny assisted by Alexei Kovalev	1	1
PERIOD 2
Goal scored by Alexander Ovechkin assisted by Ilya Kovalchuk and Sergei Fedorov	2	1
Goal scored by Pat LaFontaine assisted by Adam Graves and Brian Rafalski	2	2
Sergei Fedorov shoots and scores on the rebound assisted by Alexander Mogilny	3	2
Goal scored by Sergei Fedorov assisted by Ilya Kovalchuk and Alexander Ovechkin	4	2
PERIOD 3
Goal scored by Sergei Gonchar assisted by Sergei Zubov and Sergei Nemchinov	5	2
GAME 4	HOME	AWAY
PERIOD 1	RUSSIA	USA
Goal scored by Phil Kessel assisted by Brian Leetch and Joe Mullen	0	1
Goal scored by Brian Leetch assisted by Gary Suter	0	2
Goal scored by Brett Hull assisted by Keith Tkachuk and Adam Deadmarsh	0	3
PERIOD 2
Goal scored by Pat LaFontaine assisted by Drew Doughty and Ryan Kesler	0	4
Goal scored by Brett Hull assisted by Brian Leetch and Keith Tkachuk	0	5
PERIOD 3
Alexei Zhitnik shoots and scores on the rebound assisted by Sergei Nemchinov	1	5
Brian Leetch shoots and scores on the rebound assisted by Mike Modano	1	6
GAME 5	HOME	AWAY
PERIOD 1	USA	RUSSIA
Goal scored by Phil Kessel assisted by Joe Mullen and Brian Leetch	1	0
Goal scored by Pat LaFontaine assisted by Drew Doughty	2	0
Ryan Kesler shoots and scores on the rebound assisted by Pat LaFontaine	3	0
Goal scored by Ryan Kesler assisted by Adam Graves and Drew Doughty	4	0
PERIOD 2
Goal scored by Phil Housley assisted by Mike Modano and Patrick Kane	5	0
Goal scored by Ilya Kovalchuk	5	1
Goal scored by Sergei Nemchinov assisted by Sergei Gonchar and Alexander Semin	5	2
PERIOD 3
Goal scored by Alexander Mogilny assisted by Alexei Kovalev and Sergei Fedorov	5	3
Goal scored by Alexander Mogilny assisted by Sergei Fedorov and Vladimir Konstantinov	5	4
TEAM USA WINS
MVP: Brian Leetch (2G, 6A)

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KHL to NHL stats

I'm a little bit through my research of the KHL, and I've found that, according to behindthenet.com, the NHL is given a difficulty level that basically calculates to a player's stats being 63% of what they were in the KHL. For example, if a player scored 20 goals in 54 games in the KHL, he should expect to score about 13 goals in 54 games in the NHL. Alexander Radulov is one of the top scorers in the KHL, and, had he played in the NHL, he would have registered 24 goals and 36 assists in 76 games played (the equivalent of his 50 games played in the KHL). Quite good, actually, but not superstar status like he achieves playing in the KHL. Another player that could be of great value to a team in the NHL is Kevin Dallman. In fact, I will go so far as to say he would make the first All-Star Team in the NHL if he were to play here. Playing an 82 game season in the NHL, he would have played 80 games, had 22 goals, and 36 assists. All-Star? Yes, he is a defenceman. A defenceman scoring 22 goals in the NHL would be quite an accomplishment! A good rule of thumb for calculating stats in the KHL is this: in a 54 game season, The number of goals, assists, for points a player gets will be about the same number he would get playing 82 games in the NHL. For example, if a player scores 10 goals in 54 games in the KHL, he would score around 10 goals in the NHL in 82 games.

KHL Scores 10/1/12

Here are your KHL scores for the day, along with notable NHL players stats, if they had any points.

Avangard 2 - 1 Sibir in OT
Barys 3 - 1 Amur
Yugra 4 - 3 Metallurg Nk
Avtomobilist 3 - 5 Lev (Christensen had 2 goals)
Traktor 3 -1 Slovan
Metallurg Mg 1 - 2 CSKA in SO
SKA 5 - 2 Ak Bars (Bobrovsky has 2 assists (!), Kovalchuk with 2 assists)
Dynamo Moscow 5 - 1 Neftekhimik (Ovechkin scores 1 goal and has 1 assist)
Dynamo Riga 2 - 3 Salavat Yulaev in OT

Вот ваши KХЛ баллов за день, наряду с заметным игроков НХЛ статистика, если у них одного очка.

Авангард 2 - 1 Сибирь в овертайме

Барыс 3 - 1 Амур

Югра 4 - 3 Металлург Нк

Автомобилист 3 - 5 лев (Christensen было 2 гола)

трактор 3 -1 Слован

Металлург Мг 1 - 2 ЦСКА в SO

СКА 5 - 2 Ак Барс (Бобровский имеет 2 передачи (!), Ковальчук с 2 передачи!)

Динамо Москва 5 - 1 Нефтехимик (Овечкин оценки 1 гол и имеет 1 передачи)

Динамо Рига 2 - 3 Салават Юлаев в овертайме