NHL Playoffs, First Round

With the First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the books, here are the final results. 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC
(1)		4	2		(W1)
(2)		4	3		(3)
METROPOLITAN
(1)		4	1		(W2)
(2)		4	3		(3)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL
(1)		2	4		(W1)
(2)		2	4		(3)
PACIFIC
(1)		4	0		(W2)
(2)		2	4		(3)

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Canadiens v Senators	Lightning v Red Wings	Rangers v Penguins	Capitals v Islanders
MON 4, Ott 3	Det 3, TB 2	NYR 2, Pit 1	Nyi 4, WAS 1
MON 3, Ott 2 (OT)	TB 5, Det 1	Pit 4, NYR 3	WAS 4, Nyi 3
Mon 2, OTT 1 (OT)	DET 3, Tb 0	Nyr 2, PIT 1	NYI 2, Was 1 (OT)
OTT 1, Mon 0	Tb 3, DET 2 (OT)	Nyr 2, PIT 1 (OT)	Was 2, NYI 1 (OT)
Ott 5, MON 1	Det 4, TB 0	NYR 2, Pit 1 (OT)	WAS 5, Nyi 1
Mon 2, OTT 0	Tb 5, DET 2	-----	NYI 3, Was 1
-----	TB 2, Det 0	-----	WAS 2, Nyi 1
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Blues v Wild	Predators v Blackhawks	Ducks v Jets	Canucks v Flames
Min 4, STL 2	Chi 4, NSH 3 (2OT)	ANA 4, Win 2	Cgy 2, VAN 1
STL 4, Min 1	NSH 6, Chi 2	ANA 2, Win 1	VAN 4, Cgy 1
MIN 3, Stl 0	CHI 4, Nsh 2	Ana 5, WIN 4 (OT)	CGY 4, Van 2
Stl 6, MIN 1	CHI 3, Nsh 2 (3OT)	Ana 5, WIN 2	CGY 3, Van 1
Min 4, STL 1	NSH 5, Chi 2	-----	VAN 2, Cgy 1
MIN 4, Stl 1	CHI 4, Nsh 3	-----	CGY 7, Van 4
-----	-----	-----	-----

NBA/NHL Playoffs Update, April 30

Notes:

• The NHL is onto the second round. 
• The numbers in parentheses (on the outside of each table) are the seed of that particular team (the lower the seed, the better that team's regular season record...mostly)
• The numbers on the inside of each table are the number of games won by that team in the series. 
• Every series below is a 7-game series. 
• This will not be a comprehensive overview of either the NBA or NHL playoffs, simply an opportunity to keep tabs on which series are over quickly and which ones are in the process of going down to the wire.  

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
(1)		2	2		(8)
(4)		0	4	Wizards win 4-0	(5)
(3)		3	2		(6)
(2)	Cavaliers win 4-0	4	0		(7)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
(1)	Warriors win 4-0	4	0		(8)
(4)		1	4	Grizzlies win 4-1	(5)
(3)		2	3		(6)
(2)	Rockets win 4-1	4	1		(7)

Yesterday's Results (home team in CAPS):

ATLANTA 107, Brooklyn 97 
MEMPHIS 99, Portland 93 -- Memphis wins series 4-1 

Today's Games (home team in CAPS):
Chicago vs MILWAUKEE

Los Angeles Clippers vs SAN ANTONIO

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC
(1)		0	0		(2)
METROPOLITAN
(1)		0	0		(2)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL
(3)		0	0		(W1)
PACIFIC
(1)		0	0		(3)

Yesterday's Results (home team in CAPS):

First Round

TAMPA BAY 2, Detroit 0 -- Tampa Bay wins series 4-3

Today's Games (home team in CAPS):
Washington vs NEW YORK RANGERS
Calgary vs ANAHEIM

NBA/NHL Playoffs Update, April 29

Once we hit the start of the NBA and NHL playoffs, I can never keep everything straight. So I figured I'd once again do myself (and anyone who frequents this blog) the service of keeping a current tally of each NBA and NHL playoff series.

Notes:

• The NHL's first round ends tonight with game 7 of the Lightning/Red Wings series.
• The numbers in parentheses (on the outside of each table) are the seed of that particular team (the lower the seed, the better that team's regular season record...mostly)
• The numbers on the inside of each table are the number of games won by that team in the series. 
• Every series below is a 7-game series. 
• This will not be a comprehensive overview of either the NBA or NHL playoffs, simply an opportunity to keep tabs on which series are over quickly and which ones are in the process of going down to the wire. 
• The NBA has a rule where a division winner cannot finish the season lower than the #4 seed in its conference, even if 4+ other teams in the conference have a better record than that division winner. However, home court advantage in this situation still goes to the team with the better record, so 5-seed Memphis (55-27 record during the regular season) has home court in their first round series with 4-seed Portland (51-31). 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
(1)		2	2		(8)
(4)		0	4	Wizards win 4-0	(5)
(3)		3	2		(6)
(2)	Cavaliers win 4-0	4	0		(7)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
(1)	Warriors win 4-0	4	0		(8)
(4)		1	3		(5)
(3)		2	3		(6)
(2)	Rockets win 4-1	4	1		(7)

Weekend Results (home team in CAPS):

HOUSTON 103, Dallas 94 -- Houston wins series 4-1

San Antonio 111, LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 107

Today's Games (home team in CAPS):
Brooklyn vs ATLANTA
Portland vs MEMPHIS

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC
(1)	Canadiens win 4-2	4	2		(W1)
(2)		3	3		(3)
METROPOLITAN
(1)	Rangers win 4-1	4	1		(W2)
(2)	Capitals win 4-3	4	3		(3)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL
(1)		2	4	Wild win 4-2	(W1)
(2)		2	4	Blackhawks win 4-2	(3)
PACIFIC
(1)	Ducks win 4-0	4	0		(W2)
(2)		2	4	Flames win 4-2	(3)

Weekend Results (home team in CAPS):

None

Today's Games (home team in CAPS):
Detroit vs TAMPA BAY ***GAME 7***