NHL 2012 Playoff Prediction Tournament!

Oh yes that's right - the tournament has returned! Last years got a good amount of attention and all participants had a fantastic time - so if it was so nice, why not do it twice?

•  Everyone has posted their predictions for who will advance in the NHL 2012 Playoffs. 
• At the end of each round the predictions will be scored: 1 point for correct team, 1 bonus point if you successfully named how many games the series goes to.
• Prizes will be determined at a later date
• Lowest Point total per round is eliminated, if a tie for the final, we will separate by the goals per game average submitted by the qualified participents.
• Bold is correctly naming the team, underline is successfully getting the second point

Round 4 (NHL Stanley Cup Finals)
*As with last year, we're implimenting the over-under and have each finalist predict the winner, the amount of games, and total goals per game average for the series.

Jimmy TehFreak	Ken The Redhead Bulldog	Kellen Nitro (1/2)
TBA	TBA	TBA

Round 3 (NHL Conference Finals)

Jimmy TehFreak	Ken The Redhead Bulldog	Simi Teh Cat
Phoenix in 5 New York in 6	Los Angeles in 6 New York in 5	Phoenix in 6 New York in 7
0 correct 0 perfect 0 points	1 correct 0 perfect 1 point	0 correct 0 perfect 0 points**

**Jimmy TehFrak moves on due to games played tiebreaker. Kellen Nitro gets reinstated into the finals at a reduced prize because of his perfect 4 point score.

*Second Chance*
Kellen Nitro vs Khal, winner gets a shot at the finals with the prospect of a reduced prize.
Nitro (LA in 5, NJD in 6) - Khal (LA in 6, NYR in 7)

Round 2 (NHL Semifinals)

Jimmy TehFreak	Khal	Ken The Redhead Bulldog	Simi Teh Cat
Phoenix in 6 Los Angeles in 7 Philadellphia in 4 New York in 6	Nashville 6 St Louis 6 Philadelphia 5 Washington 7	Nashville in 7 St Louis in 6 Philadelphia in 5 New York in 5	Phoenix in 4 St Louis in 6 Philadelphia 7 Washington in 5
3 correct 0 perfect 3 points	0 correct 0 perfect 0 points	1 correct 0 perfect 1 point	1 correct 0 perfect 1 point
1st	Eliminated	T-2nd	T-2nd

Round 1 (NHL Quarterfinals)

Kellen Nitro	Jimmy TehFreak	Ken TheRHBD	Khal of DynastySocial .com	Simi Teh Cat	Favorite
Van in 6 STL in 6 Chi in 6 Det in 7 Ott in 7 Bos in 5 NJD in 6 Pit in 7	LAK in 7 STL in 5 PHX in 7 Nsh in 7 NYR in 5 Bos in 6 FLA in 7 Phi in 6	Van in 6 STL in 5 Chi in 4 NSH in 7 NYR in 6 Bos in 5 FLA in 7 Phi in 7	Van in 6 SJ in 7 Chi in 5 Det in 6 NYR in 5 Bos in 7 NJD in 5 Pit in 7	LAK in 6 SJ in 5 Chi in 5 NSH in 6 Ott in 6 Bos in 7 NJD in 7 Pit in 4	Vancouver 3-2 St Louis 3-2 Chicago 4-1 Nashville 3-2 New York 3-2 Boston 5-0 New Jersey 3-2 Pittsburgh 3-2
2 correct 0 perfect 2 points	6 correct 2 perfect 8 points	4 correct 1 perfect 5 points	2 correct 0 perfect 2 points	3 correct 1 perfect 4 points
T-4th* Eliminated	1st place	2nd place	T-4th	3rd place

*elimination determined due to total games played.  Round 1 consisted of 48 games, khals prediction 48 games. Kellen Nitro's prediiction 50 games.