Stanley Cup Playoff Match-ups Are Set

The NHL Playoffs match-ups are set and I have listed them below, along with my predictions in parentheses. If you disagree post your picks in the comments.

1st Round:
1 Washington Capitals vs. 8 Montreal Canadiens (Capitals in 5)
2 New Jersey Devils vs. 7 Philadelphia Flyers (Devils in 6)
3 Buffalo Sabres vs. 6 Boston Bruins (Bruins in 7)
4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. 5 Ottawa Senators (Penguins in 5)

1 San Jose Sharks vs. 8 Colorado Avalanche (Sharks in 4)
2 Chicago Blackhawks vs. 7 Nashville Predators (Blackhawks in 6)
3 Vancouver Canucks vs. 6 Los Angeles Kings (Kings in 7)
4 Phoenix Coyotes vs. 5 Detroit Red Wings (Red Wings in 5)

2nd Round:
1 Washington Capitals vs. 6 Boston Bruins (Capitals in 5)
2 New Jersey Devils vs. 4 Pittsburgh Penguins (Penguins in 6)

1 San Jose Sharks vs. 6 Los Angeles Kings (Sharks in 6)
2 Chicago Blackhawks vs. 5 Detroit Red Wings (Blackhawks in 7)

Conference Finals:
1 Washington Capitals vs. 4 Pittsburgh Penguins (Capitals in 7)
1 San Jose Sharks vs. 2 Chicago Blackhawks (Blackhawks in 6)

Stanley Cup Finals:
1 Washington Capitals vs. 2 Chicago Blackhawks (Capitals in 5)

That's right - I am picking the Washington Capitals as your 2010 Stanley Cup Winners. I am biased toward them but they have a solid team top to bottom and I think one of their 2 goalies will get hot next week. If all 4 of the top seeds in the East win their 1st round match-ups it will set-up a Capitals vs. Penguins, Alexander Ovechkin vs. Cindy Crosby showdown in round 2! I have the Bruins upsetting the Sabres which would mean the Caps would meet the Penguins in the Conference Finals if each were to keep winning.