Playoff Preview: Day 8 – Quarterfinals

Playoffs Day 8 – QuarterFinals
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Master League Standard – 7PM EST

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Blue Conference

#1 Foxes vs #7 Ducks

The Foxes have fought their way to their 1st ever ML Standard playoffs. The Foxes are 34-16 this season with a series record of 8-2.  They have a +32 goal differential. The Foxes have already made some franchise history by making it this far. They made their first playoff appearance and they are the #1 overall seed. They have run away with the Blue Conference this season, can they continue that through the playoffs?

The Ducks are coming off a very impressive sweep of the #2 Hive. They scored 10 goals with 7 assists. Their assist percentage was .700. They had 26 shots and only 1 of those was off target. Their shot percentage was .384 and their on target percentage was .961. The Ducks stats for the series are super impressive and should prove difficult for the Foxes. The Ducks are getting hot at the right time.

Will the Ducks upset another team or will the Foxes continue their Season 13 dominance?

Series predictions: 3-2 Foxes

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Master League Standard – 8PM EST

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Orange Conference

#1 Flames vs #6 Sharks

The Flames are making their 2nd ML Standard playoff appearance. They have a 32-18 game record this season with a 9-1 series record. They have a goal differential of +34. The Flames have a 5-3 game record and a 1-1 series record in the playoffs. The Flames have played great this season and are looking to keep the fire burning hot as they face the Sharks.

The Sharks are coming into this matchup after getting a nice sweep against the #3 Demolition. They had 9 goals and 7 assists. They have an impressive .777 assist percentage. The Sharks shot the ball 32 times and had a shot percentage of .281. Their on target percentage was .718.

The Flames are looking to torch the Sharks like torch their divisional opponent and get their first win in this season’s playoffs. The Sharks on the other hand are looking to get another sweep but this one would be sweeter. Who will take home the series win in this Tropic showdown?

Series predictions: Flames 3-1

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Premier League Standard – 9PM EST

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Orange Conference

#2 Rhinos vs #3 Tyrants

The Rhinos are making their PL Standard playoff debut in this matchup. They were  29-21 this season with a series record of 5-5. The Rhinos had a +18 goal differential for the season. The Rhinos are rushing in to get their first playoff win.

The Tyrants are making their 2nd PL Standard playoff performance. They had a 28-22 game record and a 6-4 series record. They had a +17 goal differential this season. In the Playoffs, the Tyrants have a 0-3 game record and a 0-1 series record. They are looking to have a better outcome in the playoffs this season.

Will the Rhinos rampage past the Tyrants or will the Tyrants stomp right past them?

Series predictions: Tyrants 3-1

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Premier League Standard – 10PM EST

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Blue Conference

#2 Express vs #3 Hawks

The Express have steamed their way to their 1st ever Standard PL playoff appearance. The Express are 35-15 this season with a series record of 7-3. They have a +23 goal differential. The Express are coming into this matchup after a dominant regular season.

The Hawks are making their 1st ever PL Standard playoff appearance. They went 28-22 with a series record of 6-4. They have a goal differential of +1. They are looking to get their first playoff win.

Will the Express steam roll past the Hawks or will the Hawks fly away with the victory?

Series predictions: 3-1 Express

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Playoffs Day 8
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Champion League Standard – 6PM EST

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Blue Conference

#2 Wolves vs #3 Hurricanes

The Wolves are running into this series after a sweep of the #7 Puffins. They had 9 goals and 6 assists. They had an assist percentage of .667 and they had 28 shots. Every single shot was on target for the Wolves. They had a .321 shot percentage and were perfectly on target. The Wolves are looking to continue putting on that perfect pressure against the Hurricanes.

The Hurricanes are storming their way into this series after a great 3-1 victory over the #6 Spartans. They had 11 goals with 9 assists. They had a great assist percentage at .818. They had 35 shots with a shot percentage of .314. The Hurricanes had a .771 on target percentage. The Canes are passing the ball around and definitely playing as a team. The Hurricanes are looking to keep up that great teamwork against the Wolves.

Will the Hurricanes’ teamwork outshine the Wolves? Or will the Wolves pressure be too much?

Series predictions: Wolves 3-1

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Champion League Standard – 7PM EST

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Orange Conference

#2 Rhinos vs #3 Elite

The Rhinos are rushing into this matchup after sweeping the #7 Pandas. They scored 11 goals and had 8 assists. They had a nice assist percentage at .727. The Rhinos shot the ball 34 times. They had a .323 shot percentage and a .794 on target percentage. The Rhinos had a solid performance against the Pandas and are looking to reproduce that against the Elite.

The Elite had a tough matchup against the #6 Wizard. They won  the series 3-2. They scored 13 goals and had 9 assists. They had a .692 assist percentage. The Elite shot 38 times and had a shot percentage of .342. They had an on target percentage of .789. The Elite are a strong team and rely on each other. They know how to come back and get the win.

Will the Rhinos run away with this series? Or will the Elite stay tough and take home the win?

Biased Series prediction: Elite 3-1

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Master League Standard – 8PM EST

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Blue Conference

#3 Knights vs #5 Sabres

The Knights had a stellar performance against the #6 Aviators. They took home the series 3-1. They had 11 goals and 11 assists! That is an impressive feat on it’s own and so far they are the only team we have seen to do it this season. They had 31 shots and their shot percentage was .354. They had an on target percentage of .903. Congrats on the perfect assist percentage! The Knights want to keep up that perfection against the Sabres.

The Sabres are coming into this game after sweeping the #4 Lightning. They had 11 goals and 6 assists. They had a .545 assist percentage. They had 21 shots and one of the best shot percentages at .523. They also had a .904 on target percentage. The Sabres had a solid game last round and are looking to copy that performance against the Knights.

Will the Knights passing stay perfect and lead them to a win? Or will the Sabres consistent play and great shot percentage be enough to take the series?

Series predictions: Sabres 3-2

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Master League Standard – 9PM EST

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Blue Conference

#2 Outlaws vs #4 Tyrants

The Outlaws are coming into this matchup after a difficult duel against the Dodgers. They won the series 3-2. They scored 10 goals on 8 assists. They had a great assist percentage of .800. They had 41 shots with a .243 shot percentage. They had an on target percentage of .804. While the Outlaws shot percentage may not look great, they put up 41 shots. They put up a ton of pressure and that pressure ended up winning them the game. The Outlaws want to get that shot percentage up but they want to keep the shot count up too.

The Tyrants are coming off a great series sweep of the #5 Bears. They scored 13 goals and had 9 assists. The Tyrants had a .692 assist percentage. They shot the ball 30 times and had a shot percentage of .433. The Tyrants’ target percentage was .833. The Tyrants want to reproduce those nice shot and assist percentages.

Will the Outlaws out shoot the Tyrants to victory? Or will the Tyrants stomp the Outlaws with their shot percentage?

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