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Western Conference Playoff Preview -- (1) Red Wings - (8) Blue Jackets

Posted on November 18, 2011 at 05:01 PM.

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Detroit Red Wings - (55 - 21 - 6 -- 116)

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Columbus Blue Jackets - (41 - 35 - 6 -- 88)

What you Need to Know
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(NHL RANK)

Goals For Per Game - 3.20 (#2)
Goals Against Per Game - 2.24 (#1)
Power Play % - 23.2% (#3)
Penalty Killing % - 82.5% (#6)

Home Record - (33 - 7 - 1)
Road Record - (22 - 14 - 5)

Leading Scorer - Pavel Datsyuk (33 goals / 68 assists - 101 pts)
Who's in Net? - Jimmy Howard (45 wins / Save % .932 / GAA - 1.86)

(NHL RANK)

Goals For Per Game - 3.04 (#7)
Goals Against Per Game - 3.21 (#29)
Power Play % - 21.0% (#7)
Penalty Killing % - 82.1% (#12)

Home Record - (20 - 18 - 3)
Road Record - (21 - 17 - 3)

Leading Scorer - Kristian Huselius (35 goals / 41 assists - 76 pts)
Who's in Net? - Steve Mason (35 wins / Save % .906 / GAA - 2.74)

Analysis and Prediction
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Detroit was the cream of the NHL crop from opening night until the final buzzer. There is no reason to think that they will stop in the postseason, scoring depth, unstoppable offense at times, and a stellar netminder have a lot of people believing that the Wings will take home the cup. They can't get too ahead of themselves as they have to fend off a pesky Columbus team, but they shouldn't have much trouble with that.
Prediction - Red Wings in 5