So me and my roommate have been playing the NHL '13 in playoff mode and we set it up with the exact seedings as this years playoffs in real life. We then took turns selecting teams that we would use in the first round and play every game of every series. After the first round we decided that we would re-draft in the case of having 2 of your first round teams match up in the 2nd, and follow that pattern until we got to the Cup.
My Draft: Islanders, Blackhawks, Senators, Red Wings, Maple Leafs, Canucks, Kings, Rangers
Roommates Draft: Penguins, Wild, Canadiens, Ducks, Bruins, Sharks, Blues, Capitals
1st Round Match Results:
(Western Conference)
Blackhawks 4-0 over Wild
Red Wings 4-3 over Ducks
Canucks 4-0 over Sharks
Kings 4-2 over Blues
(Eastern Conference)
Islanders 4-1 over Penguins
Canadiens 4-2 over Senators
Capitals 4-3 over Rangers
Bruins 4-1 over Maple Leafs
I was able to dominate the first round series in the Western Conference winning all my match ups with 2 sweeps... The best part was that my roommate is a Sharks fan and i was able to sweep him with the Canucks (I'm a Avs fan soooo ya lol). However in the East for some reason i really struggled and was lucky to avoid being swept by the Bruins as i could not find a way to beat Rask (allowed 3 Goals the entire series). He somehow found a way to take 3 of 4 in the Eastern Conference allowing me to grab a 5-3 advantage through the 1st round.
The most surprising result was the fact that I was able to DOMINATE the Penguins with the Islanders... Tavares just went absolutely nuts in the series finishing with 8 Goals and 3 Assist (11 Points) in 5 games, 3 of which were Game Winning Goals.
So entering the 2nd round we had to redraft for the fact that i advanced all 4 of my teams and obviously i cant played myself.. and he also advanced 3 of his teams in the East.
My Teams 2nd Round: Blackhawks, Kings, Islanders, Bruins
Roommates 2nd Round: Red Wings, Canucks, Canadiens, Capitals
2nd Round Results:
(Western Conference)
Blackhawks 4-1 over Red Wings
Kings 4-1 over Canucks
(Eastern Conference)
Islanders 4-0 over Canadiens
Bruins 4-2 over Capitals
Once again my Domination in the Western Conference continued as i advanced both my teams with 4-1 series wins. The Eastern Conference this time swung into my favor as well as i advanced both the Islanders and Bruins in pretty convincing fashion.
Again the most surprising to me was the fact that i was now 8-1 with the New York Islanders and it looked like Tavares was going to be a household name by the end of the playoffs with 10 Goals 4 Assist through 9 games.
With the 4 series wins i push my series record to 9-3 against my roommate and i was joking that i should just play the CPU for a better challenge. The best stat has to be during a 16 period stretch my roommate did not score a goal, including a 37 shot shutout by Quick in a game i was outshot 37-19.
So again since this time i advanced all my teams i had to pick my team in the West and the East for the Conference Finals.
My Teams: Islanders and Kings
Roommates Teams: Bruins and Blackhawks
(Western Conference)
Blackhawks 4-3 over Kings
(Eastern Conference)
Bruins 4-0 over Islanders
I could not believe it.. he beat me in both series.. i knew i was taking a risk picking both the road teams in the Conference Finals, but specially with the way i had played with the Islanders in the first 2 series there was no way i would of ever thought i could of gotten swept, as well as think that Tavares would not record a single point in the 4 games...
In the LA/Chicago series he jumped to a 2-1 lead in the series and looked like it would be 3-1 as he was up 2-0 in Game 4 but i somehow scored 2 goals in the final 1:57 to send the game into OT, where i finally won in the 3rd OT off my 40th shot of the game.. I then won game 5 in Chicago and took a 3-2 series lead back to LA... I was up 2-0 and in a complete roll reversal he scored two 3rd period goals to once again send the game into OT where he won it 3-2 to even the series at 3-3... In Game 7, Crawford and Quick where both just insane and wasnt until a dirty goal late in the 3rd by Patrick Kane did he find a way to win the series 4-3...
Stanley Cup Finals....
My Team: Blackhawks
Roommates Team: Bruins
Results:
Game 1: 6-1 Blackhawks... (it was 0-0 to start the 3rd haha)
Game 2: 3-2 Bruins in OT (Kane tied game at 2-2 with 0.9 secs left)
Game 3: 3-2 Bruins (Krejic scored the Game Winner with 4.6 Left)
Currently down 2-1 to the new and some how improved roommate who has now won 10 of the last 14 games played between us... Starting to feel the pressure!!! But this is honestly some of the most fun i have had playing NHL in a long time and never did i think i would become such a Blackhawks fan to win the Cup because there is no way i can let him beat me with the Bruins or else i will never hear the end of it..
My Draft: Islanders, Blackhawks, Senators, Red Wings, Maple Leafs, Canucks, Kings, Rangers
Roommates Draft: Penguins, Wild, Canadiens, Ducks, Bruins, Sharks, Blues, Capitals
1st Round Match Results:
(Western Conference)
Blackhawks 4-0 over Wild
Red Wings 4-3 over Ducks
Canucks 4-0 over Sharks
Kings 4-2 over Blues
(Eastern Conference)
Islanders 4-1 over Penguins
Canadiens 4-2 over Senators
Capitals 4-3 over Rangers
Bruins 4-1 over Maple Leafs
I was able to dominate the first round series in the Western Conference winning all my match ups with 2 sweeps... The best part was that my roommate is a Sharks fan and i was able to sweep him with the Canucks (I'm a Avs fan soooo ya lol). However in the East for some reason i really struggled and was lucky to avoid being swept by the Bruins as i could not find a way to beat Rask (allowed 3 Goals the entire series). He somehow found a way to take 3 of 4 in the Eastern Conference allowing me to grab a 5-3 advantage through the 1st round.
The most surprising result was the fact that I was able to DOMINATE the Penguins with the Islanders... Tavares just went absolutely nuts in the series finishing with 8 Goals and 3 Assist (11 Points) in 5 games, 3 of which were Game Winning Goals.
So entering the 2nd round we had to redraft for the fact that i advanced all 4 of my teams and obviously i cant played myself.. and he also advanced 3 of his teams in the East.
My Teams 2nd Round: Blackhawks, Kings, Islanders, Bruins
Roommates 2nd Round: Red Wings, Canucks, Canadiens, Capitals
2nd Round Results:
(Western Conference)
Blackhawks 4-1 over Red Wings
Kings 4-1 over Canucks
(Eastern Conference)
Islanders 4-0 over Canadiens
Bruins 4-2 over Capitals
Once again my Domination in the Western Conference continued as i advanced both my teams with 4-1 series wins. The Eastern Conference this time swung into my favor as well as i advanced both the Islanders and Bruins in pretty convincing fashion.
Again the most surprising to me was the fact that i was now 8-1 with the New York Islanders and it looked like Tavares was going to be a household name by the end of the playoffs with 10 Goals 4 Assist through 9 games.
With the 4 series wins i push my series record to 9-3 against my roommate and i was joking that i should just play the CPU for a better challenge. The best stat has to be during a 16 period stretch my roommate did not score a goal, including a 37 shot shutout by Quick in a game i was outshot 37-19.
So again since this time i advanced all my teams i had to pick my team in the West and the East for the Conference Finals.
My Teams: Islanders and Kings
Roommates Teams: Bruins and Blackhawks
(Western Conference)
Blackhawks 4-3 over Kings
(Eastern Conference)
Bruins 4-0 over Islanders
I could not believe it.. he beat me in both series.. i knew i was taking a risk picking both the road teams in the Conference Finals, but specially with the way i had played with the Islanders in the first 2 series there was no way i would of ever thought i could of gotten swept, as well as think that Tavares would not record a single point in the 4 games...
In the LA/Chicago series he jumped to a 2-1 lead in the series and looked like it would be 3-1 as he was up 2-0 in Game 4 but i somehow scored 2 goals in the final 1:57 to send the game into OT, where i finally won in the 3rd OT off my 40th shot of the game.. I then won game 5 in Chicago and took a 3-2 series lead back to LA... I was up 2-0 and in a complete roll reversal he scored two 3rd period goals to once again send the game into OT where he won it 3-2 to even the series at 3-3... In Game 7, Crawford and Quick where both just insane and wasnt until a dirty goal late in the 3rd by Patrick Kane did he find a way to win the series 4-3...
Stanley Cup Finals....
My Team: Blackhawks
Roommates Team: Bruins
Results:
Game 1: 6-1 Blackhawks... (it was 0-0 to start the 3rd haha)
Game 2: 3-2 Bruins in OT (Kane tied game at 2-2 with 0.9 secs left)
Game 3: 3-2 Bruins (Krejic scored the Game Winner with 4.6 Left)
Currently down 2-1 to the new and some how improved roommate who has now won 10 of the last 14 games played between us... Starting to feel the pressure!!! But this is honestly some of the most fun i have had playing NHL in a long time and never did i think i would become such a Blackhawks fan to win the Cup because there is no way i can let him beat me with the Bruins or else i will never hear the end of it..
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