Which 2nd Wild Card is more likely to make it a series?

[c9777666]

Colorado and New Jersey, the 2nd Wild Cards in their respective conferences, are down 2-0 against the top seeds (Tampa Bay/Nashville)

Which one is more likely to get back in it, avoid a sweep, force a game 5 or maybe a game 6 and beyond

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[BMOK33]

NJ for sure. Tampa gave up some goals in these two games. I think Colorado is swept

 

[Rich Nixon]

NJ for sure. Tampa gave up some goals in these two games. I think Colorado is swept

Um...hasn't Colarado scored 1 more goal against Nashville than Jersey has against Tampa?

 

[BMOK33]

Um...hasn't Colarado scored 1 more goal against Nashville than Jersey has against Tampa?

But I never really felt for even one second they were in those games. The score today was very misleading

 

[JianYang]

New Jersey.

Something is not right with Tampa, and they can be vulnerable.

Having said that, both scenarios are highly unlikely right now, but if I had to pick a team, I would say NJ has a better chance.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

But I never really felt for even one second they were in those games. The score today was very misleading

LOL what?


The Avs were the better team period in game 1. And in game 2, 5 on 5 the Preds out corsi'd the Avs 39-31 but scoring chances was an even 19 a piece.



Ask any Avs fan and we'd tell you we were all happy to just make playoffs and not expecting to win. But you ask those same Avs fans now, and they'll also tell you it's actually a bit disappointing to be down 2-0 in this series. If not for goaltending it could easily be 1-1 right now.


The Avs have already made this series a pretty decent one despite being down 2-0. Both games have been close with neither team dominating the other.

 

[MorgantiDrinksBlood]

I think the Avs have a shot. I think Tampa might sweep.

 

[jetsforever]

Colorado but I expect both to lose handily

 

[GoldOnGold]

I don't know how NJ has looked, but the Avs have played very well so far.

 

[Nico Hischier]

Both are likely to bounce back

 

[greasysnapper]

It's not really over until they lose on home ice. Colorado played pretty well in game 2.

 

[BerlinBlueShirt]

Colorado. They will lose like 2-4 in the series. NJD will be swept

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Right now Colorado as they are playing better than I anticipated. What I also notice is Nashville often chokes during BIG games, but they battle through it and manage to pull out and not look like a choke.

 

[triggrman]

LOL what?


The Avs were the better team period in game 1. And in game 2, 5 on 5 the Preds out corsi'd the Avs 39-31 but scoring chances was an even 19 a piece.



Ask any Avs fan and we'd tell you we were all happy to just make playoffs and not expecting to win. But you ask those same Avs fans now, and they'll also tell you it's actually a bit disappointing to be down 2-0 in this series. If not for goaltending it could easily be 1-1 right now.


The Avs have already made this series a pretty decent one despite being down 2-0. Both games have been close with neither team dominating the other.

The Avs were better in the 1st period of game 1 by a bit. 2nd period Preds took over and Forsberg owned the 3rd...
Avs were not the better team....

 

[Hint1k]

I am not sure why 1st Wild Card teams were excluded from this topic.

The statistic for all Wild Card teams is following (this year is not included):
1) Series winning rate: WC teams won 6 series and lost 10 series = 37.5%
2) Games wining rate: WC teams won 38 games and lost 52 games = 42.2%

This year games winning rate for WC teams is currently at 14.3%
So based on stats WC teams are due to bounce back at some point.

 

[The Macho King]

The Devils can only score in garbage time. Avs have actually looked good at times and have made the games competitive.

 

[The Macho King]

I am not sure why 1st Wild Card teams were excluded from this topic.

The statistic for all Wild Card teams is following (this year is not included):
1) Series winning rate: WC teams won 6 series and lost 10 series = 37.5%
2) Games wining rate: WC teams won 38 games and lost 52 games = 42.2%

This year games winning rate for WC teams is currently at 14.3%
So based on stats WC teams are due to bounce back at some point.

You should probably learn something about statistics and sample size before you try and draw conclusions from a 10 game sample.

 

[Rebels57]

Both teams will lose in 5 games.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Devils have not made it at all competitive. Don't like their chances.

 

[JLo217]

But I never really felt for even one second they were in those games. The score today was very misleading

Lol what? Colorado could’ve won either game if not for the officiating, and Bernier being awful.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Both one man teams, both equally terrible.

MacKinnon is a better all around player and can carry the team so I’d say the Avs though if I had to pick.

 

[JianYang]

Both are likely to bounce back

What it basically comes down to is that Schneider has a better chance to to turn things around than Bernier does. Plus, Tampa is more vulnerable than Nashville right now. They are not near the level where you would expect them to be for quite a while now.

Nashville has been fortunate to get this guy 2 playoffs in a row. I really believe that Anaheim had the upper hand on the preds last year, and would have made the finals if Gibson didn't get hurt. This year with the way the avs have hung in there, you gotta think Colorado holds home ice advantage right now, if varlamov was starting.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

But I never really felt for even one second they were in those games. The score today was very misleading

As opposed to New Jersey, who has never lead, and tied the game ONCE outside of 0-0? Hm.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

New Jersey has the wildcard that is Cory Schneider, a .920 to .930 sv% goaltender normally when healthy.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

The Devils can only score in garbage time. Avs have actually looked good at times and have made the games competitive.

To be fair, Tampa has scored on a very good percentage of their scoring chances. Not to blame Kinkaid but he hasn't made a big save yet.