COL vs BOS

Clash of the Titans

Boston Bruins - (16-6-0):

Streak: (W3)

Team Defense: +99

Top Goalie: Ilya Samsonov (15-4-0) 2.21 G.A.A. .918 Save PCT

Top Scorer: Nicklas Backstrom 9 Gs 10 As 19 Pts 17.31 Shooting PCT

The Bruins look like there tough defensively tho there offense is one of the top in the league it looks like they score by committee as Backstrom is not in the Top 50 in the league scoring. Samsonov is also definitely keeping them in games and is a big reason for there success.

Keys to Success: Backstrom must be on the score sheet, Samsonov must shutdown Larkin, Landeskog and Hopkins and Team Defense must play as a unit.

Colorado Avalanche - (15-7-0):

Streak: (L1)

Team Defense: +55

Top Goalie: Jack Campbell (14-5-0) 2.36 G.A.A. .915 Save PCT

Top Scorer: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 8 Gs 12 As 20 Pts 10.13 Shooting PCT

The Avalanche also look like they score by committee but Hopkins sits 44th in the League for scoring. Campbell is a big part of the Avalanche's success tho the Avalanche have 3 players in the top 75 for league scoring.  

Keys to Success: COL Big 3 must get to Samsonov (Hopkins, Landeskog, Larkin) Team Defense must make simple plays and shutdown Backstrom

Side Note: Big Western Conference vs Eastern Conference matchup teams mostly play within there Conferences so its tough to guage who is going to win this game - Bold Prediction COL 4 - BOS 3 OT