nhl playoffs 2013
The NHL season is less than a month away. Fans will not only have to readjust to the 82-game schedule (last season was only 48-games long), but also to new divisions and conference switches. Latinos Post will do a survey and preview of each division as well as predictions for how the teams will wind up. First up is the Metropolitan Division.
The Chicago Blackhawks had their backs to the wall, but managed a dominating performance against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. Now the top seeded Chicago will look to force Game 7 when the two sides meet Monday evening in Detroit for Game 6.
The Chicago Blackhawks will look to regain momentum and even their best of seven series with the Detroit Red Wings when the two sides meet Thursday in Game 4.
The Detroit Red Wings will look to even the Western Conference semifinals when they take on Chicago in Game 2 Saturday.
The New York Rangers and Boston Bruins will start their Eastern Conference semifinal on Thursday evening at the TD Garden in Boston.
The Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings will renew their postseason rivalry Wednesday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.
The Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins will face off in Game one of the Eastern conference semifinals on Tuesday afternoon.
The road to the Stanley Cup is officially underway as the second day of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs launches on Wednesday.