2016 Stanley Cup Projection, May 22

Pittsburgh over St. Louis

Conference Finals
TBL 2-2 PIT
SJS 2-2 STL

Round 2
STL 4-3 DAL
NSH 3-4 SJS
PIT 4-2 WSH
NYI 1-4 TBL

Round 1
MIN 2-4 DAL
CHI 3-4 STL
NSH 4-3 ANA
SJS 4-1 LAK
NYI 4-2 FLA
DET 1-4 TBL
PHI 2-4 WSH
NYR 1-4 PIT

Team	Strength	Finals	Cup
PIT	0.593	57.4	32.8
SJS	0.568	49.7	23.5
STL	0.554	50.3	23.2
TBL	0.561	42.6	20.6

The last 8 games have just reduced the 7-game series to best-of-3 series, although now the Blues have a slight advantage over San Jose. That's because they now have home ice in 67% of games instead of just 57%. They showed last night that they still know how to score, putting up 6 goals against San Jose. At this point they have a real chance of setting the record for most playoff games in a single season, which stands at 26 by 4 different teams since the playoffs were expanded to 4 best-of-seven series. Only one of those teams won the cup.

Tonight the Eastern conference will untie their series in Pittsburgh, and I'll be rooting for the weaker-on-paper Lightning.