2023 Stanley Cup Playoff Capsules/Predictions: Vegas Golden Knights-Winnipeg Jets

P1 Vegas Golden Knights (51-22-9, 111 PTS) vs. CWC2 Winnipeg Jets (46-33-3, 95 PTS)
HC: Bruce Cassidy vs. Rick Bowness
- Return To Form vs. Aiming To Prove Something
- By Committee vs. Upset-Minded
Stats on Centerpieces: Jack Eichel (67 GP, 27-39-66 +26); Chandler Stephenson (81 GP, 16-49-65 +12); Jonathan Marchessault (76 GP, 28-29-57 +2); Reilly Smith (78 GP, 26-30-56 +11); William Karlsson (82 GP, 14-39-53 +14); vs. Kyle Connor (82 GP, 32-49-81 -11); Mark Scheifele (81 GP, 42-26-68 -16); Pierre-Luc Dubois (73 GP, 27-36-63 +5); Blake Wheeler (72 GP, 16-39-55 -3); Nikolaj Ehlers (45 GP, 12-26-38 -2)
Premium Defense: Alex Pietrangelo (73 GP 11-43-54 +13); Shea Theodore (55 GP, 8-33-41 +16); Alec Martinez (14 PTS +30); Brayden McNabb (17 PTS +17) vs. Josh Morrissey (78 GP, 16-60-76 +2); Neal Pionk (82 GP, 10-23-33 -12); Dylan DeMelo (75 GP, 27 PTS +10); Brenden Dillon (23 PTS +2)
Goalies: Logan Thompson (37 GP, 21-13-3 2.65, .915, 2 SO); Jonathan Quick (41 GP, 16-15-6, 3.41, .882, 2 SO) Wildcards: Adin Hill (27 GP, 16-7-1, 2.49, .914); Laurent Brossoit (11 GP, 7-0-3, 2.17 .927) vs. Connor Hellebuyck (64 GP, 37-25-2, 2.49 .920, 4 SO); David Rittich (21 GP, 9-8-1, 2.67, .901)
PP: 20.3 (18) vs. 19.3 (23); PK:77.4 (19) vs. 82.4 (7) GF: 3.26 (14) vs. 3.00 (21); GA: 2.74 (11) vs. 2.73 (10)
Road Split: 26-7-8 vs. 20-20-1
My Thoughts: VGK is like SEA with the four-line attack. Is Mark Stone healthy? Can Eichel lead? Which goalie tandem will the Golden Knights use? This may be a shock to some... but I like the Jets. The numbers say what they do, but they are no questions with Connor, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Scheifele and Morrissey. Hellebuyck is legit.
Who wins the series? Give some reasons for both....
Series Opener: Tuesday April 18, 9:30 p.m. EST ESPN2
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