NHL conference Finals

The conference finals start tonight. So let's see how the final four have done in the playoffs so far. As we all know, hockey is played 5 on 5. In that department, the Eastern conference regular season champions, Buffalo Sabres lead this category in the playoffs. They have scored 24 goals at 5 on 5, their opponents in this round, the Ottawa Senators have scored 20. Detroit has scored 12 and the Anaheim Ducks 10.

The Power play

On the powerplay, the Ottawa Senators have been the dominant force, with 22.7 %. Anaheim Ducks are at 16.4 %. The Detroit Red Wings are at 15.9%. The Buffalo Sabres are at 15.2%.

The Penalty Kill

The Anaheim Ducks fair well at 94.6%. They are followed by their conference opponents, the Detroit Red Wings are at 86.9%. The Sens are at 86%. Buffalo trails at 79.6%.

Goals by Period

In the first period, Detroit has 10, Ottawa 9, Anaheim 7 and Buffalo 6.
In the second, Ottawa and Buffalo both have 14, Detroit 10 and Anaheim 8.
In the third. Buffalo leads with 13, followed by Ottawa at 10, Anaheim and Detroit both have 9.

Face-Offs in round 2

Buffalo : 208/397 52.4%
Ottawa : 168/324 52%
Detroit: 170/318 53.4%
Anaheim :177/341 52%