Washington Capitals: Top 3 final predictions for Stanley Cup Playoffs

#1 The Caps have a legit shot at winning the Cup again

The Round Robin tuneup will be solid instead of having to worry about the stress of the qualifiers. For instance, look at the Pittsburgh Penguins who are already down 1-0 to the Montreal Canadiens. The Round Robin presents an opportunity for the Caps to go either 2-1 or 3-0 which would be the best case scenario.

Round Robin games will be like regular season games with a chance to tune up the lineup before the grind of the playoffs is set to begin. The rules will be like the regular season with 3-on-3 overtime hockey and a shootout. The Qualifying Round will be sudden death overtime.

The statistics will count towards the playoffs and the Caps will begin today against the Tampa Bay Lightning, continue on Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers before the Round Robin concludes Sunday against the Boston Bruins. The Flyers defeated the Bruins in the first Round Robin game on Sunday.

We think the Caps will go 2-1 in the Round Robin and lock in the second seed. From there they’ll go all the way to win the Cup in what will be a fun and unprecedented journey.

Those are our three predictions. Enjoy the August hockey Caps fans.