Here it is, the series we’ve all been waiting for and a matchup many were expecting since the playoff race began winding down. It’s a bit of a farce that the best team in the league and the second-best team in the league are meeting in the second round (for the second year in a row!) but the matchup will be a spectacle to behold. If the season series is any indication, this showdown between the Nashville Predators and the Winnipeg Jets will be the marquee series of the playoffs (move over Washington vs. Pittsburgh).



Those regular season matchups contained some of the best hockey of the regular season where the stars brought the heat and the goals piled up. The teams combined for 41 goals over five games, good for over eight per game. A bit surprising given there’s a Vezina finalist between the pipes on each side, but not so much considering the firepower both teams possess.



Whichever team gets through this battle is likely going to waltz into the...