The NHL Playoff Model uses team-level and individual player statistics to predict the probability that a given team will win a series (rather than predicting each game individually). Theoretically, one would think predicting a winner of a series would be easier than predicting the probability a team wins a single game, but many things can happen throughout the course of a series, most significantly, injuries that make predicting the series winner difficult.
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NHL Playoff Predictions 2015-2016
The NHL playoff models use individual player and team regular season statistics to predict the probability of a given team winning an NHL playoff series. The models input first round playoff matchups and build off them to create predictions all the way through the Stanley Cup Finals. Below is one model’s predictions for the 2015-2016 NHL Playoffs.