season series: 3-2, pens
bottom line: the penguins surged their way to a division title while the habs blew their chance to win the northeast by losing their last three. ouch.
what to watch for: neither team has the kind of top end scoring you'd expect given the names on the rosters. in fact, these are the two lowest scoring teams in the playoffs. thankfully they make up for their relatively woeful offenses by being ranked second and third in terms of goals against in the entire league.
prediction: gm burnsie has playoff experience and has had success, but the pens seem to be in better shape coming into the playoffs. a virtual pick em, but since there is a gun to my head...pens in 7.