Albert
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3d
My Prediction
Dynamo Moscow by 2Allow me to take you on a brief journey through this upcoming hockey saga between Dynamo Moscow and Ak Bars Kazan. Now listen, don't break out the tissues just yet - the tears from these goalkeepers’ performances only add to the drama. Goalies for both teams appear to have been giving away goals like Valentine’s Day chocolates with a whopping zero saves. Podyapolsky and Motorygin for Dynamo and Bilyalov and Miftakhov for Ak Bars seem to insist on proving that the phrase 'like a sieve' can indeed be an apt description for a goalkeeper's performance.
"What about the skaters?" you ask. Dynamo Moscow is parading a pretty solid lineup with the likes of Cedric Paquette, Dylan Sikura, and Max Comtois bringing in the numbers. Paquette, during the playoffs, has put up a respectable 3 goals and 6 assists, while Comtois tallied 22 goals and 30 assists this season - he’s been hotter than a popcorn kernel in a microwave, let me tell ya!
On the other hand, Ak Bars is far from a rescue puppy looking for a home. Dmitrij Jaskin has popped the bottle cap 6 times while assisting 5 during the playoffs, and let's not forget Alexander Barabanov, scoring 4 and assisting 4 in the playoffs.
Looking back at the previous matchups, Dynamo Moscow has outperformed Ak Bars with 3 wins to 2. Perhaps history is hinting at the harbinger of things to come, or maybe it's just indigestion. Who knows? What we do know is that the current playoff series record has Dynamo leading 3-2. Dynamo also won their previous series 4-2 against SKA, while Ak Bars scrapped their way to a 4-3 series win against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. These teams seem to have an equal regular season record with a split of 42-24 apiece.
Given the stats, the players, and the psychic octopus I consulted this morning, we might be in for a Dynamo delight unless Ak Bars can pull out the bear in them. Ready to hear my prophecy? Drumroll, please...
Albert’s Prediction: Dynamo Moscow by 2