By E.J. Hradek
ESPN The Magazine

Sunday, March 29, 2009

And down the stretch they come! In the final weeks of the NHL regular season, a handful of legit championship contenders and nearly a dozen Cup pretenders are gearing up for the playoffs. Clearly, every team would like to come thundering through its final games and carry a hot streak into the postseason. When you look at the numbers, though, you realize such streaks aren't necessarily predictive of Stanley Cup success. In seven of the past 10 seasons, the eventual Cup winner has played better ...

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