OfficePools.com Highlights Stats Following Play-In / Seeding Round of Playoffs

OFFICEPOOLS.COM HIGHLIGHTS STATS FOLLOWING PLAY-IN/SEEDING ROUND OF PLAYOFFS
Where were the brackets busted and does a perfect bracket still exist?

OfficePools.com today announced the site’s most chosen teams as well as biggest bracket busters following the play-in/seeding round of the NHL Playoffs. OfficePools.com has seen heavy traffic recently as fantasy players and administrators continue their quest for playoff pool supremacy.

With the play-in round in the rearview mirror the following teams found success and were the biggest bracket busters:

• Chicago Blackhawks busted the most brackets as they only appeared on 6.12% of people’s brackets.
• Montreal Canadiens were chosen by a mere 6.75% of players.
• Arizona Coyotes received support from 16.87% of players
• Columbus Blue Jackets broke brackets as well as Maple Leafs fans’ hearts with their win, as only 20.30% of participants went with the Ohio team.
• The Vancouver Canucks were the big winners for pool players as their playoff success was predicted by 73.85% of entrants.

The seeding round also had its share of surprises, and many brackets were left in shambles following these round robin games.

• Philadelphia Flyers were only chosen by 6.77% of players to garner the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
• Boston Bruins were the largest flop of the seeding round as their fourth-place finish in the Eastern Conference cost 92.0% of players a chance at a perfect bracket.
• St. Louis Blues defense of the Stanley Cup came up flat in the seeding round, and their poor play was felt by 91.81% of pool players who chose a higher seed than the fourth-place finish in the Western Conference for the defending champs.
• The Washington Capitals third place finish in the Eastern Conference was the big winner for participants as 44.09% correctly predict their spot in the standings.

The quest for a perfect bracket will have to wait for another year after so many huge upsets in the seeding round. No players were able to correctly predict the eight play-in series and eight seeding positions that were needed for a perfect bracket. One player, out of the over 6,500 participating in the playoff pool, was able to garner a score of 14 correct predictions out of 16 to lead the way. This was followed by 11 players with a score of 12. The most common number of correct predictions was six with 1,094 players earning that score.

About OfficePools.com: Launched in 1995, OfficePools.com is Canada’s top fully-featured pool manager website offering full-service fantasy hockey, football, golf and entertainment pool options. OfficePools.com is a division of GSL Group, a leading sports, real estate development and live entertainment company based in Vancouver BC.