Through the first 5 games of the series, the Buffalo Stampede have a 3-2 lead over the West Kendall Platoon. Despite both teams scoring 21 goals thus far, the series hasn't been THAT close. Buffalo has performed better on the powerplay and penalty kill by a significant margin, Buffalo has averaged nearly 7.5 more shots on goal per game than the Platoon. Buffalo has committed considerably fewer penalties, has been the most physical team in the league this postseason, and has held their ground in the faceoff department. The only weakness to this point, and this most noticeable, has been the underwhelming play in net. However, the Stampede have risen to the challenge and have taken a commanding series lead despite their woes in net. I predict that the Stampede will win this series and move on to face the Steelhawks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

As far as the West is concerned, I think that Winnipeg and Edmonton will end up facing off in the WCF, with the Jets earning a chance to play for the Challenge Cup.