NHL 2018

1. Choose one Team to reach the Cup Championship (you're not selecting if they win or lose).

2. Choose the Team that will face your first selection in the Cup Championship.

3. From the 2 Teams you selected, choose the Cup Championship Champion. This is for tiebreaker purposes only.

Both Your Teams Reach the Cup Championship.

The player that correctly predicts the 2 Teams to reach the Cup Championship, regardless of which Team wins, is the sole winner and the game is over.

Tiebreaker: If two or more players correctly predict the final 2 Teams, the tiebreaker is to correctly predict theCup Championship Champion. If there are multiple players with the same Cup Championship Champion, it will end as a tie, there will be multiple winners and the game is over.

1st Tiebreaker: Correctly Predict the Champion

If no player correctly predicts both Teams to reach the Cup Championship, the player that correctly predicts the Champion will be declared the winner and the game is over.

Tiebreaker: If two or more players correctly predict the Champion, the player with best Combined Ranking Score (Total of ranking position of both Teams. If multiple players have the same Combined Ranking Score, it will end as a tie, there will be multiple winners and the game is over.

2nd Tiebreaker: Best Combined Ranking Score - Must have a Team in the Cup Championship to Qualify

If no player correctly predicts the Cup Championship Champion, the player that correctly predicts a Team in the Last 2 and has the best Combined Ranking Score will be declared the winner and the game is over. If multiple players have the same Combined Ranking Score, it will end as a tie, there will be multiple winners and the game is over.

Final Tiebreaker: Best Combined Ranking Score.

If no player has a Team to reach the Cup Championship, the final tiebreaker is the player with the best Combined Ranking Score. If multiple players have the same Combined Ranking Score, it will end as a tie, there will be multiple winners and the game is over.

1. You change your picks as often as you wish prior to each deadline. No one can see your selections prior to each deadline.

2. After each deadline, no other changes can be made. The Game Manager will not be able to change or add picks for you after a deadline has passed.

3. If you fail to make a pick for the first deadline, the system will automatically remove you from the Game.

4. If you miss the second or third Staggered deadline, you are not eliminated from the Game.

5. If you miss the second deadline when Staggered Deadlines are used, the system will assign No Pick. The Ranking Score assigned is equal to the worst value within the game.

6. If the tiebreaker deadline is missed, the system will automatically assign the second selection for the tiebreaker selection also. If the second selection was a No Pick, the system will assign the first selection for the tiebreaker selection.

Negative points (or scores) are assigned in the order the teams finish. Teams that don't make the playoffs or a No Pick selection is scored -6.

Typical scoring is as follows:

Overall Champion 
Score = 0
# of Teams: 1

Loser in Championship
Score = -2
# of Teams: 1

Losers in Conference Finals
Score = -3
# of Teams: 2

Losers in Conference Semi-Finals
Score = -4      
# of Teams: 4

Losers in the first Round
Score = -5
# of Teams: 8

All Teams not making the Playoffs
Score = -6
# of Teams: 14

NO PICK 
Score = -6 

NOTE: This numeric scoring is used ONLY for tiebreakers. Choosing both or one of the correct 2 teams, or the overall champion takes priority over this scoring when determining the order of player finishes.