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Frederick Stanley, Earl of Derby famously danated a trophy for the best team in hockey. Today, the best teams in the NHL play for Lord Stanley's Cup.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, and this year’s road to Lord Stanley’s Cup is going to be good.

The Vancouver Canucks finished with the best overall record in the NHL, going 54-19. The Canucks face off against the defending Stanley Cup champ Chicago Blackhawks in the first round, which will be one of the more competitive of the first round match-ups.

Canadian golden-boy Sidney Crosby and his Pittsburgh Penguins start their playoff run against the Tampa Bay Lightning, while rival Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals take on the New York Rangers in the first round.

Which city is most hyped up for their respective team’s opening games? Check out the most in-demand NHL Playoffs tickets below. We averaged each team’s average ticket price for the first two home games in the first round to determine what city is most amped for this year’s chase for the Cup.

Stanley Cup Playoffs Tickets: Hottest Round 1 Home Teams

1. Vancouver Canucks tickets: $448
2. Montreal Canadiens (Habs) tickets: $375
3. Boston Bruins tickets: $275
4. New York Rangers tickets: $239
5. Washington Capitals tickets: $232
6. Chicago Blackhawks tickets: $226
7. Pittsburgh Penguins tickets: $225
8. Buffalo Sabres tickets: $200
9. San Jose Sharks tickets: $185
10. Philadelphia Flyers tickets: $172
11. Los Angeles Kings tickets: $156
12. Nashville Predators tickets: $109
13. Phoenix Coyotes tickets: $105
14. Anaheim Ducks tickets: $100
15. Detroit Red Wings tickets: $90
16. Tampa Bay Lightning tickets: $86

Canada loves it some hockey: both the Canucks and the Habs have the most in-demand tickets out of all 16 playoff teams. In fact, the Canucks tickets are almost $200 more on average than Bruins tickets.

Stanley Cup Playoffs Tickets: Hottest Round 1 Matchups

1. Canucks - Blackhawks tickets average: $337
2. Habs – Bruins tickets average: $325
3. Rangers – Caps tickets average: $236
4. Sabres – Flyers tickets average: $186
5. Sharks – Kings tickets average: $171
6. Pens – Lightning tickets average: $156
7. Ducks – Preds tickets average: $105
8. Wings – Yotes tickets average: $98

(Based on average ticket price for the series)

Check out the latest on Stanley Cup Playoffs: Tickets to the Conference Semifinals (Round 2)

Which NHL Playoffs tickets are hottest?

The Canadians — just like the Olympics — are in the lead. The Canucks and Canadiens tickets are both averaging $293 for each team’s two home games. The Pens, Caps and Blackhawks round out the top 5. Team number six was a bit of a surprise. Sabres tickets are averaging $163, placing Buffalo fans at number six on the fan demand list.

That puts the Sabres tickets ahead of historically hot hockey tickets like Wings, Bruins, Avs and Devils. Sabres tickets are even outpacing Preds tickets — the NHL ticket with the biggest post-Olympic bounce.

Hottest NHL Playoffs tickets – Round 1

Vancouver Canucks (tickets) -   $293
Montreal Canadiens (tickets) -  $293
Pittsburgh Penguins (tickets) – $246
Washington Capitals (tickets) – $246
Chicago Blackhawks (tickets) – $210
Buffalo Sabres (tickets) -          $163
San Jose Sharks (tickets) -        $159
Philadelphia Flyers (tickets) –   $155
Los Angeles Kings (tickets) -    $142
Ottawa Senators (tickets) -       $137
Nashville Predators (tickets) -  $137
Detroit Red Wings (tickets) -    $127
Boston Bruins (tickets) -          $126
Colorado Avalanche (tickets) – $123
Phoenix Coyotes (tickets) –      $119
New Jersey Devils (tickets) -    $97

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Hottest teams is interesting, but we took it a bit deeper. We’re seeing tremendous choice available right now — from roughly 1,000 to 5,000 ticket listings per game.  With that comes tremendous variability in price for comparable tickets. The biggest variations in Home Game 1 tickets are in Boston where comparable tickets vary by as much as 52%. Interestingly, we’re seeing the more searches for Bruins tickets than any other NHL team right now. Today, Bruins ticket searches rival what we are seeing for the Yankees and Twins Home Openers.

Which conference has the hotter tickets?

Eastern Conference            Average ticket price (home games)
1. WASHINGTON CAPITALS   $246
2. NEW JERSEY DEVILS           $98
3. BUFFALO SABRES              $163
4. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS     $246
5. OTTAWA SENATORS         $137
6. BOSTON BRUINS               $126
7. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS      $155
8. MONTRÉAL CANADIENS   $293

Average Eastern Conference ticket = $183

Western Confernece            Average ticket price (home games)
1. SAN JOSE SHARKS              $159
2. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS    $210
3. VANCOUVER CANUCKS     $293
4. PHOENIX COYOTES           $119
5. DETROIT RED WINGS         $127
6. LOS ANGELES KINGS         $142
7. NASHVILLE PREDATORS    $137
8. COLORADO AVALANCHE   $123

Average Western Conference ticket = $163.75

The fun thing about tickets is this will all be different tomorrow. We’ll stay on top of it and report back.

Christian