EA predicts winners of this year’s Stanley cup
Just as they did with the Super Bowl and Madden NFL, Electronic Arts recently ran a simulation using NHL 09 to predict the winners of this years Stanley Cup.
After running the simulation EA has come to the conclusion that the Boston Bruins will be this years winners of the Stanley Cup. But how accurate are these simulations?
Well, Joystiq points to EA incorrectly predicting that the San Jose Sharks would be the victors last year but lets take a look at their Super Bowl predictions. Since they began running the simulation in 2004, EA has accurately predicted the outcome of the Super Bowl 5/6 times utilizing the Madden NFL engine. That means they have been right 83% of the time.
Their most recent simulation followed Super Bowl XLIII where they pitted the Steelers and the Cardinals against eachother with the Steelers coming out on top 28 to 24. The actual score of Super Bowl XLIII? 27 to 23. Place your bets people!