Why are they even bothering to play it out?

Maybe the Ducks have a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup finals against Ottawa. But they aren't going to win.
The grand masters at EA Sports say so.
They played this seven-game series out on their video game console. Then they sent out a press release recapping the whole thing on May 25, three days before the series even started:
"The Ottawa Senators will be the Stanley Cup Champions, according to a simulation of the Stanley Cup Finals using the EA SPORTS NHL videogame to predict a winner. After a tight six game series, Ottawa will edge out The Anaheim Ducks and bring Lord Stanley's Mug back to Canada for the first time since 1993."
Here's how the series virtually played out, according to their software:

EA Game 1: Anaheim 2, Ottawa 0:
"It was a battle of goaltenders in game one with neither team scoring in the first two periods as Jean-Sebastian Giguere and Ray Emery gave notice to anyone thinking this was going to be a high scoring affair. Both teams had a number of opportunities to score with the extra attacker as and even with a two minute two-man power play advantage in the second period, Ottawa was unable to beat Giguere who robbed Jason Spezza on a one-timer in close. It wasn't until the third period when Teemu Selanne broke loose and put a wrist shot underneath the pad of Ray Emery to put the home side up by a goal. Travis Moen added an empty net as the home side took game one by a final of 2-0."
Actual Game 1 finish: Anaheim 3, Ottawa 2. Travis Moen did score, but it was hardly an empty net. It came with 17:09 of the third period and finished a comeback.
EA Game 2: Ottawa 2, Anaheim 1:
"Ottawa came out shooting in game two with 16 shots in the first period alone compared to only 6 from the home side. Giguere continued to make outstanding saves in the first, but early in the second, the Sen’s relentless offense was rewarded with an outstanding individual effort from Mike Fisher, who intercepted a cross-ice pass in the neutral zone and deked out Scott Niedermayer before finally beating the Ducks netminder under his blocker for a 1-0 lead. Anaheim stormed back tying the game at one goal a piece when Brad May made his presence felt with a big hit forechecking and centering to Andy McDonaldto score late in a shift. With 8 minutes left in the third period though, Ottawa broke the tie when Jason Spezza took a cross-ice pass from Dany Heatley, broke down the left wing into the slot and slapped a shot through the 5-hole to put the Sens up 2-1. With Giguere pulled in the final minute, the Ducks poured on the pressure with a few great scoring opportunities but could not beat Emery who shut the door in the third garnering him First Star status and a series split going back to Ottawa."
Actual Game 2 finish: Anaheim 1, Ottawa 0. Sammy Pahlsson scored the lone goal, sliding it past Emery at 14:16 of the third period.
EA Game 3: Ottawa 3, Anaheim 2:
"Game three saw the hometown Sens on the charge in the first period coming out flying in the first period aggressively forechecking and getting early scoring opportunities from in close. Fortunately for the Ducks, Giguere was up to the task handling the initial flurry of shots as both teams skated to a scoreless first period. An early second period Ducks penalty put the Sens on the power play and Mike Comrie found the back of the net when captain Daniel Alfredsson made a nice slap pass to him in the slot for his first of the series. On the ensuing face off, Giguere was caught off guard as Joseph Corvo scored one from the top of the circle handcuffing the netminder and putting the Sens up by two. Ryan Getzlaf put the Ducks on the board early in the third making no mistake in the slot with a one-timer set up by Teemu Selanne who also set up Rob Niedermayer on a give and go to tie the game with 8 minutes left. Controversy ensued as a questionable call late in the third once again put the homeside on the power play where Peter Schaeffer beautifully tipped in a Mike Fisher shot that Giguere had no chance on, putting the Sens up for good."
EA Game 4: Ottawa 3, Anaheim 1:
"Todd Marchant opened the scoring for the Ducks looking to take the crowd out of the game with an early breakaway and beating Ray Emery gloveside top shelf. But even with the crowd grumbling and still finding their seats, Ottawa charged right back to tie the game up after Mike Fisher found Patrick Eaves in front of the net beating JS Giguere on his first shot as well. Both goalies dug in following the early goals and it wasn’t until the third period when Ottawa would strike again this time it was Jason Spezza finding Dean McAmmond on the power-play for a one-timer putting the home side up by one. Anaheim looked to tie it up in the last minute with the extra attacker, but when Spezza intercepted a cross-ice pass in the Sens zone, it was a few strides and a long shot into an empty net that put iced the game sending the two teams back to Anaheim and the series’ first elimination game."
EA Game 5: Anaheim 4, Ottawa 2:
"With their backs against the wall, Anaheim pulled out all the stops in the first period with most of the play in the Senators’ zone. The Ducks were rewarded for their efforts with a goal from Teemu Selanne who took a feed from Andy McDonald and snuck one between Emery and the post on a wrap around. After Daniel Alfredsson tied the game up with a shot from the slot, Anaheim came right back when Scott Niedermayer beat Ray Emery who couldn’t see past big Brad May in front of the net. In the second period, Teemu Selanne scored his second of the night taking a long pass from Scott Niedermayer and skating in alone to beat Emery for a 3-1 Ducks lead. Right before the period ended, the Sens were able to close the gap after Patrick Eaves found Peter Schaffer in front of the net for his second goal of the series. After pressing for much of the third the Sens could not find the tying goal and gave up an empty net notch in the final minute to wrap up game 5 and send both teams back to Ottawa."
EA Game 6: Ottawa 2, Anaheim 1:
"Feeding off a frenzied crowd, the hometown Senators stormed out to a blistering pace peppering JS Giguere with a dozen shots in the first 10 minutes of the game. But on Anaheim’s first scoring opportunity halfway into the period, Andy McDonald made good on a one-timer beating Emery from the slot on a pass from linemate Teemu Selanne to put the visitors up 1-0. The Sens were able to tie it up on the power play when Daniel Alfredsson stuffed in a rebound after Giguere kicked out a long shot from Wade Redden right to the sure handed winger. The second period settled nothing and in the third period both teams looked desperate to score the go ahead goal. With less than 6 minutes left in the game, Corey Perry made an untimely pass through the neutral zone that was intercepted by Jason Spezza who was immediately joined by Dany Heatley. With Perry defending between them, Spezza made a beautiful saucer pass over his stick and Heatley made no mistake putting the puck in the back of the net, and lifting the fans out of their seats for good. As he did much of the series, Ray Emery shut the door on the Ducks giving the Senators their first Stanley Cup victory since 1927."