Always a high-octane affair with the speed and skill turned up a notch, one little bounce can change the entire course of a game, series or even a team’s destiny.
Who will advance is always an unknown but our Sporting News hockey experts attempted to look into the future and see which teams will stay on the road to the Stanley Cup and which teams will be parking their car instead.
SN STAFF PREDICTIONS:Eastern Conference | Western Conference
Jackie Spiegel
Conn Smythe: Joe Pavelski
Brandon Schlager
Conn Smythe: Steven Stamkos
Steve Kournianos
Conn Smythe: Andrei Vasilevskiy
Dave McCarthy
Conn Smythe: Steven Stamkos
Mike Murphy
Conn Smythe: Brayden Point
Murray Pam
Conn Smythe: Brayden Point
Lyle Richardson
Conn Smythe: Nikita Kucherov
Sammi Silber
Conn Smythe: Blake Wheeler
