ESPN.com · Apr 20, 2024
Stanley Cup playoffs picks: Every first-round NHL series
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The six-month journey of the 2023-24 NHL regular season is complete. Sixteen of the league's 32 teams have been eliminated, and 16 have made the postseason bracket.
It's time for ESPN's hockey experts to serve up their picks on every first-round series, along with their calls on which team will skate with the Cup this June and which player will earn the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs.
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First round
Atlantic Division
A1 Florida
Panthers
vs.
WC1 Tampa Bay
Lightning
Sean Allen: Panthers in six
John Buccigross: Panthers in seven
Ryan Callahan: Lightning in seven