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Stanley Cup playoffs picks: Every first-round series

The six-month journey of the 2022-23 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 playoff MVP.

Jump ahead:
BOS-FLA | TOR-TB | CAR-NYI | NJ-NYR
COL-SEA | DAL-MIN | VGK-WPG | EDM-LA
Stanley Cup champ
Conn Smythe

Atlantic Division

No.