ESPN.com · May 15, 2021
2021 NHL playoffs: Picks for each first-round series
Welcome to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs! The first round gets rolling on Saturday with Game 1 of the Washington Capitals-Boston Bruins series.
There's plenty of history in many of these matchups, as the NHL is using an intradivisional format for the first two rounds, before rebracking the final four for the semifinals. Click here for more on the format and all your other questions on the tournament.
We gathered our panel of NHL experts to hear their picks on each series in the first official round of the 2020 playoffs, along with how many games it will take to get to the result in each case.
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