Predictions Of The First Round Of The Stanley Cup 2022 Playoffs

The only other team selected by more than one executive was the Florida Panthers, the No. 1 pick in the Eastern Conference. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning, as well as the Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs, were selected. As for the Conn Smythe Trophy, which was given to the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon got four options while Colorado defender Kyle Makar got three options. Flames goalkeeper Jacob Markstrom got two options, while Calgary striker Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk got one pick. The others who got votes for Conn Smythe were Panthers striker Jonathan Huberdeau (two), Hurricanes ‘Sebastian Aho and Maple Leafs’ Mitchell Marner and Lightning defender Victor Hedman. See how the 16 NHL.com executives chose: Amalie Benjamin, personal writer First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple LeafsCAR vs. BOS: Boston BruinsNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado AvalancheMIN vs. STL: Minnesota WildCGY vs. DAL: Calgary FlamesEDM vs. LAK: Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Final: Flames over PanthersConn Smythe Trophy: Johnny Gaudreau, Flames Tim Campbell, personal writer First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple LeafsCAR vs. BOS: Carolina HurricanesNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado Avalanche MIN vs. STL: St. Louis BluesCGY vs. DAL: Calgary Flames EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche over hurricanesConn Smythe Trophy: Cale Makar, Avalanche Brian Compton, Managing Editor First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Boston BruinsNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado AvalancheMIN vs. STL: Minnesota WildCGY vs. DAL: Calgary FlamesEDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final: Flames over lightningConn Smythe Trophy: Matthew Tkachuk, Flames Nicholas J. Cotsonika, columnist First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Boston BruinsNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado AvalancheMIN vs. STL: St. Louis BluesCGY vs. DAL: Calgary FlamesEDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final: Flames over PanthersConn Smythe Trophy: Jacob Markstrom, Flames William Douglas, personal writer First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTBL vs. TOR: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Carolina HurricanesNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado AvalancheMIN vs. STL: Minnesota WildCGY vs. DAL: Calgary FlamesEDM vs. LAK: Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Final: Panthers over the avalancheConn Smythe Trophy: Jonathan Huberdeau, Panthers Tom Gulitti, Staff Writer First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida Panthers TOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Carolina HurricanesNYR vs. PIT: Pittsburgh Penguins First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado Avalanche MIN vs. STL: St. Louis BluesCGY vs. DAL: Calgary Flames EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final: Hurricanes over flames Conn Smythe Trophy: Sebastian Aho, Hurricanes Pete Jensen, director, senior fantasy editor First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Boston BruinsNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado AvalancheMIN vs. STL: Minnesota WildCGY vs. DAL: Calgary FlamesEDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche over lightningConn Smythe Trophy: Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche Adam Kimelman, Deputy Editor-in-Chief First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Boston BruinsNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado AvalancheMIN vs. STL: St. Louis BluesCGY vs. DAL: Calgary FlamesEDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final: Lightning over an avalancheConn Smythe Trophy: Victor Hedman, Lightning Mike G. Morreale, personal writer First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Carolina HurricanesNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado AvalancheMIN vs. STL: St. Louis BluesCGY vs. DAL: Calgary FlamesEDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche over lightningConn Smythe Trophy: Cale Makar, Avalanche Tracey Myers, personal writer First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Carolina HurricanesNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado AvalancheMIN vs. STL: Minnesota WildCGY vs. DAL: Calgary FlamesEDM vs. LAK: Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche over the PanthersConn Smythe Trophy: Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche Bill Price, Vice President, Editor-in-Chief First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple LeafsCAR vs. BOS: Boston Bruins NYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado Avalanche MIN vs. STL: Minnesota Wild CGY vs. DAL: Calgary Flames EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final: Maple leaves on top of the flamesConn Smythe Trophy: Mitchell Marner, Maple Leafs Shawn P. Roarke, Senior Editorial Director First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Boston BruinsNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado AvalancheMIN vs. STL: Minnesota WildCGY vs. DAL: Calgary FlamesEDM vs. LAK: Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche over lightningConn Smythe Trophy: Cale Makar, Avalanche Dan Rosen, Senior Writer First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Washington CapitalsTOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Carolina HurricanesNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado AvalancheMIN vs. STL: Minnesota WildCGY vs. DAL: Calgary FlamesEDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final: Flames over hurricanesConn Smythe Trophy: Jacob Markstrom, Flames David Satriano, personal writer First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Carolina HurricanesNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado AvalancheMIN vs. STL: Minnesota WildCGY vs. DAL: Calgary Flames EDM vs. LAK: Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Final: Panthers over the flamesConn Smythe Trophy: Jonathan Huberdeau, Panthers Dave Stubbs, columnist First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Carolina HurricanesNYR vs. PIT: New York Rangers
First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado AvalancheMIN vs. STL: St. Louis BluesCGY vs. DAL: Calgary Flames EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche over the PanthersConn Smythe Trophy: Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche Mike Zeisberger, Staff Writer First Round of the Eastern ConferenceFLA vs. WSH: Florida PanthersTOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay LightningCAR vs. BOS: Carolina HurricanesNYR vs. PIT: Pittsburgh Penguins First Round of the Western ConferenceCOL vs. NSH: Colorado Avalanche MIN vs. STL: St. Louis Blues CGY vs. DAL: Calgary Flames EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche over hurricanesConn Smythe Trophy: Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche