The puck drops on the 2014 Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday, June 4 (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, RDS). Before the best-of-7 series begins, members of NHL.com and NHL Network made predictions for the Stanley Cup champion, the number of games the series will take and who will be named Conn Smythe winner as MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
| Cup champion | Series length |
Conn Smythe |
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| Mike Morreale NHL.com staff writer |
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7 games | Lundqvist |
| Tal Pinchevsky NHL.com staff writer |
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6 games | Kopitar |
| Adam Kimelman NHL.com deputy managing editor |
|
6 games | Lundqvist |
| Corey Masisak NHL.com staff writer |
|
5 games | Kopitar |
| Dan Rosen NHL.com senior writer |
|
6 games | Kopitar |
| Shawn Roarke NHL.com editorial director |
|
6 games | Doughty |
| Arpon Basu LNH.com managing editor |
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6 games | Doughty |
| Barry Melrose NHL Network analyst |
|
6 games | Doughty |
| Mike Johnson NHL Network analyst |
|
6 games | Kopitar |
| Jamie McLennan NHL Network analyst |
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7 games | Kopitar |
| Martin Biron NHL Network analyst |
|
7 games | Kopitar |
| Jamal Mayers NHL Network analyst |
|
6 games | Kopitar |
| Steve Mears NHL Live host |
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6 games | Doughty |
| Kathryn Tappen NHL Network host |
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6 games | Kopitar |
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