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The Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators will meet in the Stanley Cup Final, according to an overwhelming majority of the 21 NHL.com and NHL Network experts who have made their predictions for the conference finals.
All but two of the 21 picked the Penguins to defeat the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference Final. NHL.com Editor-in-Chief Bill Price, who was one of four experts to predict to Senators would defeat the New York Rangers in the second round, picked them to defeat Pittsburgh, as did NHL.com Senior Writer Dan Rosen. Seventeen of the 21 experts predicted the Predators will defeat the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference Final.

Through two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL.com Staff Writer Mike G. Morreale has the best record at 9-3. NHL.com Staff Writer Tim Campbell was the only one of the 19 experts to go 4-0 in the second round.
Here are the experts' picks for the conference finals and their totals through two rounds:

E.J. Hradek, NHL Network Analyst

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 8-4
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Brian Lawton, NHL Network Analyst

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 7-5
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Anaheim Ducks

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Tony Luftman, NHL Network Host

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 7-5
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Michelle McMahon, NHL Network Host

Second-round record: 3-1
Overall record: 8-4
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Dave Reid, NHL Network Analyst

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 8-4
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Kevin Weekes, NHL Network Analyst

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 7-5
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Arpon Basu, LNH.com Senior Managing Editor

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 8-4
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Amalie Benjamin, NHL.com Staff Writer

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 6-6
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Tim Campbell, NHL.com Staff Writer

Second-round record: 4-0
Overall record: 8-4
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Anaheim Ducks

Brian Compton, NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 7-5
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Nick Cotsonika, NHL.com Columnist

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 8-4
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Matt Cubeta, Director, NHL.com International

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall: 7-5
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Lisa Dillman, NHL.com Staff Writer

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 6-6
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Anaheim Ducks

Tom Gulitti, NHL.com Staff Writer

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 7-5
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Adam Kimelman, NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor

Second-round record: 0-4
Overall record: 5-7
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Robert Laflamme, LNH.com Senior Writer

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 7-5
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Mike G. Morreale, NHL.com Staff Writer

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 9-3
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Bill Price, NHL.com Editor-in-Chief

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 5-7
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Ottawa Senators
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Anaheim Ducks

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Shawn P. Roarke, NHL.com Director of Editorial

Second-round record: 3-1
Overall record: 6-6
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Dan Rosen, NHL.com Senior Writer

Second-round record: 2-2
Overall record: 7-5
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Ottawa Senators
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators

Dave Stubbs, NHL.com Columnist

Second-round record: 1-3
Overall record: 6-6
Eastern Conference
PIT vs. OTT: Pittsburgh Penguins
Western Conference
ANA vs. NSH: Nashville Predators