Of the 16 staffers who made predictions, 14 picked the Avalanche to defeat the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Final, which begins Tuesday, and picked the Lightning to defeat the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Final, which starts Wednesday.
Only NHL.com VP, Editor-in-Chief Bill Price and staff writer William Douglas picked the Oilers and Rangers to win the next round. Of the 16 staffers, Price was the only one to pick to Rangers to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round and was the only staffer to go 4-0 in the second round.
Here are their picks:
