Stanley Cup playoffs picks for NHL s second-round series

The first round is mostly complete Which teams will make it to the conference finals Our ESPN hockey experts make their predictions

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The first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs is almost complete, with a Game 7 remaining Sunday night to decide the Dallas Stars vs. Vegas Golden Knights clash.

Three of the four matchups are set, which means it's time for another set of predictions from the reporters, analysts and broadcasters of the ESPN hockey family!

Note: Picks for the Central Division series between the Colorado Avalanche and either the Dallas Stars or Vegas Golden Knights will be added here when that matchup is finalized.

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Atlantic Division A1 Florida Panthers vs. A2 Boston Bruins

Sean Allen: Panthers in six John Buccigross: Panthers in five Ryan Callahan: Panthers in six Cassie Campbell-Pascall: Panthers in five Sachin Chandan: Panthers in seven Ryan S. Clark: Panthers in seven Linda Cohn: Panthers in six Ray Ferraro: Panthers in six Leah Hextall: Panthers in six Emily Kaplan: Panthers in seven Tim Kavanagh: Panthers in six Hilary Knight: Panthers in five Peter Lawrence-Riddell: Panthers in six Steve Levy: Bruins in seven Vince Masi: Panthers in six Victoria Matiash: Panthers in six Sean McDonough: Panthers in seven Mark Messier: Panthers in five AJ Mleczko: Panthers in six Arda Öcal: Panthers in five Kristen Shilton: Panthers in five Bob Wischusen: Panthers in seven Greg Wyshynski: Panthers in five

Consensus prediction: Panthers (22 of 23 picks)

Metropolitan Division M1 New York Rangers vs. M2 Carolina Hurricanes

Sean Allen: Hurricanes in six John Buccigross: Rangers in seven Ryan Callahan: Rangers in six Cassie Campbell-Pascall: Rangers in six Sachin Chandan: Rangers in six Ryan S. Clark: Hurricanes in seven Linda Cohn: Rangers in seven Ray Ferraro: Rangers in seven Leah Hextall: Hurricanes in six Emily Kaplan: Rangers in seven Tim Kavanagh: Rangers in six Hilary Knight: Rangers in seven Peter Lawrence-Riddell: Hurricanes in seven Steve Levy: Rangers in five Vince Masi: Hurricanes in seven Victoria Matiash: Hurricanes in six Sean McDonough: Hurricanes in six Mark Messier: Rangers in six AJ Mleczko: Hurricanes in seven Arda Öcal: Rangers in five Kristen Shilton: Hurricanes in seven Bob Wischusen: Hurricanes in seven Greg Wyshynski: Rangers in seven

Consensus prediction: Rangers (13 of 23 picks)

Pacific Division P1 Vancouver Canucks vs. P2 Edmonton Oilers

Sean Allen: Oilers in five John Buccigross: Oilers in six Ryan Callahan: Oilers in five Cassie Campbell-Pascall: Oilers in six Sachin Chandan: Oilers in five Ryan S. Clark: Canucks in seven Linda Cohn: Oilers in seven Ray Ferraro: Oilers in six Leah Hextall: Oilers in six Emily Kaplan: Oilers in six Tim Kavanagh: Oilers in five Hilary Knight: Oilers in seven Peter Lawrence-Riddell: Oilers in six Steve Levy: Oilers in five Vince Masi: Oilers in six Victoria Matiash: Oilers in five Sean McDonough: Oilers in six Mark Messier: Oilers in six AJ Mleczko: Oilers in five Arda Öcal: Oilers in five Kristen Shilton: Oilers in six Bob Wischusen: Oilers in seven Greg Wyshynski: Oilers in seven

Consensus prediction: Oilers (22 of 23 picks)

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