Stanley Cup predictions Sporting News experts make from seestyle's blog

It's thebest time of year the are here.Always a high-octane affair with the speed and skill turned up a notch,one little bounce can change the entire course of a game, series or even a team's destiny.Who will advance is always an unknown but our Sporting News hockey experts attempted to look into the future and see which teams will stay on the road to the Stanley Cup and which teams will be parking their car instead.SN STAFF PREDICTIONS: | Jackie SpiegelFIRST ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning (A1) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (W2)Tampa Bay in 4Boston Bruins (A2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (A3)Toronto in 7Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (W1)Washington in 6New York Islanders (M2) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (M3)New York in 7Calgary Flames (P1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (W2)Calgary in 6San Jose Sharks (P2) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (P3)San Jose in 7Nashville Predators (C1) vs. Dallas Stars (W1)Nashville in 5Winnipeg Jets (C2) vs. St. Louis Blues (C3)St. Louis in 7SECOND ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple LeafsTampa Bay Lightning in 5Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders Brett Kern Jersey Washington in 6Calgary Flames vs. San Jose SharksSan Jose in 5Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis BluesSt. Louis Blues in 6CONFERENCE FINALSWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington CapitalsTampa Bay in 5San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis BluesSan Jose in 6STANLEY CUP FINALWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. San Jose SharksSan Jose in 6Conn Smythe: Joe Pavelski Brandon SchlagerFIRST ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning (A1) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (W2)Tampa Bay in 5Boston Bruins (A2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (A3)Toronto in 7Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (W1)Washington in 6New York Islanders (M2) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (M3)Pittsburgh 6Calgary Flames (P1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (W2)Colorado in 6San Jose Sharks (P2) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (P3)San Jose in 7Nashville Predators (C1) vs. Dallas Stars (W1)Nashville in 6Winnipeg Jets (C2) vs. St. Louis Blues (C3)Winnipeg in 6SECOND ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple LeafsTampa Bay in 7Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsPittsburgh in 6Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose SharksSan Jose in 5Nashville Predators vs. Winnipeg JetsNashville in 6CONFERENCE FINALSWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsTampa Bay in 6Nashville Predators vs. San Jose SharksNashville in 7STANLEY CUP FINALWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Nashville Taylor Lewan Jersey PredatorsTampa Bay in 6Conn Smythe: Steven StamkosSteve KournianosFIRST ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning (A1) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (W2)Tampa Bay in 6Boston Bruins (A2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (A3)Toronto in 6Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (W1)Carolina in 7New York Islanders (M2) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (M3)New York in 7Calgary Flames (P1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (W2)Calgary in 6San Jose Sharks (P2) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (P3)Vegas in 5Nashville Predators (C1) vs. Dallas Stars (W1)Nashville in 7Winnipeg Jets (C2) vs. St. Louis Blues (C3)Winnipeg in 7SECOND ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple LeafsTampa Bay in 5New York Islanders vs. Carolina HurricanesNew York in 6Calgary Flames vs. Vegas Golden KnightsVegas in 7Nashville Predators vs. Winnipeg JetsWinnipeg in 6CONFERENCE FINALSWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. New York IslandersTampa Bay in 5Nashville Predators vs. Vegas Golden KnightsNashville in 6STANLEY CUP FINALWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Nashville PredatorsTampa Bay in 5Conn Smythe: Andrei VasilevskiyDave McCarthyFIRST ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning (A1) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (W2)Tampa Jeffery Simmons Jersey Bay in 5Boston Bruins (A2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (A3)Boston in 7Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (W1)Washington in 5New York Islanders (M2) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (M3)Pittsburgh in 6Calgary Flames (P1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (W2)Calgary in 6San Jose Sharks (P2) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (P3)Vegas in 6Nashville Predators (C1) vs. Dallas Stars (W1)Dallas in 7Winnipeg Jets (C2) vs. St. Louis Blues (C3)Winnipeg in 7SECOND ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston BruinsTampa Bay in 6Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsWashington in 7Calgary Flames vs. Vegas Golden KnightsVegas in 6Winnipeg Jets vs. Dallas StarsWinnipeg in 5CONFERENCE FINALSWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington CapitalsTampa Bay in 7Winnipeg Jets vs. Vegas Golden KnightsVegas in 7STANLEY CUP FINALWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Vegas Golden KnightsTampa Bay in 6Conn Smythe Rashaan Evans Jersey :Steven Stamkos Mike MurphyFIRST ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning (A1) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (W2)Tampa Bay in 5Boston Bruins (A2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (A3)Boston in 6Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (W1)Washington in 6New York Islanders (M2) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (M3)Pittsburgh in 7Calgary Flames (P1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (W2)Calgary in 5San Jose Sharks (P2) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (P3)San Jose in 7Nashville Predators (C1) vs. Dallas Stars (W1)Nashville in 6Winnipeg Jets (C2) vs. St. Louis Blues (C3)St. Louis in 6SECOND ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston BruinsTampa Bay in 6Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsWashington in 5Calgary Flames vs. San Jose SharksCalgary in 7Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis BluesSt. Louis in 6CONFERENCE FINALSWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington CapitalsTampa Bay in 7Calgary Flames vs. St. Louis BluesCalgary in 5STANLEY CUP FINALWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Calgary FlamesTampa Bay in 6Conn Smythe: Brayden PointMurray PamFIRST ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning (A1) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (W2)Tampa Bay in 5Boston Bruins (A2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (A3)Boston in 7Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (W1)Washington in 6New York Islanders (M2) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (M3)Pittsburgh in 7Calgary Flames (P1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (W2)Calgary in 6San Jose Sharks (P2) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (P3)Vegas in 7Nashville Predators (C1) vs. Dallas Stars (W1)Nashville in 6Winnipeg Jets (C2) vs. St. Louis Blues (C3)St. Louis in 7SECOND ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston BruinsTampa Bay in 7Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsWashington in 7Calgary Flames vs. Vegas Golden KnightsCalgary in 7St. Louis Blues vs. Nashville PredatorsSt. Louis in 7CONFERENCE FINALSWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington CapitalsTampa Bay in 6Calgary Flames vs. St. Louis BluesCalgary in 6STANLEY CUP FINALWINNERTampa Bay Lightning vs. Calgary FlamesTampa Bay in 6Conn Smythe: Brayden PointLyle RichardsonFIRST ROUNDWINNERTampa Bay Lightning (A1) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (W2)Tampa Bay in 4Boston Bruins ( Derrick Henry Jersey A2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (A3)Boston in 6Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (W1)Washington in 5New York Islanders (M2) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (M3)Pittsburgh in 7Calgary Flames (P1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (W2)Calgary in 5San Jose Sharks (P2) vs. Vegas Golden Knights