RickNash

The panel gives their picks for the first round, Conn Smythe, top five scorers, and more.

Last season the panel consensus had a Bruins-Kings Cup Final. Obviously that didn't happen but at least we got you halfway there. This year you won't find much consensus for a Cup favourite although there is some lean towards the Rangers. We also, may believe that this is the year the Blues finally figure it out. Tough year for playoff pools.

Over the last five years, the panel is 50-25

Check out all of our picks below.

Remember to pick up the interactive playoff draft list to help you rule your pool!

The East:

Expert	*NYR vs. PIT*	*WAS vs. NYI*	*MON vs. OTT*	*TBL vs. DET*
Dobber	NYR in 4	WAS in 7	MON in 6	TBL in 5
Laidlaw	NYR in 4	NYI in 6	OTT in 7	TBL in 4
Brouwer	PIT in 7	WAS in 6	MON in 6	TBL in 5
Collins	NYR in 7	WAS in 5	MON in 5	TBL in 6
Coretti	NYR in 6	WAS in 7	MON in 7	TBL in 7
Daoust	NYR in 5	WAS in 6	MON in 6	TBL in 5
Fragopolous	NYR in 6	NYI in 7	MON in 5	TBL in 6
Gooding	NYR in 5	WAS in 7	OTT in 7	TBL in 5
Hoos	NYR in 6	WAS in 7	MON in 7	TBL in 5
Hopkins	NYR in 5	WAS in 6	MON in 7	TBL in 5
Libin	NYR in 5	WAS in 7	MON in 6	TBL in 5
Pudsey	NYR in 5	NYI in 7	MON in 6	TBL in 5
Roos	NYR in 7	WAS in 5	MON in 4	TBL in 5
Parker	NYR in 5	WAS in 7	OTT in 6	TBL in 5
Wassel	NYR in 5	WAS in 7	MON in 6	TBL in 5
Consensus	NYR in 5	WAS in 7	MON in 6	TBL in 5

The West:

*Expert*	*ANA vs. WPG*	*VAN vs. CAL*	*STL vs. MIN*	*NAS vs. CHI*
Dobber	ANA in 7	CAL in 5	MIN in 7	CHI in 6
Laidlaw	WPG in 6	VAN in 7	STL in 6	CHI in 6
Brouwer	ANA in 6	CAL in 7	STL in 5	CHI in 7
Collins	ANA in 4	CAL in 6	MIN in 6	CHI in 6
Coretti	ANA in 6	VAN in 7	MIN in 7	CHI in 5
Daoust	ANA in 6	CAL in 7	MIN in 7	CHI in 6
Fragopolous	ANA in 6	CAL in 7	MIN in 7	NAS in 6
Gooding	ANA in 6	VAN in 6	STL in 7	CHI in 7
Hoos	ANA in 6	VAN in 6	STL in 7	CHI in 6
Hopkins	ANA in 6	CAL in 6	STL in 7	CHI in 6
Libin	WPG in 6	VAN in 7	MIN in 6	NAS in 7
Pudsey	ANA in 7	CAL in 7	STL in 7	NAS in 7
Roos	WPG in 7	CAL in 7	STL in 6	CHI in 5
Parker	ANA in 6	VAN in 6	STL in 6	NAS in 7
Wassel	WPG in 7	CAL in 6	STL in 7	CHI in 6
Consensus 📢 advertisement:	ANA in 6	CAL in 7	STL in 7	CHI in 6

The Cup Final:

*Expert*	*Cup Final*	*Cup Winner*	*Conn Smythe*	*Top Scorer*
Dobber	ANA vs. NYR	NY Rangers	Brassard	Getzlaf
Laidlaw	STL vs. NYR	St. Louis	Schwartz	Tarasenko
Brouwer	STL vs. MON	Montreal	Price	Tarasenko
Collins	MIN vs. WAS	Washington	Ovechkin	Ovechkin
Coretti	MIN vs. NYR	NY Rangers	Lundqvist	Parise
Daoust	ANA vs. MON	Montreal	Price	Getzlaf
Fragopolous	NAS vs. MON	Montreal	Subban	Ribeiro
Gooding	STL vs. NYR	NY Rangers	Nash	Nash
Hoos	STL vs. TBL	St. Louis	Allen	Stamkos
Hopkins	CHI vs. NYR	Chicago	Toews	Toews
Libin	MIN vs. NYR	NY Rangers	Lundqvist	Nash
Pudsey	STL vs. NYR	NY Rangers	Nash	Nash
Roos	STL vs. WAS	Washington	Ovechkin	Ovechkin
Parker	STL vs. NYR	St. Louis	Allen	Stepan
Wassel	CHI vs. TBL	Tampa Bay	Johnson	Johnson
Consensus	STL vs. NYR	NY Rangers	N/A	Nash

Top Scorers:

*Expert*	*Second Scorer*	*Third Scorer*	*Fourth Scorer*	*Fifth Scorer*
Dobber	Brassard	Nash	Perry	Yandle
Laidlaw	Schwartz	Shattenkirk	Yandle	Nash
Brouwer	Pacioretty	Galchenyuk	Ovechkin	Getzlaf
Collins	Backstrom	Parise	Kuznetsov	Carlson
Coretti	Nash	Getzlaf	Brassard	Vanek
Daoust	Perry	Pacioretty	Ovechkin	Plekanec
Fragopolous	Neal	Forsberg	Plekanec	Perry
Gooding	Brassard	Stepan	Tarasenko	Schwartz
Hoos	T. Johnson	Tarasenko	Hedman	Oshie
Hopkins	Hossa	Nash	Tarasenko	Backstrom
Libin	Parise	Brassard	Yandle	Pominville
Pudsey	Steen	Stepan	Tarasenko	Schwartz
Roos	Backstrom	Tarasenko	Hudler	T. Johnson
Parker	Tarasenko	Schwartz	Getzlaf	Shattenkirk
Wassel	Kucherov	Toews	Hossa	Hedman
Consensus	Tarasenko	Brassard	Ovechkin	Yandle

UPCOMING GAMES

Dec 27 - 19:12	DET	vs	TOR
Dec 27 - 19:12	BUF	vs	CHI
Dec 27 - 19:12	CBJ	vs	BOS
Dec 27 - 19:12	N.J	vs	CAR
Dec 27 - 20:12	DAL	vs	MIN
Dec 27 - 20:12	STL	vs	NSH
Dec 27 - 21:12	UTA	vs	COL
Dec 27 - 22:12	S.J	vs	VGK