The Stanley Cup Playoffs Prediction That Blew Everyone Away

Its impossible to choose against the blackhawks here, but dont count out the sharks. theyve got better pieces to send out around the deadline. Usa today sports' mike brehm and jace evans provide their predictions for the stanley cup final teams, the nhl champion and the conn smythe winner as playoff mvp. We are down to the final four teams left skating for the stanley cup. Who are the key players to watch, which teams have the goaltending edge, and who wins each series? Jack eichel and chandler stephenson delivered, mark stone finally looked comfortable after recovering from injury, and laurent brossoit stood strong in net.

We look into our crystal ball and offer predictions for how the 2023 postseason will unfold.