In addition to the eight who picked the Bruins, four believe the Edmonton Oilers will take home the Cup, while two each picked the Carolina Hurricanes and defending champions Colorado Avalanche.
Of the eight who predicted the Bruins would win it all, four picked forward David Pastrnak as the Conn Smythe winner as the most valuable player of the playoffs, while two picked forward Patrice Bergeron and two picked goalie Linus Ullmark.
The four who picked the Oilers had the Conn Smythe going to forward Connor McDavid, the two who picked the Avalanche thought forward Nathan MacKinnon would be MVP, and the two who picked the Hurricanes had the honors going to defenseman Brent Burns.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Monday.
Here is how our experts picked:
Amalie Benjamin, staff writer
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple Leafs
CAR vs. NYI: Carolina Hurricanes
NJD vs. NYR: New Jersey Devils
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Minnesota Wild
Stanley Cup Final: Bruins over Avalanche
Conn Smythe Trophy: Patrice Bergeron, Bruins
Brian Compton, managing editor
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning
CAR vs. NYI: New York Islanders
NJD vs. NYR: New York Rangers
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche over Bruins
Conn Smythe Trophy: Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche
Nicholas J. Cotsonika, columnist
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple Leafs
CAR vs NYI: New York Islanders
NJD vs. NYR: New York Rangers
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Bruins over Oilers
Conn Smythe Trophy: Linus Ullmark, Bruins
William Douglas, staff writer
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple Leafs
CAR vs. NYI: New York Islanders
NYR vs. NJD: New Jersey Devils
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Bruins over Oilers
Conn Smythe Trophy: David Pastrnak, Bruins
Tom Gulitti, staff writer
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple Leafs
CAR vs. NYI: Carolina Hurricanes
NYR vs. NJD: New Jersey Devils
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Bruins over Oilers
Conn Smythe Trophy: Patrice Bergeron, Bruins
Pete Jensen, director, senior fantasy editor
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple Leafs
CAR vs. NYI: New York Islanders
NJD vs. NYR: New York Rangers
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Winnipeg Jets
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Bruins over Stars
Conn Smythe Trophy: David Pastrnak, Bruins
Adam Kimelman, deputy managing editor
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple Leafs
CAR vs NYI: New York Islanders
NJD vs. NYR: New York Rangers
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Winnipeg Jets
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Oilers over Maple Leafs
Conn Smythe Trophy: Connor McDavid, Oilers
Mike G. Morreale, staff writer
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning
CAR vs. NYI: New York Islanders
NJD vs. NYR: New Jersey Devils
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Winnipeg Jets
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Bruins over Avalanche
Conn Smythe Trophy: David Pastrnak, Bruins
Tracey Myers, staff writer
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple Leafs
CAR vs. NYI: Carolina Hurricanes
NJD vs. NYR: New York Rangers
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Los Angeles Kings
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Bruins over Avalanche
Conn Smythe Trophy: David Pastrnak, Bruins
Bill Price, Editor-in-Chief
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple Leafs
CAR vs. NYI: Carolina Hurricanes
NYR vs. NJD: New York Rangers
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Minnesota Wild
Stanley Cup Final: Hurricanes over Oilers
Conn Smythe Trophy: Brent Burns, Hurricanes
Shawn Roarke, senior director of editorial
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning
CAR vs. NYI: Carolina Hurricanes
NYR vs. NJD: New Jersey Devils
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Minnesota Wild
Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche over Bruins
Conn Smythe Trophy: Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche
Dan Rosen, senior writer
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning
CAR vs. NYI: New York Islanders
NYR vs. NJD: New York Rangers
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Oilers over Bruins
Conn Smythe Trophy: Connor McDavid, Oilers
David Satriano, staff writer
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning
CAR vs. NYI: Carolina Hurricanes
NJD vs. NYR: New Jersey Devils
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Los Angeles Kings
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Hurricanes over Avalanche
Conn Smythe Trophy: Brent Burns, Hurricanes
Dave Stubbs, columnist
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple Leafs
CAR vs NYI: Carolina Hurricanes
NJD vs. NYR: New York Rangers
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WIN: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Bruins over Oilers
Conn Smythe Trophy: Linus Ullmark, Bruins
Derek Van Diest, staff writer
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple Leafs
CAR vs NYI: New York Islanders
NJD vs. NYR: New York Rangers
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WIN: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Oilers over Bruins
Conn Smythe Trophy: Connor McDavid, Oilers
Mike Zeisberger, staff writer
Eastern Conference First Round
BOS vs. FLA: Boston Bruins
TOR vs. TBL: Toronto Maple Leafs
CAR vs. NYI: New York Islanders
NYR vs. NJD: New York Rangers
Western Conference First Round
VGK vs. WPG: Vegas Golden Knights
EDM vs. LAK: Edmonton Oilers
COL vs. SEA: Colorado Avalanche
DAL vs. MIN: Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup Final: Oilers over Rangers
Conn Smythe Trophy: Connor McDavid, Oilers
