Round one of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is set to begin between the New York Islanders and the Pittsburgh Penguins. The last time these two divisional rivals met in 2013 the series ended in six games.
We asked our staff writers to predict what they thought would happen between the two in the first round.
Toss Up in seven games. My heart and head say the Isles as they’ve simply had the better season and the goaltending is as good as the league has right now.
But in the playoffs, a team like the Pens becomes the real Pens after skating through the regular season.