With the first round starting on Wednesday we've made our picks for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs — or whatever we're calling them these days. I assume something brought to us by Honda. We've got contributors in the vertical column and series in the horizontal column. Okay, go wild.
| Sharks/Kings | Ducks/Predators | Blues/Blackhawks | Stars/Wild | Capitals/Flyers | Penguins/Rangers | Lightning/Red Wings | Panthers/Islanders | |
| jake.sundstrom | Kings/6 | Ducks/5 | Blackhawks/6 | Stars/5 | Capitals/7 | Penguins/4 | Lightning/6 | Islanders/6 |
| evan. |