The Sharks and Oilers open their first round series on Wednesday in Edmonton. As is tradition around these part, we’ve collected predictions from our crack staff of writers for you all to complain about. All of our first round picks are sorted into a table below. Go nuts.
Series Picks
| Series | Sharks-Oilers | Flames-Ducks | Preds-Hawks | Blues-Wild | Habs-Rangers | Senators-Bruins | Leafs-Capitals | Penguins-Jackets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series | Sharks-Oilers | Flames-Ducks | Preds-Hawks | Blues-Wild | Habs-Rangers | Senators-Bruins | Leafs-Capitals | Penguins-Jackets |
| Jacob | Oilers 6 | Flames 7 | Predators 7 | Wild 7 | Canadiens 7 | Bruins 4 | Capitals 5 | Penguins 6 |
| Ryan | Sharks 7 | Ducks 5 | Predators 6 | Blues 7 | Canadiens 6 | Bruins 5 | Capitals 5 | Jackets 7 |
| Kyle | Sharks 6 | Flames 7 | Predators 7 | Wild 6 | Canadiens 5 | Bruins 5 | Capitals 4 | Jackets 7 |
| Sie | Sharks 6 | Ducks 5 | Predators 6 | Wild 7 | Canadiens 4 | Bruins 6 | Capitals 5 | Jackets 7 |
| Aaron | Sharks 7 | Ducks 5 | Blackhawks 6 | Wild 6 | Canadiens 5 | Bruins 6 | Capitals 5 | Penguins 5 |
| Evan | Sharks 7 | Ducks 6 | Blackhawks 5 | Wild 6 | Canadiens 6 | Bruins 7 | Capitals 5 | Penguins 6 |
| Marcus | Oilers 6 | Flames 7 | Blackhawks 7 | Wild 7 | Canadiens 6 | Bruins 7 | Capitals 6 | Penguins 6 |
| Erik | Sharks 6 | Ducks 7 | Predators 6 | Wild 5 | Canadiens 6 | Senators 7 | Capitals 4 | Penguins 5 |
Some takeaways:
We really think the Capitals are going to win in the first round and everybody but Marcus and I think the Sharks are going to overcome the injuries to Logan Couture and Joe Thornton!