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We’re here a day late, but we took most of Memorial Day weekend off. With the Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals tied 3-3 in the third period of Game 1, we were hoping for 3 OTs so we could get this posted before the end of the game. It wasn’t meant to be, but …

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The year hasn’t been kind to NHL coverage in the U.S. ESPN gutted its hockey team (down to six expert predictions after 10 picked last year) and CBS Sports knocked the NHL off of its front page menu and barely has a page at all anymore. But the sport endures. And the playoffs are still …

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Of the 42 NHL expert picks we found, 29 of them picked the San Jose Sharks to raise the Stanley Cup. Yes, we’re posting this a day late – let’s blame the Memorial Day weekend – and one Penguins win short. And that makes the landslide of picks all the more compelling, especially those that …

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Of the 38 expert picks we found, 30 are picking the Chicago Blackhawks over the Tampa Bay Lightning. However all but two NHL experts have it going six or seven games, so it might be more of a toss-up than it seems. Will the Blackhawks prove the majority right? Or will the Lightning pull an …

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Prediction time, just in time for Game 1 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final. We found 54 expert picks last year and they were split down the middle between the Blackhawks and Bruins. This year we found 64 and the Kings are the overwhelming favorites. So of course we’re going against the grain. At least …

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Compiling these NHL expert picks before the puck drops was a challenge, but here they are. And there are a lot of them. We found 43 NBA Finals picks. We’ve got 54 for the Stanley Cup Final. And the predictions are dead even: Blackhawks 27, Bruins 27. As was the case with the NBA forecast, …

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The Los Angeles Kings had 10 road wins in the playoffs alone on their way to the 2012 Stanley Cup. They have 9 road wins in the 2013 regular season and playoffs combined. You have to like the Chicago Blackhawks’ chances in Game 5.

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In advance of tonight’s Game 7, we have a rare opportunity in our power rankings to include the past five Stanley Cup champions, which also happen to be the five teams left standing in this year’s NHL playoffs. Now we could have put the rankings off a day, but why leave it to chance that …

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