{"id":619745,"date":"2026-05-02T19:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T19:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/619745\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T19:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T19:00:08","slug":"stanley-cup-playoffs-2nd-round-predictions-by-nhl-com-writers-editors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/619745\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanley Cup Playoffs 2nd round predictions by NHL.com writers, editors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amalie Benjamin, senior writer<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 3-4 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning\u00a0<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Montreal Canadiens<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Colorado Avalanche<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Vegas Golden Knights<\/p>\n<p>Brian Compton, managing editor<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 4-3 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Minnesota Wild<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas J. Cotsonika, columnist<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 5-2 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Colorado Avalanche<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Vegas Golden Knights<\/p>\n<p>William Douglas, staff writer<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 6-1 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Philadelphia Flyers<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Buffalo Sabres<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Colorado Avalanche<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n<p>Tom Gulitti, senior writer<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 4-3 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Colorado Avalanche<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n<p>Pete Jensen, senior director, fantasy<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 4-3 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Buffalo Sabres<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Colorado Avalanche<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Vegas Golden Knights<\/p>\n<p>Adam Kimelman, deputy managing editor<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 6-1 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Colorado Avalanche<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Vegas Golden Knights<\/p>\n<p>Mike G. Morreale, senior draft writer<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 5-2 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Minnesota Wild<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Vegas Golden Knights<\/p>\n<p>Tracey Myers, staff writer<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 3-4 (MTL over TBL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Buffalo Sabres<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Colorado Avalanche<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n<p>Bill Price, Editor-in-Chief<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 4-3 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Philadelphia Flyers\u00a0<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Buffalo Sabres\u00a0<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Minnesota Wild<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Vegas Golden Knights<\/p>\n<p>Shawn Roarke, senior director of editorial<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 4-3 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Colorado Avalanche<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n<p>Dan Rosen, senior writer<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 6-1 (MTL over TBL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Buffalo Sabres<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Montreal Canadiens<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Colorado Avalanche<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Vegas Golden Knights<\/p>\n<p>David Satriano, staff writer<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 4-3 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Buffalo Sabres<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Colorado Avalanche<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n<p>Derek Van Diest, staff writer<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 3-4 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Colorado Avalanche<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n<p>Mike Zeisberger, staff writer<\/p>\n<p>First-round record: 5-2 (TBL over MTL)<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>CAR vs. PHI: Carolina Hurricanes<br \/>BUF vs. TBL: Tampa Bay Lightning\u00a0<br \/>BUF vs. MTL: Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n<p>Western Conference Second Round<\/p>\n<p>COL vs. MIN: Colorado Avalanche<br \/>VGK vs. ANA: Vegas Golden Knights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amalie Benjamin, senior writer First-round record: 3-4 (TBL over MTL) Eastern Conference Second Round CAR vs. PHI: Carolina&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":619746,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":["post-619745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}