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The 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Semifinals begin on Sunday, June 6, [view the full Semifinals schedule here], and as we do every year, The Fourth Period’s panel of experts weigh in with their Predictions and Series MVPs. Here are our picks for Round 3:

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Predictions

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Montreal Canadiens (4)
vs. Vegas Golden Knights (1)

TFP Panel

Series Winner

Series MVP

Bamford

in 6 Max Pacioretty

Bernstein

in 6 Max Pacioretty

Di Marco

in 7 Alex Pietrangelo

Gaffar

in 6 Marc-Andre Fleury

Hoven

in 6 Max Pacioretty

Hutcheon

in 5 Marc-Andre Fleury

Kelly

in 6 Marc-Andre Fleury

Pagnotta

in 6 Jonathan Marchessault

Pasculli

in 5 Max Pacioretty

Paton

in 7 Alex Tuch

Sicard

in 7 Carey Price

Ward

in 5 Alex Tuch

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Predictions

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New York Islanders (3)
vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (2)

TFP Panel

Series Winner

Series MVP

Bamford

in 7 Alex Killorn

Bernstein

in 6 Brayden Point

Di Marco

in 7 Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Gaffar

in 6 Brayden Point

Hoven

in 7 Blake Coleman

Hutcheon

in 6 Steven Stamkos

Kelly

in 6 Nikita Kucherov

Pagnotta

in 6 Ondrej Palat

Pasculli

in 6 Victor Hedman

Paton

in 7 Brayden Point

Sicard

in 6 Nikita Kucherov

Ward

in 6 Andrei Vasilevskiy

TFP Experts:

Tab Bamford - Columnist, Chicago
Dennis Bernstein - Sr. Writer
Anthony Di Marco - NHL Correspondent
Irfaan Gaffar - Host & Lead Reporter
John Hoven - Special Contributor, MayorsManor.com
Shawn Hutcheon - Boston Correspondent
Shane Kelly - Data Analyst
David Pagnotta - Editor-in-Chief
Matteo Pasculli - TFP NHL Correspondent
Ryan Paton - Host, The Hot Stove on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio
Felix Sicard - Anaheim Correspondent
Aaron Ward - NHL Analyst, 3-time Stanley Cup Champion