The 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs began Monday, May 2, with the first round [view Round 1 predictions], and as we do every year, The Fourth Period’s panel of experts weigh in with their Predictions and Series MVPs.
With the Stanley Cup Final starting on June 15, we present our predictions for the Cup winner and Conn Smythe winner:
TFP Panel |
Series Winner |
Series MVP |
Bamford |
 in 6 |
Cale Makar |
Bernstein |
in 6 |
Cale Makar |
Di Marco |
 in 7 |
Nikita Kucherov |
Gaffar |
in 6 |
Cale Makar |
Hoven |
in 7 |
Cale Makar |
Hutcheon |
in 7 |
Andrei Vasilevskiy |
Kelly |
in 6 |
Cale Makar |
Lack |
in 6 |
Steven Stamkos |
Pagnotta |
in 6 |
Nikita Kucherov |
Pasculli |
in 6 |
Cale Makar |
Paton |
in 7 |
Nikita Kucherov |
Sicard |
in 7 |
Cale Makar |
Ward |
in 6 |
Cale Makar |