Carolina spotted Montreal a one game lead in their Conference finals matchup, then proceeded to get two overtime wins, before dominating the final two games of the series to close out Montreal 4 games to 1.

Vegas wasted no time in dispatching the President’s Cup winners, Colorado, sweeping them 4 games to 0.

I think the Stanley Cup finals goes the full 7 games. In the end, I think Carolina pulls it out, 4 games to 3.

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