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Throughout the playoffs, we will be predicting the winners of each series and comparing our picks to those of the experts around the sporting world.

Here are our predictions for the First round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs:

Series	Eric	Marc	Rory
#1 Bruins vs. #8 Habs	Bruins in 5	Bruins in 7	Bruins in 5
#2 Capitals vs. #7 Capitals	Rangers in 6	Rangers in 6	Capitals in 7
#3 Devils vs. #6 Hurricanes	Hurricanes in 6	Hurricanes in 6	Hurricanes in 6
#4 Penguins vs. #5 Flyers	Penguins in 5	Penguins in 5	Penguins in 7
#1 Sharks vs. #8 Ducks	Sharks in 6	Sharks in 6	Sharks in 5
#2 Red Wings vs. #7 Blue Jackets	Red Wings in 5	Red Wings in 5	Red Wings in 6
#3 Canucks vs. #6 Blues	Blues in 7	Blues in 7	Blues in 7
#4 Blackhawks vs. #5 Flames	Blackhawks in 5	Blackhawks in 5	Blackhawks in 7

ESPN’s Expert Picks:

TSN’s Expert Picks:

Yes folks, were taking on Maggie the Monkey

Yahoo! Sports Expert Picks:

Series	Jim Fox	Ross McKeon	Matt Romig	Greg Wyshynski
#1 Bruins vs. #8 Habs	Bruins in 5	Bruins in 7	Bruins in 6	Bruins in 5
#2 Capitals vs. #7 Capitals	Capitals in 5	Capitals in 5	Capitals in 6	Capitals in 6
#3 Devils vs. #6 Hurricanes	Devils in 6	Devils in 6	Hurricanes in 7	Hurricanes in 6
#4 Penguins vs. #5 Flyers	Penguins in 7	Flyers in 6	Penguins in 7	Penguins in 7
#1 Sharks vs. #8 Ducks	Sharks in 6	Sharks in 6	Sharks in 6	Sharks in 7
#2 Red Wings vs. #7 Blue Jackets	Red Wings in 6	Red Wings in 5	Red Wings in 5	Red Wings in 7
#3 Canucks vs. #6 Blues	Canucks in 6	Canucks in 5	Canucks in 7	Blues in 6
#4 Blackhawks vs. #5 Flames	Flames in 6	Flames in 7	Flames in 6	Blackhawks in 6

I will keep standings based on how many corrects picks each expert makes.  For each correct pick, the expert will receive 1 standings point.  If the expert correctly guesses the winner and the number of games the series will last, they will get 2 points.  The TSN experts didn’t bother to say how many games each series would take so they can’t get any bonus points.  Sucks to be TSN!

About the author:  Eric is an engineering student from Long Island, NY. His all-time favorite Rangers are Mike Richter and Petr Prucha. Currently, his favorite players are Henrik Lundqvist, Ryan Callahan, and Marian Gaborik.

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