NHL playoffs picks: Every first-round series, Stanley Cup

The six-month journey of the 2022-23 NHL regular season is complete. Sixteen of the league's 32 teams have been eliminated, and 16 have made the postseason bracket.

It's time for ESPN's hockey experts to serve up their picks on every first-round series, along with their calls on which team will skate with the Cup this June and which player will earn the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.

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Sean Allen: Panthers in sixBrian Boucher: Bruins in fiveJohn Buccigross: Bruins in sixRyan Callahan: Bruins in sixCassie Campbell-Pascall: Bruins in 5Sachin Chandan: Bruins in fiveChris Chelios: Bruins in fiveRyan S. Clark: Bruins in sixLinda Cohn: Bruins in fiveRay Ferraro: Bruins in fiveLeah Hextall: Bruins in fiveEmily Kaplan: Bruins in fiveTim Kavanagh: Bruins in fourDon La Greca: Bruins in fivePeter Lawrence-Riddell: Bruins in fiveSteve Levy: Bruins in fiveVince Masi: Bruins in fiveVictoria Matiash: Bruins in sixSean McDonough: Bruins in fiveMark Messier: Bruins in fiveAJ Mleczko: Bruins in fiveMike Monaco: Bruins in fiveDominic Moore: Bruins in sixArda Öcal: Bruins in fiveKristen Shilton: Bruins in fiveP.K. Subban: Bruins in fiveBob Wischusen: Bruins in fiveGreg Wyshynski: Bruins in six

Consensus pick: Bruins (27 of 28 picks)

Sean Allen: Maple Leafs in sevenBrian Boucher: Maple Leafs in sevenJohn Buccigross: Maple Leafs in fiveRyan Callahan: Tampa Bay in sevenCassie Campbell-Pascall: Maple Leafs in sixSachin Chandan: Maple Leafs in sevenChris Chelios: Tampa Bay in sevenRyan S. Clark: Tampa Bay in sevenLinda Cohn: Maple Leafs in sevenRay Ferraro: Maple Leafs in sixLeah Hextall: Maple Leafs in sixEmily Kaplan: Maple