Stanley Cup Final picks: Who wins Panthers-Golden Knights? - ESPN

It all comes down to this. The Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights and the Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers are poised to square off in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final.

Who will head home with the most glorious trophy in sports? Here are the picks from the extended ESPN hockey family:

Sean Allen: Panthers in sixBlake Bolden: Panthers in sixBrian Boucher: Golden Knights in sevenJohn Buccigross: Golden Knights in sixRyan Callahan: Golden Knights in sixCassie Campbell-Pascall: Golden Knights in sixSachin Chandan: Panthers in sixChris Chelios: Panthers in seven

Ryan S. Clark: Golden Knights in sevenLinda Cohn: Golden Knights in sixRay Ferraro: Golden Knights in fiveLeah Hextall: Panthers in sixEmily Kaplan: Golden Knights in sevenTim Kavanagh: Golden Knights in sixHilary Knight: Panthers in sixDon La Greca: Golden Knights in sixPeter Lawrence-Riddell: Golden Knights in sixSteve Levy: Panthers in sevenVince Masi: Panthers in sevenVictoria Matiash: Panthers in sevenSean McDonough: Golden Knights in sevenBarry Melrose: Golden Knights in sixMark Messier: Golden Knights in sevenMike Monaco: Golden Knights in sevenArda Öcal: Panthers in sixKristen Shilton: Panthers in sixP.K. Subban: Panthers in sevenBob Wischusen: Golden Knights in sevenGreg Wyshynski: Golden Knights in six

Consensus prediction: Golden Knights (17 of 29 picks)