The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoff field is reduced to four teams. The New York Rangers will face the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference finals, with the first game scheduled for Wednesday night (8 ET, ESPN/ESPN+).
Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars will face the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference finals, with the first game on Thursday (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT).
Who will win each series and take the next step towards the Cup? Our ESPN hockey experts make their predictions.
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EAST CONFERENCE
Sean Allen: Panthers in six
Blake Bolden: Panthers in six
John Buccigross: Panthers in seven
Ryan Callahan: Rangers in seven
Cassie Campbell-Pascall: Panthers in seven
Sachin Chandan: Rangers in seven
Ryan S. Clark: Panthers in seven
Linda Cohn: Rangers in seven
Ray Ferraro: Rangers in seven
Émilie Kaplan: Rangers in seven
Tim Kavanagh: Rangers in seven
Hillary Knight: Rangers in seven
Peter Lawrence-Riddell: Panthers in seven
Steve Levy: Rangers in seven
Vince Masi: Panthers in seven
Victoria Matiash: Panthers in seven
Sean McDonough: Rangers in seven
Marc Messier: Rangers in seven
AJ Mleczko: Panthers in seven
Mike Monaco: Panthers in six
Arda Öcal: Rangers in six
Kristen Shilton: Panthers in seven
PK Subban: Rangers in seven
Bob Wischusen: Rangers in seven
Greg Wyshynski: Panthers in six
Consensus choice: Rangers (13 choices out of 25)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Sean Allen: Stars out of six
John Buccigross: Stars out of seven
Ryan Callahan: Stars out of six
Cassie Campbell-Pascall: Stars out of six
Sachin Chandan: Stars out of six
Ryan S. Clark: Stars out of seven
Linda Cohn: Stars out of six
Ray Ferraro: Stars out of six
Émilie Kaplan: Stars out of seven
Tim Kavanagh: Stars out of six
Hillary Knight: Stars out of six
Peter Lawrence-Riddell: Stars out of six
Steve Levy: Stars out of six
Vince Masi: Oilers in seven
Victoria Matiash: Stars out of six
Sean McDonough: Stars out of six
Marc Messier: Oilers in seven
AJ Mleczko: Stars out of seven
Mike Monaco: Stars out of seven
Arda Öcal: Tankers out of six
Kristen Shilton: Stars out of six
PK Subban: Stars out of six
Bob Wischusen: Oilers in seven
Greg Wyshynski: Tankers out of six
Consensus choice: Stars (19 choices out of 24)
