The Conference Finals of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begins Wednesday, May 22, and as we do every year, The Fourth Period’s panel of experts weigh in with their Predictions and Series MVPs. Here are our picks for the Conference Finals:


Eastern Conference Predictions

Florida Panthers (A1) vs. New York Rangers (M1)

TFP Panel

Series Winner

Series MVP

Bamford

in 6 Chris Kreider

Belle

in 7 Igor Shesterkin

Bernstein

in 7 Igor Shesterkin

Di Marco

in 7 Artemi Panarin

Gaffar

in 7 Artemi Panarin

Hutcheon

in 6 Chris Kreider

Kelly

in 6 Aleksander Barkov

LaRocco

in 7 Artemi Panarin

Lack

in 6 Aleksander Barkov

Pagnotta

in 7 Carter Verhaeghe

Paton

in 6 Sam Reinhart

People's Insider

in 7 Barky

Ward

in 6 Sergei Bobrovsky

Western Conference Predictions

Edmonton Oilers (P2) OR Dallas Stars (C1)

TFP Panel

Series Winner

Series MVP

Bamford

in 7 Miro Heiskanen

Belle

in 6 Jake Oettinger

Bernstein

in 5 Miro Heiskanen

Di Marco

in 4 Wyatt Johnston

Gaffar

in 6 Matt Duchene

Hutcheon

in 5 Wyatt Johnston

Kelly

in 6 Miro Heiskanen

LaRocco

in 6 Matt Duchene

Lack

in 6 Jake Oettinger

Pagnotta

in 5 Jason Robertson

Paton

in 6 Leon Draisaitl

People's Insider

in 6 Dutchy & his guitar

Ward

in 6 Tyler Seguin

TFP Experts:

Tab Bamford - Columnist, Chicago
Shawn Belle - Former NHLer, Host of Hello Hockey
Dennis Bernstein - Sr. Writer
Anthony Di Marco - Lead NHL Reporter
Irfaan Gaffar - Host, TFP Playoffs
Shawn Hutcheon - Boston Correspondent
Shane Kelly - Data Analyst
Anthony LaRocco - New York Correspondent
Eddie Lack - Former NHL goalie; NHL Analyst
David Pagnotta - Editor-in-Chief
Ryan Paton - Host, The Hot Stove on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio
Jordan Schmaltz - The People’s Insider; Former NHLer, NHL Analyst
Aaron Ward - NHL Analyst, 3-time Stanley Cup Champion