The 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs began Monday, May 2, with the first round [view Round 1 predictions], 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 Round 2:
Atlantic Predictions
Tampa Bay Lightning (3) vs. Florida Panthers (1)
TFP Panel |
Series Winner |
Series MVP |
Bamford |
 in 7 |
Aleksander Barkov |
Bernstein |
in 6 |
Claude Giroux |
Di Marco |
 in 6 |
Andrei Vasilevskiy |
Gaffar |
in 6 |
Jonathan Huberdeau |
Hoven |
in 6 |
Andrei Vasilevskiy |
Hutcheon |
in 6 |
Steven Stamkos |
Kelly |
in 6 |
Aleksander Barkov |
Lack |
in 7 |
Andrei Vasilevskiy |
Pagnotta |
in 7 |
Aleksander Barkov |
Pasculli |
in 7 |
Andrei Vasilevskiy |
Paton |
in 7 |
Victor Hedman |
Sicard |
in 7 |
Jonathan Huberdeau |
Ward |
in 6 |
Sam Bennett |