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NewsSpecial Events2022 Stanley Cup PlayoffsFeatured WritersThe Stanley Cup Qualifiers were not kind to the NHL.com staff members who made their predictions for the best-of-5 series and round-robin. None of the 16 who made picks had a winning record, with five finishing 4-4.As for the round-robin, six predicted the Vegas Golden Knights would finish No. 1 in the West; just one (Mike G. Morreale), correctly picked the Golden Knights to finish No. 1 in the West and the Philadelphia Flyers to finish No. 1 in the East.But they are back to try again for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, .Here are their selections:&nbsp;Amalie Benjamin, staff writerQualifiers record: 3-5&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Tampa Bay LightningWSH vs. NYI: New York IslandersBOS vs. CAR: Boston BruinsWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Calgary FlamesSTL vs. VAN: Vancouver Canucks&nbsp;Tim Campbell, staff writerQualifiers record: 1-7 &nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Tampa Bay LightningWSH vs. NYI: Washington CapitalsBOS vs. CAR: Boston BruinsWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Calgary FlamesSTL vs. VAN: St. Louis Blues&nbsp;Brian Compton, deputy managing editorQualifiers record: 3-5 &nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Tampa Bay LightningWSH vs. NYI: New York IslandersBOS vs. CAR: Boston BruinsWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Dallas StarsSTL vs. VAN: Vancouver Canucks&nbsp;Nick Cotsonika, columnistQualifiers record: 2-6&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Tampa Bay LightningWSH vs. NYI: Washington CapitalsBOS vs. CAR: Carolina HurricanesWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Calgary FlamesSTL vs. VAN: St. Louis Blues&nbsp;William Douglas, staff writerQualifiers record: 4-4&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Columbus Blue JacketsWSH vs. NYI: Washington CapitalsBOS vs. CAR: Carolina HurricanesWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Dallas StarsSTL vs. VAN: St. Louis Blues&nbsp;Tom Gulitti, staff writerQualifiers record: 4-4&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Tampa Bay LightningWSH vs. NYI: Washington CapitalsBOS vs. CAR: Carolina HurricanesWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Calgary FlamesSTL vs. VAN: St. Louis Blues&nbsp;Pete Jensen, senior fantasy editorQualifiers record: 2-6&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Tampa Bay LightningWSH vs. NYI: New York IslandersBOS vs. CAR: Carolina HurricanesWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Calgary FlamesSTL vs. VAN: St. Louis Blues&nbsp;Adam Kimelman, deputy managing editorQualifiers record: 1-7&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Tampa Bay LightningWSH vs. NYI: Washington CapitalsBOS vs. CAR: Carolina HurricanesWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Calgary FlamesSTL vs. VAN: St. Louis Blues&nbsp;Tracey Myers, staff writerQualifiers record: 4-4&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Columbus Blue JacketsWSH vs. NYI: Washington CapitalsBOS vs. CAR: Boston BruinsWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Calgary FlamesSTL vs. VAN:&nbsp;St. Louis Blues&nbsp;Mike G. Morreale, staff writerQualifiers record: 3-5&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Tampa Bay LightningWSH vs. NYI: New York IslandersBOS vs. CAR: Carolina HurricanesWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Calgary FlamesSTL vs. VAN: St. Louis Blues&nbsp;Bill Price, Editor-in-ChiefQualifiers record: 3-5&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Columbus Blue JacketsWSH vs. NYI: New York IslandersBOS vs. CAR: Boston BruinsWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Dallas StarsSTL vs. VAN: St. Louis Blues&nbsp;&nbsp;Shawn Roarke, Senior Director of EditorialQualifiers record: 1-7&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Columbus Blue JacketsWSH vs. NYI: Washington CapitalsBOS vs. CAR: Boston BruinsWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Calgary FlamesSTL vs. VAN: St. Louis Blues&nbsp;Dan Rosen, senior writerQualifiers record: 4-4&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Tampa Bay LightningWSH vs. NYI: New York IslandersBOS vs. CAR: Carolina HurricanesWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Dallas StarsSTL vs. VAN: Vancouver Canucks&nbsp;David Satriano, staff writerQualifiers record: 3-5&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Tampa Bay LightningWSH vs. NYI: Washington CapitalsBOS vs. CAR: Boston BruinsWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Arizona CoyotesDAL vs. CGY: Dallas StarsSTL vs. VAN: St. Louis Blues&nbsp;Dave Stubbs, columnistQualifiers record: 4-4&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Tampa Bay LightningWSH vs. NYI: New York IslandersBOS vs. CAR: Carolina HurricanesWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Calgary FlamesSTL vs. VAN: St. Louis Blues&nbsp;Mike Zeisberger, staff writerQualifiers record: 2-6&nbsp;Eastern Conference First RoundPHI vs. MTL: Philadelphia FlyersTBL vs. CBJ: Tampa Bay LightningWSH vs. NYI: Washington CapitalsBOS vs. CAR: Carolina HurricanesWestern Conference First RoundVGK vs. CHI: Vegas Golden KnightsCOL vs. ARI: Colorado AvalancheDAL vs. CGY: Calgary FlamesSTL vs. VAN: St. Louis BluesView Less

NewsSpecial Events2022 Stanley Cup PlayoffsFeatured WritersThe Stanley Cup Qualifiers were not kind to the NHL.com staff members who made their predictions for the best-of-5 series and round-robin. None of the 16 who made picks had a winning record, with five finishing 4-4.As for the round-robin, six predicted the Vegas Golden Knights would finish No. 1 in the West; just one (Mike G. Morreale), correctly picked the Golden Knights to finish No. 1 in the West and the Philadelphia Flyers to finish No. 1 in the East.But they are back to try again for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs,...

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