Hockey 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs Predictions: Conference Finals by Will Wiegelman June 28, 2020 The final four teams are left in the staff-predicted Stanley Cup Playoffs bracket. We are down to the conference finals to see who will compete for the chance to hoist the Cup. Each team left standing played in the top-4 seed round-robin, possibly showing the toll an extra best-of-five series took on everyone else. Here are our conference finals predictions: Eastern Conference Final 1 Tampa Bay Lightning vs 2 Boston Bruins Our Pick: Bruins The clash of the Atlantic Division titans is always entertaining. Two great goaltenders in Tuukka Rask and Andrei Vasilevskiy backstop strong squads. The Bruins look to go back to the Stanley Cup Final while the Lightning continue to try to shed the choker label. Though it is a tough series with close games, the Bruins are able to squeak out the win. Any other team would have been happy to get here and fight this hard, but the Lightning still look back on the season as a failure. Changes may be coming. As for the Bruins, they get another shot at the Cup. Western Conference Final 2 Vegas Golden Knights vs 4 Dallas Stars Our Pick: Golden Knights Another series of goaltenders who have had great playoff runs, Ben Bishop and Robin Lehner square off. Both goalies are busy but keep their respective teams in every game. Vegas’ deeper offense is able to get the edge. Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin are shut down while Joe Pavelski once again comes up short. A good combination of expansion draft picks and more recent acquisitions is the formula that gets Vegas back to the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in its three-year history. Post Views: 827 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Will Wiegelman Latest posts by Will Wiegelman (see all) Lou Lamoriello Nominated for GM of the Year - September 10, 2020 In Movement Led by Hockey Diversity Alliance, NHL Postpones Playoff Games - August 27, 2020 UBS Arena: A New Home for the Islanders - July 22, 2020 Ilya Sorokin Signs with NY Islanders - July 13, 2020 Related Topics2020 stanley cup playoffsBoston BruinsConference FinalsDallas StarsHockeyNHLNHL Playoffsstanley cup conference finalsStanley Cup PlayoffsTampa Bay Lightningvegas golden knight Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 Women in Sports Interview Series: It’s a sure bet with Philadelphia native, Erin Kate Dolan (VIDEO) by Denise Gonzalez | posted on March 17, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 More in Hockey Tim Peel is Discharged After Caught on Hot Mic Tim Peel was Discharged from the NHL After He was Caught on the Hot... NHL, Amazon Web Services Partner to Develop New Stats, Data, and Insights The National Hockey League (NHL) is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an... You Know I’m Right, Episode 81: ESPN’s Arda Ocal (Audio/Video) On the 81st episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 80: MSG Network’s Bill Pidto (Audio/Video) On the 80th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Winners and Losers of the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery You Know I’m Right, Episode 21: Nathan’s Hot Dog-Eating Contest, Cam Newton And Barry Bonds (Audio)