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Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (50-26-6, in the Atlantic Division)

From the first round all the way through the Stanley Cup Final, ESPN has you covered this NHL postseason.

With the puck dropping on the first clashes of Round 2, who do our experts take in each series?

The Avalanche and Hurricanes remain Stanley Cup favorites, while the Canadiens and Lightning will go to Game 7.

Round 2 is set to begin. Here are keys to the series, along with recaps of Friday's thrillers and updated stats.
Kirby Dach
#77 · C
Phillip Danault
#24 · C
Jake Evans
#71 · C
Oliver Kapanen
#91 · C
Alex Newhook
#15 · C
Nick Suzuki
#14 · C
Joe Veleno
#90 · C
Sammy Blais
#27 · LW
Juraj Slafkovsky
#20 · LW
Alexandre Texier
#85 · LW
Florian Xhekaj
#63 · LW
Josh Anderson
#17 · RW
Zack Bolduc
#76 · RW
Cole Caufield
#13 · RW
Ivan Demidov
#93 · RW
Brendan Gallagher
#11 · RW
Patrik Laine
#92 · RW
Alexandre Carrier
#45 · D
Noah Dobson
#53 · D
Adam Engstrom
#42 · D
Kaiden Guhle
#21 · D
Lane Hutson
#48 · D
Mike Matheson
#8 · D
Owen Protz
#68 · D
Jayden Struble
#47 · D
Arber Xhekaj
#72 · D
Jakub Dobes
#75 · G
Jacob Fowler
#32 · G
Kaapo Kahkonen
#34 · G
Sam Montembeault
#35 · G