Of the 38 expert picks we found, 30 are picking the Chicago Blackhawks over the Tampa Bay Lightning. However all but two NHL experts have it going six or seven games, so it might be more of a toss-up than it seems. Will the Blackhawks prove the majority right? Or will the Lightning pull an upset?
Scoreboard Page: Original Six vs. Sunbelt. Veteran vs. upstart. Red vs. blue. In what should be an exciting series, the Blackhawks stake their claim for the team of the decade title with their third Stanley Cup championship in six years. (Stay tuned, the Kings still have a say.) And this time the Blackhawks close it out at home. In red. Blackhawks in 6.
CBS
ADAM GRETZ: Blackhawks in 7
CHRIS PETERS: Blackhawks in 6
Sporting News
Sean Gentille: Blackhawks in 6
Sports Illustrated
Allan Muir: Blackhawks in 5
Read more: http://www.si.com/nhl/2015/06/01/stanley-cup-finals-preview-chicago-blackhawks-tampa-bay-lightning
AP
GREG BEACHAM: Blackhawks in 6
Read more: http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/story/nhl-playoffs-stanley-cup-final-preview-capsule-060215
Fox Sports
Craig Morgan: Blackhawks in 6
Read more: http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/story/stanley-cup-final-chicago-blackhawks-tampa-bay-lightning-060315
NBC Sports
Brough: Lightning in 7
Halford: Lightning in 7
O’Brien: Blackhawks in 6
Dadoun: Blackhawks in 7
Tucker: Blackhawks in 6
Mahiban: Blackhawks in 7
NHL
Corey Masisak: Blackhawks in 6
Brian Compton: Blackhawks in 6
Dan Rosen: Blackhawks in 7
Mike Morreale: Blackhawks in 6
Shawn Roarke: Blackhawks in 6
Adam Kimelman: Lightning in 7
John Kreiser: Blackhawks in 6
Arpon Basu: Lightning in 7
Matt Cubeta: Lightning in 7
Jamie McLennan: Blackhawks in 7
Barry Melrose: Blackhawks in 6
Dave Reid: Blackhawks in 6
Marty Biron: Blackhawks in 5
Read more: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=769607
ESPN
Buccigross: Lightning in 7
Burnside: Lightning in 7
Custance: Blackhawks in 6
Goldstein: Blackhawks in 7
Grant: Blackhawks in 6
Kavanagh: Blackhawks in 6
LeBrun: Blackhawks in 7
Levy: Blackhawks in 6
McDonald: Blackhawks in 6
Melrose: Blackhawks in 6
Powers: Blackhawks in 7
Strang: Lightning in 7