SportsLine handicapper Jimmie Kaylor shares his Stanley Cup futures picks, NHL Playoff bets and predictions, and his pick to win the Conn Smythe Trophy

The NHL playoffs are underway, with 16 teams still in the running. Power rankings based on Stanley Cup odds for each team.

Hockey fans submitted approximately 1.31 million brackets in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge, an increase of 18% year over year. Fans were tasked with predicting the winner of each series through the Stanley Cup Final as well as the number of games for each First Round series.