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Stanley Cup Final picks: Who wins Panthers-Golden Knights?

Stanley Cup Final picks: Who wins Panthers-Golden Knights?

It all comes down to this. The Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights and the Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers are poised to square off in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final.

Who will head home with the most glorious trophy in sports? Here are the picks from the extended ESPN hockey family:

Sean Allen: Panthers in six
Blake Bolden: Panthers in six
Brian Boucher: Golden Knights in seven
John Buccigross: Golden Knights in six
Ryan Callahan: Golden Knights in six
Cassie Campbell-Pascall: Golden Knights in six
Sachin Chandan: Panthers in six
Chris Chelios: Panthers in seven

Ryan S. Clark: Golden Knights in seven
Linda Cohn: Golden Knights in six
Ray Ferraro: Golden Knights in five
Leah Hextall: Panthers in six
Emily Kaplan: Golden Knights in seven
Tim Kavanagh: Golden Knights in six
Hilary Knight: Panthers in six
Don La Greca: Golden Knights in six
Peter Lawrence-Riddell: Golden Knights in six
Steve Levy: Panthers in seven
Vince Masi: Panthers in seven
Victoria Matiash: Panthers in seven
Sean McDonough: Golden Knights in seven
Mike Monaco: Golden Knights in seven
Arda Ă–cal: Panthers in six
Kristen Shilton: Panthers in six
P.K. Subban: Panthers in seven
Bob Wischusen: Golden Knights in seven
Greg Wyshynski: Golden Knights in six

Consensus prediction: Golden Knights (15 of 27 picks)