The Bruins' first-round playoff series against the Capitals begins Saturday night in Washington, with faceoff set for 7:15 p.m. on NBC.
Anyone who plans to make an official prediction has presumably done so at this point, so let's take a look at what some of the experts are picking:
John Buccigross, ESPN: Bruins in 7
Linda Cohn, ESPN: Bruins in 6
Emily Kaplan, ESPN: Capitals in 7
Steve Levy, ESPN: Bruins in 7
Barry Melrose, ESPN: Bruins in 6
Greg Wyshynyski, ESPN: Bruins in 6
Amalie Benjamin, NHL.com: Bruins
Tim Campbell, NHL.com: Capitals
Brian Compton, NHL.com: Bruins
Nick Cotsonika, NHL.com: Bruins
Tom Gulitti, NHL.com: Bruins
Adam Kimelman, NHL.com: Bruins
Mike Morreale, NHL.com: Bruins
Dan Rosen, NHL.com: Bruins
Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic: Bruins
Anonymous NHL executive (via The Athletic): Bruins in 5
Anonymous NHL coach (via The Athletic): Bruins in 6
Anonymous NHL scout (via The Athletic): Bruins in 6
Justin Bourne, Sportsnet: Bruins in 7
Adam Gretz, NBC Sports: Bruins in 6
Marisa Ingemi, NBC Sports: Bruins in 6
Sean Leahy, NBC Sports: Bruins in 6
Andrew Raycroft, NESN: Bruins in 6
Brian DeFelice, WEEI: Bruins in 6
Bridgette Proulx, WEEI: Bruins in 6
Scott McLaughlin, WEEI: Bruins in 5
Consensus? Lots of people picking the Bruins, and lots of people picking them in six.
