While Washington and Vegas went to the Stanley Cup last season, we're predicting Tampa Bay and San Jose for 2019.
Sidney Crosby and the Penguins hope to threepeat while Connor McDavid and the Oilers may represent their toughest challenge.
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The NHL champion Blues are listed at 10-1 odds to win next year's Stanley Cup.
The Lightning were the first team in NHL history to have the most points in the regular season and fail to win a game in an opening-round, seven-game series.
Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov has been suspended after boarding Jackets defenseman Markus Nutivarra on Friday night.
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