Open Extended ReactionsThe 16-team field for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs is now down to four: the Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. For the Stars and Oilers, it's a rematch of the 2024 Western Conference finals; for the Canes and Panthers, it's a rematch of 2023's Eastern Conference finals. Who wins this time around, with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final on the line? The ESPN hockey family checks in with their predictions for each series:More: Full scheduleConference finals previewBetting intelEastern Conference finalsM2 CarolinaHurricanesvs.A3 FloridaPanthersBlake Bolden: Panthers in sevenJohn Buccigross: Panthers in sevenRyan Callahan: Panthers in sixCassie Campbell-Pascall: Panthers in sixSachin Chandan: Hurricanes in fiveMeghan Chayka: Hurricanes in sevenRyan S. Clark: Panthers in sevenLinda Cohn: Panthers in sevenRachel Doerrie: Panthers in sixRay Ferraro: Panthers in sixEmily Kaplan: Panthers in sevenTim Kavanagh: Hurricanes in sixPeter Lawrence-Riddell: Panthers in sevenSteve Levy: Panthers in sixVince Masi: Hurricanes in sevenVictoria Matiash: Panthers in sixSean McDonough: Panthers in sixMark Messier: Panthers in sixMike Monaco: Hurricanes in sevenArda Öcal: Panthers in sixKristen Shilton: Panthers in sixJohn Thoering: Panthers in sixBob Wischusen: Panthers in sevenGreg Wyshynski: Panthers in sixConsensus pick: Panthers (19 of 24 picks)Western Conference finalsC2 DallasStarsvs.P3 EdmontonOilersBlake Bolden: Stars in sevenJohn Buccigross: Oilers in sevenRyan Callahan: Stars in sixCassie Campbell-Pascall: Stars in sevenSachin Chandan: Stars in sevenMeghan Chayka: Oilers in sixRyan S. Clark: Oilers in sixLinda Cohn: Stars in sevenRachel Doerrie: Stars in sevenRay Ferraro: Stars in sevenEmily Kaplan: Stars in sevenTim Kavanagh: Stars in sevenPeter Lawrence-Riddell: Stars in sixSteve Levy: Stars in sevenVince Masi: Oilers in sixVictoria Matiash: Stars in sevenSean McDonough: Stars in sevenMark Messier: Oilers in sixMike Monaco: Oilers in sixArda Öcal: Oilers in sixKristen Shilton: Stars in sixJohn Thoering: Stars in sevenBob Wischusen: Stars in sevenGreg Wyshynski: Stars in sevenConsensus pick: Stars (17 of 24 picks)