Canes Country Playoff Pick’em Contest 2026 – Round 2

RALEIGH, NC - MAY 02: Fans wave their towels as the siren is sounded during the Carolina Hurricanes versus Philadelphia Flyers game one Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round game. The game was played on May 2, 2026 at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Nicholas Faulkner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Welcome back to round two of the Canes Country Playoff Pick’em Contest. NHL scheduling has kind of messed us up but after some deep thought, I made a big boy decision and I hope that this is the best way to go forward. We waited until the first round was completely over and while two games of the second round have already been completed, everyone is on the same footing here so here we go.

Please make your selections in the following order.

Hurricanes/Flyers

Canadiens/Sabres

Avs/Wild

Ducks/Golden Knights

The rules again are below. I will leave this thread open until game time for the Hurricanes, 7 P.M. Monday night. Anything posted after that will not count.

The rules:

• Make a selection for each first round series in the comments: who wins, and in how many games.
• In the first round, you’ll get one point for each winning team you correctly pick. The points double for each successive round, so two for the second, four for the conference final, and eight for the Cup final.
• If you pick both the correct team and the correct series length, you’ll also get five bonus points. The five bonus points will stay constant throughout the contest; the points for picking the winners will increase in each round.
• You get zero points if you don’t pick the correct team to win, even if you get the series length correct.