The NHL will drop the puck on the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Monday night, when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the defending champion Florida Panthers. The Maple Leafs are seeking to break the longest championship drought in the NHL,

The Athletic polled its staff on who would win each second-round series, plus the conference champions, Stanley Cup winner and Conn Smythe.

The Stars, the No. 2 seed from the Central Division, would have home ice-advantage in the best-of-7 series against the Blues, the second wild card from the West, but would begin on the road against the Jets, the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. That series is tied with Game 7 on Sunday (7 p.m. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TBS, MAX, FDSNMW).