The stage is set for the NHL’s 16 best teams to go to war for the next two months. And it’s hard to beat the excitement and chaos of Round 1. Who do we like to advance through the first leg of the Stanley Cup bracket?



Here’s how the Daily Faceoff crew picked Round 1.



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