Si Players Nhl Poll

Which team will win the Stanley Cup?

Anaheim Ducks 33%

Buffalo Sabres 23%

Nashville Predators 15%

Detroit Red Wings 10%

FAST FACTS
Poll conducted in late February.... Anaheim, the second seed in the West, opens its series with Minnesota on Wednesday.... San Jose finished fifth (6.5%).... Buffalo finished with the best overall record; Detroit led the Western Conference.... Atlanta, the East's third seed, was one of four playoff teams that failed to get a vote; the others were Minnesota, Tampa Bay and the Rangers.... Anaheim got more respect within the Eastern Conference (41.1%) than the Western (24.7%).

[Based on a survey of 366 NHL players] ? For an expanded version of the poll, go to SI.com/players.