Capitals in four
- Joe O’Connor, National Post
- Dan Barnes, Edmonton Journal
- Dave Gross, Canwest News Service
- Dave Waddell, Windsor Star
- The Hockey News
- Pierre LeBrun, ESPN/CP/CBC
Capitals in five
- Scott Morrison, CBC
- François Gagnon, La Presse
- Marc de Foy
- Yvon Pedneault, Journal de Québec/Montréal
- NHL on TSN consensus
- Mike Boone, Habs Inside/Out
- Dave Stubbs, The Gazette/Habs Inside/Out
- Tarik El-Bashir, Washington Post
- Ed Frankovic, WNST Baltimore
- Michael Traikos, National Post
- Allen Panzeri, Ottawa Citizen
- Scott Cruickshank, Calgary Herald
- Ken Warren, Ottawa Citizen
- Cam Cole, Vancouver Sun
- Kevin Allen, USA Today
- Matthew Barnaby, ESPN
- John Buccigross, ESPN
- Scott Burnside, ESPN
- E.J. Hradek, ESPN
- Barry Melrose, ESPN
Capitals in six
- Jean-François Bégin, La Presse
- Jack Todd, The Gazette
- Pat Hickey, The Gazette
- Brian Wilde, CTV Montreal
- Ted Starkey, Washington Times
- John MacKinnon, Edmonton Journal
- George Johnson, Calgary Herald
- Wayne Scanlan, Ottawa Citizen
- Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun
- Rob Vanstone, Regina Leader-Post
- Mike Brophy, SportsNet
- Bruce Garrioch, Ottawa Sun
Capitals in seven
- Nobody.
Canadiens in seven
Canadiens in six
- Rick Moffat, CJAD
- Kevin Mio, Habs Inside/Out
- Don Brennan, Ottawa Sun
- Ronald King, La Presse
Canadiens in five
- Nobody.
Canadiens in four
- You know who you are
Totals
- Canadiens win: 5
- Capitals win: 38
- Series goes seven games: 1