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The second round of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs begins Friday night with eight teams still fighting to hoist hockey’s most hallowed prize. The first round saw the demise of the two favorites in each conference and the defending Stanley Cup Champions, so now the favorites to win it all are the St. Louis Blues, with the New York Rangers the favorites to make the Finals out of the Eastern Conference.

Here are your 2012 Stanley Cup odds for all eight remaining NHL playoff teams:

• 1. St. Louis Blues +375 to win the Stanley Cup, +180 to win the Western Conference – #2 seed in the West, beat the Sharks in five games; second round series against the Kings starts Saturday
• 2. New York Rangers +450 to win the Stanley Cup, +175 to win the Eastern Conference – #1 seed in the East, beat the Senators in seven; series with the Capitals begins Saturday afternoon
• 3. Philadelphia Flyers +450, +200 – E4, beat the Penguins in six; second round series with the Devils begins Sunday
• 4. Nashville Predators +500, +200 – W4, beat the Red Wings in five; second round series against the Coyotes begins Friday
• 5. Los Angeles Kings +650, +300 – W8, beat the Canucks in five
• T6. New Jersey Devils +900, +450 – E6, beat the Panthers in seven
• T6. Washington Capitals +900, +450 – E7, beat the Bruins in seven
• 8. Phoenix Coyotes +1100, +500 – W3, beat the Blackhawks in six