NHL playoffs start today. Here's who's most likely to win it all.

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Sixteen NHL teams have earned post-season privileges, and the Tampa Bay Lightning are most definitely coming out on top.

Okay, so it's not guaranteed, but the NHL's most tropical team is looking like the clear favorite to win the Stanley Cup this time around. The Lightning take on the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first playoff game at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday and, if their 2-1 betting odds are any indication, will sweep the whole series, CBS Sports explains.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.