Gulitti: Tkachuk was my pick to be the Conn Smythe winner through the first two rounds of the playoffs, but Bobrovsky's dominance in the Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes, added to what he did in the first two rounds, has put him on another level. After he helped the Panthers upset the Toronto Maple Leafs in five games in the second round, with a 1.89 goals-against average and .943 save percentage, Bobrovsky stopped 168 of 174 shots in 16-plus periods of play in the sweep of the Hurricanes for a 1.12 GAA, .966 save percentage and one shutout. Before Tkachuk scored the winning goal in the fourth overtime of a 3-2 victory in Game 1 against Carolina, Bobrovsky made 63 saves to get the Panthers to that point. It was a similar story in a 2-1 overtime victory in Game 2 when Bobrovsky made 37 saves to put Tkachuk in position to be the OT hero again. Bobrovsky's 32 saves in a 1-0 victory in Game 3 for his first Stanley Cup Playoff shutout made it eight straight games in which he allowed two goals or fewer. He allowed three goals in Game 4, but still made 36 saves, in a 4-3 victory.