Who will win the Stanley Cup? Here's what oddsmakers are predicting
After another fun and exciting regular season, the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is set to get underway on Saturday.
These playoffs feature plenty of storylines, including the fact that there will be six new teams this year: the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Utah Mammoth, and Anaheim Ducks. Meanwhile, the back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers have missed the postseason entirely.
Shortly after the Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in last year’s Stanley Cup Final, FanDuel gave the Carolina Hurricanes the best odds of winning it all this year. After letting the regular season play out, things have changed.
To little surprise, the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche are being given the best odds by FanDuel to win it all at +340. Meanwhile, the Oilers have the best odds of the three Canadian teams in the playoffs and are tied for the fifth-best overall at +1200.
Here’s a look at the odds of all 16 teams vying for the Stanley Cup:
- Colorado Avalanche (+340)
- Tampa Bay Lightning (+460)
- Carolina Hurricanes (+600)
- Vegas Golden Knights (+1200)
- Edmonton Oilers (+1200)
- Dallas Stars (+1300)
- Ottawa Senators (+1400)
- Buffalo Sabres (+1500)
- Minnesota Wild (+1500)
- Montreal Canadiens (+2200)
- Pittsburgh Penguins (+3000)
- Utah Mammoth (+3000)
- Philadelphia Flyers (+3500)
- Boston Bruins (+4000)
- Anaheim Ducks (+4500)
- LA Kings (+6000)
Given how tight the standings were this season, several of the first-round matchups weren’t decided until the final night of the regular season. This is how it will all play out:
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Whether it’s Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin being back in the playoffs for the first time since 2022, the Buffalo Sabres being in for the first time in 15 years, or Connor McDavid and company trying to finally get it done, there are going to be some very exciting storylines for fans over the coming weeks and months.
It will all get started on Saturday afternoon, kicked off with a game between the Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
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