NHL Stanley Cup Odds: Favorites Winners and Dark Horses to consider

NHL Stanley Cup Odds: Favorites Winners and Dark Horses to consider

We are in the midst of the final week of the regular season in the NHL, which means that if you want to wager on the winner of the Stanley Cup, you might want to do so soon. Once the postseason begins, we are going to start to see the odd shorten on the favorites, especially if they jump out quick and look good from the off. That said, you might still be up in the air when it comes to picking the eventual winner, as there are certainly a handful of teams who could make a deep run and potentially hoist the trophy. With that in mind, we are going to try and help by sharing the current odds to win the Stanley Cup, and then breaking the teams down into favorites and dark horses, so let’s get to it.

 

Updated 2023 Stanley Cup Odds, picks, favorites & dark horses

 

Favorites to Win the Stanley Cup

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the Boston Bruins are in as the favorites to win it all at odds of +360. They will end the regular season with the best record in the league, which means getting their hands on the President’s Trophy. Finishing with the nest record seldom translates to playoff success, though, but this team does look primed to go all the way, especially since they will have home ice advantage and are 31-4-3 in their own building.

To get out of the East and into the Stanley Cup Final, the Bruins may well have to get past the Carolina Hurricanes (+930). It’s not over yet, but the Canes look set to win the Metropolitan Division, which is an achievement in itself given how strong that division has been all season.

Over in the West, it is the Colorado Avalanche (+650) who the bookies like as the favorite to represent their conference in the Stanley Cup Final. They have not been as dominant as expected, though, so getting out of the West is going to be no easy task.

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Stanley Cup Dark Horse Picks

There are a few other teams, most notably the New Jersey Devils (+1125) and Vegas Golden Knights (+1350) who could make a run in their respective conferences that most fans would not see as particularly surprising, With this part of the article, though, we are looking for teams that would be somewhat surprising and fall into the dark horse category.

Some are sure to take the Toronto Maple Leafs (+1000), but their stunning lack of playoff success in recent years would make me very nervous indeed. While it would mean that their odds would shorten, they are a team I would take a wait and see attitude with. I’d be more inclined to go with the Tampa Bay Lightning (+1550) as the dark horse in the East, as this is a team that knows how to get the job done in the playoffs.

In the West, it is the LA Kings (+2000) who jump out as a bit of a dark horse candidate, although you would have to include the Edmonton Oilers (+1100) in that category, too, but they would need to tighten up dramatically on defense to have a legitimate shot.

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