The most exciting time of the year in the hockey world is just around the corner. The Stanley Cup playoffs will soon be upon us, as the best 16 teams in the NHL chase the storied mug originally donated by Lord Stanley of Preston back in 1893.
The Florida Panthers are defending champions and have played in the Cup final each of the past two springs. Florida beat the Edmonton Oilers in seven games last season to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history.
Latest NHL Stanley Cup Odds
The defending champion Panthers are currently the +625 second betting choice to win the 2025 Stanley Cup. It’s the Dallas Stars at +550 who are set as the current betting line favorite in the Stanley Cup future book at Bet365. Last spring, Dallas lost to the Oilers in the Western Conference final.
The Oilers (+800), Vegas Golden Knights (+900), Colorado Avalanche (+900) and Toronto Maple Leafs (+950) are all also showing odds shorter than +1000 to win the Cup.
Don’t Be Afraid To Play Underdogs
Betting on longshots might be a bad play in Super Bowl and NBA Finals odds. It’s never a foolish move in Stanley Cup wagering. Hockey is the ultimate team sport. Often, it’s not the best team that wins the Stanley Cup as much as it’s the team that’s playing the best when the playoffs get underway.
Florida reached the Cup final in the spring of 2023 as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Panthers only made the playoffs on the last day of the regular season.
The No. 16 seed in the 2021 playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens also marched all the way to the final before falling to the champion Tampa Bay Lightning.
Can Any Team End The Canadian Curse?
You have to go back to the 1993 Canadiens to find a Canadian team lifting the Stanley Cup as NHL champions. Since that Montreal win the Vancouver Canucks (1994, 2011), Calgary Flames (2004), Edmonton (2006, 2024), Ottawa Senators (2007) and Montreal (2021) have all been vanquished Cup finalists.
Could this be the year that the tariff on Canadian clubs winning the Cup is finally lifted? There certainly are a number of viable contenders. The Oilers were finalists last season. The Winnipeg Jets (+1100) have flirted with the NHL’s No. 1 seed all season long.
Toronto (+950) is contending to win the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs haven’t won the Cup since 1967, but might have an omen on their side this spring. Both Boston and Detroit are poised to miss the playoffs. That hasn’t happened in the same season . . . since 1967.
Bet365 NHL Betting
Along with Stanley Cup odds, you’ll also find plenty of future book opportunities on NHL trophies among the NHL betting lines at Bet365 NJ. There are odds on the Presidents’ Trophy for regular season champion, and which teams will win each conference title.
You’ll also be able to access betting lines on individual awards such as the Hart Trophy (MVP), Vezina Trophy (top goalie), Norris Trophy (top goalie), Calder Trophy (top rookie) and Jack Adams Trophy (top coach). And every day there are a multitude of NHL game odds at Bet365 online sportsbook, including a raft of live in-play options.
BetRivers NHL Odds
Oddsmakers at BetRivers NJ are taking a different tack in their Stanley Cup odds. It’s Florida (+600) favored, followed by Dallas (+650) and Colorado (+700). There are also conference, division and awards betting lines to peruse and play.
Along with regular game odds and plenty of in-play action, player props are also popular at BetRivers online sportsbook. Markets include to score, +2 goals, +3 goals and +1 point.
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