2025 NHL Stanley Cup, first-round odds: Hurricanes favored

The NHL playoffs are here, as the Florida Panthers look to defend their Stanley Cup title. 

Can Connor McDavid and the Oilers overcome Florida this season? 

Will we have a new champion for the fifth time in five years?

Let’s check out the Stanley Cup champion odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of April 23, as well as the odds for each first round series.

Stanley Cup Odds

Hurricanes: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Avalanche: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
Jets: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
Maple Leafs: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
Panthers: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
Capitals: +950 (bet $10 to win $105 total)
Golden Knights: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Kings: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)
Stars: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Lightning: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Oilers: +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)
Wild: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Blues: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Senators: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Canadiens: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)
Devils: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Jets (1) vs. Blues (4)
Playoff series: WPG leads 2-0

Series winner: Winnipeg -1200, St. Louis +700

Stars (2) vs. Avalanche (3)
Playoff series: Tied 1-1

Series winner: Colorado -180, Dallas +150

Golden Knights (1) vs. Wild (4)
Playoff series: Tied 1-1

Series winner: Las Vegas -200, Minnesota +170

Kings (2) vs. Oilers (3)
Playoff series: LA leads 1-0

Series winner: Los Angeles -210, Edmonton +180

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Maple Leafs (1) vs. Senators (4)
Playoff series: TOR leads 2-0

Series winner: Toronto -900, Ottawa +600

Hurricanes (2) vs. Devils (3)
Playoff series: CAR leads 2-0

Series winner: Carolina -1800, New Jersey +900

Lightning (2) vs. Panthers (3)
Playoff series: FLA leads 1-0

Series winner: Florida -210, Tampa Bay +180

Capitals (1) vs. Canadiens (4)
Playoff series: WSH leads 1-0

Series winner: Washington -550, Montreal +400

A different franchise has won the Stanley Cup in each of the past four years. The Lightning were the last team to repeat, winning it in 2020 and 2021. 

Prior to that, the Penguins won it back to back in 2016 and 2017, and before that, the last team to win consecutive titles was the Red Wings in 1997 and 1998.

The Panthers made it to the last two Stanley Cup Finals, falling to Las Vegas in 2023 and defeating Edmonton last season.

Of the last 10 NHL champions, six have been from the Eastern Conference and four have been from the West.

Just two of the last 10 Stanley Cup Finals have gone to seven games, and there hasn’t been a sweep since the Red Wings beat the Capitals 4-0 back in 1998. 

Lastly, the last time the Stanley Cup winner finished with the best record in the regular season was in 2013 (Chicago Blackhawks).

The Winnipeg Jets (formerly the Atlanta Thrashers) ended the regular season with the best record in hockey. The franchise has never won the Stanley Cup.

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