Odds to win the 2026 Stanley Cup are already up at sportsbooks, and there may be disagreement within the betting market relating to which group needs to be the favourite heading into the offseason.
Relying on what sportsbook you have a look at, the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes or Colorado Avalanche are subsequent season’s Stanley Cup favorites.
The Panthers completed off the Oilers 5-1 in Recreation 6 on Tuesday evening to raise the Cup for a second straight season. However oddsmakers aren’t satisfied Florida is the clear-cut favourite to make it three in a row.
At ESPN BET, the Panthers, Oilers and Avs have been co-favorites, every listed at +700 as of Tuesday. Colorado had been the outright favourite final week at +650, earlier than the sportsbook tweaked the Avs’ odds to convey them in keeping with Florida and Edmonton.
“There’s much more questions across the Panthers and Oilers than the Avalanche, who’re set to return a majority of their roster and get pleasure from an extended offseason,” Adrian Horton, buying and selling director for ESPN BET, stated. “Colorado also needs to enter subsequent season wholesome and recent, whereas Florida and Edmonton have accrued put on and tear from consecutive deep playoff runs.”
DraftKings had the Oilers as subsequent season’s favorites, whereas FanDuel had the Hurricanes because the favorites Tuesday, forward of Recreation 6.
Horton pointed to questions on what the Panthers’ roster will appear to be after free company, and he puzzled concerning the toll dropping back-to-back Stanley Cups can have on the Oilers.
“The Avs, then again, have 19 out of 23 roster spots below contract, together with a wholesome Gabriel Landeskog and two of the very best gamers on this planet in Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon,” Horton stated.
The Hurricanes (+800) and Dallas Stars (+900) spherical out the top-tier of groups in ESPN BET’s odds to win the 2026 Stanley Cup.
The Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks are the most important lengthy photographs getting into the offseason, each listed at 500-1.
