The mark puts Toronto ahead of the Calgary Flames (+1,490), Oilers (+1,530), Vancouver Canucks (+4,400), Ottawa Senators (+4,800), and Winnipeg Jets (+5,300). Oddmakers aren’t wavering on the goaltending overhaul put forward by the Maple Leafs, who are rolling with the questionable combination of Matt Murray and Ilya Samsonov. The Maple Leafs slot second behind the Avalanche at +820 despite failing to win a playoff round since 2004. The Toronto Maple Leafs also trump the Lightning, and offer Canada’s best chance at a Stanley Cup parade for the first time since 1993. The last team to have a run of three Stanley Cups in four years was over 30 years ago, when the Edmonton Oilers accomplished the feat in 1987, 1988, and 1990. Division and state rival Florida Panthers are ahead at +940. They do remain the frontrunner, though the team they knocked off is expected to take a little bit of a tumble down the charts.Īfter a two-year run, the Lightning have fallen to fourth-most-likely to win the Stanley Cup at +990 - that’s only third-best in the Eastern Conference. Nazem Kadri left the club to sign as a free agent with the Calgary Flames, and goaltender Darcy Kuemper is now a member of the Washington Capitals. Oddsmakers also predicted the Avalanche to net the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s top regular-season squad.Ĭolorado is returning a slightly different squad, however. The Colorado Avalanche are the odds-on favourite at capturing Lord Stanley’s Cup for a second straight season, gifted the best odds of defending the throne, according to, at +410 - meaning a single $100 bet would net a $410 win should the Avalanche repeat.Ĭolorado, led by Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, won their third Stanley Cup in franchise history last June after upending the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. At least, that’s what oddsmakers are expecting.
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