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Author: Anthony Vlahovic
Last Updated: 06 October, 2025
2026 Stanley Cup Odds
The Florida Panthers have won back-to-back Stanley Cups, beating the Edmonton Oilers yet again, this time 4-2. But as they say, as one chapter ends, another begins, and while all of us NHL fans have again painful hockey-free wait until October 2025, we still have something to set our eyes on.
With the season about to get underway, we'll keep hockey fanatics and bettors up to date on all odds changes from the top US-based betting app throughout the entire campaign.
2026 Stanley Cup Winner - Best Odds Right Now
Team | Opening odds | Current best odds |
|---|---|---|
Edmonton Oilers | +750 | +850 (DraftKings*) |
Carolina Hurricanes | +700 | +950 (FanDuel) |
Vegas Golden Knights | +1200 | +950 (FanDuel) |
Colorado Avalanche | +850 | +1000 (FanDuel) |
Dallas Stars | +900 | +1000 (DraftKings) |
Florida Panthers | +750 | +1100 (BetMGM*) |
Tampa Bay Lightning | +1600 | +1200 (FanDuel) |
New Jersey Devils | +1800 | +1400 (BetMGM*) |
Toronto Maple Leafs | +2400 | +2000 (DraftKings) |
Los Angeles Kings | +1800 | +2200 (FanDuel*) |
Winnipeg Jets | +2200 | +2500 (DraftKings*) |
Washington Capitals | +2400 | +3000 (FanDuel*) |
New York Rangers | +3200 | +3000 (DraftKings) |
Ottawa Senators | +3200 | +3300 (BetMGM) |
Minnesota Wild | +3500 | +4000 (DraftKings) |
Utah Mammoth | +3400 | +5000 (FanDuel) |
St Louis Blues | +4700 | +5000 (DraftKings*) |
Montreal Canadiens | +9000 | +5500 (FanDuel) |
Vancouver Canucks | +5500 | +7000 (DraftKings) |
Columbus Blue Jackets | +8500 | +10000 (BetMGM*) |
Buffalo Sabres | +14000 | +10000 (DraftKings*) |
Nashville Predators | +9000 | +12500 (BetMGM*) |
Calgary Flames | +8000 | +12500 (FanDuel) |
New York Islanders | +6500 | +15000 (BetMGM*) |
Detroit Red Wings | +10000 | +15000 (FanDuel) |
Anaheim Ducks | +40000 | +15000 (FanDuel) |
Philadelphia Flyers | +8000 | +17500 (FanDuel) |
Boston Bruins | +12000 | +20000 (BetMGM) |
Seattle Kraken | +35000 | +25000 (FanDuel) |
Pittsburgh Penguins | +28000 | +50000 (FanDuel) |
Chicago Blackhawks | +50000 | +50000 (BetMGM*) |
San Jose Sharks | +50000 | +50000 (BetMGM*) |
Odds as of October 6, 2025
2026 Stanley Cup Odds Comparison - TOP10 Favorites
Team | DraftKings | FanDuel | BetMGM |
|---|---|---|---|
Carolina Hurricanes | +750 | +950 | +850 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | +800 | +1200 | +1100 |
Edmonton Oilers | +850 | +850 | +800 |
Colorado Avalanche | +900 | +1000 | +850 |
Vegas Golden Knights | +900 | +950 | +800 |
Dallas Stars | +1000 | +850 | +900 |
Florida Panthers | +1100 | +750 | +1100 |
New Jersey Devils | +1300 | +1400 | +1400 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | +2000 | +1700 | +1600 |
Los Angeles Kings | +2200 | +2200 | +2200 |
Odds as of October 6, 2025
Notes and updates
September 30, 2025: In a record-setting deal, the Minnesota Wild have signed Kirill Kaprizov to an eight-year $136 million extension. Minnesota is (+4000) to win the Stanley Cup.
September 26, 2025: Aleksander Barkov will miss 7-9 months after he underwent surgery to repair his ACL and MCL. That news has caused the Panthers' odds to drop to (+1100) in some shops.
July 1, 2025: The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed Brock Boeser to a seven-year contract. Vancouver is still (+6000) on FanDuel to win the Stanley Cup.
July 1, 2025: K'Andre Miller has been traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a 2026 first and second-round pick, along with Scott Morrow. Carolina remains a top-three favorite to win it in 2025-26, while New York has gone from (+3200) to (+3000) since the odds were released.
June 30, 2025: After a long tenure with the Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner has been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights, where he has signed an eight-year contract extension. Vegas has gone from (+1200) to (+950) to win it all after that move.
June 27, 2025: The New York Islanders selected Matthew Schaefer with the first pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. The Islanders are (+10,000) on DraftKings to win the 2026 Stanley Cup.
2025 Stanley Cup Champions - Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are inevitable. With tons of playoff experience and a championship mentality, nothing seems to faze the now two-time back-to-back Stanley Cup winners. Despite some minor bumps along their postseason road, and despite the Oilers being the betting favorite prior to the final (+105 vs. -125), the Panthers prevailed in dominant fashion, and based on nearly all numbers and data, were the best team in these NHL playoffs.
Past Stanley Cup champions & odds
Season - Team | Opening odds | Playoffs R1 odds | Finals odds |
|---|---|---|---|
2025 - Florida Panthers | +900 | +750 | +105 |
2024 - Florida Panthers | +2000 | +700 | -140 |
2023 - Vegas Golden Knights | +1400 | +1200 | -125 |
2022 - Colorado Avalanche | +500 | +325 | -170 |
2021 - Tampa Bay Lightning | +900 | +750 | -280 |
2020 - Tampa Bay Lightning | +700 | +650 | -180 |
2019 - St. Louis Blues | +3800 | +1250 | +140 |
2018 - Washington Capitals | +1000 | +1225 | +133 |
2017 - Pittsburgh Penguins | +825 | +770 | -165 |
2016 - Pittsburgh Penguins | +1450 | +650 | -135 |
2015 - Chicago Blackhawks | +700 | +800 | -135 |
The last time an Original Six team was able to clinch the Stanley Cup was in 2015, when the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 in the finals. However, when looking solely at the Canadian teams, the cup drought is already over 30 years, as the previous Canadian franchise to win the Stanley Cup was the Montreal Canadiens, all the way back in 1993.
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