Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire
Author: Anthony Vlahovic
Last Updated: 02 July, 2025
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.
Every top US-based betting app has already released its betting odds for the 2026 Stanley Cup winner, and here we take these odds under close inspection!
Team | Opening odds | Current best odds |
---|---|---|
Florida Panthers | +750 | +700 (FanDuel) |
Edmonton Oilers | +750 | +850 (FanDuel*) |
Carolina Hurricanes | +700 | +900 (DraftKings) |
Colorado Avalanche | +850 | +950 (FanDuel) |
Vegas Golden Knights | +1200 | +950 (DraftKings) |
Dallas Stars | +900 | +1000 (DraftKings) |
Tampa Bay Lightning | +1600 | +1800 (Bet365) |
New Jersey Devils | +1800 | +2000 (DraftKings) |
Los Angeles Kings | +1800 | +2100 (FanDuel) |
Toronto Maple Leafs | +2400 | +2300 (FanDuel) |
Winnipeg Jets | +2200 | +2500 (DraftKings) |
Washington Capitals | +2400 | +2900 (FanDuel) |
New York Rangers | +3200 | +3000 (Bet365) |
Ottawa Senators | +3200 | +3100 (FanDuel) |
Minnesota Wild | +3500 | +3500 (Bet365*) |
Utah Mammoth | +3400 | +4000 (DraftKings) |
St Louis Blues | +4700 | +5000 (Bet365) |
Vancouver Canucks | +5500 | +6000 (FanDuel) |
Montreal Canadiens | +9000 | +7000 (FanDuel) |
Nashville Predators | +9000 | +9000 (Bet365*) |
Columbus Blue Jackets | +8500 | +9000 (FanDuel) |
New York Islanders | +6500 | +10000 (DraftKings) |
Philadelphia Flyers | +8000 | +10000 (DraftKings) |
Calgary Flames | +8000 | +10000 (DraftKings) |
Detroit Red Wings | +10000 | +10000 (FanDuel*) |
Boston Bruins | +12000 | +12500 (Bet365) |
Buffalo Sabres | +14000 | +13000 (FanDuel) |
Seattle Kraken | +35000 | +22500 (Bet365) |
Anaheim Ducks | +40000 | +28000 (FanDuel) |
Pittsburgh Penguins | +28000 | +34000 (FanDuel) |
Chicago Blackhawks | +50000 | +50000 (Bet365*) |
San Jose Sharks | +50000 | +50000 (Bet365*) |
Odds as of July 2, 2025
Team | DraftKings | FanDuel | Bet365 |
---|---|---|---|
Florida Panthers | +600 | +700 | +600 |
Edmonton Oilers | +850 | +850 | +700 |
Carolina Hurricanes | +900 | +800 | +750 |
Colorado Avalanche | +900 | +950 | +900 |
Vegas Golden Knights | +950 | +850 | +900 |
Dallas Stars | +1000 | +900 | +900 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | +1400 | +2300 | +1800 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | +1600 | +1500 | +1800 |
New Jersey Devils | +2000 | +1900 | +1800 |
Los Angeles Kings | +2000 | +2100 | +2000 |
Odds as of July 2, 2025
July 1, 2025: The Vancouver Canucks have resigned 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.
June 18, 2025: Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals and claim the second SC win in back-to-back seasons. Sam Reinhart was the first star of the decisive game, scoring four goals. After the Stanley Cup win, the Panthers leapfrog as the number one betting favorite to win the 2025-26 Stanley Cup as well, with the same Oilers as their primary challenger.
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.
Season - Team | Opening odds | Playoffs R1 odds | Finals odds |
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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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