The Edmonton Oilers made enough of an impression this offseason to jump up to the top spot on the Stanley Cup odds table.
The latest: After falling just short of a 3-0 series comeback against the Florida Panthers in the Cup Final, the Edmonton Oilers are the favourites to win the trophy in 2025. The Toronto Maple Leafs are Canada's next closest team on the odds table.
Check out the latest Stanley Cup odds as of Aug. 17.
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The favourites: Oilers (+800)
After re-signing key depth pieces and adding a few offensive-minded players in free agency, the Oilers claim the top spot on the odds board.
Edmonton brought back forwards Adam Henrique, Mattias Janmark, Connor Brown and Corey Perry while adding Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson. The two new signings have combined for 536 career goals and add more offence to an already electric group of forwards.
Remember, the Oilers were well out of a playoff spot in the early going last year before head coach Kris Knoblauch took over and willed his team back into the mix.
Edmonton ultimately fell one game short of winning the Stanley Cup.
Connor McDavid remains the best player in the world, meaning fans expect nothing short of a championship run — especially after last season's near miss.
Canadian team odds
Besides the Oilers, the Maple Leafs have the second-shortest odds among Canadian squads.
Toronto, now playing under head coach Craig Berube, made some good acquisitions over the last couple of months.
The front office inked defenceman Chris Tanev to a six-year, $27 million-dollar deal. Fans are hoping Tanev will provide much-needed grit on the blue line to pair with Morgan Rielly.
The Vancouver Canucks hold 23-to-1 odds and are the other notable Canadian team.
Captain Quinn Hughes led a breakout campaign for the Vancouver Canucks that saw their season end in a 4-2 series loss to the Oilers in the second round of the playoffs. They did win the Pacific Division, though.
The aforementioned Hughes and other core pieces like Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser have another year of experience behind them and should only improve in the coming years.
Panthers' odds to repeat
Florida Panthers (+1,100)
The Panthers overcame a scare in the Final, closing out the Oilers in Game 7 to win the franchise's first Stanley Cup.
What many believe to be the most complete roster in the NHL will be largely the same next season.
Core players like Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad and Sergei Bobrovsky are locked in for at least one more season and look to lead the Panthers to back-to-back titles.
Stanley Cup betting notes
- The Devils have 10-to-1 odds despite missing the playoffs last season. This isn't too surprising when you consider the potential on this roster led by Jack and Luke Hughes. The front office also acquired Jacob Markstrom, a much-needed goalie upgrade.
- The other two teams with 10-to-1 odds are the Avalanche and Stars. Both are perennial contenders in the West and roster two of the deepest rosters in the league. The Avs won the Cup in 2022 and have much of the same core with Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. Meanwhile, Dallas finished atop the Western Conference last year with 113 points.
- The Senators brought in Linus Ullmark, who should help their young core continue building in the Atlantic Division. At +4,000, the Sens may be poised to be Canada's next young team to break out following the Canucks' surprise first-place finish in the Pacific Division last year.
