Odds to win the Stanley Cup: Oilers sliding, Canucks rising after hot start
The Vancouver Canucks are rising up the Stanley Cup odds board. Photo by Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press.

American Thanksgiving, AKA the unofficial quarterpole of the NHL season, is almost here which means we can start forming meaningful opinions about the league.

The latest: The Vegas Golden Knights won it all last year and are the favourites to do it again. The Tampa Bay Lightning are our best value pick, while the Detroit Red Wings are an intriguing dart throw.

Check out the latest Stanley Cup odds as of November 15.

Odds to win the Stanley Cup

Check out the latest odds to win the Stanley Cup. Click linked odds to add selection to your betslip.

TeamOdds (Nov. 14)Preseason odds
Vegas Golden Knights+675+1,300
Colorado Avalanche+875+800
New York Rangers+1,000+1,600
Boston Bruins+1,050+1,600
Dallas Stars+1,050+1,500
Carolina Hurricanes+1,150+1,050
New Jersey Devils+1,200+1,150
Toronto Maple Leafs+1,200+1,000
Los Angeles Kings+1,500+1,700
Edmonton Oilers+2,000+900
Florida Panthers+2,000+1,800
Tampa Bay Lightning+2,000+2,000
Vancouver Canucks+2,500+6,000
Pittsburgh Penguins+3,000+3,000
Winnipeg Jets+3,000+5,000
Minnesota Wild+4,000+2,700
Ottawa Senators

Best odds to win the Stanley Cup

The defending champs are looking as strong as ever.

Vegas boasts an impressive 12-3-1 record, as of Nov. 15, thanks to stellar play in its own zone. The Golden Knights rank third in goals against per game (2.19) and second in save percentage (.933).

Their well-balanced offensive attack is giving opponents fits on most nights, too, as the team is inside the top 10 in goals per game.

Vegas continues to receive key contributions from all over the lineup, with five different players having already hit double-digit points

Other odds to win the Stanley Cup

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TeamOdds (Nov. 14)Odds (preseason)
Ottawa Senators+4,500+3,700
Detroit Red Wings+5,000+4,500
Buffalo Sabres+6,000+3,200
Calgary Flames+6,000+3,000
New York Islanders+7,000+4,000
Washington Capitals+7,000+5,000
Seattle Kraken+7,500+4,500
Nashville Predators+8,000+6,000
Arizona Coyotes+10,000+10,000
St. Louis Blues+10,000+6,500
Philadelphia Flyers+12,500+15,000
Anaheim Ducks+15,000+25,000
Columbus Blue Jackets+15,000+7,000
Montreal Canadiens+15,000+15,000
Chicago Blackhawks+25,000+10,000
San Jose Sharks+250,000+15,000

The Lightning are off to an OK start but help is on the way.

Tampa Bay is 6-6-4 thus far but bettors should be mostly concerned with the offensive results, and those have been encouraging.

Keeping the puck out of its own net has been a bit of a concern but the pending return of Andrei Vasilevskiy will help. The talented netminder is practicing after undergoing back surgery.

At 50-to-1, you can do a lot worse than Detroit.

The Red Wings are currently holding down a playoff with an 8-5-2 record.

Years of picking near the top of the draft are starting to pay off, and so is the addition of Alex DeBrincat. His 10 goals lead the team and are a big reason why the Red Wings are tied for fourth in goals per game (3.67).

The Canadian teams

Canada's Stanley Cup drought is up to 30 years after no team north of the border advanced past the semifinals in 2022-23. There's plenty of Canadian content at the top of the odds leaderboard, however, giving hope that maybe 2024 is the year.

TeamOdds (Nov. 14)Preseason odds
Maple Leafs+1,200+1,000
Oilers+2,000+900
Canucks+5,000+6,000
Jets+3,000+5,000
Senators+4,500+3,700
Flames+6,000+3,000
Canadiens+15,000+15,000
  • The Oilers fired head coach Jay Woodcroft just 13 games into the season after they went 3-9-1. Kris Knoblauch is the squad's new head coach and he earned his first NHL win in a 4-1 victory over the Islanders.
  • Vancouver is one of the biggest risers to open the year. The Canucks are challenging Vegas for first place in the Pacific thanks to an impressive 11-3-1 start. Vancouver leads the NHL in goals per game, averaging 4.40 per contest.
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