Stanley Cup Odds 2026: Vegas Avoids Game 3 Disaster, Reclaims Favorite Status

The Stanley Cup odds are on a wild ride. After losing favorite status following an overtime loss in Game 2, the Vegas Golden Knights are back on top after winning Game 3 in overtime despite being up 4-0 in the second period.

Below are the latest NHL odds to win the Stanley Cup, with Game 4 set for Tuesday night.

🏆 Stanley Cup Final 2025-26 odds

Team
Golden Knights	-190
Hurricanes	+150

Odds as of 6-7, courtesy of BET99, one of our best betting sites. Sign up with our BET99 promo code, or get one of our other sportsbook promos.

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Back and forth we go. No one has won back-to-back games yet in this series, and it's the Golden Knights (-190) back on top after a 5-4 overtime win in Game 3. Will Carolina (+150) keep the trend going in Game 4?

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Stanley Cup prediction

Latest pick: Golden Knights (+625)

I'm in full agreement with the Stanley Cup oddsmakers that the Avalanche and Hurricanes should be the betting favorites. The dropoff to the Golden Knights at +625 before Round 2, however, is a little too steep, and I'm here to take advantage of that pricing.

The series score odds expect the Golden Knights to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 in Round 2, and the Stanley Cup Final matchup between the Hurricanes and Golden Knights is second to only a Hurricanes-Avs final. Head coach John Tortorella has sharpened this team, and goaltender Carter Hart is coming off his two best starts of the postseason.

Bet	Odds	Bet date	Units
Golden Knights	+625	May 4	1
Stars	+2500	April 29	1
Golden Knights	+1100	April 4	1
Wild	+1700	March 6	1

2026-27 Stanley Cup odds

Team
Carolina Hurricanes	+650
Colorado Avalanche	+700
Tampa Bay Lightning	+1000
Edmonton Oilers	+1100
Minnesota Wild	+1200
Vegas Golden Knights	+1300
Florida Panthers	+1500
Ottawa Senators	+1500
Dallas Stars	+1700
New Jersey Devils	+2200

Odds as of 5-30.

Any Canadian team to reach the Second Round of the playoffs is boosted to +100.
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Opening Stanley Cup odds

• Edmonton Oilers: +650
• Florida Panthers: +750
• Colorado Avalanche: +800
• Dallas Stars: +850
• Carolina Hurricanes: +900
• Vegas Golden Knights: +1200
• Tampa Bay Lightning: +1500
• Toronto Maple Leafs: +1300
• New Jersey Devils: +1800
• Los Angeles Kings: +2000
• Toronto Maple Leafs: +2000
• Winnipeg Jets: +2200
• Washington Capitals: +2800
• Vegas Golden Knights: +1800
• New York Rangers: +3000
• Ottawa Senators: +3300
• Minnesota Wild: +3500
• St. Louis Blues: +4000
• Utah Mammoth: +4000
• Vancouver Canucks: +5000
• New York Islanders: +6600
• Columbus Blue Jackets: +8000
• Montreal Canadiens: +8000
• Calgary Flames: +9000
• Nashville Predators: +9000
• Boston Bruins: +10000
• Detroit Red Wings: +10000
• Philadelphia Flyers: +10000
• Anaheim Ducks: +15000
• Buffalo Sabres: +15000
• Pittsburgh Penguins: +20000
• Seattle Kraken: +30000
• Chicago Blackhawks: +50000
• San Jose Sharks: +50000

📈 Stanley Cup betting trends

Here are some trends you may want to consider before placing a bet on the Stanley Cup.

• Repeat winners are more common than you think. Since 2010, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning have successfully defended their Cup once. Florida now enters that elite group.
• Top teams from the beginning of the year typically go on to win the Cup. Since 2010, just five teams with odds above +1,000 have gone on to hoist Lord Stanley.
• In the last 10 seasons, the Eastern Conference has won seven Cups.
• The President’s Trophy winner has gone on to win the Stanley Cup just eight times in the 35 years that both trophies have been awarded.
• A team has won 2+ consecutive Stanley Cups 16 times, with the Panthers just completing the task.
• The runners-up have gone on to win the Stanley Cup in the following season only once since 1990 (Pittsburgh Penguins 2009).

Despite losing in the Eastern Conference Finals again, books think next year may be the year for the Carolina Hurricanes. Following suit are familiar faces in Florida and Edmonton.

👑 Past Stanley Cup winners

Here are the last 15 winners of the Stanley Cup, their odds of winning just before the playoffs began (courtesy of Sports Odds History), and the team that lost in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Season	Stanley Cup Winners	Odds before playoffs	Runner Up
2024-25	Florida Panthers	+1000	Edmonton Oilers
2023-24	Florida Panthers	+800	Edmonton Oilers
2022-23	Vegas Golden Knights	+1200	Florida Panthers
2021-22	Colorado Avalanche	+325	Tampa Bay Lightning
2020-21	Tampa Bay Lightning	+800	Montreal Canadiens
2019-20	Tampa Bay Lightning	+650	Dallas Stars
2018-19	St. Louis Blues	+1250	Boston Bruins
2017-18	Washington Capitals	+1225	Vegas Golden Knights
2016-17	Pittsburgh Penguins	+770	Nashville Predators
2015-16	Pittsburgh Penguins	+650	San Jose Sharks
2014-15	Chicago Blackhawks	+800	Tampa Bay Lightning
2013-14	Los Angeles Kings	+1400	New York Rangers
2012-13	Chicago Blackhawks	+400	Boston Bruins
2011-12	Los Angeles Kings	+2200	New Jersey Devils
2010-11	Boston Bruins	+800	Vancouver Canucks
2009-10	Chicago Blackhawks	+450	Philadelphia Flyers

As the Lightning appear set to fade a bit, the Panthers have reached consecutive Cup Finals and are favored to do it again next year.

🥅 NHL teams with the most Stanley Cups

Team	Stanley Cup wins	Stanley Cup appearances
Montreal Canadiens	24	35
Toronto Maple Leafs	13	21
Detroit Red Wings	11	24
Boston Bruins	6	20
Chicago Blackhawks	6	13
Edmonton Oilers	5	8
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	6
New York Islanders	4	5
New York Rangers	4	11
Colorado Avalanche	3	3
New Jersey Devils	3	5
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	5

The Habs have a comfortable lead in the clubhouse but haven't hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup since 1993 — the last Canadian-based team to do so.

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