2023 NHL Stanley Cup odds: Expert picks and predictions to win the playoffs

After a historic season for the Boston Bruins, will any NHL team be able to topple them in the race for the Stanley Cup?

The Bruins, an Original Six team in their 99th season, set multiple records this season, including fastest to 100 points, fastest to 50 wins, most wins (65) and most points (135) in the regular season.

But those achievements are history as it’s a new season with the Stanley Cup playoffs underway.

The Bruins are the favorites at FOX Bet (+350, bet $10 to win $45 total) to win the Stanley Cup for the seventh time and first since 2011.

The Toronto Maple Leafs (+450) are looking at ending one of the longest and strangest title droughts in the “Big Four” sports.

The Leafs, one of the Original Six franchises, last won the Stanley Cup in 1967. Toronto has won the Cup 13 times, second most behind the Montreal Canadiens (24), but 13 expansion or original WHA franchises have won the Cup since Toronto’s last championship.

And the Leafs are gaining momentum from bettors, improving from +600 last week.

Here are the latest lowest odds to win the Stanley Cup at FOX Bet *

Boston Bruins +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total)
Edmonton Oilers +450 (bet $10 to win $55 total)
Toronto Maple Leafs +450 (bet $10 to win $55 total)
Vegas Golden Knights +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
Dallas Stars +900 (bet $10 to win $100 total)
Colorado Avalanche +900 (bet $10 to win $100 total)
Carolina Hurricanes +900 (bet $10 to win $100 total)
New York Rangers +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
New Jersey Devils +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Seattle Kraken +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Florida Panthers +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)

* odds as of 4/30/2023

FOX Bet senior sports trader Olegs Nikolajevs said the Bruins are the class of the league but, at +230 (at time of pick), offer minimal value for bettors.

If Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers can get solid goaltending in the postseason, Nikolajevs likes their chances. Edmonton bolstered its roster by trading for Nashville defenseman Mattias Ekholm in late February then won 13 out of 16 games.

“If you have such superstars as McDavid and Leon Draisaitl (second in the league in scoring behind McDavid) who will lead and carry you, all that you need is to improve the blue line and that’s what Oilers did at the deadline by getting defenseman Mattias Ekholm,” Nikolajevs said. “Both goalkeepers, Jack Campbell and Stuart Skinner, recorded a shutout in their last games while the Oilers have won nine of their last 10 games.

“If you add that Oilers are the best on power-play ratings from the Western Conference by expected goals percentage and shooting percentage, that will make them one of the favorites to win the Stanley Cup.”

PICK: Edmonton Oilers (+1100 at FOX Bet at time of pick, bet $10 to win $120 total) to win the Stanley Cup

Here are the past 10 Stanley Cup winners:

2022: Colorado Avalanche

2021: Tampa Bay Lightning

2020: Tampa Bay Lightning

2019: St. Louis Blues

2018: Washington Capitals

2017: Pittsburgh Penguins

2016: Pittsburgh Penguins

2015: Chicago Blackhawks

2014: Los Angeles Kings

2013: Chicago Blackhawks