2025 NHL Stanley Cup, postseason odds: Oilers favored, Hurricanes second

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2025 NHL Playoffs Schedule: How to watch NHL Finals, TV, streaming, free Stanley Cup winners: A complete list of champions by year Jets vs. Stars: Playoff series schedule, scores, TV channel, how to watch Capitals vs. Hurricanes: Playoff series schedule, scores, TV channel, how to watch Maple Leafs vs. Panthers: Playoff series schedule, scores, TV channel, how to watch

The NHL playoffs are moving right along, as the Florida Panthers look to defend their Stanley Cup title.

Can Connor McDavid and the Oilers overcome Florida this season?

Will we have a new champion for the fifth time in five years?

Let’s check out the Stanley Cup champion odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of May 15, as well as the odds for each second-round series.

Stanley Cup Odds

Oilers: +265 (bet $10 to win $36.50 total)
Hurricanes: +270 (bet $10 to win $37 total)
Panthers: +275 (bet $10 to win $37.50 total)
Stars: +340 (bet $10 to win $44 total)
Jets: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)
Maple Leafs: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Jets (1) vs. Stars (2)
Playoff series: DAL leads 3-2
Series winner: Dallas -425, Winnipeg +320

Golden Knights (1) vs. Oilers (3)
Playoff series: EDM wins 4-1

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Hurricanes (2) vs. Capitals (1)
Playoff series: CAR leads 4-1

Maple Leafs (1) vs. Panthers (3)
Playoff series: FLA leads 3-2
Series winner: Florida -600, Toronto +450

A different franchise has won the Stanley Cup in each of the past four years. The Lightning were the last team to repeat, winning it in 2020 and 2021.

Prior to that, the Penguins won it back to back in 2016 and 2017, and before that, the last team to win consecutive titles was the Red Wings in 1997 and 1998.

The Panthers made it to the last two Stanley Cup Finals, falling to Las Vegas in 2023 and defeating Edmonton last season.

Of the last 10 NHL champions, six have been from the Eastern Conference and four have been from the West.

Just two of the last 10 Stanley Cup Finals have gone to seven games, and there hasn’t been a sweep since the Red Wings beat the Capitals 4-0 back in 1998.

Lastly, the last time the Stanley Cup winner finished with the best record in the regular season was in 2013 (Chicago Blackhawks).

The Winnipeg Jets (formerly the Atlanta Thrashers) ended the regular season with the best record in hockey. The franchise has never won the Stanley Cup.

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