2025-26 Stanley Cup odds: What the market says about the Rangers, Islanders, Devils
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The Florida Panthers are still celebrating their second consecutive Stanley Cup, but we're already looking ahead to next season around these parts.
As is tradition, the betting odds for the 2025-26 Stanley Cup are already up at sportsbooks around the country, giving us an early snapshot of what to expect when October comes rolling around.
There are no surprises at the top of the board, with the Carolina Hurricanes, Panthers, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche sitting neck and neck.
Things get interesting in the middle tier as the Ottawa Senators (31/1) and Utah Mammoth (35/1) seem to be getting some love, while the Toronto Maple Leafs (24/1) are heading in the wrong direction after being priced as one of the favorites for the last five years.
It's also a bit jarring to see the Boston Bruins (110/1) and Pittsburgh Penguins (280/1) so far down the board.
2025-26 Stanley Cup odds
Team Odds Carolina Hurricanes +700 Florida Panthers +750 Edmonton Oilers +750 Dallas Stars +850 Colorado Avalanche +850 Vegas Golden Knights 12/1 Tampa Bay Lightning 16/1 Los Angeles Kings 19/1 New Jersey Devils 19/1 Winnipeg Jets 23/1 Toronto Maple Leafs 24/1 Washington Capitals 28/1 New York Rangers 29/1 Ottawa Senators 31/1 Minnesota Wild 34/1 Utah Mammoth 35/1 St. Louis Blues 40/1 Vancouver Canucks 50/1 New York Islanders 65/1 Philadelphia Flyers 80/1 Columbus Blue Jackets 85/1 Calgary Flames 85/1 Nashville Predators 85/1 Detroit Red Wings 100/1 Anaheim Ducks 100/1 Montreal Canadiens 100/1 Boston Bruins 110/1 Buffalo Sabres 140/1 Pittsburgh Penguins 280/1 Seattle Kraken 310/1 Chicago Blackhawks 500/1 San Jose Sharks 500/1 Odds via FanDuel
Here's the picture that the betting market paints about the three local teams before the offseason kicks into gear:
3 Jack Hughes will be back in time for training camp.
Bill Kostroun
The lukewarm Devils (19/1)
New Jersey was a trendy favorite going into the 2024-25 season, but another injury to Jack Hughes and a dismal showing down the stretch and in the playoffs has caused the market to cool on the Devils.
They own 19/1 odds to win the Stanley Cup at FanDuel, making them the eighth-favorite.
The Devils were thought to be 'a goalie away' from turning into a legitimate contender last summer, but a pedestrian second half showed there were more issues on this roster than just in the blue paint.
They were left scrapping for offense after Hughes went down, exposing a lack of scoring depth on Sheldon Keefe's roster.
Betting on the NHL?
The good news for next season is that Hughes will be ready for camp, plus the Devils are all set on the blueline and in goal, allowing general manager Tom Fitzgerald to focus on finding more productive players to fill out the middle-six spots up front.
As far as roster flaws go, the Devils really don't have a lot to worry about, which makes them an appealing bounce-back option.
At the same time,though, it's hard to bet on them at this price until they find some support for Hughes.
A swing for a player like Nikolaj Ehlers could cause the market to shift considerably.
3 Mika Zibanejad of the New York Rangers celebrates a goal with teammates.
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Which way will the Rangers (29/1) go?
It seems like oddsmakers are hedging their bets on the Rangers right now.
While 29/1 seems like a tempting price, considering where this team was 14 months ago, the Blueshirts have undergone a ton of change in the last calendar year and the dust hasn't settled yet.
General manager Chris Drury freed up more cap space by trading away Chris Kreider, and he could create more flexibility by moving K'Andre Miller, but there are now more holes in this lineup than there have been in a long time.
The defense looks suspect behind Adam Fox and Braden Schneider, and the middle six could use some serious work.
That puts bettors in an interesting position.
Do you wait and see if the Blueshirts can add what they need during the summer and risk losing out on this price?
Or do you act now, hoping that Drury is aggressive in the offseason and has the Blueshirts among the favorites in the East by the time we hit October?
3 Mathieu Darche replaced Lou Lamoriello as general of the New York Islanders in May.
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Same ol' Islanders (65/1)?
The only team that's listed at 65/1, the Islanders are between the Canucks (50/1) and Flyers (80/1), suggesting that they're not an also-ran, but not close to being a contender.
In other words: More of the same from the Isles.
It's easy to see why the bookies feel this way about the Islanders. They've averaged 88.25 points over the last four seasons, and they've not made any significant improvements to the roster — at least not yet.
If you're looking for reasons for optimism, the Islanders were bit by some rotten injury luck last season (Mat Barzal played 30 games), so a healthier team should lead to natural improvement.
Additionally, the Isles do own the No. 1 overall pick, and new general manager Mathieu Darche should have ownership's blessing to get creative in the offseason.
Even if Darche is able to work some magic, it's hard to envision a world where bettors are rushing to back the Islanders before the puck drops. You can wait this one out.
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Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry. He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports.
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