The Colorado Avalanche lost All-Star Nathan MacKinnon in the third period during the team’s 4-0 loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday. MacKinnon hit his chin on the ice during a headfirst fall. He skated to the bench without help, but it wasn’t long before he walked down the tunnel and did not come back. The game was a slog, as the Avs sent 35 shots at Sergei Bobrovsky but could not light the lamp. He remains questionable at this point; if you plan on including Colorado in your NHL betting, check his status before locking in your wagers. Let’s look at each team’s chances of winning the Stanley Cup as well as some thoughts about the top contenders.
NHL Updated Stanley Cup Odds to Win at Week 18
- Edmonton Oilers +810
- Boston Bruins +910
- Dallas Stars +1000
- Colorado Avalanche +1000
- Florida Panthers +1025
- Vancouver Canucks +1050
- Carolina Hurricanes 1050
- New York Rangers +1075
- Vegas Golden Knights +1225
- Winnipeg Jets +1350
- Toronto Maple Leafs +1550
- Los Angles Kings +1875
- Tampa Bay Lightning +2200
- New Jersey Devils +2500
- Detroit Red Wings +3600
- Philadelphia Flyers +3800
- Pittsburgh Penguins +4000
- N.Y. Islanders +5400
- Calgary Flames +6600
- Nashville Predators +7500
- Seattle Kraken +7500
- St. Louis Blues +950
- Washington Capitals +11000
- Minnesota Wild +12000
- Arizona Coyotes +16000
- Ottawa Senators +26000
- Buffalo Sabres +28000
- Montreal Canadiens +38000
- Columbus Blue Jackets +70000
- Anaheim Ducks +100000
- Chicago Blackhawks +30000
- San Jose Sharks +30000
The Boston Bruins bounced back from an ugly week to rout the Vancouver Canucks, only allowing 17 shots on net in a 4-0 shutout by Linus Ullmark. The ugliness included a 4-1 home loss to Calgary and a 4-0 shutout loss to Washington. While the B’s lead the East, and these issues might just need some ironing out, keep an eye on Boston to see if those ugly games are just a blip.
The Vancouver Canucks have played four of five on an East Coast swing, beating Carolina and Washington while losing to Boston and Detroit. Their win over Washington included an impressive comeback, and if Vancouver can get two more points against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night, the road trip will be a success.
The Florida Panthers have won two of three after the All-Star break – and 15 of 20 since December 23. Their last two games included a 4-2 win over Washington and a 4-0 beating of the Avalanche. Carter Verhaeghe and Matthew Tkachuk have turned into an offensive dynamo, and Sam Reinhart and Sasha Barkov are also putting up numbers at video-game speed. This will be a dangerous team in terms of offense, but it will be interesting to see how that works once the playoffs start and the defenses ramp up their effort.
The Edmonton Oilers finally lost last Tuesday, ending a 16-game winning streak that dated back to December 19. The Oilers would split their next two games, beating Anaheim, 5-3, before losing to the Kings, getting shut out by David Rittich. The Oil still have considerable momentum as the team approaches the second half looking to chase the President’s Trophy.
The Dallas Stars have won five of six and now lead the Central Division with a 32-14-6 record, now ahead of Colorado by two points with a game in hand. Along with Winnipeg, these teams make for a grueling trio atop the division, and the winner will benefit from not having to play one of the other sides in the first round of the playoffs. Thomas Harley has emerged as a monster defenseman, and Matt Duchene, Mason Marchment, and Tyler Seguin are a steady scoring line.
The New York Rangers used the All-Star break well. The Blueshirts had been foundering before the rest despite a 7-2 tattooing of the Ottawa Senators to end the first half, and they came out to beat Colorado in overtime, Tampa Bay, and Chicago in overtime. They have a 33-16-3 record and lead Carolina by four points in the Metropolitan. With Jonathan Quick and his three-Stanley Cup resume, the Rangers have a solid alternative to Igor Shesterkin in net, which means they can give Shesterkin the rest he needs to be fresh in the playoffs.
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The Boston Bruins continue to hum along in 2022-23, having collected 81.37% of their possible points this season. In the NHL, teams get two points in the standings for a win in regulation, overtime or shootout, and they get a point if they lose in overtime or in a shootout. David Pastrnak is headed to a 100+ point season of his own, and Linus Ullmark is leading in the race for the Vezina Trophy, given to the league’s top goaltender. The Bruins don’t even have the services of Jake DeBrusk right now, who went down during the Winter Classic with a lower-body injury. He was averaging 0.83 points per game before the injury – and he’s about to return. Do the Bruins have an even higher gear for their offense? We will see. As Week 19 of the regular season begins, let’s look at the latest Stanley Cup odds for each team to hoist the Title at the end of the postseason as well as some thoughts on some of the other contenders.
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | +500 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | +650 |
| Colorado Avalanche | +700 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | +1000 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | +1200 |
| N.Y. Rangers, Edmonton Oilers | +1400 |
| Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, Vegas Golden Knights | +1500 |
| Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild | +2100 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | +2600 |
| L.A. Kings | +2800 |
| Winnipeg Jets | +3000 |
| Seattle Kraken | +3200 |
| Washington Capitals | +3700 |
| Florida Panthers | +4000 |
| N.Y. Islanders | +5500 |
| Nashville Predators | +8000 |
| Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues | +13000 |
| Ottawa Senators, Vancouver Canucks, Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets, Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks | +50000 |
The New Jersey Devils still offer a lot of value on the odds table, perhaps because it’s been so long since they’ve been competitive. You can take advantage of that imbalance, and remember that the Devils have Luke Hughes waiting in the wings. The Devils drafted him in the first round, and a lot of picks out of college are starting to go to the pro ranks after their sophomore year. Hughes plays for the Michigan Wolverines and has 32 points in 28 games as a defenseman. If he decides to leave school and head to the pros, he could be another offensively minded defenseman who arrives just in time to make an impact on the playoffs.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have another promising young defenseman who has shown he can jump into the offense in Connor Timmins. He hasn’t played many games, but he has already to risen to fifth among defensemen on the team in points, with a dozen in 18 games since he came to Canada from a trade with Arizona. The Leafs already extended him for two years on a $2.2 million contract, so look for his name to keep popping up as the playoffs approach.
One problem with the Dallas Stars is their tendency to take a lead into the third period and then find themselves either in overtime or on the wrong end of a regulation comeback. However, Jason Robertson has emerged as an elite scorer, with a real shot at tallying 50 goals and 50 assists, and a projected point total of 106. If he can hit these numbers, he would become just the fifth Star/North Star to have 50 or more goals and the first Dallas Star ever to score 100 points in a season. But can the defense help them out when they are needed?
Tampa Bay is getting solid work out of Brandon Hagel this season. Coming in, he had 68 career points, and he is projected to get 31 goals and 67 points this season. He’s also coming back to the Lightning next year on the cheap, still on the books for another year at $1.5 million.
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