The first round of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs has gotten off to a lopsided beginning, as seven of the eight series featured 2-0 series leads for one team or the other. Some of the wins haven’t been pretty, such as Tampa Bay needing to ride goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to a Game Two win, and Colorado pushing Nashville hard in Games One and Two, only to come up empty. Boston looked like the most dominant team in the first two games of the playoffs, but their collapses in seasons past have them down the list here. It’s no surprise to see Nashville as the sports betting favorite to hoist the Cup, since they made the Finals last year and won the President’s Trophy for the best record in the regular season this year. Check out our Stanley Cup odds on the 16 teams tangling for the championship.
Updated Stanley Cup Odds – April 16th Edition
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Nashville
- 2018 Stanley Cup Odds: +350
Tampa Bay
- 2018 Stanley Cup Odds: +500
Boston, Vegas
- 2018 Stanley Cup Odds: +550
Winnipeg
- 2018 Stanley Cup Odds: +750
Pittsburgh
- 2018 Stanley Cup Odds: +900
Columbus, San Jose
- 2018 Stanley Cup Odds: +1400
Washington, Toronto
- 2018 Stanley Cup Odds: +3300
Philadelphia, Minnesota
- 2018 Stanley Cup Odds: +4000
Anaheim
- 2018 Stanley Cup Odds: +5000
New Jersey
- 2018 Stanley Cup Odds: +5500
Los Angeles
- 2018 Stanley Cup Odds: +8000
Colorado
- 2018 Stanley Cup Odds: +10000