With a few weeks of NHL action under our belt, we’ve got a pretty good idea of what teams will be contenders for the Stanley Cup come springtime.
While the top four teams in our odds right now have remained the same, the movement of the rest of the top 10 or so teams has been dictated by the red-hot trade market. After the New Jersey Devils traded for a former Hart Trophy-winning goaltender, Connor Hellebuyck, their odds of winning the Cup jumped to ninth place at +1200 and the trade request of last year’s Hart winner, Nikita Kucherov, has put the Tampa Bay Lightning’s odds at +1100.
Here’s a look at where all 32 teams are ranked in the odds for who’ll win the Stanley Cup in 2027.
Stanley Cup Odds
| Rank | Team | Odds | Opening Odds |
| 1 | Carolina Hurricanes | +750 | +750 |
| 2 | Colorado Avalanche | +750 | +700 |
| 3 | Edmonton Oilers | +800 | +1110 |
| 4 | Florida Panthers | +900 | +1100 |
| 5 | Vegas Golden Knights | +900 | +1000 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Lightning | +1100 | +1200 |
| 7 | Minnesota Wild | +1200 | +1400 |
| 8 | New Jersey Devils | +1200 | +3000 |
| 9 | Dallas Stars | +1600 | +1500 |
| 10 | Utah Mammoth | +1800 | +3000 |
| 11 | Washington Capitals | +1800 | +5000 |
| 12 | Montreal Canadiens | +2200 | +2200 |
| 13 | Ottawa Senators | +2800 | +1800 |
| 14 | Buffalo Sabres | +3500 | +1800 |
| 15 | Boston Bruins | +4000 | +9000 |
| 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | +4000 | +6000 |
| 17 | Anaheim Ducks | +8000 | +2200 |
| 18 | Los Angeles Kings | +10000 | +3500 |
| 19 | New York Rangers | +10000 | +8000 |
| 20 | San Jose Sharks | +10000 | +6000 |
| 21 | St. Louis Blues | +10000 | +10000 |
| 22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | +12500 | +5000 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | +12500 | +6000 |
| 24 | Nashville Predators | +15000 | +15000 |
| 25 | New York Islanders | +20000 | +6600 |
| 26 | Seattle Kraken | +20000 | +20000 |
| 27 | Winnipeg Jets | +20000 | +8000 |
| 28 | Philadelphia Flyers | +30000 | +5000 |
| 29 | Detroit Red Wings | +40000 | +6600 |
| 30 | Calgary Flames | +75000 | +30000 |
| 31 | Chicago Blackhawks | +75000 | +15000 |
| 32 | Vancouver Canucks | +100000 | +50000 |
Who’s Favored to Win the Stanley Cup?
Carolina Hurricanes (+750)
Our defending Stanley Cup champion, the Carolina Hurricanes, share the shortest odds to win the Stanley Cup after 17 games. They have a 12-3-2 record this season, with a +24 goal differential and a league-leading 26 team points.
The Hurricanes are leading the league in points by a thin margin, though, with the Edmonton Oilers and the Minnesota Wild closely behind them.
Carolina’s main problem this season is that they haven’t proven themselves enough against quality opponents. Some of that comes down to their schedule. The Hurricanes just haven’t played a ton of the league’s top teams yet. On October 22, Carolina failed a big test by losing to the Oilers in a 6-5 game that was decided in a shootout.
They’re also not in the top five in either power-play or penalty-kill efficiency. They finished last season as the fourth-best power play team.
The Hurricanes shouldn’t be discounted as a team to win the Stanley Cup, but they’re just not the best team in the league right now.
Colorado Avalanche (+750)
The Colorado Avalanche are looking far more concerning to start the season than Carolina.
The Avalanche have a 9-6-1 record in their first 15 games. They’re fourth in their division, behind the Minnesota Wild, Utah Mammoth, and Dallas Stars. Two Pacific Division teams, the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights, have won more than them to start the season. All five teams look stronger than Colorado.
The Avalanche have suffered losses to teams like Columbus, Philadelphia, and Nashville to start the year.
At this point last season, Colorado had only one regulation loss and a 10-1-5 record.
They will probably still be a strong playoff team this spring, but they’re very vulnerable.
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