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Who Will Win the 2025 Stanley Cup? Panthers, Jets Best Bets
- The Winnipeg Jets (+1000) offer value as Presidents’ Trophy winners.
- The Florida Panthers (+700) are a solid bet for back-to-back Stanley Cups.
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It seems like just yesterday that the NHL regular season was getting underway with the Florida Panthers listed as the co-favorites at BetUS sportsbook to make it two Stanley Cup championships in a row.
The Winnipeg Jets began the season with the eighth-shortest odds of winning the Stanley Cup among Western Conference teams and weren’t drawing much interest from those who bet on the NHL. Now, the Jets try to avoid the Presidents’ Trophy curse after leading the NHL with 56 wins and 116 points. Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Check out their NHL odds.
It wasn’t all good news when looking at the NHL Stanley Cup odds as the New York Rangers (+1200), Nashville Predators (+1600) and the Boston Bruins (+1800) are among the teams that began the season as title contenders, only to miss the postseason.
4 Stanley Cup Contenders to Bet
1. Jets Top Pick Among Canadian Franchises
Last season, the Edmonton Oilers were one win shy of becoming the first Canadian franchise to win the Stanley Cup since the 1992-93 Montreal Canadiens.
Even though the Oilers will open the playoffs on the road against the Los Angeles Kings, they have the shortest Stanley Cup championship odds of +900 among the teams north of the border to make the playoff field. Edmonton is -120 to win the series vs LA.
After missing three weeks, Connor McDavid returned with 10 assists in his first four games. McDavid is +1600 in Conn Smythe Trophy odds. It remains to be seen when Leon Draisaitl will return to the ice.
Winnipeg has perhaps the best goalie in the NHL, Connor Hellebuyck. He is one of the reasons why the Jets lost just seven home games in regulation during the regular season. The Jets offer some value in the NHL picks at +1000 to win the NHL title.
Presidents Trophy Winners – Your Winnipeg Jets
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The bad news is that the last Presidents’ Trophy winner to reach the Stanley Cup Finals was the 2012-13 Chicago Blackhawks, who won the title after having the best record in the league, per NHL betting tips.
The Toronto Maple Leafs won’t have to contend with perennial playoff nemesis Boston as the Bruins failed to make the playoffs. The first-round series with Ottawa will have the attention of Canadian hockey fans.
Take a look at the +1200 odds for Toronto to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1967 when making NHL Stanley Cup picks.
Bet on the Jets to win the Stanley Cup (+1000)
2. Panthers Favored to Go Back-to-Back
There’s a chance that Matthew Tkachuk could be back for the playoff opener and that is great news for the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.
Tkachuk hasn’t played since being injured in the 4 Nations Face-Off. Tkachuk has 17 goals and 29 assists in NHL playoff games over the last two seasons.
Matthew Tkachuk back for Game 1?
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pic.twitter.com/H1SdnMAIQv— Kay Adams (@heykayadams) April 16, 2025
Florida opens with a Tampa Bay team that has the fourth-best points percentage since the start of February, per Panthers vs Lightning stats. The Panthers could get star defenseman Aaron Ekblad back from suspension during the series with the Lightning. Don’t discount the potential impact of Brad Marchand. The longtime Boston Bruins winger has 13 career overtime goals in the playoffs.
Bet on the Panthers to win the Stanley Cup (+700)
3. Can Record-Breaking Ovechkin Deliver Cup to Capitals?
Alexander Ovechkin has been making plenty of NHL news as he broke Wayne Gretzky’s career goal-scoring record while leading the Washington Capitals to the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
Ovechkin, T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson and John Carlson are all proven playoff performers who helped the Capitals win the 2018 Stanley Cup title. The key could be the talented group of Capitals 25 or younger.
Forwards Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas join defensemen Martin Fehervary and Rasmus Sandin as key pieces for a Washington team priced at +1000 to win the Stanley Cup.
Bet on the Capitals to win the Stanley Cup (+1000)
4. Blues Among Longshot Bets
There could be some value for some under-the-radar contenders.
The St. Louis Blues are 21-5-4 since the start of February and could be a dangerous team in the playoffs. Robert Thomas has been one of the most productive players late in the regular season. It won’t be easy facing the top-seeded Jets in the regular season. Winnipeg won two of the three games during the regular season, but both teams scored eight goals in those games.
The +4000 NHL futures odds for St. Louis to win the Stanley Cup is sure to draw some action.
The Los Angeles Kings have a +49 goal differential in their last 32 games. The Kings went 3-1 against both the Edmonton Oilers and the Vegas Golden Knights during the regular season.
Tampa Bay has plenty of players who know what it takes to win the Stanley Cup. The Lightning lead the NHL with an average of 3.8 goals per game while ranking in the top five in goals allowed since the beginning of February.
Bet on the Blues to win the Stanley Cup (+4000)
Odds and information are accurate at the time of writing. Please check with official sources for the latest updates before placing any bets
Questions Of The Day
Which player in the 2025 postseason has the most career playoff points?
Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning has 167 career playoff points, the most among the players on 2025 playoff teams.
Which playoff team had the longest NHL championship odds when the season began?
The Montreal Canadiens were priced at +12500 to win the Stanley Cup when the season began.
