The “TradeCentre” crew are stunned at the breaking news that Brad Marchand is headed to Florida from Boston. (1:22)
After the 2025 NHL trade deadline, the Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars are the current favorites to win the Stanley Cup. The Panthers made a splash by trading for Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand, out week-to-week with an upper-body injury, while the Stars landed star winger Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Edmonton Oilers were previously the Cup and Western Conference favorites but slipped to second in the west behind the Stars, ahead of the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights. The Avalanche acquired New York Islanders‘ center Brock Nelson and Bruins’ center Charlie Coyle.
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The red-hot Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are odds-on favorites to win the Metropolitan division and lead the President’s Trophy odds, just ahead of the Western Conference standings leader, the Winnipeg Jets.
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The Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Capitals, and Carolina Hurricanes are the top four leaders in the odds to win the Eastern Conference.
Here are the available odds for teams to win their division, their conference and the Stanley Cup for the 2024-25 NHL season.
Latest odds as of publication. For odds movement, go to ESPN BET.
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