Stanley Cup odds: Carolina Hurricanes odds-on favorites over Vegas Golden Knights to win Final

ByDoug Greenberg ESPN logo
Friday, May 29, 2026 2:11PM
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The Stanley Cup playoffs are truly unpredictable. The Colorado Avalanche had been the championship favorites for nearly the entire regular season and postseason and had been +130 to hoist the Cup coming into the Western Conference final, but they were swept in their series with the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Golden Knights have correspondingly rocketed up the Stanley Cup winner board, going from +600 before the series and now sitting at +130.

The Carolina Hurricanes are the odds-on title favorites at -145, improving their odds from +195 after winning games three straight games in the Eastern Conference final; the Montreal Canadiens, who took Game 1,dropped from +370 to +950 after losing Games 2 and 3 and are now +3000. Carolina is back out to a huge odds lead to win the Eastern Conference at -3000, with Montreal at +1300.

All odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook

and areaccurate as of publish time.

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Mitch Marner, Golden Knights: +165

Frederik Andersen, Hurricanes: +250

Taylor Hall, Hurricanes: +600

Logan Stankoven, Hurricanes: +950

Carter Hart, Golden Knights: 12-1

Jackson Blake, Hurricanes: 15-1

Jack Eichel, Golden Knights: 16-1

Nikolaj Ehlers, Hurricanes: 40-1

Sebastian Aho, Hurricanes: 50-1

Pavel Dorofeyev, Golden Knights: 50-1

Seth Jarvis, Hurricanes: 60-1

Jakub Dobes, Canadiens: 80-1

Andrei Svechnikov, Hurricanes: 100-1

Brett Howden, Golden Knights: 100-1

Nick Suzuki, Canadiens: 150-1

Mark Stone, Golden Knights: 150-1

Lane Hutson, Canadiens: 150-1

Tomas Hertl, Golden Knights: 300-1

Ivan Barbashev, Golden Knights: 300-1

Cole Caufield, Canadiens: 350-1

Shayne Gostisbehere, Hurricanes: 500-1

Juraj Slafkovsky, Canadiens: 500-1

Ivan Demidov, Canadiens: 500-1

Alex Newhook, Canadiens: 500-1

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