
The Devils are back in the playoffs after a half-decade absence, but have a tough road ahead if they are going to return to the Stanley Cup Finals again. The Las Vegas Golden Knights (+750) and Winnipeg Jets (+750) from the Western Conference round out the top-five sportsbook favorites. The Boston Bruins, who finished just one point back from Tampa, are right behind the Lightning at 6-1 (+600) odds. The Tampa Bay Lightning, who won the conference with 113 points and are 5-1 (+500)-the best odds of any franchise besides Nashville-are the top Vegas choice in the East to win the Stanley Cup. They’ve opened at 12-1 (+1200) to accomplish the rare feat-it has only happened five times total in NHL history and hasn’t been done since the New York Islanders earned a trio of titles from 1980-83-which are longer than four other teams in the Eastern Conference. Speaking of the Penguins, their odds of threepeating aren’t all that great. The Preds followed up that magical postseason stretch with an incredible 2017-18 campaign and has a good of chance as anyone to make it back to the Finals this year. 16) in the entire field, pulling off a string of upsets before falling short at the end to the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

8 seed-or “second wild card” in the current playoff format-in the Western Conference and worst overall seed (No. Nashville came close last year despite its status as a No. Vegas installed the Preds as a 3.5-1 (+350) favorite, quite short odds for a team that still has to successfully navigate through four rounds to win a title. The Tampa Bay Lightning, top the Discover NHL® Central Division with the Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets trailing behind.Īnd finally, in one of the most competitive divisions we have the Philadelphia Flyers, Capitals, Bruins and New York Rangers all qualifying for the playoffs out of the MassMutual NHL® East Division.The Nashville Predators, last year’s runners-up, are unsurprisingly the odds-on favorite this year. The Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens all qualify for the postseason in the Scotia NHL® North Division.Ī potential surprise to some as the Los Angeles Kings squeeze into the #4 spot in the Honda NHL® West Division alongside the Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights and St. Let’s take a look at how we think this year will pan out. With the 2021 NHL season right around the corner we’re ready to showcase our NHL 21 regular season and playoff simulation! The new divisions and shorter schedule should lead to a very competitive race to the playoffs. NHL 21 Season Simulation Check out the NHL 21 Season Simulation and see who we predict wins the Stanley Cup!

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