Believe it or not, the 2023-24 NHL season gets started tonight with a tripleheader on ESPN. The slate features a Tampa Bay Lightning that is looking to reach their fourth Stanley Cup in the past five seasons, rookie phenom Connor Bedard taking on his childhood hero of Sidney Crosby and the defending-champion Vegas Golden Knights. We have NHL picks for each of those games and will have NHL predictions for every matchup this season. But before we get to today’s slate, we've provided our best Stanley Cup predictions while the preseason odds are still available.
NHL Stanley Cup Final 2023-24 betting lines and odds
We have both a Stanley Cup best bet and longshot for you, but first, here are the latest NHL odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook:
- Carolina Hurricanes: +800
- New Jersey Devils: +900
- Toronto Maple Leafs: +900
- Colorado Avalanche: +1000
- Edmonton Oilers: +1000
- Vegas Golden Knights: +1200
- New York Rangers: +1300
- Dallas Stars: +1400
- Boston Bruins: +1600
- Florida Panthers: +1600
- Tampa Bay Lightning: +2000
- Los Angeles Kings: +2200
- Pittsburgh Penguins: +2800
- Minnesota Wild: +3000
- Calgary Flames: +3000
Our experts provided their early best bet immediately following the 2023 Stanley Cup Final on the New Jersey Devils while they were priced at +1300 odds. Based on the movement, we weren't alone in that pick. Don't worry — we have another Stanley Cup best bet now that we've seen the offseason play out.
2023-24 NHL Stanley Cup Best Bet: Edmonton Oilers (+1000)
There's no doubt that we're far from the only ones eyeing the Edmonton Oilers with their NHL Stanley Cup predictions. Even still, we're able to get them with four-digit, plus-money odds, so we'll happily take that. We mentioned Connor Bedard when we opened things up, and there's been no one as touted as him since Connor McDavid.