Updated Stanley Cup Odds for Stars, Oilers, Panthers & Hurricanes Heading Into Conference Finals

• Sportsbooks have updated odds on the Stanley Cup champion entering the conference finals.

• Oddsmakers see a rematch of last year’s Stanley Cup finals with the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers the co-favorites.

• I’ve got all the odds and a look at why each team has a chance to win with the conference finals set to start Tuesday.

We’re down four teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs after the Panthers put Toronto down gently Sunday night in a Game 7 snoozer.

In the Eastern Conference Final, it will be a rematch from 2023 between the Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes, while in the Western Conference Final, we get the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers.

I’ve got the latest Stanley Cup odds on all four teams, plus a look at where things stand as we go into the next round.

Updated Stanley Cup Odds

Odds as of May 19. Get your edge for the NHL playoffs with our FanDuel bonus code

There’s some differences in the odds with Florida being the betting favorite at DraftKings, but the Oilers are the favorite at both BetMGM and Bet365. Those two teams met in the Stanley Cup finals last season with Florida winning a dramatic Game 7, 2-1.

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Let’s look closer at each of the four remaining teams:

Why the Panthers will win the Cup

Florida (35-47 against the spread in the regular season) has shown it has a gear that other teams just can’t match. They outscored Toronto 19-9 in the last five games of their series.

It’s a team built solidly all the way around. Brad Marchand has settled in after the trade from Boston and has 12 points in the playoffs. Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov are fantastic two-way players.

Florida beat Carolina in two of three regular-season meetings, outscoring them 13-6. The Panthers also have experience in net with Sergei Bobrovsky, who has a .901 save percentage and a 2.31 GAA in the playoffs.

Why The Hurricanes will win the Cup

Carolina (37-45 ATS) has the hottest goalie left standing in the playoffs in Frederik Andersen, who has only faced 189 shots and has a save percentage of .937 and 1.36 GAA, the best of any keeper left.

15 different players have scored for Carolina in the playoffs. Andrei Svechnikov has been a breakout star in these playoffs, scoring eight goals. Sebastian Aho led the Hurricanes with 74 points in the regular season. Carolina hasn’t won the Cup since 2006.

Why the Oilers will win the Cup

Of the four teams left, Edmonton (38-55 ATS) has the most high-powered offense with Leon Draisaitl (106 points in the regular season) and superstar Connor McDavid (100). McDavid leads everyone in the playoffs with 14 assists, Draisaitl has 16 points.

But there is reason to be scared. The Oilers have a goalie problem. Stuart Skinner started in the playoffs against the Kings in the first round and was terrible (11 goals allowed) and was pulled for Calvin Pickard, who was brilliant. Then Pickard got hurt and Edmonton went back to Skinner. Skinner got it together, but his save percentage is still just .884.

Edmonton is now Canada’s lone hope. No Canada franchise has won the Cup since 1993. Edmonton won five Cups in a seven-year span in the 80s, with the last one coming in 1990.

Why the Stars will win the Cup

Dallas (44-51 ATS) is the most underrated of the four teams remaining. They had to go seven games to beat Colorado and they took out Presidents Trophy winner Winnipeg in six games.

Mikko Rantanen has been the man for Dallas. He was traded to Carolina by Colorado, stayed there for 13 games, and then was shipped to Dallas. He’s got nine goals and 10 assists in the playoffs.

Dallas is 3-0 in OT games these playoffs. Goalie Jake Oettinger has faced 394 shots (that’s a lot) with a save percentage of .919. Dallas reached the finals in 2020 and last won the Cup in 1999.