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Betting on the Stanley Cup is not the only way to put money on NHL futures. A raft of sportsbooks routinely post odds to win each conference. The odds fluctuate throughout the season as teams play better/worse, make significant trades, and suffer key injuries.

This odds tracker monitors each of the 32 NHL teams’ odds to win their conference. The graphs and tables are divided along East/West lines.

2023 Eastern Conference Champion Odds

NHL Eastern Conference odds above are updated every 15-60 minutes from top sportsbooks including DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM among others.

  • [June 28]: The Maple Leafs have opened as +425 favorites to win the NHL’s Eastern Conference in 2023.

Past 10 Eastern Conference Champions

Year Team Ranking
2022 Tampa Bay Lightning East #5
2021 N/A (Conference/Division restructure due to COVID-19) N/A
2020 Tampa Bay Lightning Atl. #2
2019 Boston Bruins Atl. #2
2018 Washington Capitals Metro #1
2017 Pittsburgh Penguins Metro #2
2016 Pittsburgh Penguins Metro #2
2015 Tampa Bay Lightning Atl. #2
2014 New York Rangers Metro #2
2013 Boston Bruins East #4

*Note: the current playoff seeding process was adopted in 2014 playoffs.

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2023 Western Conference Champion Odds

NHL Western Conference odds above are updated every 15-60 minutes.

  • [June 28]: The Avalanche have opened as +175 favorites to win the NHL’s Western Conference in 2023, while Vegas is the second favorite at +650.

Past 10 Western Conference Champions

Year Team Ranking
2022 Colorado Avalanche  West #1
2021 N/A (Conference/Division restructure due to COVID-19)  N/A
2020 Dallas Stars Cent. #3
2019 St Louis Blues Cent. #3
2018 Vegas Golden Knights Pac. # 1
2017 Nashville Predators Wild Card #2
2016 San Jose Sharks Pac. #3
2015 Chicago Blackhawks Cent. #3
2014 Los Angeles Kings Pac. #3
2013 Chicago Blackhawks  West #1

*Note: the current playoff seeding process was adopted in 2014 playoffs.


Archived NHL Conference Odds: 2022, 2021, 2020

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