The 2021 NHL season begins Wednesday and is expected to run through Saturday, May 8. Each team is scheduled to play 56 games with all games played within regionally-aligned divisions. Below, we make our NHL betting picks and predictions to win the 2021 Stanley Cup.

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2021 Stanley Cup betting picks – Favorite

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Colorado Avalanche (+700)

The Avalanche head into the season as the betting favorites to win the Stanley Cup. Their odds have dropped slightly since opening as +800 favorites immediately after the Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2019-20 Cup in the bubble of Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.

Colorado finished the 2019-20 NHL regular season second in the Western Conference’s Central Division but lost in seven games to the Dallas Stars in the second round of the playoffs. The roster has solidified this offseason with the trade acquisition of W Brandon Saad and the promising, young defense corps looks to take another step forward under head coach Jared Bednar.

While the value isn’t great for a bet on the Avalanche with a full 56 games still to be played, we’ve already seen their odds drop and a quick start to the season will lower the potential payout even more. Through nearly a full sporting season under COVID-19-altered conditions, we’ve already seen the preseason favorites win the 2019-20 Stanley Cup (Lightning), NBA Championship (Los Angeles Lakers), World Series (Los Angeles Dodgers) and the Kansas City Chiefs are well-positioned for Super Bowl LV.

There’s something to backing favorites in these shortened and volatile seasons.

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2021 Stanley Cup betting picks – Contender

Washington Capitals (+2200)

The Capitals’ 2019-20 season ended with a five-game first-round series loss to the New York Islanders. The early exit overshadowed a 41-20-8 regular-season record that had the Caps leading the Metropolitan Division when play was suspended in mid-March.

G Braden Holtby left via free agency, but G Ilya Samsonov is fully capable of handling a full workload. He’ll be backed up by experienced starter Craig Anderson. Veteran D Zdeno Chara was also added late in free agency to bolster the defense corps.

Superstars LW Alex Ovechkin, C Nicklas Backstrom, RW T.J. Oshie and D John Carlson all return as well and will keep Washington one of the highest-scoring teams in the NHL.

2021 Stanley Cup betting picks – Long shot

New York Rangers (+3000)

The Rangers controversially won the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft after finishing the regular season at 37-28-5 and with 79 points through 70 games. They were swept in three games by the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Qualifying Round in Toronto to enter the draft lottery.

In the draft, they selected LW Alexis Lafreniere, who’ll join top-tier forwards Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad and Kaapo Kakko. G Igor Shesterkin takes over from longtime Rangers legend Henrik Lundqvist in net and will look to build on a strong rookie campaign in which he posted a .932 save percentage and 2.52 goals against average over 12 starts.

At 30-1, the Rangers are 16th by the odds to win the 2021 Stanley Cup and are the biggest long shots bettors should be targeting before the puck drops for the regular season.

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Odds to Win the 2021 Stanley Cup according to Bovada Sportsbook

Nhl Future Odds

Updated on March 10, 2021

2021 Stanley Cup
Toronto Maple Leafs +500
Tampa Bay Lightning +525
Colorado Avalanche +800
Vegas Golden Knights +800
Carolina Hurricanes +1200
Boston Bruins +1300
St. Louis Blues +1800
New York Islanders +1800
Washington Capitals +1800
Edmonton Oilers +2000
Philadelphia Flyers +2200
Minnesota Wild +2200
Florida Panthers +2400
Montreal Canadiens +2500
Winnipeg Jets +2600
Pittsburgh Penguins +3300
Calgary Flames +3500
Dallas Stars +5000
Chicago Blackhawks +5000
Los Angeles Kings +6600
Vancouver Canucks +6600
New York Rangers +8000
Arizona Coyotes +8000
Columbus Blue Jackets +10000
Nashville Predators +12500
San Jose Sharks +12500
New Jersey Devils +15000
Anaheim Ducks +20000
Buffalo Sabres +30000
Ottawa Senators +75000
Detroit Red Wings +100000

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Odds to Win the 2021 Stanley Cup according to Bovada Sportsbook

Updated on February 8, 2021

2021 Stanley Cup
Colorado Avalanche +700
Vegas Golden Knights +725
Tampa Bay Lightning +700
Toronto Maple Leafs +850
Boston Bruins +1200
Philadelphia Flyers +1600
Montreal Canadiens +1100
St. Louis Blues +1600
Washington Capitals +1800
Carolina Hurricanes +1600
Dallas Stars +2000
Pittsburgh Penguins +2200
Edmonton Oilers +2800
New York Islanders +3300
Calgary Flames +3300
Winnipeg Jets +2800
New York Rangers +4500
Nashville Predators +4500
Columbus Blue Jackets +5000
Vancouver Canucks +5000
Minnesota Wild +5000
Florida Panthers +3000
Buffalo Sabres +7000
New Jersey Devils +8000
Arizona Coyotes +10000
San Jose Sharks +10000
Los Angeles Kings +10000
Anaheim Ducks +12500
Chicago Blackhawks +12500
Ottawa Senators +20000
Detroit Red Wings +30000

Odds to Win the 2021 Stanley Cup according to Bovada Sportsbook

Updated on January 12, 2021

2021 Stanley Cup
Colorado Avalanche +650
Tampa Bay Lightning +800
Vegas Golden Knights +850
Toronto Maple Leafs +1100
Boston Bruins +1400
Philadelphia Flyers +1500
St. Louis Blues +1800
Edmonton Oilers +1800
Washington Capitals +1800
Pittsburgh Penguins +2200
Dallas Stars +2200
Carolina Hurricanes +1800
Montreal Canadiens +2200
New York Rangers +2200
New York Islanders +2800
Vancouver Canucks +2500
Calgary Flames +2500
Nashville Predators +3300
Winnipeg Jets +4500
Columbus Blue Jackets +4500
Buffalo Sabres +4500
San Jose Sharks +5000
Florida Panthers +5500
Minnesota Wild +5500
Arizona Coyotes +6600
Los Angeles Kings +6600
Chicago Blackhawks +7000
New Jersey Devils +7000
Anaheim Ducks +7000
Ottawa Senators +8000
Detroit Red Wings +12500

Odds to Win the 2021 Stanley Cup according to Bovada Sportsbook

Updated on January 5, 2021

2021 Stanley Cup
Colorado Avalanche +650
Tampa Bay Lightning +750
Vegas Golden Knights +850
Toronto Maple Leafs +1000
Boston Bruins +1400
Philadelphia Flyers +1600
St. Louis Blues +1800
Washington Capitals +2000
Edmonton Oilers +2000
Dallas Stars +2000
Pittsburgh Penguins +2200
Carolina Hurricanes +2200
New York Islanders +2800
Vancouver Canucks +2400
New York Rangers +2500
Montreal Canadiens +2400
Nashville Predators +4500
Calgary Flames +2600
Winnipeg Jets +3500
Columbus Blue Jackets +4000
San Jose Sharks +4000
Buffalo Sabres +4000
Minnesota Wild +5000
Florida Panthers +5000
Chicago Blackhawks +6600
Arizona Coyotes +6600
Los Angeles Kings +6600
New Jersey Devils +7000
Anaheim Ducks +7500
Ottawa Senators +8000
Detroit Red Wings +12500

Odds to Win the 2021 Stanley Cup according to Bovada Sportsbook

Updated on December 28, 2020

Nhl Future Odds 2020

2021 Stanley Cup
Colorado Avalanche +600
Vegas Golden Knights +800
Tampa Bay Lightning +750
Boston Bruins +1400
Toronto Maple Leafs +1100
Philadelphia Flyers +1500
Washington Capitals +2000
St. Louis Blues +2000
Pittsburgh Penguins +2000
Edmonton Oilers +1800
Dallas Stars +2000
Carolina Hurricanes +2000
New York Islanders +2500
Vancouver Canucks +2800
New York Rangers +2800
Montreal Canadiens +2800
Nashville Predators +3300
Calgary Flames +3000
Winnipeg Jets +3500
Florida Panthers +4000
Columbus Blue Jackets +4500
San Jose Sharks +4500
Buffalo Sabres +5000
Chicago Blackhawks +5500
Minnesota Wild +5500
Arizona Coyotes +6600
Anaheim Ducks +6600
Los Angeles Kings +7000
New Jersey Devils +7000
Ottawa Senators +12500
Detroit Red Wings +20000

Odds to Win the 2021 Stanley Cup according to BetUs Sportsbook

Updated on October 13, 2020

TO WIN ~ 2021 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
Colorado Avalanche +650
Tampa Bay Lightning +700
Vegas Golden Knights +700
Boston Bruins +900
Philadelphia Flyers +1500
Washington Capitals +1500
Dallas Stars +1400
Pittsburgh Penguins +1400
St Louis Blues +1500
Toronto Maple Leafs +1200
Vancouver Canucks +1800
Carolina Hurricanes +2200
Edmonton Oilers +1800
New York Islanders +2000
New York Rangers +2000
Calgary Flames +3000
Nashville Predators +2200
Arizona Coyotes +3500
Winnipeg Jets +2500
Columbus Blue Jackets +4500
Florida Panthers +3000
Minnesota Wild +4500
New Jersey Devils +4500
Montreal Canadiens +5500
San Jose Sharks +5000
Anaheim Ducks +7000
Buffalo Sabres +7000
Chicago Blackhawks +7000
Los Angeles Kings +7000
Ottawa Senators +10000
Detroit Red Wings +12000

Nhl Future Odds 2020

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