The Chicago Blackhawks have been given 25/1 (+2500) odds to win the 2018-19 Stanley Cup, according to Bovada Las Vegas betting. The Blackhawks share the same odds as their Western Conference rival Los Angeles Kings and their 25/1 odds rank as the seventh-best given out to any team.
Chicago Blackhawks 25/1 To Win Stanley Cup
Last season, the Chicago Blackhawks missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2007-08 season. Their work in the off-season has done very little to shore-up the short-comings of last season’s team. Other than the hope that goaltender Corey Crawford will be 100% ready for the season and able to play at the level that the Blackhawks community has grown accustomed to over the years, and also hoping that multiple players have bounce-back seasons in 2018-19, the organization hasn’t made the drastic changes to “right-the-ship” after last season’s disappointment.
That being said, apparently the Las Vegas odds-makers at Bovada don’t have much worry about the Blackhawks. Their 2018-19 odds to win the Stanley Cup are listed below:
Odds to win the Stanley Cup (@BovadaOfficial):
TOR/TBL +750
WPG +950
NSH/VGK/WSH +1100
PIT/BOS +1200
SJ +1600
EDM/STL +2000
CHI/LAK +2500
PHI/ANA/DAL/CBJ +3000
CGY +3300
MIN +3500
NJD/COL +4000
FLA +5000
MTL +7500
NYR +8500
BUF/CAR/NYI/ARI/OTT +10000
VAN +12500
DET +20000— Odds Shark (@OddsShark) August 17, 2018
Right Or Wrong, Blackhawks Given Favorable Odds
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning lead the way with the best odds to win the Stanley Cup next year with 15/2 (+750) odds. Not far behind them are the Winnipeg Jets at 19/2 (+950), leading the Western Conference. Not far behind the Jets are the Nashville Predators, Vegas Golden Knights, and defending Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals all with 11/1 (+1100) odds for the 2018-19 season.
One thing that jumps off the page, or screen rather, is that the Blackhawks have been given better or equal odds to win the 2018-19 Stanley Cup as seven teams that were in the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. The Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, New Jersey Devils, and Colorado Avalanche all made the post-season last year and begin this season with worse odds to hoist the Stanley Cup than Chicago.
Of note, the team with the worst odds to win the Stanley Cup next season at 200/1 (+20000) are the Detroit Red Wings.
While there are no guarantees when it comes to the NHL, there is a better chance than not, that most of those teams will return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs next season, or at least be in the race late into the Spring. Chicago is much more of a question mark, but odd-makers feel better about the Blackhawks than most hockey fans and analysts.