NHL Hockey Bets
Sportsbooks catering to those hoping to lay bets on the Stanley Cup winner have posted the Detroit Red Wings and the Ottawa Senators as the favorites to win the first Stanley Cup championship played in two years, after that long, cold winter without hockey last season thanks to the labor lockout.
NHL future wagers placed on either Detroit, winners of three Cups in the last nine seasons, or Northeast Division-leading Ottawa to win the NHL title at SportingBetUSA.com will pay a winning ticket 7/2. Bodog.com has the Senators, who lead the league in goals scored, at 3/1, and the Western Conference-leading Red Wings at 7/2, while VIPSports.com has Ottawa at 11/4 and Detroit at 15/4 to win this season's Stanley Cup.
Pacific Division-leading Dallas is posted at 9/2 to win the Cup at Bodog.com, but a little shopping around will find the Stars at 7/1 at VIPSports. Clustered in a bunch just below Dallas on the second tier of the betting boards are the Philadelphia Flyers (12/1 at SportingBetUSA), the Calgary Flames (10-1 at Bodog), the Carolina Hurricanes (7/1 at SportingBetUSA.com), the New York Rangers (16/1 at VIP Sports) and the Buffalo Sabres (15/1 at VIP Sports).
At the next level, the Nashville Predators are 20/1 at several books but 30/1 to win the Stanley Cup at SportingBetUSA.com. Bettors can also find intriguing deals on the San Jose Sharks at 35/1 at VIP Sports, the Anaheim Ducks at 30/1 at VIP, the Colorado Avalanche at 35/1 at VIP, the New Jersey Devils (winners of three Cups in the last 11 seasons) at 25/1 at Bodog, and the Edmonton Oilers at VIP at a tempting 60/1.
Meanwhile, the last team to win a Stanley Cup, the Tampa Bay Lightning, are 30/1 to retain possession of Lord Stanley's chalice at Bodog and SportingBetUSA, and 50/1 to keep it at VIP Sports.
The Montreal Canadiens come in at 30/1 at SportingBetUSA, 35/1 at Bodog and 40/1 at VIP Sports.
The Stanley Cup playoffs begin with first-round action late next week.
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