Are the Carolina Hurricanes the Stanley Cup favourites right now?

With a lot of the usual suspects out of the way like the Tampa Bay Lightning, Colorado Avalanche, and Boston Bruins, the Stanley Cup race seems wide open, although the Carolina Hurricanes are looking like the favourite at the moment.

According to Betano.ca, these are the current odds for the Stanley Cup winners:

Carolina Hurricanes: +275
Edmonton Oilers: +325
Florida Panthers: +500
Vegas Golden Knights: +550
Dallas Stars: +600
Seattle Kraken: +1400
Toronto Maple Leafs: +1400
New Jersey Devils: +1700

Now, it helps that the Hurricanes are the only clear favourites that are currently on the brink of moving on to the second round, as the Oilers, Golden Knights, and Stars are tied in their respective series’, while the Leafs and Devils need to mount some incredible comebacks just to stay alive, so the advantage certainly favours them. That said, the Oilers are pretty close despite being tied in their series with the Golden Knights, so maybe the Hurricanes aren’t the clear-cut favourites in this race.

Frank Seravalli and Mike McKenna talked about the Canes as betting favourites on Daily Faceoff Live, discussing whether or not they think the Canes are going to live up to their odds and be the most likely to win the Cup, or if their lack of high-end scoring is going to hold them back in the end.

Mike McKenna: Not with a 17% power play. I keep doubting them though, which means they’re probably going to do it, and Jordan Martinook’s going to win the Conn Smythe.

Frank Seravalli: I’m going to say that the second part isn’t going to happen, but he might win the Conn Smythe of the second round.

Yeah, I’m not seeing the Canes as a clear Stanley Cup favourite. Betano.ca had them earlier today at +275, I believe the Oilers were +325, so some interesting bets out there.

You can watch the full episode here…