Now that the joke that was the NHL lockout is behind us, the folks over at Bovada released their 2013 Stanley Cup and conference champion odds on Monday.
The favorites are the Pittsburg Penguins (8/1) and the New York Rangers (17/2) with the New York Islanders (66/1) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (100/1) rounding out the bottom.
Pittsburgh Penguins 8/1
New York Rangers 17/2
Vancouver Canucks 9/1
Los Angeles Kings 12/1
Philadelphia Flyers 12/1
Chicago Blackhawks 14/1
Boston Bruins 16/1
Detroit Red Wings 16/1
St. Louis Blues 16/1
Minnesota Wild 18/1
San Jose Sharks 20/1
Carolina Hurricanes 22/1
Washington Capitals 22/1
Buffalo Sabres 25/1
Edmonton Oilers 25/1
Nashville Predators 28/1
Tampa Bay Lightning 28/1
Montreal Canadiens 30/1
New Jersey Devils 30/1
Toronto Maple Leafs 30/1
Anaheim Ducks 40/1
Colorado Avalanche 40/1
Dallas Stars 40/1
Florida Panthers 40/1
Ottawa Senators 40/1
Phoenix Coyotes 40/1
Calgary Flames 50/1
Winnipeg Jets 50/1
New York Islanders 66/1
Columbus Blue Jackets 100/1
After the jump, odds to win the Eastern and Western Conference.
To win the Eastern Conference:
Pittsburgh Penguins 4/1
New York Rangers 19/4
Philadelphia Flyers 7/1
Boston Bruins 15/2
Carolina Hurricanes 11/1
Buffalo Sabres 12/1
Tampa Bay Lightning 12/1
Washington Capitals 12/1
New Jersey Devils 15/1
Montreal Canadiens 16/1
Toronto Maple Leafs 16/1
Florida Panthers 20/1
Ottawa Senators 20/1
Winnipeg Jets 28/1
New York Islanders 33/1
To win the Western Conference:
Vancouver Canucks 9/2
Chicago Blackhawks 6/1
Los Angeles Kings 6/1
St. Louis Blues 7/1
Detroit Red Wings 15/2
Minnesota Wild 9/1
San Jose Sharks 12/1
Edmonton Oilers 14/1
Nashville Predators 14/1
Anaheim Ducks 18/1
Dallas Stars 20/1
Phoenix Coyotes 20/1
Colorado Avalanche 22/1
Calgary Flames 28/1
Columbus Blue Jackets 50/1
Bovada will release individual player and team prop bets later in the week. Bovada is a solid choice for providing strong-value bets, as they nailed it on the head with Evgeni Malkin being a 30/1 odd to win the Hart and Art Ross trophies last season.
