2025 NHL Stanley Cup odds: Panthers one win from championship forward of Sport 6

The NHL playoffs have formally reached the Stanley Cup Closing. 

This collection may look acquainted, because the Florida Panthers look to defend their title by defeating the Edmonton Oilers for a second straight yr. 

Can Connor McDavid and the Oilers overcome Florida this season? 

Will now we have a brand new champion for the fifth time in 5 years?

Let’s take a look at the Stanley Cup champion odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of June 16.

Panthers (3) vs. Oilers (3)
Playoff collection: FLA leads 3-2

Panthers: -350 (guess $10 to win $12.86 complete)
Oilers: +280 (guess $10 to win $38 complete)

Sport 6 odds

Panthers: -148 (guess $10 to win $16.76 complete)
Oilers: +124 (guess $10 to win $22.40 complete)

Edmonton gained Sport 1 of the Stanley Cup collection after Leon Draisaitl scored a power-play objective with 31 seconds left in additional time. Draisaitl and the Oilers discovered the again of the online first at 1:06 into the primary interval, after which got here again from 3-1 all the way down to drive OT.

In Sport 2, it was double additional time, however this time, the Panthers emerged with the win by way of a Brad Marchand objective on the 8:05 mark of the second further interval.

With that, the Panthers turned the favorites as soon as once more. 

In Sport 3, no further time was wanted, because the Panthers jumped out to a 4-1 lead within the second interval earlier than cruising to a 6-1 victory, taking a 2-1 lead within the collection. 

However in Sport 4, even with Florida leaping out to a 3-0 lead within the first interval, issues resulted in additional time as soon as once more, as Edmonton stormed again to take a 4-3 earlier than profitable 5-4 in OT. 

Speak about a backwards and forwards collection.

The Panthers took a commanding 5-2 Sport 5 win after Marchand added one other two objectives — giving him a series-leading six objectives — probably the most by any participant in a Stanley Cup Closing since 1988. Florida is one win away from bringing house the trophy as soon as once more.

Whereas Florida has been to the final three Stanley Cups, and gained final season, the final time the Oilers took house the trophy was in 1990. 

It has been over 30 years since a Canadian crew gained the Stanley Cup.

A distinct franchise has gained the Stanley Cup in every of the previous 4 years. The Lightning have been the final crew to repeat, profitable it in 2020 and 2021. 

Previous to that, the Penguins gained it again to again in 2016 and 2017, and earlier than that, the final crew to win consecutive titles was the Purple Wings in 1997 and 1998.

Of the final 10 NHL champions, six have been from the Japanese Convention and 4 have been from the West.

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