The best offshore sports betting sites favor the Boston Bruins to win the 2020 Stanley Cup. When and if the 2019-20 NHL season resumes. Should the campaign be restarted, the remaining games would likely be played in empty, air-conditioned arenas. A very optimistic timeline would have players returning to their home rinks on May 15. A training camp would follow and then possible exhibition games in June. The regular season would then continue in July, with the Cup awarded in September. No doubt the best online sportsbooks just might come up with their own lines on whether or not the league will return, and when. But in the meantime, let’s have a look at the favorite teams to potentially win the Cup.
Odds to Win the Stanley Cup 2020
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | +650 |
| Colorado Avalanche | +750 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | +750 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | +750 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | +800 |
| St. Louis Blues | +1200 |
| Washington Capitals | +1400 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | +1500 |
| Dallas Stars | +1800 |
| Nashville Predators | +1800 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | +1800 |
| Edmonton Oilers | +2000 |
| Vancouver Canucks | +3300 |
| Calgary Flames | +4000 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | +4000 |
| Arizona Coyotes | +5000 |
| Minnesota Wild | +5000 |
| Winnipeg Jets | +6000 |
| Florida Panthers | +6600 |
| New York Islander | +6600 |
| New York Rangers | +6600 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | +10000 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | +2500 |
| Montreal Canadiens | +100000 |
Boston Bruins +400
The Bruins lead the NHL Atlantic Division with 44 wins, 14 losses, 12 overtime losses, 38 regulation wins, 227 goals for, 174 goals against, +53 goal difference, and 100 points. Right winger David Pastrnak has 48 goals and 95 points. Left wing Brad Marchand has 59 assists. Defenseman Zdeno Chara has a +26 plus/minus. Goalkeeper Tuukka Rask has 26 wins and a 2.12 goal against average. One player with a more intangible contribution is defenseman Brandon Carlo. Carlo has become a very important element for the Bruins. So much so that when he suffered a concussion on March 5, everyone in Boston crossed their fingers that it wouldn’t be serious. And in fact, he wasn’t badly hurt and was expected to return to the lineup in the first game to be postponed due to the pandemic. The mere thought, however, of starting the playoffs without Carlo was cringe-inducing.
Tampa Bay Lightning +600
The silver lining for the Lightning is that centre and captain Steven Stamkos has had time to recover from the surgery he underwent on March 2. One must believe the best offshore sports betting sites wouldn’t give Tampa Bay as good odds without him. Stamkos’s goal-scoring is essential to the Lightning’s offensive production. He is not only a top-line forward who can score against some of the best defensemen in the NHL, but also makes the Lightning’s forward group more flexible and complements their offensive output. Head coach Jon Cooper can spread the team’s talent between the top six, making the opposition choose how to deploy their best defenders. Conversely, he can stack his stars together, putting Stamkos on the wing, Kucherov on the other side and Brayden Point at center.
Vegas Golden Knights +650
The Knights lead the Pacific Division with a 39–24–8 record, 22–11–4 home record, 17–13–4 road record, 227 goals for and 211 goals against. Left wing Max Pacioretty has 32 goals and 66 points. Right wing Mark Stone has 42 assists. Forward Chandler Stephenson has a +19 plus/minus. Goalkeepers Marc-Andre Fleury and Robin Lehner have 27 wins and a 1.67 goal against average, respectively.
Colorado Avalanche +700
The Avs are second in the Central Division behind St. Louis. Colorado is 42-20-8 overall, 18-9-6 at home, and 24-11-12 on the road.
Saint Louis Blues +900
According to STL Today.com, the Blues are the team to bet on if NHL figures out its comeback. Not so much according to the best offshore sports betting sites, but whatever. The Blues “will not fall apart if the season does not resume. It’s Blues general manager Doug Armstrong’s job to keep the momentum rolling, but replicating this team would be impossible, just as cloning last year’s championship team was impossible … It’s the combination of it all — the newness of the Blues’ rise as true championship contenders, the precariousness of any championship window in a salary-cap league, Tarasenko’s chance to be an X-factor, Pietrangelo’s hazy future — that makes the idea of seeing everything wiped away so, well, unfair.”
