Weekly Updated Odds to win the 2016 Stanley Cup Championship
Posted by Eric Williams on Monday,April 18, 2016 5:31, EDT in
The Washington Capitals have the unmistakable look of a club intent on winning the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking quite solid as well, while the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks are looking to regain their equilibrium after stumbling over the stretch run of the regular season. Thanks to this expert NHL betting lines analysis on the latest updated odds to win the 2016 Stanley Cup, you’re going to find out just which title hopefuls are sitting pretty right now, which ones are soon to be dispatched from the postseason and which ones stand the best chance of cashing in on their value-packed championship odds. With that said and more NHL action taking place in the bettor-friendly mybookie.ag sportsbook this evening, lets get started.
Weekly Updated Odds to win the 2016 Stanley Cup Championship
The President’s Cup-winning Washington Capitals are still favored to win their first-ever Stanley Cup trophy and actually improved from an opening +350 to the +300 they currently are after beating Philly twice to take a 2-0 lead in their first round series.
The defending-champion Chicago Blackhawks have gone from a +650 pick to +800 after falling into a 2-1 hole against St. Louis heading into Tuesday Night’s Game 4 showdown.
Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are now a +700 pick after opening at +750. The Penguins are tied 1-1 against the Rangers.
After falling into an 0-2 hole against Nashville in their first round series, the Anaheim Ducks are now a +1500 pick after opening as a +800 pick a week ago.
The Dallas Stars opened at +800, but are now a +450 pick after jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead against Minnesota. I wrote a week ago that I loved the Stars as a +800 selection.
Los Angeles Kings opened as a +800 pick but are now +2000 after falling into a 2-0 hole against San Jose. The Sharks opened as a +1500 pick but have moved to a +700 selection after pounding the Kings twice.
The Florida Panthers remain a +2000 pick despite being down 2-1 against the New York Islanders who have gone from a +200 pick to a +1400 selection.
The Detroit Red Wings opened as a +4000 pick but are now +5000 after falling into a 2-1 hole against Tampa Bay. The Tampa Bay Lightning opened at +1800 but are now +1600 for their efforts.
Last but not least, the Philadelphia Flyers are now a +10000 pick after opening as a +5000 long shot.
