The puck drops on the 2021-22 NHL season on Tuesday night as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning faces the Pittsburgh Penguins before the expansion Seattle Kraken takes the ice for the first time ever against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Both the Lightning and Golden Knights are within oddsmakers' top-five of teams that could potentially win the Stanley Cup this season, though the Colorado Avalanche are the favorites.
When it comes to the Philadelphia Flyers, their odds are in the middle of the pack at +4000 — which just so happens to be the same as the Kraken's.
But their division doesn't have much representation at the very top. The New York Islanders, who made the Stanley Cup semifinals in two consecutive years, have the sixth-best odds while a rebuilding Rangers team — who many believe won't even make the playoffs — have the ninth-best odds to win it all this season. That includes better odds than the Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes, and Washington Capitals; all of whom should have better seasons than the Blueshirts.
Here is how DraftKings' odds are shaking up entering opening night:
2022 Stanley Cup odds
Colorado Avalanche: +475
Vegas Golden Knights: +700
Tampa Bay Lightning: +700
Toronto Maple Leafs: +900
Boston Bruins: +1300
New York Islanders: +1500
Florida Panthers: +1800
Edmonton Oilers: +2000
New York Rangers: +2200
Pittsburgh Penguins: +2500
Minnesota Wild: +2500
Carolina Hurricanes: +2500
Washington Capitals: +3000
Dallas Stars: +3500
Seattle Kraken: +4000
Philadelphia Flyers: +4000
Winnipeg Jets: +4500
Chicago Blackhawks: +4500
Calgary Flames: +4500
St. Louis Blues: +5000
New Jersey Devils: +5000
Montreal Canadiens: +5000
Vancouver Canucks: +6000
San Jose Sharks: +10000
Nashville Predators: +10000
Los Angeles Kings: +10000
Detroit Red Wings: +15000
Ottawa Senators: +20000
Columbus Blue Jackets: +20000
Buffalo Sabres: +20000
Arizona Coyotes: +20000
Anaheim Ducks: +20000
