NHL First Round Series Lines Plus Updated Cup and Conference Odds 2026

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Colorado Avalanche

We now know the First Round matchups for five NHL series.

The oddsmakers at BetOnline.ag have opened lines for the aforementioned five series.

The odds are so much closer in the first round of the NHL than the first round of the NBA playoffs.

Series odds are subject to change.

Series Odds

Ottawa Senators +150

Carolina Hurricanes -170

Note: Current odds imply a 63% likelihood that the Hurricanes win the series.

Boston Bruins +150

Buffalo Sabres -170

Note: Current odds imply a 63% likelihood that the Sabres win the series.

Montreal Canadiens +210

Tampa Bay Lightning -255

Note: Current odds imply a 71.8% likelihood that the Lightning win the series.

Philadelphia Flyers +130

Pittsburgh Penguins -150

Note: Current odds imply a 60% likelihood that the Penguins the series.

Minnesota Wild +100

Dallas Stars -120

Note: Current odds imply a 54.6% likelihood that the Stars win the series.

Also, here’s the line for real-time Stanley Cup and Conference odds: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/nhl-futures.

2025-26 Stanley Cup  
Colorado Avalanche3/1 
Tampa Bay Lightning4/1 
Carolina Hurricanes11/2(+550)
Dallas Stars11/1 
Buffalo Sabres14/1 
Edmonton Oilers14/1 
Vegas Golden Knights14/1 
Minnesota Wild16/1 
Ottawa Senators18/1 
Montreal Canadiens25/1 
Pittsburgh Penguins33/1 
Utah Mammoth35/1 
Anaheim Ducks60/1 
Philadelphia Flyers60/1 
Boston Bruins66/1 
Los Angeles Kings66/1 
2025-26 Eastern Conference 
Tampa Bay Lightning7/4(+175)
Carolina Hurricanes5/2(+250)
Buffalo Sabres7/1 
Ottawa Senators15/2(+750)
Montreal Canadiens12/1 
Pittsburgh Penguins14/1 
Philadelphia Flyers25/1 
Boston Bruins28/1 
   
2025-26 Western Conference 
Colorado Avalanche8/5(+160)
Dallas Stars5/1 
Vegas Golden Knights11/2(+550)
Edmonton Oilers13/2(+650)
Minnesota Wild7/1 
Utah Mammoth14/1 
Anaheim Ducks22/1 
Los Angeles Kings28/1 

- BetOnline Press

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