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

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.

- BetOnline Press