The Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup Playoffs position is set. They are the No. 2 seed from the Metropolitan Division and play the New York Islanders in a first-round rematch from last year.
The Canes lost their regular-season finale Tuesday at the Columbus Blue Jackets to finish with 111 points. Last year, they finished with 113 points, but their Stanley Cup run ended in the Eastern Conference Finals after the Canes lost four straight to the Florida Panthers.
Can the Hurricanes weather the storm they expect to face over the next two months and win the second Stanley Cup title in franchise history? BetCarolina.com decided to investigate the Stanley Cup champions from the 10 most recent 82-game seasons to see what their average win-loss percentage and average point total were during the season. Based on this, the Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup odds are amazing as they are out-performing past winners with a .642 win-loss percentage and 111 points.
10 Years of Stanley Cup Winnerās Records
2023-24 Hurricanes Performance
Average Stanley Cup Championās Performance
Come Thursday, when the regular season concludes, the Hurricanes might find themselves with the second-best record in the NHL. The only problem is that the team with the leagueās best record, the New York Rangers, sit atop the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers will have home-ice advantage as long as theyāre in the playoffs, meaning they would host four games in a potential second-round matchup against the Hurricanes.
Oddsmakers Like Carolinaās Cup Chances
Despite not owning the leagueās best record, the Hurricanes are the favorites to win the Stanley Cup, according to oddsmakers at BetMGM North Carolina sportsbook. Coach Rob BrindāAmourās team has odds of +650 to hoist the cup in June.
Caesars Sportsbook North Carolina feels similarly, making the Hurricanes its favorite at +625.
As the table above shows, the team with the better regular-season record does not always win in a best-of-seven playoff round. Sometimes, teams get hot at the right time (or cold at the worst). Sometimes, an injury impacts a team, or a goalie carries his team through a series.
The Hurricanes certainly qualify as a hot team. No NHL team has a better record than their 32-9-3 mark since Jan. 1, and they finished the regular season winning seven of their last 10. However, the Islanders, who were six points back of the playoffs just three weeks ago, are 8-1-1 in their last 10. Their 4-1 win against the New Jersey Devils Monday clinched their second consecutive playoff berth and fifth in the previous six seasons.
Game 1 of the seven-game series between the Isles and Canes is scheduled to start Saturday evening at PNC Arena in Raleigh. FanDuel North Carolina sportsbook has the Hurricanes as the -350 moneyline favorite to win the game. The Hurricanes have -152 odds on the 1.5-goal puck line (meaning they would need to win by two goals to cover). The Islanders, who may be without star defenseman Noah Dobson, are +275 on the moneyline and +124 on the puck line (meaning they would cover if Carolina wins by only a goal).
At bet365 Noth Carolina sportsbook, the Canes are -350 favorites to win the first-round series, while the Islandersā odds are +275.
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