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Jack Eichel: 'The Stanley Cup is our ultimate goal' (2:02)

Doug Greenberg May 28, 2026, 04:40 PM ET

The Stanley Cup playoffs are truly unpredictable. The Colorado Avalanche had been the championship favorites for nearly the entire regular season and postseason and had been +130 to hoist the Cup coming into the Western Conference final, but they were swept in their series with the Vegas Golden Knights .

The Golden Knights have correspondingly rocketed up the Stanley Cup winner board, going from +600 before the series and now sitting at +130.

The Carolina Hurricanes are the odds-on title favorites at -145, improving their odds from +195 after winning games three straight games in the Eastern Conference final; the Montreal Canadiens , who took Game 1, dropped from +370 to +950 after losing Games 2 and 3 and are now +3000.…