Canes favored over VGK to hoist Stanley Cup

ESPN NHL reports that Having finally gotten over the conference finals hump, the Carolina Hurricanes will be favored to win the championship as they head into their first Stanley Cup Final since 2006.

Following Friday night's decisive Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Hurricanes opened as -155 favorites to win the Stanley Cup and the Vegas Golden Knights opened at +130, according to DraftKings odds.

Those odds remained unchanged as of Saturday morning.

Carolina and Vegas were two of the most favored teams by sportsbooks throughout the regular season and playoffs, with the former entering the campaign as a +750 co-favorite and the latter starting close behind at +900.

The Canes were a second-best +475 at the beginning of the postseason, while the Golden Knights were a fourth-best 10-1.

Those prolonged short odds mean that U.S.