Overview

• MoneyPuck gives the Florida Panthers a 28.5% chance to win the Stanley Cup, slightly ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes at 28.3%.
• Carolina is projected to have a 50.3% chance of reaching the Stanley Cup Final, narrowly edging Florida's 49.7% in the Eastern Conference.
• In the Western Conference, the Dallas Stars are favored with a 54.8% chance to advance to the Final, compared to the Edmonton Oilers' 45.2%.
• The Panthers, defending champions, aim for a rare back-to-back title after dominating the Hurricanes in a 2023 sweep and winning their first Stanley Cup in 2024.
• Key factors in MoneyPuck's projections include team health, with Florida's Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk fully fit, and depth across all four remaining teams.