2020 NHL Playoffs: Golden Knights Stanley Cup Favorites

Vegas Golden Knights Lead Black Hawks 3-1 in Opening Series

The playoff win streak ended Sunday when the Golden Knights suffered their first loss follwing six straight wins including the round robin. The top-seeded Vegas Golden Knights will try to shut the door on the Chcago Black Hawks Tuesday, Aug. 18 leading the the quarterfinals series 3-1.

You can follow and review the daily NHL Playoffs match-ups at TheLines, and review the updated series and Stanley Cup odds. Vegas (+379) is currently the consensus Stanley Cup favorite followed by Colorado (+453), Tampay Bay (+491), Boston (+564) and Philadelphia (+583).

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Vegas opened the Stanley Cup playoffs at +550 as the top seed in the West. Philadelphia (+600) was next after the Flyers also swept through the round robin 3-0 in the East as the bottom seed.

I chipped in at TheLines with with more odds, insight and information you can bet on for the Golden Knights and Flyers ahead of their opening round match-ups.

The New York Islanders are the biggest mover in the Stanley Cup odds, now +872 holding a 3-0 series lead over the Washington Capitals. The Islanders (+140) look like the next team to pull off a series upset following four notable qualifying round upsets.

“There will be more upsets as the playoffs continue,” noted sports bettor and NHL expert Sherwood told me as reported at TheLines.

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The odds don’t say Chicago will pull of the upset, but betting on Vegas at this -7000 price is now a worthy wager to say the least. BetMGM has -10000 favoring the Golden Knights to advance leading the series 3-1.

With Arizona trailing 3-1 against Colorado and unlikely to advance while getting outplayed badly, the Golden Knights would play one of three teams next round. If Calgary beats Dallas (tied 2-2), the it’s the Flames vs. the Golden Knights. If the Stars advance, then Vegas plays the winner of the Blues and Canucks, and that series is also tied 2-2.