The 2023-2024 NHL postseason is here and the race for the Western Conference championship is wide open. With a solid number of legitimate contenders in this conference, the race to see who will come out on top should be fascinating all year long. Here, we look at the latest odds to win the Western Conference and break down which teams are worth taking a look at in the futures markets on the ice.
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In the 2022-23 NHL season, the Vegas Golden Knights won the Western Conference championship to represent the West in the Stanley Cup Final. Vegas was the top seed in the Western Conference going into the playoffs, and they lived up to that billing by running through their competition to get to and win the Final. This year, Vegas is no longer in championship contention after losing in the first round to the Dallas Stars.
The Stars have become one of the favorites to win the Western Conference, along with the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers. The Stars and Avalanche are playing in the second-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, with the winner likely to be favored over the winner of the Oilers and Canucks in the other conference semifinal series out West. The margin between the Stars and Avs should be razor thin, as both teams are so good at protecting their home ice that it will take a lot for one team to break serve and close things out.
As for Edmonton and Vancouver, the Oilers are favored to advance to the Western Conference Final out of that series. But there will be nothing easy about that best-of-seven series either. Both of those teams are so explosive offensively that it will be hard for either defense to find its footing on a consistent basis.