The 2024-2025 NHL season will be a competitive one in the Eastern Conference. The Florida Panthers are looking for their third straight Eastern Conference title, but they will have plenty of competition from some elite teams in the East. Here, we break down the Eastern Conference championship odds list for the season to come on the ice and what the outlook is like for the favorites to represent the East in the Stanley Cup Final.
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Eastern Conference Championship Odds
| Team | Eastern Conference Championship Odds |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | +475 |
| Florida Panthers | +500 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | +520 |
| New Jersey Devils | +550 |
| New York Rangers | +750 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | +1100 |
| Washington Capitals | +1100 |
| Boston Bruins | +1400 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | +2500 |
| Ottawa Senators | +3000 |
| Buffalo Sabres | +3500 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | +3500 |
| New York Islanders | +4000 |
| Detroit Red Wings | +4000 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | +7500 |
| Montreal Canadiens | +12500 |
Eastern Conference Championship Favorites
Toronto Maple Leafs
Among the favorites to win the NHL Eastern Conference title are the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs have not exactly been known for postseason success in their recent history. But their play in the regular season has certainly been good enough to put them in the conference title conversation. As they gain more experience in the playoffs, they could finally put everything together and make it to the Stanley Cup Final, especially if they can win the Atlantic Division and earn home-ice advantage for some stages of the playoffs.
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers have won the Eastern Conference in two straight seasons, winning and losing one Stanley Cup Final over that span. Florida has had the number of the Boston Bruins in the postseason in the first two rounds of the playoffs in each of the last two years and have taken down the last team standing in the Metropolitan Division as well. This season, the Panthers will look to defend their Eastern Conference and Stanley Cup titles in the 2024-25 season, with the question being if they can simply sustain the level of play they have exhibited over the last couple of years.
Carolina Hurricanes
Last season, the New York Rangers won the Presidents’ Trophy as the team with the highest point total in the NHL during the regular season. They made it to the Eastern Conference Final, beating the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the postseason. This year, the Hurricanes are playing better hockey than the Rangers in the Metro Division. There is still a ton of hockey left to be played, but Carolina will be in the conference title mix throughout barring some bad injury luck.
New Jersey Devils
Also on the short list of Eastern Conference title contenders are the New Jersey Devils. The Devils had some injury issues last year that derailed their season. This season, that has not been a concern just yet and the Devils have benefited from being healthy on the ice together again. If they can stay that way, New Jersey will be one of the last teams standing in the East.
Other NHL Eastern Conference Title Contenders
There is a group of three or four teams behind the top-four favorites listed above that also have a chance to win the Eastern Conference this season. The New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, and Tampa Bay Lightning are all being given decent shots by oddsmakers to make a run to the Eastern Conference title.
New York and Boston are especially interesting in this group, as one of them could easily get the job done if they can figure out how to get the better of their division rivals early in the playoffs while building some momentum along the way. But there is a long way to go and a lot to be decided in the Eastern Conference.
