play Jack Eichel: 'The Stanley Cup is our ultimate goal' (2:02) Doug Greenberg May 28, 2026, 04:40 PM ET The Stanley Cup playoffs are truly unpredictable. The Colorado Avalanche had been the championship favorites for nearly the entire regular season and postseason and had been +130 to hoist the Cup coming into the Western Conference final, but they were swept in their series with the Vegas Golden Knights . The Golden Knights have correspondingly rocketed up the Stanley Cup winner board, going from +600 before the series and now sitting at +130. The Carolina Hurricanes are the odds-on title favorites at -145, improving their odds from +195 after winning games three straight games in the Eastern Conference final; the Montreal Canadiens , who took Game 1, dropped from +370 to +950 after losing Games 2 and 3 and are now +3000. Carolina is back out to a huge odds lead to win the Eastern Conference at -3000, with Montreal at +1300. All odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook and are accurate as of publish time.…