It’s time to start looking ahead to next season. Now that the Stanley Cup has been awarded, there is nothing left for teams to do except gear up for the future. Next week, the 2026 NHL Draft will take place in Buffalo, and a few days later, the new league year begins on July 1 with the start of free agency. There are going to be plenty of changes across the league landscape between now and Opening Night in October, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start predicting who is going to win the next Stanley Cup. That’s right, official betting odds on the next Cup winner are out. Checking in with BetMGM, the official betting partner of The Hockey News, the favorite to win the Stanley Cup didn’t even reach this year’s Final. The favorite to win the 2027 Stanley Cup Final is the Colorado Avalanche, coming in at +700. This year’s champion, the Carolina Hurricanes, are next at +750. As for the Florida Panthers, they come in with the fifth-shortest odds to win the Cup next year, which isn’t bad considering the Cats didn’t even make the playoffs this past season. For Panthers fans who are feeling confident that a healthy Florida squad will get back to their Stanley Cup winning ways, they can lock it in at +1100 odds, the same as the Edmonton Oilers. Only the aforementioned Avalanche and Hurricanes, and the Vegas Golden Knights at +1000, come in with shorter odds than Florida and Edmonton. To check out the full list of teams and where their odds stack up, visit the BetMGM hockey futures page here [https://www.on.betmgm.ca/en/sports/events/2026-27-nhl-futures-19690918]. LATEST STORIES FROM THE HOCKEY NEWS - FLORIDA Brandon Bussi Winning Stanley Cup Extends Bill Zito Streak Of Signing Champions [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/brandon-bussi-winning-stanley-cup-extends-bill-zito-streak-of-signing-champions] Panthers Captain Sasha Barkov Awarded Finland Hockey Association's Annual President's Trophy [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/panthers-captain-sasha-barkov-awarded-finland-hockey-associations-annual-presidents-trophy] Florida Panthers AHL Affiliate Signs Brother Of Young NHL Star [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/florida-panthers-ahl-affiliate-signs-brother-of-young-nhl-star] Florida Panthers Players Reveal Who They Think Will Win 2026 FIFA World Cup [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/florida-panthers-players-reveal-who-they-think-will-win-2026-fifa-world-cup] The Hockey Show: Steve Goldsten Talks Stanley Cup Playoffs, Panthers Offseason [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/the-hockey-show-steve-goldsten-talks-stanley-cup-playoffs-panthers-offseason] Florida Panthers, JetBlue Team Up To Open New Fan Areas Inside Amerant Bank Arena [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/florida-panthers-jetblue-team-up-to-open-new-fan-areas-inside-amerant-bank-arena] Report: Panthers Attempted To Deal Sergei Bobrovsky To Hurricanes At 2026 NHL Trade Deadline [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/report-panthers-attempted-to-deal-sergei-bobrovsky-to-hurricanes-at-2026-nhl-trade-deadline] Photo caption: Nov 30, 2024; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Florida Panthers right wing Mackie Samoskevich (center) celebrates with center Aleksander Barkov (left) and left wing Matthew Tkachuk (right) after scoring against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period at Amerant Bank Arena. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
