Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers are the Eastern Conference favorites. (Getty)
Last year the New York Rangers had the Eastern Conference’s fifth-best record. They weren’t expected to make the Stanley Cup Finals. They did.
The Rangers fell to the Los Angeles Kings in 5 games, but New York came stronger this year, claiming the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2015 NHL Playoffs with a league-best 53-22-7 record.
And now the Rangers are expected to make the Cup finals.
At 9/4, they’ve been given the best odds to win the East by the sportsbooks.
The Montreal Canadiens, who had the second-best record at 50-22-10, and the Tampa Bay Lightning (50-24-8) come in at 9/2.
The NHL playoffs begin Wednesday night.
Check out the odds for all the Eastern Conference playoff teams below:
Odds to Win the Eastern Conference
The below odds were provided by sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com and are subject to change.
New York Rangers … 9/4
Montreal Canadiens … 9/2
Tampa Bay Lightning … 9/2
New York Islanders … 8/1
Pittsburgh Penguins … 8/1
Detroit Red Wings … 9/1
Ottawa Senators … 9/1
Washington Capitals … 9/1
