The long-awaited return of NHL hockey following the All-Star break is almost here, and if you ask the oddsmakers at Las Vegas sportsbook Bovada, only two teams have a better chance to hoist the Stanley Cup than the Colorado Avalanche.
Here are Bovada’s updated frontrunners to win it all with 32 regular-season games left this season (sidenote: sports betting becomes legal in Colorado starting on May 1).
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Tampa Bay Lightning: +800
Washington Capitals: +800
Colorado Avalanche: +900
Pittsburgh Penguins: +900
Boston Bruins: +1000
St. Louis Blues: +1000
The Avalanche (28-15-6) are currently second in the Central Division standings with 62 points behind the Blues (70).