More money has been bet on the Vegas Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup than any other team at Nevada's largest sportsbook, William Hill U.S., which is now facing a liability of more than $1 million on the expansion franchise.
The Golden Knights were as high as 300-1 to win the Stanley Cup in the offseason. Heading into Monday's game at the New York Islanders, though, the Knights were 40-1 at the Westgate SuperBook.
"It's been consistently brisk," Westgate assistant manager Jeff Sherman said of the betting action on the Knights.
Asked on a busy college football Saturday what the SuperBook's biggest decision was, Sherman responded playfully, "the Golden Knights not to win the Cup.