Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup Vegas Odds

Updated Odds as of December 14th, 2010:

+7500 ($100 bet pays $7,500)

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Old 2008-2009 Article:

Updated Carolina Hurricane Odds: The Carolina Hurricanes have continued to surprise people by upsetting the number one ranked Boston Bruins in the second round of these 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Canes now face Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in a great Eastern Conference match up. Odds of the Hurricanes winning the Stanley Cup this year are set at +500, meaning placing a $100 bet on them would pay out a very generous $600! With the way Eric Staal and the rest of the Hurricanes have been playing it would be a good idea to get your bets in on the Hurricanes to win now.

2nd Round Odds Update: The Hurricanes are facing Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. Carolina enters the playoffs as the hottest team in the Eastern Conference. The Hurricanes have a good shot of beating the Devils and winning a few rounds in this years playoffs. The odds are set at 31 to 1 for Carolina to win the Cup and you can place a bet by clicking on the Superbook banner above.

Original Article: The Carolina Hurricanes have won their last five games making them 7-1-2 in their last ten. Overall Carolina has a record of 41-28-7 giving them 89 points on the year and 5th place in the Eastern Conference. With six games left the Carolina Hurricanes are one point behind the Philadelphia Flyers battling for fourth place and home ice advantage. Home ice advantage would help increase the odds of the Carolina Hurricanes winning the 2009 Stanley Cup. The Carolina Hurricanes have a well rounded team with the points being spread across all four lines. Ray Whitney leads the Canes with 24 goals and 69 points, right behind him is Eric Staal with 34 goals and 66 points, and Tuomo Ruutu with 23 goals and 50 points. Overall, Carolina has an average amount of goals for and goals against, but they excel in staying out of the box. Carolina is the least penalized team in the whole NHL with only 733 minutes in penalties. This is very beneficial for the playoffs especially if they can capitalize on their chances. In the 2009 year Carolina has seen strong defensive play by a few players including Joe Corvo, who has 14 goals and 35 points on the year. Also offering some stellar defense is Joni Pitkanen who has played 65 games this year.

The odds of Carolina to win the 2009 Stanley Cup are set at +3300. When looking at the odds for the Hurricanes to win the Stanley Cup for 2009, they seem like they don’t really have a shot at the Cup. However, Carolina is known to upset teams, and have marched their way to glory before in their first Stanley Cup win in 2005-06 season. The +3300 odds that Carolina has are great odds for a team that looks like they are going to make the 2009 playoffs. A $100 wager on the Canes to win the Cup would pay out a huge margin of $3400. If willing to risk the money, Carolina would be a great underdog pick, with a payout that would bring in a lot of profits. The Carolina Hurricanes have proved before that they can play against the odds and win the Stanley Cup so go ahead and place a bet on the Hurricanes to win the Cup in 2009.

Updated Carolina Hurricanes 2009 Stanley Cup Odds – +10000