Which Canadian NHL Team Has the Best Chance to Win the Stanley Cup Final?

The Edmonton Oilers came close to winning the Stanley Cup Final last season, nearly making a 0-3 comeback against the Florida Panthers before they fell in Game 7. Still, it is worth noting that the Oilers are one of the teams that are expected to win it all this year after re-signing one of their big stars in Leon Draisaitl and keeping a competitive roster with respectable signings as well. So far, the Oilers stand with the best odds to win the Cup all over the league – even trumping the odds of the Panthers to begin the campaign. After finishing fifth in the West last season with a 49-27-6 record, it is expected that the Oilers will be gunning for a bigger spark in the game this time.

Despite finishing third in the Western Conference last season, the Vancouver Canucks seem to be on the attack as they are expected to continue contending for the top spot in the West. Considering that they finished with a 50-23-9 record in the previous campaign, one can say that the Canucks may have an impressive chance to deliver a massive run to the top of the Stanley Cup Final, considering that they haven’t won a single title over the years. As Quinn Hughes continues to reach his peak in stardom, it does seem that there are many expectations for the Canucks to keep on building a promising campaign of their own, especially after that rough exit at the hands of the Oilers of Game 7 in the second round.

Auston Matthews being named as captain seems to be quite the new look for the team at this point as he hopes to deliver them to the top of the playoff stage. The Toronto Maple Leafs do deserve to get a chance to prove themselves further, especially after being knocked out by the Boston Bruins in the first round in seven games. Finishing with a 46-26-10 record for the fifth seed last season, there are high hopes for the Canadian team to actually deliver a much better promise this season as they look to establish themselves as one of the firm contenders. This is a chance for the Maple Leafs to also break their title drought – not winning a single Stanley Cup since the 1966-67 season, which happened to be the era of dominance for Canadian teams.

No division championships, no Presidents’ Trophy, no conference championships, and definitely zero Stanley Cup wins, it is easy to say that the Winnipeg Jets are yet to see their full potential at this point in time. Still, after that first-round exit at the hands of the Dallas Stars where they just won a single game, the second-seeded Jets in the 2023-24 season is expected to find ways to win this year. The team did finish with a 52-24-6 record last run, and they are definitely eager to build on it if they are going to come up with a promising rally to the top of the game now more than ever. But first, the goal for them is to definitely secure the first seed in the West, then we’ll probably expect to see more of them on the rise at this point.

Linus Ullmark’s squad is definitely way behind the competition after finishing 14th in the Eastern Conference last season. At this point, one can say that there are still some expectations from the Ottawa Senators as they seek to claw their way to the upper echelon of the Eastern Conference. One can say that the team’s hopes of winning rests upon the improvements that they will make on the season right now, and this is going to be indeed a much bigger standard that they can look forward to if they make the necessary adjustments. Right now, the Senators are expected to make some strides, but they will have to brave the rising competition in the East if they are going to beat the odds.

Finishing 11th overall in the Western Conference last season isn’t really quite a good note for a team that is aspiring to reach a bigger stage in the NHL at this point, and the Calgary Flames are yet to show that they are really consistent enough to bring a massive campaign. In the last five years, the Flames have been in an up-and-down state, making it to the playoffs twice before missing in back-to-back years. Last season? The team had a 38-39-5 record, and that did not pay off well as they sought to come back strong with the hopes of finally rewarding themselves with a championship for the first time since 1988-89. This season is their best chance to prove that they can be even better now more than ever.

The winningest Canadian team in the NHL is faring roughly among all the teams on this list, and it is hard to argue that the team with 24 Stanley Cup wins is now one of the worst teams in the league. The leadership of Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher, and Mike Matheson seems to be in doubt at this point considering how the team has missed out on the playoff stage for three years in a row. So far, they are three years removed from competing at the Stanley Cup final in 2020-21, and now they are searching for a way back to the top of the competition, only this time, they are really eager to show that they have what it takes to win big as they hope to deliver a promising campaign to prove that they are still a competitive team to look out for.