The Vegas Golden Knights fell just short of taking home the 2018 Stanley Cup title in the club's inaugural season, but that isn't getting in the way of hometown oddsmakers naming the Knights as the second favorite to take home the 2019 crown.
Bookmakers in Vegas have pegged the Tampa Bay Lightning as the team with the best odds to earn next season's championship at 8-1, with the Knights, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets, and Boston Bruins earning the next-best odds at 10-1.
Interestingly enough, the newly minted Cup champion Washington Capitals come in just after that at 12-1.
2018-19 NHL Stanley Cup
— Jeff Sherman (@golfodds) June 8, 2018
Lightning 8/1@GoldenKnights 10/1
Predators 10/1
Penguins 10/1
Jets 10/1
Bruins 10/1
Maple Leafs 12/1
Capitals 12/1
Blue Jackets 20/1
Oilers 20/1
Sharks 20/1
Stars 20/1
Ducks 20/1
Flyers 30/1
Flames 30/1
Kings 30/1
Wild 30/1
Blackhawks 30/1
