Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers are Last Two Canadian Teams in Stanley Cup Chase

It s been a 30-year drought since the Stanley Cup champion hailed from Canada when the Canadiens defeated the Los Angeles Kings in 1993. Canada last dominated the NHL in the late 1980s, claiming seven straight champions between 1984 and 1990. The Oilers won the Cup five times, and the Canadiens and Oilers each won the championship once in that span.

The Canadiens were the last team from Canada to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals, but they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games in 2021. Since the NHL lockout in the 2004-05 season, the Oilers (2006), Ottawa Senators (2007), and Vancouver Canucks (2011) were the only other Canadian teams to reach the finals. All three teams came up empty.

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Oilers in seven games in 2006. The Anaheim Ducks only needed five games to beat the Senators in 2007. The Canucks pushed the finals to seven games but eventually lost to the Bruins in 2011.

The Oilers last won the Stanley Cup in 1990, and it s been 33 years since their last NHL championship.

The Maple Leafs have the longest active drought among former champions. It s been 56 years since the Leafs last won the Stanley Cup in 1967, marking their last appearance in the finals. They advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals five times in the 1960s and won three consecutive championships between 1962 and 1964 before adding the franchise’s 13th and final title in 1967.

When the playoffs began in mid-April, the Boston Bruins were the consensus favorite to win the Stanley Cup at +330 odds. The defending champion Colorado Avalanche were +650 odds to win the Cup in back-to-back seasons. Both teams failed to advance past the first round after they made disappointing opening-round exits.

The Golden Knights are one of the bettings co-favorites to win the 2023 Stanley Cup at +475 odds, according to a recent update by DraftKings. The Carolina Hurricanes are also +475 odds as a co-favorite after they won Game 1 of their second-round series against the New Jersey Devils. The Golden Knights and Hurricanes are ahead of the Maple Leafs (+500), Oilers (+550), Panthers (+650), Dallas Stars (+700), Devils (+800), and Seattle Kraken (+1300).

At the onset of the playoffs, the Oilers were +800 odds to win the Cup as the third-highest team on the futures board. The Maple Leafs were +900 odds and right behind the Oilers as the fourth-highest team at the end of the regular season.

During the preseason, the Maple Leafs were one of the early Cup favorites at +700 odds, but the Oilers were only +1500.