How Vegas Is Handicapping the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2021-22

The Toronto Maple Leafs have high hopes for success this coming season. We analyze how the Leafs goals align with bookmakers’ odds.

Every team in the NHL puts together a roster with the goal of winning the Stanley Cup. While some franchises look to set themselves up for a future run, others put players in place to try and win hockey’s biggest prize right away. The Toronto Maple Leafs group fit the latter.

There’s no doubt that Kyle Dubas feels like his squad has a real shot at winning the Cup this year. He knows his club should have a healthy John Tavares in the lineup. He may also feel as though his free-agent acquisition of Petr Mrazek is an upgrade over Freddie Andersen. The question is, does Las Vegas believe the Leafs have a chance?

Thanks to WynnBET, a property of Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas, we are able to see exactly what the odds are for a number of this coming season’s milestones. Let’s begin with the Leafs chances of winning the Atlantic Division.

Winning The Atlantic Division 2021-22
Boston Bruins +450
Buffalo Sabres +15000
Detroit Red Wings +15000
Florida Panthers +550
Montreal Canadiens +2500
Ottawa Senators +10000
Tampa Bay Lightning +130
Toronto Maple Leafs +220

The Toronto Maple Leafs are given the second-best odds to win their division. Expectedly, reigning Cup champions, Tampa Bay Lightning, are the favorites to win the Atlantic. A better who wants to place a wager on the Leafs would get +220 odds. That means gambling a single dollar returns $2.20 plus the original $1 for a payout of $3.20. A $100 wager pays out $320.

Winning The Eastern Conference 2021/22
Boston Bruins +600
Buffalo Sabres +10000
Carolina Hurricanes +750
Columbus Blue Jackets +5000
Detroit Red Wings +10000
Florida Panthers  +1000
Montreal Canadiens +1400
New Jersey Devils +3000
New York Islanders +1000
New York Rangers +1200
Ottawa Senators +5000
Philadelphia Flyers +1600
Pittsburgh Penguins +900
Tampa Bay Lightning +350
Toronto Maple Leafs +600
Washington Capitals +1200

Bookmakers have given the Maple Leafs good chances to win the Eastern Conference. They share the same odds as the Boston Bruins at +600 or 6/1. Once again, the only team given a better chance is the Lightning.

Winning The Stanley Cup 2021-22
Anaheim Ducks +25000
Arizona Coyotes +50000
Boston Bruins +1200
Buffalo Sabres +100000
Calgary Flames +4000
Carolina Hurricanes +1500
Chicago Blackhawks +7500
Colorado Avalanche +550
Columbus Blue Jackets +25000
Dallas Stars +2500
Detroit Red Wings +20000
Edmonton Oilers +3000
Florida Panthers +3000
Los Angeles Kings +7500
Minnesota Wild +3000
Montreal Canadiens +3000
Nashville Predators +10000
New Jersey Devils +7500
New York Islanders +3000
New York Rangers +2500
Ottawa Senators +25000
Philadelphia Flyers +4000
Pittsburgh Penguins +2000
San Jose Sharks +15000
Seattle Kraken +6000
St. Louis Blues +4000
Tampa Bay Lightning +650
Toronto Maple Leafs +1500
Vancouver Canucks +6000
Vegas Golden Knights +750
Washington Capitals +3000
Winnipeg Jets +5000

The favorites to win the Stanley Cup are the Avalanche at +550. Incredibly, the Lightning, have the second-best odds at capturing the title, which if they could pull it off would make them three-peat champions. The odds that the Leafs capture their first title since 1967 is +1500 or 15/1. This means that Toronto has the fifth-best odds of winning a championship. Besides the Avs and Lightning, only the Vegas Golden Knights (+750) and Bruins (+1200) have a higher expectation by the Vegas casino to win it all.

Hopefully, the Toronto Maple Leafs reward those who gamble on them. We here at editorinleaf.com will keep an eye on how the odds to win the Stanley Cup change as the season progresses.