To be honest, they’re doing a good job. It’s not every year that one of the Canadian teams is leading a conference. At the moment the Jets are sitting at position number one in the Western Conference. After 63 matches they have 35 wins, eight wins after extra time, with four extra time losses and 16 straight defeats. Not bad, for a team that was not seen as a favourite to go all the way this season.
At the moment, the Winnipeg Jets are almost a certainty to enter the playoffs from one of the top positions in the league. Yet, the regular season means little once the playoffs start. Because of this, Winnipeg Jets are not one of the hot favorites to win the Stanley Cup in 2025. If you’re into NHL betting you already know this. At the moment, the Canadian team is not in the top six favorites to win the Cup. They’re 7th. As we said, leading the league is its own thing; playoffs are a different beast.
In the Western Conference there are four teams that are betting favorites with better odds than the Jets to win the Stanley Cup. Jets currently have +1300 odds to go all the way. It’s a nice moment to place a bet on them, if you trust the Jets enough. If not, you have the Oilers at +700, Hurricanes at +750, Panthers at +850, Devils and Stars at +1000, Avalanche at +1200, and Golden Knights, Maple Leafs at +1300 just like the Jets.
There’s six more weeks of regular season to go, and when it’s all said and done, we believe that many bettors and sports betting outlets are going to change their view on the Winnipeg Jets. At the moment their odds do not reflect their positions in the standings. This team has been undervalued throughout the year. Now after the trade deadline, and with the new additions of experienced Brandon Tanev and Luke Schenn, Jets look poised to go deep in the playoffs.
While we said that NHL playoffs are a strange beast that often puts to shame final league position it is always better to be first than to enter the playoffs as the fifth or sixth team. At the moment it’s early to speak of who can reach the Stanley Cup final, but as far as the Western Conference is concerned, with some 20 games to go, the Jets are running the show. Winnipeg Jets are the favourites to end the season as the No1 team in the West.
Betting stats so far show that while the bookmakers do not see them as one of the top favorites, the bettors think otherwise and the Jets are the third team with most bets on to win the Stanley Cup. While the bookies see the Oilers as the ones to win the West, the bettors are putting the Jets on the map.
So, yes, if you ask us, the Winnipeg Jets can do it, they can go all the way this year. Winning the Western Conference is only the start. Going deep into the playoffs is a reality at this moment, and the Jets are in the good position to put their hands on the Stanley Cup and become the first Canadian team to win it in the last 30 years.