New York Rangers Top List of Most Profitable Bets in NHL

Sports betting is not as easy as betting on good teams and betting on bad teams.

If you want an example to back up that statement, see Toronto Maple Leafs this NHL season. Despite being 17-7-2 on the season and sitting in third in the Eastern Conference, you’ll be hard-pressed to break even if you bet on them every game.

If you put $100 into the Maple Leafs cashflow in every game this season, you’ll only get $95. Are you crazy?

With that said, let’s take a look at the 10 most profitable NHL teams to bet on so far this season. All figures are based on $100 Cash Line Bet.

Bet on the most profitable NHL teams

1. New York Rangers + $582
2. Minnesota Wild + $504
3. San Jose Sharks + $426
4. Hurricane Carolina + $379
5. Edmonton Oilers + $371
6. Florida Panthers + $347
7. Columbus Blue Coat + $315
8. The Calgary Flame + $258
9. Detroit Red Wings + $234
10. Vegas Golden Knights + $194

New York Rangers are the most profitable team in the NHL

In most cases, the most profitable team to bet on is the team that no one expected to be good, but they continue to win games. That’s exactly what the New York Rangers have done this season.

With a score of 16-4-3, they hold the second best record in the Metropolitan Division and they are 9-1 in the last 10 games. They are also on a six-game winning streak as of this writing.

Based Pre-season odds, the team that placed fourth with the Capitals to win the Division, Rangers overreacted. They can thank goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin for a large part of their success, as his 0.937 save rate is tied for the best in the NHL.

We’ll be tracking the most profitable teams for bets throughout the 2021-22 pro hockey season.