NHL playoffs begin on Saturday, and 16 teams have hopes of lifting the Stanley Cup at the end of it. It will be a long, arduous and worthwhile journey for the last team standing. Which team will that be?

The field is set for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, as the top 16 teams look to compete to lift Lord Stanley's Cup. The Florida Panthers, the defending champs, are looking to make it back-to-back titles for the franchise after winning the organization's first-ever championship in 2024.

The same B/R hockey team did its April duty for 2025, too, crunching the numbers and assembling this year's morning-line list in descending order from the prohibitive to the probable, with a thought added in for anyone seeking wagering counsel.