There are no indicators of Alex Ovechkin slowing down heading into his first season after winning a Stanley Cup. Bovada just published their latest odds for the Hart Memorial Trophy (the NHL’s Most Valuable Player Award) and Ovechkin was connected together with the third-best chances to win in each the NHL at 10/1.
He had been joined by 2 additional Washington Capitals, Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov both at 50/1 odds.
Here are the chances for the 11 players:
Connor McDavid 10/3
Sidney Crosby 13/2
Auston Matthews 10/1
Alex Ovechkin 10/1
Jon Tavares 10/1
Taylor Hall 15/1
Nikita Kucherov 15/1
Nathan MacKinnon 15/1
Mark Scheifele 15/1
Anze Kopitar 18/1
Evgeni Malkin 18/1
The only two players ahead of’The Good 8′ would be the 21-year-old McDavid and dreaded rival Crosby.
Even with the immense quantity of alcohol that has been consumed in the past two months, Ovechkin is still commanding respect in Vegas. It’s difficult not to if he turns around these intense offseason workouts. In 32, Ovechkin led the NHL in scoring with 49 goals a year ago, the seventh such time he’s done so.
The 2018 Conn Smythe winner has three MVP trophies to his name (one more than Crosby) and there is not any telling what to expect today that the 11-time All-Star includes a Stanley Cup title.
In his 11 years in the league, Backstrom has never got any votes to the Hart Memorial Trophy. Kuznetsov only has done and that has been in the 2015-16 season.
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