There are not any signs of Alex Ovechkin slowing heading into his first season after winning a Stanley Cup. Bovada just released their latest odds for the Hart Memorial Trophy (the NHL’s Most Valuable Player Award) and Ovechkin was tied together with the third-best chances to win in each the NHL at 10/1.
He was joined by two additional Washington Capitals, Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov both at 50/1 chances.
Here are all the odds 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 before’The Good 8′ would be the 21-year-old McDavid and dreaded rival Crosby.
In spite of the immense amount of alcohol that has been consumed in the previous two months, Ovechkin remains controlling respect in Vegas. It is hard not to when he turns around these intense offseason workouts. At 32, Ovechkin led the NHL in scoring with 49 goals a year ago, the seventh such time he’s done so.
Already the 2018 Conn Smythe winner has three MVP trophies for his name (one more than Crosby) and there is no telling what to expect now that the 11-time All-Star has a Stanley Cup title.
In his 11 years in the league, Backstrom hasn’t got any votes for the Hart Memorial Trophy. Kuznetsov has done once which was from the 2015-16 season.
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