There are no signs of Alex Ovechkin slowing heading into his first time 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 tied with the third-best chances to win in each the NHL in 10/1.
He was joined by 2 other Washington Capitals, Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov equally at 50/1 odds.
Here are all the odds for the top 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 Great 8′ would be the 21-year-old McDavid and dreaded rival Crosby.
Even with the immense amount of alcohol that has been consumed in the previous two months, Ovechkin remains controlling respect in Vegas. It is difficult not to when he turns around these intense offseason workouts. At 32, Ovechkin led the NHL in scoring with 49 goals per year before, the seventh such time he has done so.
Already the 2018 Conn Smythe winner has three MVP trophies for his name (one more than Crosby) and there’s 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 hasn’t received any votes for the Hart Memorial Trophy. Kuznetsov just has done and that has been in the 2015-16 season.
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