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NHL Player Prop Betting- Bet on MVP, DPOY, ROY and More

Author: Steven D. Thompson

Updated: 20/12/2024 11:20 AM

The best way to spice up the start of the NHL season is to bet on NHL player props. And to make the most of NHL futures markets, you need to find the most enticing NHL betting odds. That's where we come in.

We give you the best NHL MVP odds, hands down. But we don't stop there. In addition to super-enticing NHL Hart Trophy odds, we list the best-value Rocket Richard Trophy and Norris Memorial odds and provide top-notch Vezina and Calder Trophy odds too. Read on to learn more about NHL player props betting and capitalize on some great NHL futures markets.

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NHL Most Valuable Player Odds

The NHL MVP award is given to the best player in the regular season. It is also called the Hart Memorial Trophy. The Professional Hockey Writers Association organizes the Hart Trophy voting, and each association member ranks the best five candidates. The three finalists attend the official NHL Awards ceremony, where the Hart Trophy winner is announced.

The legendary Wayne Gretzky has the most NHL MVP awards. Wayne Gretzky won the Hart Trophy in eight consecutive seasons and will likely remain the player with the most Hart Memorial Trophy wins for some time. Previous Hart Trophy winners also include Taylor Hall, Connor McDavid, Alex Ovechkin, Guy Lafleur, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Clarke, Sidney Crosby, Bobby Orr, Dominik Hasek, and Mark Messier. Auston Matthews won the NHL MVP award last season. The team with the most Hart Trophy winners is the Montreal Canadiens (16).

So, which NHL MVP bets make sense? Well, online sportsbooks have two-time NHL MVP Connor McDavid as their favorite, and bookies tip the Edmonton Oilers captain to win the Hart Memorial Trophy for the third time in his career. Auston Matthews is the second favorite and gets decent Hart Trophy odds to become a repeat MVP winner. Third in line for the Hart Trophy is Leon Draisaitl, a teammate of Connor McDavid and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers.

Outside NHL MVP bets that might bring good value include Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, both of whom previously won the coveted award but come with significantly higher Hart Trophy odds than the top 3 favorites. Another previous Hart Trophy winner with excellent NHL MVP odds is Tampa Bay Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov. Norris Memorial winner Cale Makar from reigning champions Colorado Avalanche is a decent option too.

Name	Odds by BetTarget
Connor McDavid	3.20
Auston Matthews	5.30
Leon Draisaitl	9.10
Nathan MacKinnon	11.40
Cale Makar	13.70
Kirill Kaprizov	14.60
Nikita Kucherov	18.10
Aleksander Barkov	18.60
Jonathan Huberdeau	21.00
Mikko Rantanen	22.25
Igor Shesterkin	24.50
Jack Eichel	29.50
Sidney Crosby	33.00
Jack Hughes	35.00
Johnny Gaudreau	36.00
Alexander Ovechkin	36.00
Andrei Vasilevskiy	36.00
David Pastrnak	41.00
Mitchell Marner	42.00
Matthew Tkachuk	42.00

NHL Defensive Player of the Year Odds

The NHL Defensive Player of the Year award, also known as the James Norris Memorial Trophy, is given to the best defenseman in the regular season. The award was first presented in the 1953-54 NHL season. Bobby Orr is the most successful player, with eight Norris Memorial wins, all of which came in consecutive seasons. Other players that have won the Norris Trophy on multiple occasions include Doug Harvey and Nicklas Lindstrom (both won it seven times) and Ray Bourque (five times).

Looking at 2022-23 NHL DPOY odds, it is evident that last season's winner and top 5 Hart Memorial Trophy candidate, Cale Makar, is a favorite with sportsbooks. The Colorado Avalanche star has several players ahead of him when it comes to the Hart Trophy. However, for the Norris Memorial, he is a super-strong front-runner, and online bookmakers review expect him to win the DPOY award for the second consecutive season.

Roman Josi from the Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning alternate captain Victor Hedman are second and third favorites with most bookies. The great thing about them is that they come with much better Norris Trophy odds than front-runner Cale Makar. However, bear in mind that their enticing DPOY odds also reflect they are much less likely to win the award. Other defensemen to consider are Adam Fox from the New York Rangers and Aaron Ekblad from the Florida Panthers. Boston Bruins star Charlie McAvoy is a decent outside bet too.

Name	Odds by Powbet
Cale Makar	2.26
Roman Josi	7.40
Victor Hedman	7.80
Adam Fox	9.00
Aaron Ekblad	14.00
Charlie McAvoy	17.00
Miro Heiskanen	17.00
Quinn Hughes	20.00
Moritz Seider	25.00
Kris Letang	26.00
Devon Toews	26.00
Shea Theodore	29.00
Dougie Hamilton	30.00
MacKenzie Weegar	35.00
Alex Pietrangelo	35.00

NHL Rookie of the Year Odds

The NHL Rookie of the Year award is given to the best first-season player in the NHL. Past Calder Trophy winners of the award include reigning Hart Trophy winner Auston Matthews from the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kirill Kaprizov from the Minnesota Wild, and Detroit Red Wings' Moritz Seider, who won the Calder Trophy last season.

But who will win the NHL Rookie of the Year award this season? Sportsbooks think that Matthew Beniers, center for the Seattle Kraken, has the best chance and give the second overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft the lowest NHL ROY odds. Third overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Mason McTavish from the Anaheim Ducks, is the second favorite with bookies. Other top 5 contenders are Owen Power from the Buffalo Sabres, Vegas Golden Knights goalie Logan Thompson, and Kent Johnson from Columbus Blue Jackets.

Name	Odds by Sportsbet.io
Matthew Beniers	4.40
Mason McTavish	5.50
Owen Power	8.00
Logan Thompson	8.50
Kent Johnson	13.00
Marco Rossi	13.00
Alexander Haltz	17.00
Andrei Kuzmenko	17.00
Cole Perfetti	17.00
Jack Quinn	19.00
Juraj Slafkovsky	19.00
Shane Wright	19.00
Dylan Holloway	21.00
William Eklund	23.00
Vitaly Kravtsov	23.00

NHL Top Scorer Odds

The NHL Top Scorer award, also known as the Rocket Richard Trophy, is given to the most prolific goal scorer in the National Hockey League. Teemu Selanne was the first winner of the trophy named after Maurice "Rocket" Richard when the award was introduced in the 1998-99 season. Other Rocket Richard Trophy winners include Alexander Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, and David Pastrnak. Auston Matthews is the current Rocket Richard Trophy holder. The Toronto Maple Leafs star won the award in back-to-back seasons in 2020-21 and 2021-2022.

Auston Matthews is the favorite to take the award home this year too. Bookies give Matthews the lowest Rocket Richards Trophy odds and consider the player who was named MVP last season as the best option for the award.

Leon Draisaitl, who got the best result in the 2020 Hart Trophy voting and won NHL MVP then, is the second favorite. Four-time Art Ross Trophy winner Connor McDavid is the third contender for the Rocket Richard Trophy. Other goal scorers that come with decent Rocket Richards Trophy odds include Kyle Connor from the Winnipeg Jets, Washington Capitals veteran Alex Ovechkin, and Wild's Kirill Kaprizov.

Name	Odds by Sportsbet.io
Auston Matthews	3.25
Leon Draisaitl	6.50
Connor McDavid	9.00
Alexander Ovechkin	11.00
Kyle Connor	15.00
Kirill Kaprizov	15.00
Chris Kreider	21.00
David Pastrnak	21.00
Alex Debrincat	23.00
Aleksander Barkov	27.00
Mikko Rantanen	29.00
Jason Robertson	29.00
Elias Lindholm	34.00
Steven Stamkos	34.00
Sebastian Aho	41.00

NHL Top Goalie Odds

As the name implies, the NHL Top Goalie award is given to the best goaltender and is also known as the Vezina Trophy. Jacques Plante has the most Top Goalie awards (seven). Other prominent Vezina Trophy winners include Dominik Hasek, Patrick Roy Martin Brodeur, Jose Theodore, and Carey Price. As good as all of these goaltenders were, only seven goalies in NHL history have also won MVP honors. These include Chuck Rayner, Roy Worters, Jacques Plante, Dominik Hasek, Al Rollins, Jose Theodore, and Carey Price.

In terms of this season's Vezina Trophy odds, Igor Shesterkin from the New York Rangers is the favorite to win the coveted trophy. His NHL Goalie of the Year odds are much lower than his closest rival, Andrei Vasilevskiy from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ilya Sorokin from the New York Islanders and Juuse Saros from the Nashville Predators are considered decent picks by bookies too.

Name	Odds by BetTarget
Igor Shesterkin	3.50
Andrei Vasilevskiy	6.00
Ilya Sorokin	9.50
Juuse Saros	11.00
Jacob Markstrom	15.00
Thatcher Demko	15.00
Jake Oettinger	19.00
Frederik Andersen	21.00
Connor Hellebuyck	21.00
Darcy Kuemper	26.00
Robin Lehner	26.00
Jordan Binnigton	31.00
Sergei Bobrovsky	31.00
Marc Andre Fleury	31.00
Jack Campbell	31.00

NHL Coach of the Year Odds

The best NHL Coach of the Year gets the Jack Adams Award. Pat Burns won NHL Coach of the Year record three times, while Jacques Demers is the only coach to have won the award in back-to-back seasons.

One look at all the odds for the 2022-23 NHL Coach of the Year award tells you that this is the tightest of all NHL futures markets. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar is the favorite, but only by a hair's length. That's because Rangers' Gerard Gallant, Bruce Cassidy from the Vegas Golden Knights, and Boston Bruins' main man, Jim Montgomery, all get NHL Coach of the Year odds that are very close to the market front-runner.

Those looking for enticing Jack Adams award odds will make no mistake if they go with Mike Sullivan from the Pittsburgh Penguins or Vancouver Cannucks coach Bruce Boudreau. Jay Woodcroft, from the Edmonton Oilers, comes with excellent NHL Coach of the Year odds too.

Name	Odds by Bettarget
Jared Bednar	14.10
Gerard Gallant	14.70
Bruce Cassidy	15.30
Jim Montgomery	16.40
Sheldon Keefe	17.60
Derek Lalonde	17.90
Jay Woodcroft	18.20
Bruce Boudreau	18.40
Jon Cooper	19.00
Rod Brind Amour	19.70
Mike Sullivan	20.00
Paul Maurice	20.50
Dean Evason	21.75
John Hynes	21.75
DJ Smith	22.50