NHL Playoff MVP: Conn Smythe Trophy Race Wide Open as Conference Finals Begin
Only four teams remain in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with the conference finals set to begin on Thursday, May 18th, and the Conn Smythe Trophy race is wide open as a result.
Conn Smythe Trophy Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook
- Sebastian Aho 6/1
- Jack Eichel 6/1
- Matthew Tkachuk +750
- Roope Hintz 9/1
- Mark Stone 10/1
- Joe Pavelski 15/1
- Jake Oettinger 15/1
- Carter Verhaeghe 15/1
- Martin Necas 18/1
- Brent Burns 22/1
- Jordan Martinook 22/1
- Miro Heiskanen 25/1
- Jason Robertson 25/1
- Adin Hill 25/1
- Brandon Montour 30/1
- Aleksander Barkov 30/1
- Seth Jarvis 30/1
- Jordan Staal 30/1
- Jonathan Marchesseault 30/1
- Chandler Stephenson 40/1
- William Karlsson 40/1
- Jaccob Slavin 50/1
- Nick Cousins 50/1
- Alex Pietrangelo 60/1
- Shea Theodore 75/1
Carolina Hurricanes
Stanley Cup Odds: +225
The Hurricanes are the current Stanley Cup favorite and leading goal scorer Sebastian Aho (6/1) is the co-favorite to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. Role player Jordan Martinook (22/1) has as many points (10) as Aho heading into the Eastern Conference Final, and because of that, I don’t think his odds are a good representation of where he sits right now in the minds of voters.
Goaltender Frederik Andersen (9/1) is lurking, but for good reason, Brent Burns (22/1) and Jaccob Slavin (50/1) are both getting a lot of attention. The pairing has been dominant, owning around 60 percent of the shots on goal and expected goals when they’ve been on the ice, according to Natural Stat Trick, and Burns has produced almost as many points as Aho and Martinook.