Carey Price odds-on favorite to win Hart, Vezina
One common theory about the NHL Awards this year was that we could see a goalie win the Vezina and the Hart. But unlike those seasons of Hasek-ian domination, the theory states that we could see different goalies win each award this June: Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators for the Vezina, and Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens for the Hart.
The latest Bovada NHL odds have been released, and right now, Price is the odd-on favorite to win the Hart with Patrick Kane out of the mix:
Who will win the 2014 Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s Most Valuable Player?
Carey Price 2/1
Alex Ovechkin 3/1
John Tavares 7/2
Sidney Crosby 15/4
Ryan Getzlaf 15/2
Jakub Voracek 19/2
Nicklas Backstrom 12/1
Pekka Rinne 25/1
Rick Nash 30/1
Vladimir Tarasenko 30/1
But he’s also the odds-on favorite to win the Vezina as well:
Who will win the Vezina Trophy for being the NHL’s top Goaltender?
Carey Price (MON) 5/14
Pekka Rinne (NAS) 8/5
Marc Andre Fleury (PIT) 18/1
Braden Holtby (WAS) 26/1
(Marc-Andre Fleury, Vezina finalist, is well-deserved but no less mind blowing.)
Here are the rest of the awards odds:
Who will win the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s Rookie of the Year?
Filip Forsberg 5/8
Johnny Gaudreau 5/2
Aaron Ekblad 10/3
Michael Hutchinson 19/2
Mark Stone 14/1
Mike Hoffman 15/1
Anders Lee 18/1
Who will win the James Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman?
Shea Weber 7/4
Kris Letang 4/1
Drew Doughty 4/1
Duncan Keith 5/1
Kevin Shattenkirk 6/1
P K Subban 13/2
Ryan Suter 7/1
Erik Karlsson 12/1
Who will win the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy Trophy as the NHL’s Top Goal Scorer?
Alex Ovechkin 2/7
Rick Nash 2/1
Steven Stamkos 15/2
Joe Pavelski 20/1
Vladimir Tarasenko 30/1
The Chicago Blackhawks (15/2) remain the favorites for the Stanley Cup, behind the Anaheim Ducks (9/1) and the Nashville Predators (9/1). The Montreal Canadiens (10/1) are the Eastern Conference team with the best odds.