NHL Odds: Lines, betting on who skates away with Hart Trophy

Can the Edmonton Oilers have a Hart Trophy winner (presented to the most valuable player to his team) for the third year in a row?

It could happen as Connor McDavid (+175) and Leon Draisaitl (+650) are among the betting favorites to win the Hart Trophy at FOX Bet.

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The Oilers dominated the NHL in Wayne Gretzky-Mark Messier glory days, winning five Stanley Cups from 1984-90.

Forwards McDavid and Draisaitl are the latest version of Edmonton's dynamic duo as they won the Hart Trophy the previous two seasons (McDavid last season, Draisaitl in 2019-20).

Edmonton currently holds the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

"Without a doubt, they will keep their favorite spot if the Oilers find their form," FOX Bet sports trader Olegs Nikolajevs said.

Three players are ahead of the pack in the NHL scoring race this season.

McDavid, the top pick in the 2015 draft, and Draisaitl, the third pick in 2014, are tied with 73 points.

The 25-year-old McDavid, a five-time All-Star, has 28 goals and 45 assists this season and won his first Hart Trophy for the 2016-17 season.

Draisaitl, 26, has a league-high 35 goals and 38 assists and is a three-time All-Star.

Right behind the Edmonton duo is Florida Panthers left wing Jonathan Huberdeau, the third pick in 2011 and a two-time All-Star. Huberdeau, 28, easily leads the NHL with 55 assists to go with 17 goals (72 points).

Voters are impressed by the player who puts the puck into the net, not the player who sets up the goal, Nikolajevs explained.

"Lack of scoring goals may cost him even if the Florida Panthers continue to hold the top spot in the East," he said.

The sentimental favorite may be veteran Washington Capitals veteran left wing Alex Ovechkin, the top pick in 2004. He is tied for sixth in scoring (31 goals, 31 assists, 62 points).

Ovechkin, 36, has won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (leading goal scorer) a record nine times. Ovechkin won the Hart Trophy three times (2008, 2009, 2013) and is a 12-time All-Star.

Ovechkin, with 761 career goals, is five behind former Pittsburgh Penguins star Jaromir Jagr for third all-time.

"In such a close race and no obvious candidate, they can create a nice story by awarding that to the ‘Great Eight’ this season," Nikolajevs said.

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ODDS TO WIN THE HART TROPHY (via FOX Bet)*

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Here are the past 25 Hart Trophy winners:

2021 Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers center
2020 Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers center
2019 Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning right wing
2018 Taylor Hall, New Jersey Devils left wing
2017 Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers center
2016 Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks right wing
2015 Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens goaltender
2014 Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins center
2013 Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals left wing
2012 Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins center
2011 Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks
2010 Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks center
2009 Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals left wing
2008 Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals left wing
2007 Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins center
2006 Joe Thornton, Boston Bruins/San Jose Sharks center
2005 Not awarded due to lockout
2004 Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning right wing
2003 Peter Forsberg, Colorado Avalanche center
2002 Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens goaltender
2001 Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche center
2000 Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues defenseman
1999 Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins right wing
1998 Dominic Hasek, Buffalo Sabres goaltender
1997 Dominic Hasek, Buffalo Sabres goaltender

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