NHL Conn Smythe Odds Update: McJesus Leads
Oiler Superstar on Top Per Odds to Win the 2024 NHL Playoffs MVP
NHL Conn Smythe Award Odds Update
On Thursday night, the Florida Panthers took a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference Finals series against the New York Rangers to get within one win of a second straight Stanley Cup Final. Meanwhile, in the Western Conference Final, the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars to tie the series 2-2. We provide an update for the top betting choices for the four remaining teams to capture the NHL Conn Smythe Odds.
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Edmonton Oilers
Connor McDavid (Forward) – Current Odds +550
Playoff Stats: 4 Goals, 24 Assists, 28 Points
The 27-year-old superstar became one of two players this season to record 100 or more assists in the regular season. He has continued his helping ways thus far in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. McDavid leads NHL scoring leaders with 24 assists after picking up three more in Edmonton‘s 5-2 victory over Dallas.
His teammate Leon Draisaitl, has a solid shot to be in the running for the award if the Oilers can come back to win this series, with his current price listed at +1100 at some shops.
Dallas Stars
Jake Oettinger (Goaltender) – Current Odds +600
Playoff Stats: 10-7, 2.21 Goals-Against, .917% Save Percentage
One of the best young netminders in the entire National Hockey League when he’s playing his A-Game is the 25-year-old native of Lakeville, Minnesota, Jake Oettinger.
The Dallas Stars are just two wins away from their first Stanley Cup Final appearance in four years, with the series heading back to Dallas for Game Five tonight, the man Stars fans call “Otter” can leap ahead of the Oilers’ Connor McDavid with a strong, victorious performance tonight and in two of the next three potential games.
New York Rangers
Igor Shesterkin (Goaltender) – Current Odds +500
Playoff Stats: 10-5, 2.38 Goals-Against, .927% Save Percentage
Igor Shesterkin has been sensational between the pipes for the New York Rangers. He’s posted his third straight season with at least 36 victories. The former Vezina Trophy winner also has a 2.58 goals-against-average with .912 save percentage in 55 starts.
While we’ve seen him give up some soft goals in each of the last three starts, Shesterkin has been one of the better goaltenders in the league off a loss, and with an elimination game on deck for Saturday night in Sunrise, the 28-year-old netminder will have to have an A++ game in goal to keep the Blueshirts’ dream of a Stanley Cup championship alive.
Florida Panthers
Aleksander Barkov (Forward) – Current Odds +750
Playoff Stats: 6 Goals, 11 Assists, 17 Points
The captain of the Florida Panthers has the club one victory away from winning its second straight Prince of Wales Trophy. Despite being held scoreless in the 3-2 road victory in Game 5, Barkov has been very solid this postseason. We’ve seen him have big games to close out a series like his two-goal performance in Game 5 against Tampa Bay.
Fellow forward Matthew Tkachuk is also a decent NHL pick to look for with 19 points this postseason, and odds right around +900 as of press time. This concludes the NHL Conn Smythe Odds Update.
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