The 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs begin Wednesday night, and that means it’s time to make predictions not just for the team that will win the best trophy in sports but also playoff MVP.
That award is the Conn Smythe Trophy, won last season by Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith, who probably should have won it in 2010, too.
The Washington Capitals are the betting favorites to win the Stanley Cup, so it’s no surprise their No. 1 goalie, Braden Holtby, and their best player, Alex Ovechkin, are in the top five for Conn Smythe odds.
Which players have the best odds to win the Conn Smythe in 2016? Check out the latest figures from Bovada.
Odds to win 2016 Conn Smythe Trophy as NHL Playoff MVP
Braden Holtby (WAS) 17/2
Patrick Kane (CHI) 15/1
Jonathan Quick (LA) 15/1
Sidney Crosby (PIT) 16/1
Alex Ovechkin (WAS) 18/1
Jamie Benn (DAL) 20/1
Corey Crawford (CHI) 20/1
Frederik Andersen or John Gibson (ANA) 22/1
Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) 22/1
Antti Niemi or Kari Lehtonen (DAL) 22/1
Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT) 25/1
Anze Kopitar (LA) 25/1
Corey Perry (ANA) 25/1
Brian Elliott (STL) 30/1
Roberto Luongo (FLA) 30/1
Henrik Lundqvist (NY) 30/1
Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) 30/1
Nicklas Backstrom (WAS) 35/1
Ben Bishop (TB) 35/1
Jaromir Jagr (FLA) 35/1
Martin Jones (SJ) 35/1
Phil Kessel (PIT) 35/1
Evgeny Kuznetsov (WAS) 35/1
Joe Pavelski (SJ) 35/1
Pekka Rinne (NAS) 35/1
Tyler Seguin (DAL) 35/1
Devan Dubnyk (MIN) 40/1
John Tavares (NYI) 40/1
Jonathan Toews (CHI) 40/1
Jeff Carter (LA) 50/1
Claude Giroux (PHI) 50/1
Thomas Greiss (SJ) 50/1
Jimmy Howard (DET) 50/1
Steve Mason (PHI) 50/1
Rick Nash (NYR) 50/1
Artemi Panarin (CHI) 50/1
Alexander Steen (STL) 50/1
Joe Thornton (SJ) 50/1
Mats Zuccarello (NYR) 50/1
Nikita Kucherov (TB) 60/1
Pavel Datsyuk (DET) 75/1
Filip Forsberg (NAS) 75/1
Victor Hedman (TB) 75/1
Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) 75/1
Mikko Koivu (MIN) 75/1
James Neal (NAS) 75/1
Kyle Okposo (NYI) 75/1
Wayne Simmonds (PHI) 75/1
Ryan Suter (MIN) 75/1
Henrik Zetterberg (DET) 75/1
Thumbnail photo via Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports Images
