Crosby, Price, Doughty, McDavid named early NHL award favorites
The start of the NHL season is right around the corner, and it's never too early to start thinking about who'll take home some hardware based on the regular season ahead.
A full list of odds were released Tuesday, with familiar names - Carey Price for the Vezina Trophy and Sidney Crosby as league MVP - topping the lists in the major categories.
Drew Doughty, however, is pegged to win his first Norris Trophy, and to no one's surprise, Connor McDavid is a near lock to add his first piece of NHL hardware as rookie of the year.
Here's a look at the top five favorites in each category:
Calder Trophy
| Player | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | EDM | 4/7 |
| Jack Eichel | BUF | 4/1 |
| Sam Bennett | CAL | 7/1 |
| Sam Reinhart | BUF | 9/1 |
| Max Domi | ARI | 12/1 |
Norris Trophy
Long thought to be an elite player, is this the year Doughty is recognized as the NHL's best defenseman?
| Player | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Doughty | LA | 7/2 |
| Erik Karlsson | OTT | 4/1 |
| PK Subban | MON | 9/2 |
| Duncan Keith | CHI | 13/2 |
| Shea Weber | NSH | 15/2 |
Vezina Trophy
Price is the best goalie in the game today, so it'll take quite an effort to rob him of a Vezina repeat.
| Player | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Carey Price | MON | 7/2 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | NYR | 9/2 |
| Tukka Rask | BOS | 5/1 |
| Jonathan Quick | LA | 6/1 |
| Pekka Rinne | NAS | 7/1 |
Art Ross
Crosby, last year's points-per-game leader is set to rise to the top of the scoring list, health permitting.
| Player | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | PIT | 3/2 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | WAS | 5/1 |
| John Tavares | NYI | 5/1 |
| Phil Kessel | PIT | 17/2 |
| Steven Stamkos | TB | 17/2 |
Hart Trophy
Already a two-time winner, Crosby - boosted by a revamped Pittsburgh Penguins forward corps - appears poised to take home his second Hart in three years.
| Player | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | PIT | 7/2 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | WAS | 6/1 |
| John Tavares | NYI | 17/2 |
| Jamie Benn | DAL | 10/1 |
| Carey Price | MON | 10/1 |
| Steven Stamkos | TB | 10/1 |
- Odds courtesy of Bodog
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