Odds: Vegas pegs Rinne, Vasilevskiy as Conn Smythe favorites
Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Aside from lifting that beautiful silver chalice we all know and love as the Stanley Cup, the Conn Smythe Trophy is the piece of hardware players covet most at season's end.
The award is handed out to the playoff MVP, with recent winners including superstars like Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, and Evgeni Malkin.
With the playoffs only a few hours away, Las Vegas oddsmakers have chimed in with their favorites to be named 2018's postseason MVP.
Check out the updated odds from Bodog released Wednesday:
| Player (position) | Team | Odds to win |
|---|---|---|
| Pekka Rinne (G) | Predators | 17-2 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy (G) | Lightning | 14-1 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury (G) | Golden Knights | 18-1 |
| Filip Forsberg (F) | Predators | 18-1 |
| Tuukka Rask (G) | Bruins | 18-1 |
| Nikita Kucherov (F) | Lightning | 20-1 |
| Sidney Crosby (F) | Penguins | 22-1 |
| Connor Hellebuyck (G) | Jets | 22-1 |
| Patrice Bergeron (F) | Bruins | 25-1 |
| Evgeni Malkin (F) | Penguins | 25-1 |
| William Karlsson (F) | Golden Knights | 30-1 |
| Alex Ovechkin (F) | Capitals | 30-1 |
| Frederik Andersen (G) | Maple Leafs | 35-1 |
| Auston Matthews (F) | Maple Leafs | 35-1 |
| John Gibson (G) | Ducks | 40-1 |
| Anze Kopitar (F) | Kings | 55-1 |
| Devan Dubnyk (G) | Wild | 66-1 |
| Sergei Bobrovsky (G) | Blue Jackets | 75-1 |
| Eric Staal (F) | Wild | 75-1 |
| Martin Jones (G) | Sharks | 80-1 |
| Taylor Hall (F) | Devils | 100-1 |
| Claude Giroux (F) | Flyers | 100-1 |
| Nathan MacKinnon (F) | Avalanche | 100-1 |
Three Hart Trophy candidates at 100-1 could be worth a little sprinkle. Good luck!