Clear favorites in both the Eastern and Western Conferences have taken shape as the Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars have seen their odds shorten after impressive Game 1 wins.
On Tuesday night, the Panthers controlled Game 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes to the tune of a 5-2 win, making the defending champions the current favorite to raise Lord Stanley’s Cup again. Game 2 is Thursday night.
The Dallas Stars reeled off five unanswered goals to climb out of a 3-1 deficit after the second period to take Game 1 against the Edmonton Oilers. The Stars are favored to win the West, and forward Mikko Rantanen is currently the Conn Smythe Trophy favorite ahead of Connor McDavid and Sergei Bobrovsky.
You can see the odds for every team to win the championship and conference, as well as the top players in the Conn Smythe Trophy race below.
All odds accurate as of publish time. For more, go to ESPN BET.
Odds to win Conn Smythe Trophy
The Conn Smythe is awarded to the player deemed to have been the most valuable to his team throughout the playoffs. Players listed with 100-1 odds or better. More odds available at ESPN BET..
Mikko Rantanen, Stars: +300
Connor McDavid, Oilers: +450
Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers: +550
Frederik Andersen, Hurricanes: +800
Jake Oettinger, Stars: +900
Aleksander Barkov, Panthers: 12-1
Leon Draisaitl, Oilers: 12-1
Sam Reinhart, Panthers: 15-1
Brad Marchand, Panthers: 25-1
Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers: 25-1
Andrei Svechnikov, Hurricanes: 30-1
Sebastian Aho, Hurricanes: 30-1
Seth Jarvis, Hurricanes: 40-1
Carter Verhaeghe, Panthers: 50-1
Jaccob Slavin, Hurricanes: 60-1
Roope Hintz, Stars: 75-1
Sam Bennett, Panthers: 75-1
Thomas Harley, Stars: 75-1
Tyler Seguin, Stars: 75-1
Eetu Luostarinen, Panthers: 100-1
Wyatt Johnston, Stars: 100-1
