2025-26 NHL MVP Odds: MacKinnon Still Fending Off Kucherov, Celebrini

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NHL odds surrounding the 2025-26 NHL MVP have been Nathan MacKinnon's for almost the entire season, and it looks like the books aren't ready to move off him just yet.

Nate is now just -190, but he's still ahead of Nikita Kucherov at +255. Meanwhile, Macklin Celebrini and Connor McDavid are starting to run out of time to catch up.

Check out the updated NHL MVP odds below!

Odds to win 2025-26 NHL MVP award

Player
Nathan MacKinnon	-190
Nikita Kucherov	+255
Macklin Celebrini	+510
Connor McDavid	+550
Leon Draisaitl	+40000

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Understanding NHL MVP odds

Most sportsbooks will display odds in the American format as listed above. When the regular season is nearly finished and a consensus has emerged, you might see a player with a minus sign (-) ahead of his odds, like this:

• Connor McDavid -400

The (-) means that McDavid is the odds-on favorite, and a bettor would need to wager $400 to win $100. Other contenders in the MVP race might have plus (+) odds to win.

• Nathan MacKinnon +650

Here, a bettor stood to profit $650 for every $100 wagered. 

If American odds aren't your thing, simply use a tool like our odds converter to switch the odds to decimal or fractional format. Most online sportsbooks also give you the option to change the odds format that you see.

NHL Hart Trophy trends

• The last player to win the Hart Trophy and Stanley Cup in a single season was Tampa Bay Lightning forward Martin St. Louis (2004).
• Carey Price was the last goaltender (2015) to win the MVP award before Connor Hellebuyck did last season.
• Alexander Ovechkin was the last player to repeat as the Hart winner (2008 and 2009).
• Centers have won six of the last 10 MVP awards.
• The last time a defenseman won the Hart Trophy was Chris Pronger back in the 1999-00 season.

NHL Hart Trophy history

A quick look at recent NHL MVPs and the position they played.

Season	Player	Position	Team
2024-25	Connor Hellebuyck	Goalie	Winnipeg Jets
2023-24	Nathan MacKinnon	Center	Colorado Avalanche
2022-23	Connor McDavid	Center	Edmonton Oilers
2021-22	Auston Matthews	Center	Toronto Maple Leafs
2020-21	Connor McDavid	Center	Edmonton Oilers
2019-20	Leon Draisaitl	Center	Edmonton Oilers
2018-19	Nikita Kucherov	Right Wing	Tampa Bay Lightning
2017-18	Taylor Hall	Left Wing	New Jersey Devils
2016-17	Connor McDavid	Center	Edmonton Oilers
2015-16	Patrick Kane	Right Wing	Chicago Blackhawks
2014-15	Carey Price	Goalie	Montreal Canadiens
2013-14	Sidney Crosby	Center	Pittsburgh Penguins
2012-13	Alexander Ovechkin	Right Wing	Washington Capitals
2011-12	Evgeni Malkin	Center	Pittsburgh Penguins
2010-11	Corey Perry	Right Wing	Anaheim Ducks
2009-10	Henrik Sedin	Center	Vancouver Canucks
2008-09	Alexander Ovechkin	Right Wing	Washington Capitals
2007-08	Alexander Ovechkin	Right Wing	Washington Capitals
2006-07	Sidney Crosby	Center	Pittsburgh Penguins
2005-06	Joe Thornton	Center	Boston Bruins/  San Jose Sharks

NHL MVP award winners by position

Centers won the Hart Trophy 17 times over an 18-year period from 1979 to 1996. Wayne Gretzky personally skated away with the league's MVP award eight straight times during that era.

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