2025-26 NHL MVP Odds: MacKinnon Still In Lead Despite McDavid Surge

The NHL odds for the 2025-26 NHL MVP have been fully taken over by Nathan Mackinnon, who finds himself as a -450 favorite... in January.

Connor McDavid is likely the only one who can catch up to Nate at this point, but his team will have to do a lot more winning to convince the voters. Check out the latest NHL MVP odds below!

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Odds to win 2025-26 NHL MVP award

Odds as of 1-7.

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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:

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.

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

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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.

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NHL Hart Trophy history

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

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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