NHL Expert Picks and Predictions for Variety of Futures Odds

by Alan Harris - 9/24/2015

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby

Odds on who was going to hoist the 2015-16 Stanley Cup have been out since the Blackhawks drank from Lord Stanley in June, but now that the season is right around the corner, odds to win the divisions, season point totals, player props (goals/points) and individual awards have begun to pop up both offshore and in the desert. Here is a look at some of those numbers with a few quick predictions on what I think may go down this season. For a full NHL preview, be sure to check back next Wednesday afternoon as myself, Raphael Esparza (VSI) and possible a guest will break down all 30 teams and their point totals in our weekly podcast. The division and point total odds are from our friends over at the Westgate Superbook while the individual award odds (Top 10 in each) and player props are from the folks over at Paddy Power.

Point Totals

Tampa Bay Lightning 106.5
Anaheim Ducks 104.5
Pittsburgh Penguins 103.5
St. Louis Blues 102.5
Los Angeles Kings 100.5
New York Rangers 100.5
Chicago Blackhawks 99.5
Montreal Canadiens 99.5
New York Islanders 99.5
Washington Capitals 99.5
Columbus Blue Jackets 98.5
Detroit Red Wings 97.5
Minnesota Wild 97.5
Dallas Stars 96.5
Winnipeg Jets 95.5
Nashville Predators 95.5
Calgary Flames 94.5
Ottawa Senators 94.5
San Jose Sharks 93.5
Philadelphia Flyers 88.5
Boston Bruins 88.5
Edmonton Oilers 87.5
Florida Panthers 86.5
Colorado Avalanche 85.5
Vancouver Canucks 85.5
Buffalo Sabres 76.5
New Jersey Devils 75.5
Carolina Hurricanes 73.5
Toronto Maple Leafs 67.5
Arizona Coyotes 64.5

ODDS TO WIN DIVISION

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Tampa Bay Lightning 7-5

Montreal Canadiens 5-2
Detroit Red Wings 9-2
Ottawa Senators 8-1
Florida Panthers 12-1
Boston Bruins 15-1
Buffalo Sabres 25-1
Toronto Maple Leafs 100-1

METROPOLITAN DIVISION

Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2
New York Rangers 3-1
Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1
New York Islanders 9-2
Washington Capitals 9-2
Philadelphia Flyers 20-1
New Jersey Devils 60-1
Carolina Hurricanes 60-1

CENTRAL DIVISION

St. Louis Blues 5-2
Chicago Blackhawks 3-1
Minnesota Wild 5-1
Dallas Stars 5-1
Winnipeg Jets 6-1
Nashville Predators 7-1
Colorado Avalanche 20-1

PACIFIC DIVISION

Anaheim Ducks 7-5
Los Angeles Kings 2-1
Calgary Flames 5-1
San Jose Sharks 13-2
Edmonton Oilers 12-1
Vancouver Canucks 20-1
Arizona Coyotes 100 -1

Hart Memorial Trophy - MVP

Sidney Crosby - Pittsburgh Penguins 4/1

Alexander Ovechkin - Washington Capitals 7/1

Tyler Seguin - Dallas Stars 17/2

John Tavares - New York Islanders 17/2

Jamie Benn - Dallas Stars 17/2

Carey Price - Montreal Canadiens 10/1

Claude Giroux - Philadelphia Flyers 12/1

Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay Lightning 12/1

Ryan Getzlaf - Anaheim Ducks 17/1

Jakub Voracek - Philadelphia Flyers 20/1

Vezina Trophy - Top Goalie

Carey Price - Montreal Canadiens 9/2

Henrik Lundqvist - New York Rangers 11/2

Tuukka Rask - Boston Bruins 6/1

Jonathan Quick - Los Angeles Kings 7/1

Pekka Rinne - Nashville Predators 7/1

Devan Dubnyk - Minnesota Wild 10/1

Corey Schneider - New Jersey Devils 13/1

Braden Holtby - Washington Capitals 13/1

Sergei Bobrovsky - Columbus Blue Jackets 17/1

Frederik Andersen - Anaheim Ducks 20/1

Calder Memorial Trophy - Top Rookie

Connor McDavid - Edmonton Oilers 5/4

Jack Eichel - Buffalo Sabres 4/1

Sam Bennett - Calgary Flames 7/1

Sam Reinhart - Buffalo Sabres 15/2

Max Domi - Arizona Coyotes 9/1

Nikolas Ehlers - Winnipeg Jets 16/1

Dylan Strome - Arizona Coyotes 16/1

Noah Hanifin - Carolina Hurricanes 20/1

Jake Virtanen - Vancouver Canucks 22/1

Atremi Panarin - Chicago Balckhawks 22/1

James Norris Memorial Trophy - Top Defenseman

Drew Doughty - Los Angeles Kings 5/1

Erik Karlsson - Ottawa Senators 5/1

PK Subbban - Montreal Canadiens 6/1

Duncan Keith - Chicago Blackhawks 17/2

Shea Webber - Nashville Predators 17/2

Mark Giordano - Calgary Flames 11/1

Ryan Suter - Minnesota Wild 11/1

Victor Hedman - Tampa Bay Lightning 13/1

Alex Pietrangelo - St. Louis Blues 17/1

Kris Letang - Pittsburgh Penguins 20/1

Rocket Richard Trophy - Top Goal Scorer

Alex Ovechkin - Washington Capitals 5/2

Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay Lightning 6/1

Corey Perry - Anaheim Ducks 7/1

Tyler Seguin - Dallas Stars 17/2

John Tavares - New York Islanders 10/1

Vladamir Tarasenko - St. Louis Blues 10/1

Phil Kessel - Pittsburgh Penguins 10/1

Joe Pavelski - San Jose Sharks 10/1

Jamie Benn - Dallas Stars 13/1

Rick Nash - New York Rangers 17/1

Here are some of the various player props on over/under total goals and points for some notable players.

Total Goals

Alexander Ovechkin - Washington Capitals 54.5

Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay Lightning 49.5

Corey Perry - Anaheim Ducks 43.5

Tyler Seguin - Dallas Stars 42.5

Vladimir Tarasenko - St. Louis Blues 41.5

John Tavares - New York Islanders 39.5

Rick Nash - New York Rangers 35.5

Jamie Benn - Dallas Stars 35.5

Sean Monahan - Calgary Flames 32.5

Radim Vrbata - Vancouver Canucks 28.5

Total Points

Sidney Crosby - Pittsburgh Penguins 93.5

Tyler Seguin - Dallas Stars 87.5

John Tavares - New York Islanders 86.5

Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay Lightning 84.5

Jamie Benn - Dallas Stars 83.5

Alexander Ovechkin - Washington Capitals 82.5

Claude Giroux - Philadelphia Flyers 80.5

Phil Kessel - Pittsburgh Penguins 78.5

Henrik Sedin - Vancouver Canucks 69.5

Daniel Sedin - Vancouver Canucks 68.5

Now that the odds are all out on the table, here are my predictions on the division and award winners. Be sure to check out my page here at Doc's Sports for a few point total Free Plays as we approach opening night!

Atlantic Division: Montreal Canadiens (5/2)

Metropolitan Division: Washington Capitals (9/2)

Central Division: Minnesota Wild (5/1)

Pacific Division: Anaheim Ducks (7/5)

Hart Trophy: Alexander Ovechkin (7/1) - Washington Capitals

Vezina Trophy: Braden Holtby (13/1) - Washington Capitals

Calder Trophy: Connor McDavid (5/4) - Edmonton Oilers

Norris Trophy: Victor Hedman (13/1) - Tampa Bay Lightning

Rocket Richard Trophy: John Tavares (10/1) - New York Islanders

Pick:	CHICAGO BEARS +3
Start:	November 24, 2024 @ 1:00 PM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

Analysis:

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Take #256 Chicago Bears +3 over Minnesota Vikings (1p.m., Sunday, November 24 FOX) We used the Bears as a free play winner last Sunday and easily covered the spread and should have been an underdog outright winner. Now we will ride them for a second straight week against another NFC North rival, the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings are 8-2 on the season, yet are only around a field goal favorite. I still do not trust Sam Donald to win consistently over the course of a 17 game regular season. Minnesota is not as good as their 8-2 record would indicate and playing outdoors in Chicago on Sunday will cause issues for them on both sides of the ball. Chicago has been hit or miss this season, but they will be up to play another divisional rival and we expect them to take this down to the wire as well. Do not miss out on Doc’s Sports Weekend Card featuring top plays in college and NFL football. Read More Read Less

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