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2024/25 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy: Odds, winners, trophy, when is it awarded?

Voted for by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, the Hart Trophy is awarded to the NHL's most valuable player.

Entering the 2024/25 season, a total of 11 active players have at least one Hart Trophy to their name. Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche was announced as the winner of the 2023/24 edition shortly after the season.

Here is a list of some of the current favourites for the award.

2024/25 NHL Hart Trophy odds

Leon Draisaitl

-140

Connor Hellebuyck

+225

Nathan MacKinnon

+325

Nikita Kucherov

+1600

Connor McDavid

+2500

Quinn Hughes

+3500

Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl, who leads the NHL with 43 goals, is the -140 favourite to win his second-career Hart Trophy for league MVP.

Draisaitl's first Hart Trophy was in the shortened 2019/20 campaign, in which he scored 43 goals while leading the league with 67 assists and 110 points. This season, he's on pace for 62 goals, 62 assists and 124 points.

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck the second-favourite (+225) as he attempts to become the first goaltender to win the Hart since Carey Price in 2015/16. Hellebuyck leads the NHL in goals against average (2.02), goals saved above expected (30), shutouts (6), goalie point shares (10.6), and minutes played (2,707).

Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon, the current 2024/25 season leader in assists (67) and points (90), is the third-favourite (+325) to win his second consecutive Hart Trophy. Plus, he's one of three players along with Draisaitl and Nikita Kucherov with a points-per-game average of 1.50 or better.

Speaking of Kucherov, the Tampa Bay Lightning winger is +1600 for the Hart Trophy, and he's the last player priced shorter than 20/1. Ranked second in assists (59), third in points (85), and tied for 14th in goals (26), Kucherov is making a solid case for his second-career Hart Trophy as he has led his team's recent resurgence.

Connor McDavid, the Oilers centre and teammate of Draisaitl, is fifth in the odds at +2500. The three-time Hart Trophy winner has 22 goals and 51 assists for 73 points, and he's fifth in the NHL with 1.4 points per game.

Further back in the odds are Vancouver Canucks captain and defenceman Quinn Hughes (+3500), Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski (+6000), and Avs defenceman Cale Makar (+6000). No other Hart Trophy contender's odds are shorter than 100/1.

NHL Hart Trophy past winners

Year

Player

Team

2023/24

Nathan MacKinnon

Colorado Avalanche

2022/23

Connor McDavid

Edmonton Oilers

2021/22

Auston Matthews

Toronto Maple Leafs

2020/21

Connor McDavid

Edmonton Oilers

2019/20

Leon Draisaitl

Edmonton Oilers

2018/19

Nikita Kucherov

Tampa Bay Lightning

2017/18

Taylor Hall

New Jersey Devils

2016/17

Connor McDavid

Edmonton Oilers

2015/16

Patrick Kane

Chicago Blackhawks

2014/15

Carey Price

Montreal Canadiens

2013/14

Sidney Crosby

Pittsburgh Penguins

2012/13

Alexander Ovechkin

Washington Capitals

2011/12

Evgeni Malkin

Pittsburgh Penguins

2010/11

Corey Perry

Anaheim Ducks

2009/10

Henrik Sedin

Vancouver Canucks

2008/09

Alexander Ovechkin

Washington Captials

2007/08

Alexander Ovechkin

Washington Capitals

2006/07

Sidney Crosby

Pittsburgh Penguins

2005/06

Joe Thornton

Boston Bruins/San Jose Sharks

2004/05

Not awarded - lockout

2003/04

Martin St. Louis

Tampa Bay Lightning

2002/03

Peter Forsberg

Colorado Avalanche

2001/02

Jose Theodore

Montreal Canadiens

2000/01

Joe Sakic

Colorado Avalanche

1999/00

Chris Pronger

St. Louis Blues

1998/99

Jaromir Jagr

Pittsburgh Penguins

1997/98

Dominik Hasek

Buffalo Sabres

1996/97

Dominik Hasek

Buffalo Sabres

1995/96

Mario Lemieux

Pittsburgh Penguins

1994/95

Eric Lindros

Philadelphia Flyers

1993/94

Sergei Fedorov

Detroit Red Wings

1992/93

Mario Lemieux

Pittsburgh Penguins

1991/92

Mark Messier

New York Rangers

1990/91

Brett Hull

St. Louis Blues

1989/90

Mark Messier

Edmonton Oilers

1988/89

Wayne Gretzky

Los Angeles Kings

1987/88

Mario Lemieux

Pittsburgh Penguins

1986/87

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers

1985/86

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers

1984/85

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers

1983/84

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers

1982/83

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers

1981/82

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers

1980/81

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers

1979/80

Wayne Gretzky

Edmonton Oilers

1978/79

Brian Trottier

New York Islanders

1977/78

Guy Lafleur

Montreal Canadiens

1976/77

Guy Lafleur

Montreal Canadiens

1975/76

Bobby Clarke

Philadelphia Flyers

1974/75

Bobby Clarke

Philadelphia Flyers

1973/74

Phil Esposito

Boston Bruins

1972/73

Bobby Clarke

Philadelphia Flyers

1971/72

Bobby Orr

Boston Bruins

1970/71

Bobby Orr

Boston Bruins

1969/70

Bobby Orr

Boston Bruins

1968/69

Phil Esposito

Boston Bruins

1967/68

Stan Mikita

Chicago Blackhawks

1966/67

Stan Mikita

Chicago Blackhawks

1965/66

Bobby Hull

Chicago Blackhawks

1964/65

Bobby Hull

Chicago Blackhawks

1963/64

Jean Beliveau

Montreal Canadiens

1962/63

Gordie Howe

Detroit Red Wings

1961/62

Jacques Plante

Montreal Canadiens

1960/61

Bernie Geoffrion

Montreal Canadiens

1959/60

Gordie Howe

Detroit Red Wings

1958/59

Andy Bathgate

New York Rangers

1957/58

Gordie Howe

Detroit Red Wings

1956/57

Gordie Howe

Detroit Red Wings

1955/56

Jean Beliveau

Montreal Canadiens

1954/55

Ted Kennedy

Toronto Maple Leafs

1953/54

Al Rollins

Chicago Blackhawks

1952/53

Gordie Howe

Detroit Red Wings

1951/52

Gordie Howe

Detroit Red Wings

1950/51

Milt Schmidt

Boston Bruins

1949/50

Chuck Rayner

New York Rangers

1948/49

Sid Abel

Detroit Red Wings

1947/48

Buddy O'Connor

New York Rangers

1946/47

Maurice Richard

Montreal Canadiens

1945/46

Max Bentley

Chicago Blackhawks

1944/45

Elmer Lach

Montreal Canadiens

1943/44

Babe Pratt

Toronto Maple Leafs

1942/43

Bill Cowley

Boston Bruins

1941/42

Tommy Anderson

Brooklyn Americans

1940/41

Bill Cowley

Boston Bruins

1939/40

Ebbie Goodfellow

Detroit Red Wings

1938/39

Toe Blake

Montreal Canadiens

1937/38

Eddie Shore

Boston Bruins

1936/37

Babe Siebert

Montreal Canadiens

1935/36

Eddie Shore

Boston Bruins

1934/35

Eddie Shore

Boston Bruins

1933/34

Aurele Joliat

Montreal Canadiens

1932/33

Eddie Shore

Boston Bruins

1931/32

Howie Morenz

Montreal Canadiens

1930/31

Howie Morenz

Montreal Canadiens

1929/30

Nels Stewart

Montreal Maroons

1928/29

Roy Worters

New York Americans

1927/28

Howie Morenz

Montreal Canadiens

1926/27

Herb Gardiner

Montreal Canadiens

1925/26

Nels Stewart

Montreal Maroons

1924/25

Billy Burch

Hamilton Tigers

1923/24

Frank Nighbor

Ottawa Senators

NHL Hart Memorial Trophy information

The original Hart Memorial Trophy was donated to the NHL in 1923 by David Hart, the father of longtime Montreal Canadiens head coach Cecil Hart.

The trophy itself features a silver pedestal under a silver-and-gold sculpture that resembles flames. The sculpture atop the pedestal features engraving of the name of the trophy and its donor.

NHL Hart Trophy announcement

The NHL Hart Trophy winner is announced during the NHL Awards ceremony, which also features the announcements of the other major individual awards such as the Norris Trophy, Vezina Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award and Calder Memorial Trophy.

The 2024 Hart Trophy winner, Nathan MacKinnon, was announced as the winner on June 27, 2024. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote for the award winner.

Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.

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