Odds to Be Top Pointscorer in 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Connor McDavid is the favorite to be the top point producer for the 2021 NHL playoffs. Colorado Avalanche center Nathan Mackinnon is also a favorite. Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDevy has scored 104 points in 55 games this season. His team is not expected to go far in the playoffs, but they are likely to face the Toronto Maple Leafs in second round.
Nathan Mackinnon is the favorite to be the top point producer for the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.
Odds to be the top scorer in 2021 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are as of May 13.
Nathan MacKinnon is a good skater and shooter, but he could be eliminated in the first round by a quality Minnesota team or in second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by the dominant Vegas team.
Connor McDavid has scored 108 points since the start of the 2018-19 season. Leon Draisaitl has 124 points, Patrick Kane 92 points and Nathan MacKinnon 96 points. Brad Marchand has 93 points in 93 games.
Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are the favourites to be the top point scorer in the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. The Maple Leafs have a good chance of reaching the final, but they have some defensive problems and a poor playoff history.
Longshots have appeal in futures betting on the 2021 NHL top playoff pointscorer.
Nikita Kucherov led the NHL in playoff scoring last season. The Avalanche have the potential to make a deep run. Cale Makar is at +1700. Patrice Bergeron and Alex Ovechkin are +2500.
Alex Ovechkin is feeling 100 percent. Samantha Pell tweeted that Ovichk is the odds to be the top point scorer in 2021 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.
The top point scorer in the NHL playoffs is almost always a member of the team that advances to the Stanley Cup. The NHL is a parity league, so it's more difficult to project teams making long runs.
Kevin Allen covered the NHL for USA Today from 1986-2020. He received the Lester Patrick Award in 2013 and the Elmer Ferguson Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014. Brayden Point is the favorite to be the top scorer in 2021 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.
