Art Ross, Rocket Richard Odds 2026-27: McDavid, Draisaitl Lead

Connor McDavid opens as the favorite to win his seventh Art Ross Trophy at +225, with Nikita Kucherov next at +280 and Nathan MacKinnon at +325, per BetMGM pricing as of Sept. 8. The race for the league's other marquee scoring crown looks different. MacKinnon tops the Rocket Richard Trophy board for most goals at +475 on DraftKings, with Cole Caufield and Leon Draisaitl tied at +550, as of Sept. 29. Points leader and goals leader are two separate markets, and right now the early favorites split by award.

Art Ross Trophy Odds 2026-27: The Full Board

Here is BetMGM's points-leader board as of Sept. 8.

| Player | Team | Odds | |-|-|-| | Connor McDavid | Oilers | +225 | | Nikita Kucherov | Lightning | +280 | | Nathan MacKinnon | Avalanche | +325 | | Leon Draisaitl | Oilers | +1000 | | Macklin Celebrini | Sharks | +1200 | | David Pastrnak | Bruins | +1800 | | Kirill Kaprizov | Wild | +2800 | | Nick Suzuki | Canadiens | +3300 | | Jack Eichel | Golden Knights | +3500 | | Jason Robertson | Stars | +3500 |

McDavid's +225 works out to roughly 30.8% implied probability, well clear of Kucherov's 26.3% and MacKinnon's 23.5%. Per BetMGM, McDavid won his sixth Art Ross last season with 138 points, and the book's own read is blunt: "Assuming McDavid is in proper form throughout the upcoming season, he's nearly a lock for a top three finish." A seventh title would move him within three of Wayne Gretzky's all-time record of ten, a mark most books treat as effectively unreachable this decade.

Rocket Richard Trophy Odds 2026-27: The Full Board

Here is DraftKings' goal-scoring board as of Sept. 29.

| Player | Odds | |-|-| | Nathan MacKinnon | +475 | | Cole Caufield | +550 | | Leon Draisaitl | +550 | | Kirill Kaprizov | +850 | | Jason Robertson | +950 | | Macklin Celebrini | +950 | | Connor McDavid | +1000 | | Auston Matthews | +1000 | | David Pastrnak | +1600 | | Nikita Kucherov | +1600 |

MacKinnon's +475 implies about 17.4%, with Caufield and Draisaitl both near 15.4%. Notice who is missing from the Art Ross top three here: McDavid, the games' best all-around scorer, sits back at +1000 for goals specifically, a reminder that the Richard race rewards shot volume and finishing over total point production.

Why DraftKings Likes Draisaitl for the Goal Race

DraftKings' own writeup makes Draisaitl (+550) its featured play, not MacKinnon the favorite. The reasoning: "over the last 10 seasons, only a handful of guys who finished as a top-five goalscorer managed to do so in the following campaign as well," and Draisaitl has already done it four times. He previously won the Richard outright with 52 goals, and per DraftKings he averages roughly 48.83 goals a season when he plays 70-plus games. The site also flags Tage Thompson at +1900 (about 5% implied) as its longshot value pick, pointing to four seasons at 47, 29, 44 and 40 goals, three of them 40-goal campaigns.

Betting Impact: Where the Value Sits

The two markets do not move together. MacKinnon is priced as a stronger goal-scoring favorite (+475, 17.4%) than a points favorite (+325, 23.5% but third on that board), which tells a shot-volume story: a high shot total raises goal equity faster than it raises assist equity. McDavid is the inverse. He is heavily favored for points (+225) but only mid-pack for goals (+1000), consistent with a career built on playmaking as much as finishing.

For DFS and prop shoppers, that split matters. A McDavid anytime-goal prop will price shorter on nights he is dominating possession even when his goal total lags his assist total, while a MacKinnon points prop can undersell him relative to his goal-scoring price. Draisaitl, priced mid-pack on both boards (+1000 Art Ross, +550 Richard), is the cleanest two-way bet if a book's goal and point markets ever get out of sync with each other. Thompson at +1900 is the pure longshot swing, a name with real 40-goal pedigree priced like an afterthought, the kind of number worth a small stake rather than a real lean.

What to Watch Next

Both boards were set before puck drop and will move with the first month of results. Books historically make their first real adjustment to scoring-trophy markets in mid-November once a full slate of games is in, the same pattern StatSniper flagged on the Hart Trophy board. Watch Draisaitl's and MacKinnon's shot totals through October specifically. If either is pacing well above his career shots-per-game rate, expect both boards to shorten. Our NHL win totals and over/under odds piece has the team-level context for Edmonton, Colorado and Minnesota entering the year, and the NHL Hart Trophy odds board covers the MVP race these same names are chasing.

FAQ

Who is favored to win the Art Ross Trophy in 2026-27? Connor McDavid, at +225 per BetMGM as of Sept. 8, with Nikita Kucherov (+280) and Nathan MacKinnon (+325) next.

Who is favored to win the Rocket Richard Trophy in 2026-27? Nathan MacKinnon, at +475 per DraftKings as of Sept. 29, with Cole Caufield and Leon Draisaitl tied at +550.

Why is McDavid not favored for the Rocket Richard Trophy too? He is priced at +1000 for goals specifically, well back of the leaders, because the Richard race rewards shot volume and finishing more than all-around point production.

Has Connor McDavid won the Art Ross Trophy before? Yes. Per BetMGM, he won his sixth Art Ross last season with 138 points. A seventh would move him within three of Wayne Gretzky's record of ten.

StatSniper's AI sports picks hub tracks how these markets move as the season plays out, and Chad AI inside the Chad app covers nightly NHL prop reads alongside the season-long boards.

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