2026 Art Ross Trophy Odds: McDavid Favored for Sixth Title

• The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the NHL’s regular-season points leader
• Connor McDavid is the favorite to win his sixth Art Ross Trophy in 2025-26
• The graphs on this page track the average odds from the preseason to the playoffs

The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the NHL player who leads the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season. This page tracks the odds to win for the NHL’s leading scorers.

Edmonton’s Connor McDavid has won five Art Ross Trophies including back-to-back in 2023 and 2024. The Oilers captain enters the 2025-26 season as the clear betting favorite despite Nikita Kucherov winning the 2025 Art Ross with 121 points.

In the graphs below, see where the Art Ross futures opened and how the odds change over the course of the year.

2026 Art Ross Trophy Odds

Art Ross Trophy odds above are updated every 15-60 minutes.

Connor McDavid leads the Art Ross betting at +125 to capture his sixth scoring title. The Edmonton superstar’s odds translate to a 44.4% implied probability of leading the NHL in points. A $20 wager on McDavid would net $25 in profit for a total return of $45.

Odds for Top Art Ross Trophy Contenders

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• [Oct 8]: Connor McDavid opens as the Art Ross favorite at +125 despite finishing second last season. Nathan MacKinnon is the second choice at +400, while Nikita Kucherov, the defending champion, sits at +500.

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Notable Art Ross Trends

• Connor McDavid has won five Art Ross Trophies (2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024), making him the active leader. Only five players in NHL history have won more.
• A single player racking up multiple Art Ross trophies isn’t uncommon. For two decades, from 1980-2001, only three players won the Art Ross (Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr).
• Only one player over age 30 has led the NHL in points since 1997. Martin St. Louis won the Art Ross Trophy with Tampa Bay at age 37 in 2012-13.
• The Art Ross has become a sub-30 award. The NHL is played at a speed now that favors younger players in their prime.

10 Past Art Ross Trophy Winners

*Denotes Shortened Season

Nikita Kucherov broke McDavid’s streak by winning the 2025 Art Ross with 121 points. McDavid’s 153 points in 2023 remains the highest total since Mario Lemieux’s 161 in 1995-96.

Players with Multiple Art Ross Trophies

Connor McDavid, Nikita Kucherov, Sidney Crosby, and Evgeni Malkin are the only active NHL players with multiple Art Ross trophies. McDavid needs one more to tie Gretzky’s modern-era record of six consecutive Art Ross wins (1981-87).

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Archived Art Ross Trophy Odds:

• 2022
• 2021
• 2020