Rocket Richard Trophy Odds: Caufield Can't Be Contained

Nathan MacKinnon is losing his grip on the Hart Trophy, and now Cole Caufield is looking to snatch away the Rocket Richard, too.

Caufield has eight goals in the month of March, and he now sits just two tallies back of Nate for the league lead. We're in for an epic race to the finish between two of the league's best scorers.

Here are the latest NHL odds for the Rocket Richard odds winner in 2025-26. 

Odds to win the Rocket Richard Trophy

Below is a look at Rocket Richard odds with Nathan MacKinnon leading the way.

Player		Movement
Nathan MacKinnon	-260	—
Cole Caufield	+260	▲
Nikita Kucherov	+1000	▲
Macklin Celebrini	+3300	▲
Connor McDavid	+4000	▼
Matthew Boldy	+5000	▼

Odds as of 3-23. Odds from BET99, one of our best betting sites. Sign up with our BET99 promo code, or get one of our other sportsbook promos.

Odds movement

3/23: Cole Caufield is playing like a man possessed, and he now has the second-best odds to win his first career Rocket Richard Trophy. The Canadiens' sniper is two back of MacKinnon, and he's showing no signs of slowing down.

Kucherov has also scored his way into the Top 3, although he's got a little more ground to make up than Caufield — hence the +1000 price tag.

3/4: Nathan Mackinnon leads the league in goals, so it's no surprise to see him at -300 to win his first-ever Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy. The four players trailing him on the odds board are all six goals back of Nate, so it's still somewhat within reach.

That said, they'll have to hope the Avs' superstar hits a rut heading into the final 20ish games.

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Understanding NHL Rocket Richard odds

Most sportsbooks will display odds in the American format as listed above. When the regular season is nearly finished and a consensus has emerged, you might see a player with a minus sign (-) ahead of his odds, like this:

• Nathan MacKinnon -300

The (-) means that Draisaitl is the odds-on favorite, and a bettor would need to wager $300 to win $100. Other contenders in the Rocket Richard race might have plus (+) odds to win.

• Connor McDavid +450

Here, a bettor stood to profit $450 for every $100 wagered on MacKinnon to lead the league in goals.

If American odds aren't your thing, simply use a tool like our odds converter to switch the odds to decimal or fractional format. Most online sportsbooks also give you the option to change the odds format that you see.

Rocket Richard Trophy betting splits

• Highest ticket percentage: Connor McDavid (13.3%)
• Highest handle percentage: Nathan MacKinnon (32.6%)
• Biggest liability: Connor McDavid

Data courtesy of BetMGM.

NHL Rocket Richard trends

• The Rocket Richard winner has only won the Hart Trophy in the same season six times. Alex Ovechkin did it three times.
• No defenseman has ever won the Rocket Richard Trophy.
• Alex Ovechkin has won 40% of all Rocket Richard Trophies ever awarded.

NHL Rocket Richard history

A quick look at recent Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy winners and the number of goals they scored.

Season	Player	Total goals
2024-25	Leon Draisaitl	52
2023-24	Auston Matthews	69
2022-23	Connor McDavid	64
2021-22	Auston Matthews	60
2020-21	Auston Matthews	41
2019-20	Alexander Ovechkin/ David Pastrnak	48
2018-19	Alexander Ovechkin	51
2017-18	Alexander Ovechkin	49
2016-17	Sidney Crosby	44
2015-16	Alexander Ovechkin	50
2014-15	Alexander Ovechkin	53
2013-14	Alexander Ovechkin	51
2012-13	Alexander Ovechkin	32
2011-12	Steven Stamkos	60

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