The Carolina Hurricanes hold a 2-1 lead in the series after blanking the Washington Capitals on Saturday night, with Game 4 tonight in Carolina. The Hurricanes are favorites to represent the East in the Stanley Cup Final and are -650 to win this series against the Capitals.
Monday night's other game features the Edmonton Oilers (+375 to win the cup), who hold a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference semifinals after losing Game 3 in the last second against the Vegas Golden Knights but are still -250 to take the series.
On Sunday, the Dallas Stars took a 2-1 series lead on the Winnipeg Jets, bouncing back from a 4-0 loss on Friday. Dallas is -360 to win the series and once again has the best odds to win the Stanley Cup (+325). Game 4 is Tuesday in Dallas.
Also on Sunday, the defending Cup champion Florida Panthers evened their series with the Toronto Maple Leafs at two games a piece. The Leafs won the first two games at home, but the Panthers won both their home games as the series heads back to Toronto for Game 5 on Wednesday.
Below, you can see the top contenders for the Conn Smythe trophy, as well as the odds for every team to win their current series, advance to the Final, and to win the Stanley Cup.
All odds accurate as of publish time. For more, go to ESPN BET.
Odds to win Conn Smythe Trophy
The Conn Smythe is awarded to the player deemed to have been the most valuable to his team throughout the playoffs. Players listed with 100-1 odds or better. More odds available at ESPN BET..
Connor McDavid, Oilers: +450
Mikko Rantanen, Stars: +450
Frederik Andersen, Hurricanes: +700
Leon Draisaitl, Oilers: 10-1
Aleksander Barkov, Panthers: 15-1
Sebastian Aho, Hurricanes: 15-1
William Nylander, Maple Leafs: 15-1
Andrei Svechnikov, Hurricanes: 20-1
Jack Eichel, Golden Knights: 20-1
Jake Oettinger, Stars: 20-1
Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers: 20-1
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets: 25-1
Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers: 25-1
Seth Jarvis, Hurricanes: 25-1
Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs: 30-1
Jaccob Slavin, Hurricanes: 30-1
Kyle Connor, Jets: 30-1
Logan Stankoven, Hurricanes: 30-1
Logan Thompson, Capitals: 30-1
Mitch Marner, Maple Leafs: 30-1
Sam Reinhart, Panthers: 30-1
Tomas Hertl, Golden Knights: 35-1
Alex Ovechkin, Capitals: 40-1
Wyatt Johnston, Stars: 40-1
Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs: 50-1
Carter Verhaeghe, Panthers: 50-1
Mark Stone, Golden Knights: 50-1
Dylan Strome, Capitals: 60-1
Mark Scheifele, Jets: 60-1
Brad Marchand, Panthers: 75-1
John Tavares, Maple Leafs: 75-1
Joseph Woll, Maple Leafs: 75-1
Roope Hintz, Stars: 75-1
Sam Bennett, Panthers: 75-1
Adin Hill, Golden Knights: 100-1
Charlie Lindgren, Capitals: 100-1
Evan Bouchard, Oilers: 100-1
Matthew Knies, Maple Leafs: 100-1
Nikolaj Ehlers, Jets: 100-1
Thomas Harley, Stars: 100-1