Even though the St. Louis Blues are still occupied observing after capturing the 2018-19 Stanley Cup, another 30 teams in the National Hockey League are preparing for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft that takes place on June 21-22.
In regards to odds on which player is going to be taken together with the first overall pick, it is clear oddsmakers have already made their minds up. Jack Hughes is the substantial -1200 favorite to go at No. 1 at BetOnline, with Kaapo Kakko coming back since the +600 underdog. No other players are readily available to wager on in the store.
Jack Hughes Is Your -1200 Favorite To Go First In The 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
This is not actually much of a surprise considering Hughes has been the front-runner to really go off the board first since last year. The American centre had 112 points (34 goals, 78 assists) in 50 games with the U.S. National U18 Team in 2018-19 and is seen as one of the very talented prospects to enter the draft in quite some time. Barring a major surprise, Hughes will likely go to the New Jersey Devils, who own the No. 1 pick.
Don’t Sleep on Kakko
While Hughes has been hogging the majority of the accolades entering the draft, Kakko has emerged as a can not -miss prospect. The Finn amassed 38 points (22 goals, 16 assists) in 45 games with TPS Turku at SM-liiga and capped off his year with what would turn out to be his coming-out party in the 2019 IIHF world championship when he scored six times in 10 matches for Finland.
That functionality pleased the New York Rangers Steel, since the Rangers will surely take Kakko at pick No. 2 if Hughes goes to the Devils. Things can change rapidly in the NHL, though, so in the event that you feel the Devils will jolt the hockey world and take Kakko with the first choice, his +600 cost is attractive.
More NHL Draft Props
At the same time, Sports Interaction has draft standing OVER/UNDER props for another top prospects available in the 2019 NHL Draft on Friday, along with odds on which player will be chosen third overall on the night behind Hughes and Kakko.
Kirby Dach from Saskatoon of the WHL has an OVER/UNDER draft place of 5.5, with a -120 moneyline on each side of this bet. Fellow WHL forward Dylan Cozens of Lethbridge sits using an OVER/UNDER draft position of 5.5 as well, however, the OVER is favored at -160 with the UNDER set at +115. American forward Cole Caufield’s OVER/UNDER is 6.5 (OVER favored at -170), while Russian ahead Vasili Podkolzin’s OVER/UNDER is 10.5 (UNDER favorite at -145).
Defenseman Bowen Byram, from Vancouver of the WHL, is the preferred to be chosen night. That pick is possessed by the Chicago Blackhawks heading to the draft. American forward Alex Turcotte is following on that prop wager at -250, followed closely by the two Dach and Cozens at +1300, and Caufield in +3500.
To find odds on which NHL team will capture the 2019-20 Stanley Cup, take a look at our NHL futures page.

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