NHL Calder Trophy Odds: Wolf Is Real Calder Value

Macklin Celebrini is starting to run away with things in the 2025 NHL Calder Trophy odds. The Sharks' young stud is now -145 at the top of the Calder odds, with Lane Hutson (+110) and Dustin Wolf (+1900) sitting just behind at Sportsbook.

Calgary's young goalie, Wolf, keeps climbing the odds. He might have a shot to upset the top Calder candidates:

NHL Calder Trophy Odds For 2024-2025

Odds as of March 21st at Sportsbook

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2024-25 Calder Trophy Favorite: Macklin Celebrini

Celebrini is still a few points behind the rookie scoring lead, but he's also missed 10 games this year. That scoring rate is going to be key for Celebrini's Calder credentials. The Sharks' first overall pick from a year ago has been easily the most productive rookie skater on a per game basis and has enough runway left in the year to push himself to the top of overall scoring, too.

Playing on a line with Willaim Eklund and Tyler Toffoli has helped round out last year's first-overall draft pick into an offensive force, giving him steady pillars on the wing to build out his game at the pro level. Should he continue to score near a point-per-game pace, Celebrini has the hype and the production to be the clear favorite for the Calder.

2024-25 Calder Trophy Odds Value Pick: Dustin Wolf

I still think Dustin Wolf has a path to this Calder. Celebrini, Michkov, and Hutson are all putting up massive offensive seasons, but Wolf has been the best young goalie in the league by far.

With his 23-14-5 record and .911 save percentage, Wolf has almost single-handedly pulled the Flames into postseason competition. Wolf is the ONLY rookie goalie (min 15 games started) with a save percentage over .900. He's got a better save percentage than Jacob Markstrom, Linus Ullmark, and Jake Oettinger — all top tier NHL starting goalies on far better teams than Wolf's Flames.

IN WOLF WE TRUST 🐺

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— NHL (@NHL) November 16, 2024

At first glance, Wolf's statistics are merely good, not great. But, league-wide NHL save percentage is the lowest it's been since 2006 (.901), so Wolf's .911 mark is actually fantastic. If voters recognize how good he's been relative to the league, Wolf is incredible Calder value at Sportsbook.

Last 10 Calder Trophy Winners

It’s always great to look back on a list like this and see just how many of these players turned into absolute superstars – there’s a noticeable lack of Connor McDavid thanks to him only playing 45 games in his rookie year due to injury.

The teams are always fresh too, with no squad winning a back-to-back Calder since the Boston Bruins in 1967 and 1968.

NHL Teams with the Most Calder Trophy winners

Auston Matthews’ 2017 win snapped quite the cold streak for the Leafs, going 51 years without a Calder win – their wins come from the early days of the NHL. You’ll notice the top six teams are the Original Six squads, owing to their high wins to being around the longest you could assume.

NHL Teams that have never had a player win the Calder Trophy

These are all relatively “newer” teams, with the Flyers and Stars being the oldest squads on this list after joining in the 60s. With Michkov (Philadelphia) and Stankoven (Dallas) at the top of the 2024-25 Calder Trophy odds board, maybe one of those two franchises finally gets their first Calder winner.

Calder Trophy Betting Trends

With a collection of potential superstars at the start of every season, you need all the stats you can get when trying to predict the next Calder winner. The results can be shocking with early picks winding up as busts or late selections making themselves the best players in their age category. Here are a few trends over the last few seasons that might indicate who'll take home the Calder: