2014 Olympic Hockey: Complete Vegas Odds for Top Goal Scorer in Sochi Games

The ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics will showcase hockey's elite talent in one of the most incredible spectacles in the sporting world. 

The top five contenders for the coveted gold medal are without a doubt Canada, Russia, Sweden, Finland and the United States. 

To see who is favored to medal, reach the final game and win the gold in 2014, check out the full listing for each Olympic team here. Here are the odds for the forward that will finish the 2014 Winter Olympics as the top goal scorer:

Odds for Top Goal Scorer in 2014 Sochi Games:

Player	Country	Odds	NHL Goals	NHL Club
A. Ovechkin	Russia	11/2	40	Washington
S. Crosby	Canada	11/1	28	Pittsburgh
E. Malkin	Russia	11/1	17	Pittsburgh
J. Tavares	Canada	11/1	23	NY Islanders
I. Kovalchuk	Russia	12/1	(16 in KHL)	SKA St. Petersberg
C. Perry	Canada	14/1	29	Anaheim
P. Kane	USA	14/1	27	Chicago
A. Steen	Sweden	16/1	27	St. Louis
R. Nash	Canada	14/1	18	NY Rangers
R. Getzlaf	Canada	20/1	27	Anaheim
Z. Parise	USA	16/1	19	Minnesota
J. Pavelski	USA	22/1	29	San Jose
A. Semen	Russia	24/1	13	Carolina
P. Kessel	USA	20/1	30	Toronto
P. Sharp	Canada	25/1	28	Chicago
H. Zetterberg	Sweden	30/1	16	Detroit
P. Datsyuk	Russia	30/1	15	Detroit
V. Filppula	Finland	30/1	20	Tampa Bay
A. Radulov	Russia	30/1	(9 in KHL)	CSKA Moscow
D. Sedin	Sweden	33/1	13	Vancouver
J. Toews	Canada	33/1	19	Chicago
L. Eriksson	Sweden	33/1	6	Boston
M. Duchene	Canada	33/1	17	Colorado
T. Plekanec	Czech Republic	33/1	17	Montreal
M. Gaborik	Slovakia	40/1	5	Columbus
M. Zuccarello	Norway	40/1	15	NY Rangers
T. Tatar	Slovakia	40/1	13	Detroit
O. Jokinen	Finland	45/1	13	Winnipeg
J. Voracek	Czech Republic	50/1	15	Philadelphia
J. Jagr	Czech Republic	33/1	17	New Jersey
J. Jokinen	Finland	33/1	16	Pittsburgh
M. Hossa	Slovakia	22/1	24	Chicago
T. Selanne	Finland	50/1	7	Anaheim
A. Kopitar	Slovenia	66/1	17	Los Angeles

Five Best Bets

Russian sniper Alex Ovechkin will be carrying an NHL-leading 40 goals into the Sochi games, making him the overarching favorite to take home Sochi's scoring title. 

Other than Ovechkin landing at an 11/2 favorite, four valuable lines to wager include America's Patrick Kane (14/1), Canada's Corey Perry (14/1), Slovakia's Marian Hossa (22/1) and Sweden's Alexander Steen (16/1).  

Dark Horse Bets

Canada's Patrick Sharp has the potential to explode and dominate the scoring for team Canada, especially if he lands a spot on their likely lethal power play, however the betting line on Sharp to return to Chicago as the leading goal scorer in the Olympics lies at 25/1.  

Another dark horse for the Sochi scoring title is Czech Republic's iron man winger Jaromir Jagr. The former fifth-overall pick (drafted when George H.W. Bush was in the White House) is playing in his fifth and likely his last Olympic Games. Jagr will likely carry the burden of the Czech scoring offense, with help from fellow NHL players Patrik Elias, Tomas Plekanec, Ales Hemsky and Jakub Voracek. 

Finally, do not sleep on former NHL superstar Ilya Kovalchuk. Kovi was drafted No. 1 overall by the then-Atlanta Thrashers where he spent the first seven years of his career before moving to New Jersey.

Kovalchuk is "really enjoying" life in Russia's elite professional hockey league, the Kontinental Hockey League, despite leaving behind his lucrative 15-year, $100 million contract and the 417 goals he scored over his 11-year NHL career.

Kovalchuk will join Russia's outstanding group of forwards Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and Pavel Datsyuk to try to win the gold medal on their home ice. 

Who is your pick to take home Sochi's scoring title?