The finalists for the NHL’s regular-season awards are being revealed, and the concern surrounding the Hart Trophy is not who will win however whether Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid can sweep the first-place votes.
McDavid completed with 153 points, the veryfirst gamer to leading 150 consideringthat Mario Lemieux had 161 in 1995-96, and won the scoring race by 25 points.
The Boston Bruins likewise needto have plenty of finalists after they set NHL records with 65 wins and 135 points.
The Hart Trophy finalists will be revealed on May 12 and all the winners will be exposed at the June 26 NHL Awards program in Nashville, Tennessee.
Here are the finalists revealed so far (listed alphabetically):
Who are the finalists for the Norris Trophy (top defenseman)?
Adam Fox, New York Rangers
Erik Karlsson, San Jose Sharks
Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche
Who votes: Professional Hockey Writers Association
Analysis: All are previous winners. Karlsson, who won in 2011-12 and 2014-15, tape-recorded the veryfirst 100-point season by a defenseman giventhat Brian Leetch in 1991-92. Makar, last year’s winner, was minimal to 60 videogames this season by injuries however balanced 1.1 points per videogame and had a league-best 26: 23 in average ice time. He endedupbeing the quickest defenseman to reach 200 profession points (195 videogames). Fox, the 2020-21 winner, had 72 points in 82 videogames and led defensemen with 88 takeaways.
Who are the finalists for the Calder Trophy (top novice)?
Matty Beniers, Seattle Kraken
Owen Power, Buffalo Sabres
Stuart Skinner, Oilers
Who votes: PHWA
Analysis: Beniers and Power, who returned to the University of Michigan after being the 2nd and veryfirst choice, respectively, of the 2021 draft, made their marks this season. Beniers le