Coming off the best season of his career, it should be no surprise Patrick Kane has been named a finalist for the NHL’s top honor.
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Crosby, 28, is a two-time Hart Trophy victor (2013, ’07) and would join Mario Lemieux as the only Pittsburgh Penguins players to win the award three times if he takes the award this year.
The victor will be announced on June 22 at the NHL Awards in Las Vegas.
Jamie Benn, Braden Holtby and Patrick Kane have been named the NHL’s finalists for the 2015-16 Ted Lindsay Award for Most Outstanding Player. Like Kane, this is the first time Benn has been a finalist for the MVP award. It was also the first time they won their division since 2005-06. His 1.09 points-per-game average was second in the League.
Benn proved last season’s Art Ross Trophy was no fluke, finishing third in the league in goals, and first in power-play goals (17) and points (30).
Sid the Kid was the only player this year to put up multiple point streaks of 10-plus games and his seven-game goal streak was a career high that was tied for the longest of any player this year. “The 6’2”, 217-pound goaltender earned his 48th win of the season on April 9 at St. Louis, tying Martin Brodeur (48, 2006-07) for first place on the NHL’s single-season wins list. There were only 18 games this season where he was held without a point. Since the start of the 2012-13 season, he ranks first among National Hockey League goaltenders in wins (135) and tied for second in shutouts (20).
Mikita is also the last Blackhawk to win the Hart Trophy, winning in back-to-back seasons in 1967 and 1968.
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The native of Buffalo, N.Y., is seeking to become the first Blackhawks player and the first US -born player to receive the award.
