Nikita Kucherov led the NHL in points this past season with 121, and MacKinnon was behind him with 116. McDavid recorded just 100 points, but he missed 15 games, appearing in just 67.

Since Kucherov became a full-time player in the league in 2014-15, only Oilers captain Connor McDavid has more regular-season points, 1,082 to 976.

MacKinnon was the winner of last year’s award. Nikita Kucherov was surprised by his @TBLightning teammates with the Ted Lindsay Award, presented by the @NHLPA "to the most outstanding player in ...

Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) Odds: Win +210 | Finalist -470 2024–25 Stats: 67 GP, 26 G, 74 A, 100 PTS Playoffs: 26 points in 16 games Hart History: Two-time winner (2017, 2021), five-time ...

Kucherov finished ahead of fellow finalists and Colorado teammates Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. This is the second time Kucherov has received the award. He previously won in 2019, when he also ...

TAMPA — For the second straight season, Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov led the league in scoring. And for the second straight season, it wasn’t enough to win the Hart Trophy as the ...

Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl finished second in the Hart voting and Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov third, a single point ahead of Colorado's reigning MVP Nathan MacKinnon, as chosen by members of ...

TORONTO (AP) — Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Ted Lindsay award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as chosen by his peers. The NHL Players' Association announced the ...

MacKinnon won the award last season. Kucherov, 31, won his second consecutive Art Ross Trophy after leading the NHL in scoring with 121 points (37 goals, 84 assists).

Kucherov is a three-time Ted Lindsay finalist and a two-time winner, having also claimed the honor in 2018-19. He beat out Avalanche teammates Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon for the honor.