The NHL Awards Show returned for the first time in three years on Tuesday night. Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews took home the Hart Trophy, which honors the NHL's most valuable player. In addition, the Maple Leafs center also won the Ted Lindsay Award, which honors the league's most outstanding player.
Matthews led the league in goals (60) and is the first Maple Leafs player in 67 years to win the Hart Trophy. The 24-year-old star joins Ted Kennedy (1954-55) and Babe Pratt (1943-44) as the only players in franchise history to win the prestigious award. Matthews put together a regular season in which he averaged an NHL-best 0.82 goals-per-game.
Matthews ended up beating out Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid in a landslide for the award. The former first round pick earned 119 first place votes compared to just 29 for McDavid. New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin finished in third place with 24 first place votes for the Hart Trophy.
Here are the winners of each of the five awards that were handed out:
During the NHL Awards Show, the three finalists for the Jim Gregory Award (league's top general manager) were announced. Julien BriseBois (Montreal Canadiens), Chris Drury (New York Rangers) and Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche) were revealed to be the finalists. The winner will be announced during the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft, which will take place on July 7.
Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews wins the Hart Trophy, which honors the NHL's Most Valuable Player. Matthews led the league in goals (60) and becomes the first Maple Leafs player in 67 years to win the Hart Trophy. The Maple Leafs center joins Ted Kennedy (1954-55) and Babe Pratt (1943-44) as the only players in franchise history to win the prestigious award.
The Jim Gregory Award finalists are revealed to be Julien BriseBois (Montreal Canadiens), Chris Drury (New York Rangers), and Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche). The winner will be announced during the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft, which will take place on July 7.
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar wins the Norris Trophy, which honors the NHL's top defenseman. Makar registered the fourth-most points (86) on his team en route to recording 28 goals and 58 assists. The Avalanche star becomes the fifth defenseman in NHL history to win the Norris Trophy in his first three seasons as he joins Adam Fox, Erik Karlsson, Denis Potvin, and Bobby Orr (twice). Makar edged Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi by just 25 points as Makar earned 92 first place votes and 98 second place votes. Josi actually earned 98 first place votes.
Toronto Maple Leafs star wins the Ted Lindsay Award, which honors the league's most outstanding player. Matthews registered 60 goals and 46 assists and scored the most goals in a single season in Maple Leafs history. The Maple Leafs star becomes the first player in franchise history to win the Ted Lindsay Award and just the second American-born player (Patrick Kane) to win it.
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider wins the Calder Trophy, which honors the NHL's top rookie. Seider tallied seven goals and 43 assists while recording the second-most shots on the Red Wings. The Red Wings star received 170 first place votes among the 195 ballots that were cast by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. He was originally selected with the No. 6 pick in the 2019 NHL Draft by Detroit.
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin wins the Vezina Trophy. In just his second full NHL season, Shesterkin put together a 36-13-4 record and led the league in goals-against-average (2.07) and save percentage (.935). Shesterkin received the first place vote on 29 of the 32 ballots from the Professional Hockey Writers Association and was the second place choice on the other three ballots.
