Sidney Crosby takes home second Hart Trophy of his career

CROSBY HAS BIG NIGHT

As anticipated it was a big night for Sidney Crosby. Crosby took home his second Hart Trophy of his career and won his second straight Ted Lindsay Award (3rd of career), presented to the leagues Most Outstanding Player, as voted by members of the NHLPA.

Crosby becomes just the sixth player in NHL history to win the Ted Lindsay Award at least three times.

Crosby who led the league in scoring with 104 points, joins Mario Lemieux as the only Penguin to win the Hart Trophy multiple times.

Olli Maatta finished 5th in Calder Trophy Voting, while Matt Niskanen finished 11th in Norris Trophy Voting. Marc Andre Fleury did not receive any votes for the Vezina Trophy.

Former Penguins coach Dan Bylsma was 11th in voting for the Jack Adams Award which went to Colorado’s Patrick Roy.

Hart Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins

Top-5 Voting

1. Sidney Crosby, PIT 1341 (128-8-1-0-0)

2. Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 877 (5-96-28-5-0)

3. Claude Giroux, PHI 435 (2-15-42-27-19)

4. Semyon Varlamov, COL 256 (1-8-23-22-9)

5. Patrice Bergeron, BOS 137 (0-4-9-17-13)

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Voting

1. Tuukka Rask, BOS 103 (16-6-5)

2. Semyon Varlamov, COL 90 (9-13-6)

3. Ben Bishop, TB 32 (1-6-9)

4. Carey Price, MTL 26 (2-3-7)

5. Jonathan Quick, LA 9 (1-1-1)

6. Henrik Lundqvist, NYR 5 (1-1-1)

7. Steve Mason, PHI 3 (0-1-0)

8. Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ 1 (0-0-1)

Kari Lehtonen, DAL 1 (0-0-1)

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Norris Trophy (Best Defenseman): Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks

TOP-5 VOTING

1. Duncan Keith, CHI 1033 (68-35-17-7-2)

2. Zdeno Chara, BOS 667 (21-39-22-19-17)

3. Shea Weber, NSH 638 (26-23-29-19-15)

4. Ryan Suter, MIN 351 (9-12-20-22-11)

5. Alex Pietrangelo, STL 304 (3-13-18-25-18)

*11. Matt Niskanen, PIT 36 (0-1-2-5-4)*

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Selke Trophy (Best Defensive Forward): Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins

TOP-5 VOTING

1. Patrice Bergeron, BOS 1,283 (112-21-2-2-0)

2. Anze Kopitar, LA 840 (20-66-26-15-3)

3. Jonathan Toews, CHI 624 (2-36-57-20-7)

4. David Backes, STL 415 (3-5-31-59-18)

5. Marian Hossa, CHI 66 (0-5-2-2-15)

*18. Sidney Crosby, PIT 8 (0-0-0-2-2)*

Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche

1. Nathan MacKinnon COL – 1347 Votes (130-6-1-0-0)

2. Ondreh Palat TB – 791 Votes (5-78-29-15-5)

3. Tyler Johnson TB – 352 Votes (0-13-29-30-26)

4. Torey Krug BOS – 287 Votes (1-9-23-25-24)

5. Olli Maatta PIT – 225 (0-11-18-16-10)