HART TROPHY
Winner: Evgeni Malkin
Malkin, the star Pittsburgh Penguins forward, beat out a loaded field to take the MVP award. Malkin reached 50 goals and topped 100 points (109) this season to carry the Penguins for long stretches — especially through the injury-related absence of Sidney Crosby.
It was a performance deemed good enough by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association to put him ahead of goalie Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers and Tampa bay’s Steven Stamkos. Lundqvist won the Vezina for his dominance in goal and Stamkos scored a League-best 60 goals to take home the Maurice Richard Trophy.
