Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov wins Hart, Lindsay at the NHL Awards

Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning accepts the Hart Trophy, awarded to the league's most valuable player, at the NHL Awards on June 19, 2019, in Las Vegas.Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday night, receiving the NHL’s highest honours for his 128-point regular season for the Lightning.

Barry Trotz of the New York Islanders won his second Jack Adams Award as the best coach while Boston’s Don Sweeney was named the league’s top general manager. Kucherov tied Jaromir Jagr’s NHL record for assists by a wing, and he surpassed Alexander Mogilny’s single-season record for points by a Russian-born player.

“I’m not ashamed to say I’m mentally ill, but that doesn’t mean mentally weak,” Lehner said after accepting his award. Vasilevskiy beat out Dallas’ Ben Bishop and Lehner for the Vezina. The Russian goalie led the NHL with 39 victories for the powerhouse Lightning while posting a 2.40 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage in 53 games. He is the first Tampa Bay goalie to win the award.O’Reilly bested Boston’s Patrice Bergeron, a four-time Selke winner and a finalist for the eighth consecutive year, and Vegas’ Mark Stone.

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