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Hellebuyck wins 2nd Vezina Trophy as NHL’s top goaltender
Winnipeg Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck is the 2024 winner of the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender.
Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko and Florida Panthers veteran Sergei Bobrovsky were the other two finalists. The general managers of all 32 NHL teams vote on the honor at the end of the regular season.
Here's how the voting unfolded:
Connor Hellebuyck got 31 of 32 first-place votes for the Vezina Trophy. pic.twitter.com/vVvwLrKarP
— luke fox (@lukefoxjukebox) June 27, 2024
A two-time winner of the hardware, Hellebuyck won his first Vezina Trophy in 2020.
The 31-year-old was once again a workhorse for the Jets this season as they secured their second 100-point campaign in franchise history. Hellebuyck appeared in the third-most games (60) and faced the the third-most shots (1,798) in the league while posting 37 victories. Despite his hefty workload, he tied for third in save percentage (.921) and sixth in goals against average (2.39) among all goalies to appear in at least 20 games during the regular season.
Hellebuyck also led his peers in goals saved above average (29.35), goals saved above expected (39.35), wins above replacement (6.8), and goals above replacement (41.5) by a wide margin.
He took home the William M. Jennings Trophy after Winnipeg allowed the fewest goals against (198) in the NHL.
Demko, meanwhile, was named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy for the first time after registering a .918 save percentage and 2.45 goals against average across 51 appearances. He recorded 35 victories, only three off Alexandar Georgiev for the league lead, despite missing 14 games with a knee injury.
Lastly, Bobrovsky has won the honor twice in his career, most recently in 2017. He was in contention for the hardware this season after logging 36 wins along with a .915 save percentage and 2.37 goals against average. His six shutouts were tied for the most in the league.
Linus Ullmark won the Vezina Trophy last season as a member of the Boston Bruins.
(Analytics source: Evolving-Hockey)
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Connor Bedard claims Calder Trophy as NHL’s top rookie
Chicago Blackhawks phenom Connor Bedard won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's best rookie in 2024.
Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber and New Jersey Devils blue-liner Luke Hughes were the other two finalists. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association vote on the honor at the end of the regular season.
Here's how the voting shook out:
Connor Bedard wins the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. Here are the voting totals. pic.twitter.com/ufmETOBTCA
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) June 27, 2024
Despite missing 14 games with a fractured jaw, Bedard led all first-year players with 22 goals and 61 points - 14 more than Hughes and Faber in second place.
The 2023 first overall pick was the key driver of the Blackhawks' offense, factoring in on 34% of their 178 goals this campaign. Bedard became the third player in NHL history to lead his team in points at the age of 18, joining Sidney Crosby (2005-06) and Steve Yzerman (1983-84).
Bedard also posted the best campaign by a teenage rookie in Chicago's record books since Patrick Kane in 2007-08.
Faber tied Bedard for the most assists in the rookie class (39) and matched Hughes for the most points by a first-year rearguard (47). He also led all rookies and the Wild in average ice time (24:58) while being tasked with shutting down his opponents' top players nightly.
Hughes led all rookie defensemen with nine goals. He also recorded the most ice time (21:28) on the Devils, a role he was forced into due to the amount of injuries on New Jersey's blue line.
Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers won the Calder Trophy last season.
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MacKinnon wins Ted Lindsay Award
Colorado Avalanche stud Nathan MacKinnon won the Ted Lindsay Award as the league's most outstanding player in 2023-24, as voted by members of the National Hockey League Players' Association.
Toronto Maple Leafs sniper Auston Matthews and Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov were the other two finalists.
MacKinnon, 28, recorded a career-high 51 goals and 140 points in 82 contests. He was the first player in league history to have two 19-game point streaks in a single season.
It's the first major individual award for MacKinnon. He's a three-time Hart Trophy finalist and is up for the award on Thursday. He claimed the Calder Memorial Trophy in 2014 and the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2020.
MacKinnon led the league in goals above replacement (36.0), per Evolving-Hockey.
Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid won the Ted Lindsay Award last year. The winner of the Lindsay has also won the Hart Trophy as league MVP each season since 2019.
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