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Draisaitl won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's
leader in points after finishing with 110, 13 clear of teammate
Connor McDavid, who finished second. The 24-year-old, who led
the league in assists (67) and ranked fourth in goals (43) was
on pace to post 127 points if the full 82-game season had been
played.
Ovechkin, meanwhile, shared the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
as the NHL's leading goal scorer with the Boston Bruins' David
Pastrnak, with both totaling 48. Ovechkin won the trophy for the
third straight year, the seventh time in eight years and the
ninth time overall, all of which are records since the trophy
was introduced in 1998-99.
Even before the trophy was introduced, no player led the league
in goals more than seven times (Bobby Hull).
Ovechkin, who turns 35 in September, also became the third
player to lead the league in goals at age 34 or older, joining
the New York Rangers' Bill Cook (28 goals in 48 games in
1932-33) and Detroit's Gordie Howe (38 goals in 70 games in
1962-63).
Ovechkin, who missed one game, played in 68 games, putting him
on pace to score 57 if he had finished the season. That would
have eclipsed the second-highest total of his career (56 in
2008-09), behind only his career high of 65 in 2007-08.
Pastrnak scored his 48 goals in 70 games (on pace for 56 goals
in 82 games), eclipsing his career high -- set last season -- by
10. He is the first Bruin ever to win the Richard Trophy.
Pastrnak's Bruins added other accolades, including the
Presidents' Trophy for the league's best record (44-14-12, 100
points, .714 percentage). Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav Halak won the
William M. Jennings Trophy, awarded to the goaltenders of the
team that allowed the fewest goals (174).
Rask went 26-8-6 with a league-best 2.12 goals-against average
and a .929 save percentage, which ranked second in the NHL.
Halak finished 18-6-6 with a 2.39 GAA and .919 save percentage.
Among other league leaders, Washington's John Carlson led all
defensemen in points (75), while Columbus' Zach Werenski led the
position in goals (20). Vancouver defenseman Quinn Hughes led
all rookies in points (53), with Chicago's Dominik Kubalik
leading the rookies in goals (30).
Dallas goaltender Anton Khudobin posted an NHL-best .930 save
percentage.
The regular season was deemed final on Tuesday, when the NHL
announced its plans to return from its pause -- caused by the
coronavirus pandemic -- with a 24-team modified playoff system
in late summer.
--Field Level Media
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