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Oilers forward Connor McDavid was last year's recipient of the award, given to the NHL's most outstanding player as voted on by the NHLPA.
Julian McKenzie164
The Maple Leafs went out of their way to play The Right Way in the playoffs. But it's the wrong way for this team and how it's built.
Dom Luszczyszyn600
Barkov has long been recognized as one of the league's best defensive forwards and his sole Selke win came after the 2021-22 season.
Julian McKenzie101
Matthews missed Games 5 and 6 of the Leafs-Bruins series after suffering an injury on an innocuous hit in Game 4.
Chris Johnston and Jonas Siegel115
Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin won the Lady Byng in 2020-21 and was the runner-up the following year.
Julian McKenzie32
Matthews, who has not played since Game 4, scored 69 goals this season for Toronto, which trails Boston 3-2 in the first-round series.
Chris Johnston254
Boston could have closed out the series on the anniversary of last year's first-round loss. Instead, it was Turn Back the Clock Night.
Steve Buckley52
According to sources, he is also believed to be nursing an undisclosed injury, which made it more likely than not that he won't play.
Jonas Siegel and Chris Johnston164
Despite the Maple Leafs outshooting the Bruins 26-22, there was not a single time in which they looked to be a threat to the opposition.
Omar White95
“I didn’t think our urgency was where it needed to be,” said coach Jim Montgomery, who knows about playoff momentum shifts and mood swings.
Steve Buckley46
It was an all-around performance of dominance from the Leafs best player in a game his team had to have down 1-0 in the series.
Jonas Siegel65
Toronto carried the play at five-on-five and showed some life on special teams in its 3-2 win over the Bruins in Game 2.
Nick Ashbourne146
The Leafs are going to need Matthews and Marner to produce and produce a lot. Time to get them back together.
Jonas Siegel115
We have reached the end of the NHL season, and it's time to determine the best of the best when it comes to players and fashion.
Scott Powers and Julian McKenzie33
Matthews' 69-goal campaign remains impressive for the best goal scorer in the game right now.
Joshua Kloke51
The Maple Leafs' final regular-season game was supposed to be about getting Matthews to his milestone.
Nick Ashbourne73
For Sheldon Keefe and the Leafs, there's a lot to talk about before one of the most intriguing first-round playoff series in recent memory.
Joshua Kloke165
Matthews will try for goal No. 70 in the final game of the regular season and the Leafs will play the Bruins in Round 1 of the NHL playoffs.
Omar White79
The last player to score 69 goals in a single season was Mario Lemieux in 1995-96.
Joshua Kloke146
The regular season is coming to a conclusion, and this week's NHL style power rankings feature some old faces and a couple of new ones.
Julian McKenzie and Scott Powers43
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