NEW YORK — NHL leading scorer Leon Draisaitl of the Oilers, Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon and Rangers winger Artemi Panarin were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Tuesday.
The trophy goes to the league’s most outstanding player as voted by fellow players. None of them has won the award before.
Draisaitl, a big forward from Germany, finished first in points with 110 in 71 games before the season was halted because of the covid-19 pandemic.
MacKinnon helped injury-ravaged Colorado clinch a top four seed in the Western Conference. The 24-year-old Canadian had 43 more points than his next-closest Avalanche teammate.
Panarin, a 28-year-old Russian, had 95 points in his first season with New York, helping the Rangers speed up their rebuild. They qualified for the expanded 24-team playoffs as the 11th seed in the East.
Penguins centers Sidney Crosby won the award in 2007, 2013 and 2014 and Evgeni Malkin in 2012.
