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Oilers' Superstar Captain Connor McDavid Wins Ted Lindsay Award
McDavid led the NHL with 138 points and 90 assists, and the players’ vote tied him with Wayne Gretzky for the award lead.
- On Sunday, the NHL Players Association named Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid the winner of the Ted Lindsay Award, honoring the league's most outstanding player as voted by NHL players.
- The 29-year-old center joined Wayne Gretzky as the only two players to ever win the award five times, a trophy formerly named for Lester B. Pearson.
- McDavid finished the season with 138 points, including 48 goals and 90 assists, while recording his eighth season with at least 70 assists, tying Mario Lemieux for the second-most behind Gretzky.
- San Jose's Macklin Celebrini and Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov finished second and third in NHLPA voting. McDavid said the peer-voted honor "means so much" coming from players he battles nightly.
- Beyond this recognition, McDavid remains a Hart Trophy finalist alongside Kucherov and Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon, having become the third-fastest player to reach 1,200 points in NHL history in 784 games.
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Oilers Star Captain McDavid Earns 5th Ted Lindsay Award, Tying Gretzky
Edmonton Oilers’ superstar captain Connor McDavid has received the Ted Lindsay Award for a fifth time, tying the all-time record set by Wayne Gretzky. The honour is determined by a vote from the NHL Players’ Association for “the most outstanding player in the NHL.” The 29-year-old centre’s win this year matches the record established by former Oilers captain Gretzky during the 1986-1987 season. “This award, coming from the guys that you play ag…
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