<p>The <a href="https://x.com/NHL/status/1917957184480018718">National Hockey League announced Thursday</a> that <a href="https://oilersnation.com/">Edmonton Oilers’</a> forward Leon Draisaitl, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/winnipeg-jets/line-combinations">Winnipeg Jets’ </a>goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/tampa-bay-lightning/line-combinations">Tampa Bay Lightning</a> forward Nikita Kucherov were named finalists for the Hart Trophy in its 2024-25 season. </p>


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<p>Leon Draisaitl, Connor Hellebuyck, and Nikita Kucherov are finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded annually "to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team." 🏆 <a href="https://t.co/udt1LXhSQP">pic.twitter.com/udt1LXhSQP</a></p>
<p>— NHL (@NHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1917957184480018718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Draisaitl, 29, finished the season with a league-leading 52 goals and 54 assists for 106 points. It was his fourth-consecutive 100-point season and the sixth of his career. Draisaitl won the Hart Trophy after the 2019-20 campaign. </p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Draisaitl joins Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck &amp; Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov as this year's Hart Trophy finalists! The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oilers</a> forward will look to win his second <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NHL</a> MVP award after he captured his first in 2020. <a href="https://t.co/qg5G0HYfqM">https://t.co/qg5G0HYfqM</a></p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="153"></div>
<p>— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) <a href="https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1917961065864069431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The 31-year-old Hellebuyck went 47-12-3 with a career-high .925 save percentage (SV%), as well as a 2.00 goals against average (GAA). This is his first Hart Trophy nomination, but he has previously won the Vezina Trophy twice. </p>


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<p>— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLJets/status/1917957444241875222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Meanwhile, Kucherov, 31, finished the year with 37 goals and led the league in both assists and points with 84 and 121, respectively. This is the third time he has led the league in both assists and points. He won the Hart Trophy following the 2018-19 season, and this is the third time he’s been nominated. </p>



<p>The announcement comes one day after the NHLPA announced that Kucherov, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/colorado-avalanche/line-combinations">Colorado Avalanche</a> forward Nathan MacKinnon and defenseman Cale Makar were named the finalists for the 2024-25 Ted Lindsay Award. </p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="148"></div>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NHLPA</a> has announced that Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar are the three finalists for the 2024-25 Ted Lindsay Award. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLAwards</a>: <a href="https://t.co/YoDd7GcZtC">https://t.co/YoDd7GcZtC</a> <a href="https://t.co/eUFhg2wbxV">pic.twitter.com/eUFhg2wbxV</a></p>
<p>— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLPR/status/1917597717053788615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Unless Kucherov wins both, it will be the first time since 2017-18 that the Hart Trophy winner didn’t also win the Ted Lindsay Award.</p>


Leon Draisaitl, Connor Hellebuyck and Nikita Kucherov (Imagn Images)