The NHLPA has introduced the nominees for the 2024 Ted Lindsay Award. Tampa Bay Lightning ahead Nikita Kucherov, Colorado Avalanche ahead Nathan MacKinnon, and Toronto Maple Leafs ahead Auston Matthews are all up for the award this yr.

The Ted Lindsay Award, which is voted on by the members of the NHLPA, is given yearly to “probably the most excellent participant within the NHL.” Kucherov took house the award in 2019, and Matthews gained it in 2022. MacKinnon remains to be in search of his first Ted Lindsay Award win.

Kucherov is coming off a profession season in Tampa Bay during which he set new profession highs in assists (100) and factors (144). These 144 factors have already given Kucherov the second Artwork Ross Trophy of his profession as the highest point-scorer within the NHL. Kucherov can also be a nominee for the Hart Trophy because the league MVP.

Matthews fell simply shy of the 70-goal mark in 2023-24, ending the season with 69 tallies. That led the league by a comparatively large margin of 12 objectives and gave Matthews the third Rocket Richard Trophy win of his profession. Along with lighting the lamp at a torrid tempo, Matthews additionally posted some strong defensive impacts and gained the respect of his friends within the course of.

MacKinnon was a person on a mission this season, and he set new profession highs in objectives (51), assists (89), and factors (140). That time whole blew MacKinnon’s earlier profession excessive of 111 out of the water. There have been stretches of the common season during which MacKinnon carried an Avalanche roster that was suffering from damage or inconsistency, and he produced the perfect yr of his already spectacular profession.

The winner of the Ted Lindsay Award will probably be introduced on the NHL Awards in Las Vegas subsequent month.