LAS VEGAS — With Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson making his second consecutive appearance as host, and joking that unlike the Oscars his audience should refrain from fighting, the National Hockey League Awards night was held in Las Vegas.
The Norris Trophy, for top defenceman, was presented to Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche.
Makar led all defenceman with 28 goals and was second to Josi in points (86). He ranked second among defenseman with a plus-48 rating, second in even-strength points (52), third in power-play points (34), tied for first in game-winning goals (six) and was second in shots on goal (240).
The runner-up for the Norris Trophy last season, Makar helped Colorado finish first in the Western Conference during the regular season (56-19-7) and would be the first Avalanche player to win the award.
The other nominees were Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators.
Earlier, the Ted Lindsay Award, for the NHL's most outstanding player during the regular season, went to Austin Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs, in part for his 60-goal season.
Matthews is one the best natural goal scorers in the game, Matthews improved defensively and added more of a physical element to his game this season.
The other nominees were Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators.
The Calder Memorial Trophy, for rookie of the year, was presented to defenceman Moritz Seider of the Detroit Red Wings.
Seider had seven goals and 43 assists, the most points of any rookie defenceman this season. He played in all 82 Red Wings games this season, leading all rookies in total time on ice (1,889:22) and minutes per game (23:02).
The other nominees were forward Michael Bunting of the Toronto Maple Leafs and centre Trevor Zegras of the Anaheim Ducks.
The Vézina Trophy, for top goaltender, was presented to Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers.
Shesterkin posted an NHL-best 2.07 GAA and .935 save percentage, helping the Rangers (52-24-6) reach 110 points, the third-highest total in franchise history.
He recorded the seventh-best save percentage among all NHL goaltenders since the statistic was first officially recorded in 1955-56 (minimum 25 games played) and became the second Rangers netminder to top the save percentage chart, following Gump Worsley in 1957-58.
Jacob Markstrom of the Calgary Flames and Juuse Saras of the Nashville Predators were the other nominees.
More to come ...
— With files from The Associated Press.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 21, 2022.
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