The Washington Capital's Alex Ovechkin capped off a special season by capturing the NHL’s two most prestigious individual awards. He won the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the players’ choice for the most outstanding player.
Oveckin also won the Rocket Richard Trophy with a league-best 65 goals and the Art Ross Trophy with 112 points.Ovechkin was the first player to score 60 goals since Mario Lemieux in 1996.
Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau, hired after Washington’s woeful start, earned the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s top bench boss. Washington went 37-17-7 after Boudreau was hired on Nov. 22.
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