Ovechkin, Green in the Spotlight

Alexander Ovechkin and Mike Green will be front and center tonight in Las Vegas, as the NHL will show off its annual awards. 

HART TROPHY:  Alexander Ovechkin is in the running for the NHL MVP Hart Trophy, trying to win the Trophy in consecutive years.  Running with Ovechkin are Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin and Detroit’s Pavel Datysuk. 

Here are the numbers:

Ovechkin:  G:  56  Asst:  54 Points:  110  +/-:  +8  PPG:  19  PPA:  27

Malkin: G:  35  Asst:  78  Points:  113  +/-:  +17  PPG:  14  PPA:  27

Datysuk:  G:  32 Asst:  65  Points:  97  +/-:  +11  PPG:  11  PPA:  25

Winner last year:  Aklex Ovechkin

DCPSR Projected Winner:  Alexander Ovechkin, Capitals

NORRIS TROPHY:  For the Norris Trophy, the NHL’s top Defensemen,the Caps Mike Green runs up against Boston’s Zdeno Charra and Detroits’s Nicklas Lindstrom.   Lindstrom has won 2 staright and 7 overall Norris’.  Greed led all defensemen in scoring with 31 goals, 42 assists, and 73 points, including a whopping 18 power play goals.  Lindstrom has 16 goals and 43 assists.  Chara had 19 goals and 31 assist.  But is more than scoring that goes into the top defenseman award.  It is overall defense with combined offensive prowess. 

Winner last year:  Nicklas Lindstrom

DCPSR Projected Winner:  Zdeno Cahrra, Bruins

Other award projections:

Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year):  Nominees:  Columbus G Steve Mason,  Chicago’s Kris Versteeg, and Anaheim’s Bobby Ryan.

Last year Winner:  Patrick Kane

DCPSR Projected Winner:  Steve Mason

VEZINA TROPHY (Top Goalie)L  Your nominees are Columbus rookie Steve Mason, Boston G Tim Thoma,s and Minnesota G Nicklas Backstrom. 

Last year winner:  Matrin Brodeur

DCPSR Projected Winner:  Tim Thomas

JACK ADAMS AWARD (Coach of the Year)  Your nominees are:  Boston’s Claude Julien, San Jose’s Todd McLellen, and St, Louis Andy Murray

Last year winner:  Washington’s Bruce Boudreau

DCPSR Projected Winner:  Claude Julien