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Capitals’ Ovechkin Wins First Hart Trophy
Left wing Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has captured the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2007-2008, awarded “to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team,” as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.
Ovechkin was a near-unanimous selection, receiving 128 of 134 first-place votes for 1,313 points, besting Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins (659 points).
Ovechkin, a first-time Hart nominee, tallied 112 points (65 goals, 47 assists) in 82 games, capturing the Art Ross Trophy as NHL scoring leader and Maurice Richard Trophy as the League’s top goal scorer. He also led all players in power-play goals (22) and game-winning goals (11). Ovechkin set the single-season NHL record for goals by a left wing, surpassing Luc Robitaille’s 63 with Los Angeles in 1992-93, and his 65 goals were the most by NHL player since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. Ovechkin scored 51 of his goals in the 61 games after Bruce Boudreau was named head coach Nov. 22, pacing the 37-17-7 run that carried the Capitals into the Stanley Cup playoffs.
2007-2008 Hart Trophy Voting
Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th)
1. Alex Ovechkin, WSH 1313 (128-4-1-0-0)
2. Evgeni Malkin, PIT 659 (1-66-27-13-13)
3. Jarome Iginla, CGY 565 (2-41-33-26-15)
4. Nicklas Lidstrom, DET 246 (2-7-17-24-20)
5. Martin Brodeur, N.J. 239 (1-8-19-21-15)
6. Joe Thornton, S.J. 157 (0-3-16-14-14)
7. Evgeni Nabokov, S.J. 109 (0-1-12-9-15)
8. Alexei Kovalev, MTL 94 (0-1-5-15-17)
9. Pavel Datsyuk, DET 43 (0-1-2-7-5)
10. Henrik Zetterberg, DET 17 (0-0-2-1-4)
Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th)
11. Marian Gaborik, MIN 9 (0-0-0-2-3)
12. Roberto Luongo, VAN 7 (0-1-0-0-0)
Dion Phaneuf, CGY 7 (0-1-0-0-0)
14. Zdeno Chara, BOS 4 (0-0-0-1-1)
Ilya Kovalchuk, ATL 4 (0-0-0-1-1)
16. Daniel Alfredsson, OTT 3 (0-0-0-0-3)
17. Sidney Crosby, PIT 2 (0-0-0-0-2)
Sergei Gonchar, PIT 2 (0-0-0-0-2)
Vincent Lecavalier, T.B. 2 (0-0-0-0-2)
Scott Niedermayer, ANA 2 (0-0-0-0-2)
Hart Trophy Winners Since 1990
Year Winner Runner-up
2007 Sidney Crosby, Pit. Roberto Luongo, Van.
2006 Joe Thornton, S.J. Jaromir Jagr, NYR
2004 Martin St. Louis, T.B. Jarome Iginla, Cgy.
2003 Peter Forsberg, Col. Markus Naslund, Van.
2002 Jose Theodore, Mtl. Jarome Iginla, Cgy.
2001 Joe Sakic, Col. Mario Lemieux, Pit.
2000 Chris Pronger, St.L Jaromir Jagr, Pit.
1999 Jaromir Jagr, Pit. Alexei Yashin, Ott.
1998 Dominik Hasek, Buf. Jaromir Jagr, Pit.
Year Winner Runner-up
1997 Dominik Hasek, Buf. Paul Kariya, Ana.
1996 Mario Lemieux, Pit. Mark Messier, NYR
1995 Eric Lindros, Phi. Jaromir Jagr, Pit.
1994 Sergei Fedorov, Det. Dominik Hasek, Buf.
1993 Mario Lemieux, Pit. Doug Gilmour, Tor.
1992 Mark Messier, NYR Patrick Roy, Mtl.
1991 Brett Hull, St.L Wayne Gretzky, L.A.
1990 Mark Messier, Edm. Ray Bourque, Bos.
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