Connor McDavid wins Hart Trophy as NHL's MVP for third time - ESPN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid swept the NHL's top individual awards to cap his career-best season at the NHL Awards on Monday.

McDavid won the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player and the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL Players' Association's most outstanding player. It was McDavid's third Hart Trophy win, having been nominated five times. Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak finished second for MVP while Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk was third. McDavid earned 195 first-place votes for the Hart Trophy, with Pastrnak getting the only other first-place vote.

McDavid also becomes only the third four-time recipient of the NHLPA most outstanding player award, joining Wayne Gretzky (five-time recipient) and Mario Lemieux (four-time recipient).

McDavid was the most dominant offensive force in the NHL this season. He won his fifth Art Ross Trophy for leading the league with 153 points. That was 30 points more than his career high set last season and made him the first skater since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96 to score 150 points. He won the Rocket Richard Trophy with a career-best 64 goals as well.

After winning the Hart Trophy, McDavid gave a shout-out to his new fiancee Lauren Kyle, saying he wouldn't be up on stage without her support.

The Boston Bruins, who set new NHL regular-season records for wins (65) and points (135), walked away with three major awards.

Boston coach Jim Montgomery won the Jack Adams Award for coach of the year, finishing ahead of Lindy Ruff of the New Jersey Devils and Dave Hakstol of the Seattle Kraken.

Bruins star Patrice Bergeron built on his NHL record for Selke Trophy wins, capturing the award for the NHL's best defensive forward for a sixth time. He was also