The Ted Lindsay Award is presented annually to the most outstanding NHL player in a vote by members of the NHLPA.
Edmonton Oilers center player Draizaitl was the most productive man in the league this season with 110 points (43 goals and 67 assists). He also ranked first in points per game (1.55), assists and points in the majority (44) and was first among the attackers in terms of average time spent on the ice (22 minutes and 37 seconds).
With Boston Bruins striker David Pastrņāk, Draizaitls shared first place in the league in the winning goal (ten each) and was second in equal points (66) and goal in the majority (16). He had 33 multi-point games, as well as at least one point in 56 of 71 games.
With the help of Draizaitla, the Oilers (balance 37-25-9) entered the Stanley Cup qualifiers as the fifth place winner of the Western Conference, where they will play number 12 in the Chicago Blackhawks, with the winner entering the Stanley Cup.
Edmonton’s team balance was 24-5-2 when the German center player scored this season and 13-20-7 when he failed. Draizaitls could become the fourth Oilers player to win the Lindsay Award and the first since center player Konora McDavid in the 2017/2018 season.
Another center player from Colorado’s Avalanche, Makinon, finished fifth in the league with 93 points (35 goals and 58 assists) in performance points and third in equal points (62). The Center had 29 multi-score games, as well as at least one point in 53 of 69 games and a +/- ratio of +13, helping Avalanche reach its second-best balance at the Western Conference (42-20-8) and qualify for the third playoffs. season in a row.
The Avalanche qualifiers will play the St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights in a round to sow the top four Western units before the playoffs.
Makakinon would be the second player in the history of the Avalanche / Quebec’s Nordiques to win the award. “Center” Joe Sakik won this rating in the 2000.2001 season.
Panarin, who signed a seven-year contract with the New York Rangers as an unrestricted free agent last summer, shared the third place in the league with Pastrņāk in 95 games with 95 points (32 goals and 63 assists). The attacker was ranked first in the league with the same number of points (71) and in the first place among the attackers with a +/- score (+36). He had at least one point in 54 games, including 28 multi-point games.
Panarin helped the “rangers” balance 37-28-5 and get into the qualifying tournament as the 11th issue of the Eastern Conference. “Rangers” for entering the Stanley Cup will play with the sixth number of Carolina’s “Hurricanes”.
The Russian hockey player would be the fourth player in the New York club to win the award, and the first since the Czech striker Jaromira Jāgra in the 2005/2006 season.
Last season, the award was won by Nikita Kucherov, the Russian striker of Tampabeja “Lightning”.
The 2020 NHL Awards were scheduled to be held on June 18 in Las Vegas, but on March 25 they were postponed. The winner will now be announced during the conference final or before the Stanley Cup final.
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