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    Friday, April 26, 2024

    Crosby captures Hart Trophy at NHL’s awards ceremony

    Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby won his second Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player Tuesday night at the league's postseason awards ceremony in Las Vegas.

    Crosby also collected the Art Ross Trophy as the league scoring champion and the Ted Lindsay Award as the players' choice for the NHL's most outstanding player.

    Boston goalie Tuukka Rask won the Vezina Trophy, and Bruins teammate Patrice Bergeron won his second Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward. Chicago's Duncan Keith won his second Norris Trophy as the league's top defenseman.

    Colorado coach Patrick Roy won the Adams Award, while Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon became the youngest player to win the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie.

    Crosby cleaned up at the NHL's awards show after a fruitful season that included a gold medal as Canada's captain at the Sochi Olympics. He led the league with 104 points, including 68 assists in his fifth career 100-point season. Crosby scored in 60 of his 80 games, never going more than two games without a point for the Metropolitan Division champion Penguins.

    Crosby hadn't won the Hart Trophy since 2007, but the 26-year-old center handily beat out Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf and Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux. Crosby received 128 of the 137 first-place votes from a panel of hockey writers, while Getzlaf finished second in the balloting.

    In his acceptance speech, Crosby thanked his teammates and family.

    "I appreciate all the sacrifices you've made to allow me to play the game I love every day," Crosby said.

    The winners of the league's statistical awards also were recognized at the ceremony in the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas.

    - Associated Press

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