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Kucherov Wins Hart; Lightning Sweep Three Major Awards

6/12/2026

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Summary

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Nikita Kucherov won the 2026 Hart Trophy with 1,436 voting points, 10 ahead of Connor McDavid and 139 ahead of Nathan MacKinnon, earning 72 first-place votes.
He posted 130 points (44 goals, 86 assists) for a league-leading 1.71 points per game.
The Lightning also captured the Vezina Trophy (Andrei Vasilevskiy) and the Jack Adams Award (Jon Cooper), the first team since the 1976-77 Canadiens to win all three honors.

History

Historical Context

In 1976-77 the Montreal Canadiens set NHL records with 60 wins, 132 points and a +216 goal differential, swept the finals and captured the Hart (Guy Lafleur), Vezina (Ken Dryden) and Jack Adams (Scotty Bowman) trophies. The 2026 Tampa Bay Lightning’s Hart-winning scorer Nikita Kucherov, Vezina-winning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jack Adams-winning coach Jon Cooper repeat that rare triple-award dominance.

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Story summary

Nikita Kucherov won the 2026 Hart Trophy with 1,436 voting points, 10 ahead of Connor McDavid and 139 ahead of Nathan MacKinnon, earning 72 first-place votes.
He posted 130 points (44 goals, 86 assists) for a league-leading 1.71 points per game.
The Lightning also captured the Vezina Trophy (Andrei Vasilevskiy) and the Jack Adams Award (Jon Cooper), the first team since the 1976-77 Canadiens to win all three honors.

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