Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar were named Wednesday as two of the three finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award. The award, voted on by the members of the NHL Players’ Association, is for “the most outstanding player.” MacKinnon won the award last season. He would be the first player to repeat since Connor McDavid won in 2017 and 2018.

The Colorado Avalanche are facing elimination headed into Game 6 against the Dallas Stars. But before they play that game, they got great news about their regular season performance. Cale Makar was announced as a Norris Trophy finalist,

The 26-year-old won the award in 2022, the same season he won the Stanley Cup and was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy. Makar also has a Calder Memorial Trophy to his name and was the EA Sports NHL cover athlete for the video game in 2024.