NEW YORK 鈥� Forwards Jack Eichel of the Vegas Golden Knights, Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings and Brayden Point of the Tampa Bay Lightning were named the finalists Friday for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.
The award is presented annually to the player who exhibits sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct with a high standard of play. Voting was conducted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
Eichel posted a career-best 94 points (28 goals, 66 assists), setting a new franchise record for Vegas. The 10-year veteran is a first-time awards finalist and is looking to become the second Golden Knight to earn the honour, following William Karlsson in the team鈥檚 inaugural season (2017-18).
Kopitar, in his 19th NHL season, registered 81 points (21 goals, 46 assists) to help L.A. (48-25-9, 105 points) match franchise records for wins and points in a season. Kopitar, 27, has won this award twice (2015-16, 2022-23) and is looking to become just the third player this century to win it at least three times after Pavel Datsyuk (four times) and Martin St. Louis (three).
Point had 82 points (42 goals, 40 assists) to reach the 40-goal and 80-point plateaus for a third straight year. He led the NHL by scoring on a career-best 22.2 per cent of his shots on goal and is looking to join St. Louis (most recently 2012-13) and Brad Richards (2003-04) as Lightning players to capture the honour.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 2, 2025.
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