Nikita Kucherov's Dominant Season Earns Him NHL's Top Honor In a landslide vote, fans have chosen Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov as the recipient of the Hart Trophy, the NHL's most prestigious award for the league's most valuable player. This marks the second time Kucherov has claimed this honor, following his first win in 2019. He joins only one other Lightning player, Martin St. Louis, who won the award in 2004, in the exclusive club of Tampa Bay's Hart Trophy winners. With his impressive performance on the ice, Kucherov has solidified his position as one of the league's top talents.

Voters decided Kucherov was most deserving of the trophy, the second of his NHL career (also: 2019). Martin St. Louis (2004) is the only other Bolt to ever win the award.