The 2024-25 season was another incredible one for Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov. In 78 games, he recorded 37 goals, 84 assists, and a plus-22 rating. He also led the NHL with 121 points,

The award is presented annually to “the most outstanding player in the NHL,” as voted by fellow members of the NHLPA

Pat Maroon’s playing days are behind him, but the Lightning’s first-round series against the Panthers would have been tailor-made for the former Tampa Bay enforcer. Maroon, a key member of the Lightning’s back-to-back Stanley Cup championship teams in 2020 and ‘21,