2012
06.20
06.20
Malkin won the Hart Trophy Wednesday night, beating out fellow nominees Steven Stamkos and Henrik Lundqvist to be named the NHL's Most Valuable Player. The MVP nod makes him the fourth Pittsburgh Penguin to win the award and the first since Sidney Crosby won it following the 2006-07 season.
Malkin opened the night by capturing the Ted Lindsay Award, the league MVP as voted by the players. He also won his second Art Ross Trophy by leading the league in scoring during the regular season.
The hardware becomes Malkin's first MVP nod in three nominations after losing out to countryman Alex Ovechkin in 2007-08 and 2008-09. Mario Lemieux (1987-88, 1992-93, 1995-96), Jaromir Jagr (1998-98) and Crosby (2006-07) are the other Penguins to have been ...
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Malkin opened the night by capturing the Ted Lindsay Award, the league MVP as voted by the players. He also won his second Art Ross Trophy by leading the league in scoring during the regular season.
The hardware becomes Malkin's first MVP nod in three nominations after losing out to countryman Alex Ovechkin in 2007-08 and 2008-09. Mario Lemieux (1987-88, 1992-93, 1995-96), Jaromir Jagr (1998-98) and Crosby (2006-07) are the other Penguins to have been ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins