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spt_NHLAwards_Finalists[i-1].body = "The Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin (pictured) had a monster season with 65 goals and 112 points, but will it be enough to win the Hart Trophy as most valuable player? The Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist led the NHL with 10 shutouts, but will he capture the Vezina Trophy as the top netminder? Take a look at all of the NHL awards finalists. The winners will be announced on Thursday night.";
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The Flames captain reached 50 goals for the second time in his career, nine of which were game winners, second only to Alexander Ovechkin's 11. He tallied 98 points with 50 goals and 48 assists.";
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When Sidney Crosby went down with an ankle injury, the Penguins could have been in big trouble, but Evgeni Malkin stepped up in a big way. Malkin finished second in points with 106 (47 G, 59 A) and led the Pens to an Atlantic Division title and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.";
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Washington's Alexander Ovechkin had about as good a season as one player can have. He led the league in both points and goals scored with 112 and 65, respectively. He played in all 82 games and led the Capitals on a late-season surge to win the Southeast Division.";
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This was Martin Brodeur's 15th season with the Devils -- and one of his most productive ever. He finished the season with a 2.17 goals against average and a .920 save percentage.";
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Henrik Lundqvist notched 37 wins with the Rangers and posted a 2.23 goals against average. Lundqvist also recorded an NHL-best 10 shutouts. ";
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Evgeni Nabokov led the NHL in wins with 46 and was second in the league with a 2.14 goals against average. He also recorded six shutouts for the Sharks.";
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At 6-foot-9 and 255 pounds, Zdeno Chara is the NHL's largest defender. The Bruins star was fourth in the league among defensemen in shots with 207 and tallied 51 points.";
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Nicklas Lidstrom led all defensemen with 70 points. The Red Wings captain notched 10 goals, four of which were game-winners. He's won the Norris five of the last six seasons.";
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Dion Phaneuf was fifth in the NHL in points with 60. The Flames' star led the league among defensemen in shots with 263. He tallied 17 goals, four of which were game-winners.";
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Nicklas Backstrom gave the Capitals another weapon to go along with Alexander Ovechkin. Backstrom was second among rookies in scoring with 69 points behind 14 goals and 55 assists.";
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Patrick Kane led all rookies in scoring with 72 points behind 21 goals and 51 assists. The No. 1 overall pick in last year's entry draft, played in all 82 games and helped bring the Blackhawks to the cusp of the playoffs.";
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Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane gave the Blackhawks one of the strongest rookie duos in recent memore. Toews tallied 54 points behind 24 goals and 30 assists, and those numbers came in only 64 games.";
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Mike Babcock coached the Red Wings to a dominating 54-21 record, tops in the NHL.";
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The Capitals had the worst record in the league when Boudreau was brought on board to replace the fired Glen Hanlon on Nov. 22. The team turned things around under Boudreau and surged all the way to the Southeast title.";
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Guy Carbonneau led the Canadiens to a 47-25 record, good for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.";
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Datsyuk is the only player up for multiple awards as he is also a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy. The Red Wings' star had the league's best-plus-minus rating (\+41).";
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The Devils standout is a finalist for the Selke for the fourth time and won the trophy in 2001.";
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The Red Wings star amassed 92 points and tied for fifth in the league in plus-minus (\+30)";
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Pavel Datsyuk led the dominant Red Wings with 98 points, while being assesed only 20 penalty minutes.";
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Jason Pominville scored 80 points for the Sabres, while recording only 20 penalty minutes despite playing all 82 games.";
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Martin St. Louis played in all 82 games for the Lightning and scored 83 points while being whistled for only 26 penalty minutes.";
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