On April 6, the NHL regular season 2018-2019 season ended. Tampa Bay Lightning won the Presidential Cup, 11 points ahead of their closest rival. All participants and playoff couples were determined. And this means it's time to summarize the statistical results.
Among the players of its owner found Art Ross Trophy. This season Nikita Kucherov scored the most points, and also broke Alexander Mogilnov’s record for the number of points earned in the regular season. This season, hockey players were more productive compared to previous years. The top ten NHL scorers 2018-2019 included its typical inhabitants like Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid.
10. Alexander Barkov (Florida Panthers) | 96 points
Things this season at Florida did not stick at all. To break into the playoffs did not work. However, Barkov was very serious about the entire regular season and even managed to stamp several club records.
Florida's young captain this year surpassed a club performance record. It was installed by the famous Russian Pavel Bure in the 1999/2000 season. Then Pavel scored 94 points in 74 matches according to the goal + pass system. Also on his account is the club's record for assistants per match. He obeyed the player in the confrontation with Minnesota, where he was marked by five assists. On that account in that match two shots and a power move.
Moreover, this is the best result for him in his NHL career, Barkov first crossed the threshold of 30 goals per season.
9. Stephen Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning) | 98 points
Tampa this season pleases its fans. Not only did the team get the Presidential Cup, it was the first team in 23 years, three of whose players scored more than 40 goals in a season. Steve Stamkos among dozens of scorers takes second place in terms of goals. During the regular season, he managed to hit the opponents' goal 45 times.
Experts say that this year's stunning game of lightning is largely due to Stamkos. The long-term captain of Tampa created a friendly atmosphere around him without warring factions. Kucherov jokingly compared their understanding with a couple of spouses who had lived together for many years.
8. Johnny Goodro (Calgary Flames) | 99 points
This season’s regular season has shown everyone that Calgary is in order. The team won the conference and the second in the overall standings. A considerable share of the merit in the success of the team belongs to Goodro.
The young American was robustly accelerated. Already at the start of the season, it was clear that the guy intends to win the place of leader not only of his team, but also of the championship itself. For the first time in 11 years, he scored more than 96 points per season among teammates. In the February preliminary vote on the winner of the Hart Trophy he took second place after Nikita Kucherov. Without a doubt, the guy seriously approached the task of entering his name in the list of heroes of the season.
7. Nathan McKinnon (Colorado Avalanche) | 99 points
Last season for Colorado was great. The team ended its series of misses in the playoffs. This year, the mood at Avalanche is completely different. It’s not enough to go through the regular season, you need to go forward and fight for the Stanley Cup. So said Mackinon before the start of the season.
The hockey player’s words did not diverge. Since the start of the season, Colorado has shown itself to be a more united and integral team. Link Mackinon and Rantanen over and over again showed their willingness to fight for Art Ross. All this, coupled with an excellent implementation of the majority (4th place in the regular season), allowed Nathan to get into the scorers rating. This season, he again failed to overcome the threshold of 100 pointsbut he clearly got a taste for the struggle.
6. Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) | 100 points
The season for Pittsburgh does not go as smoothly as fans and players would like. But Sidney Crosby is doing his job. This season, he scored 1200 points in the regular championships and became the sixth for him when the player scored at least 100 points.
Among current NHL players, this is absolutely best result. In the Pittsburgh ranking, he is second only to the great Lemieux, who demonstrated such a result for 10 seasons. Now Sydney shares the second line of the club record with Jagr, and Lemieux holds the championship. There is nothing surprising. Crosby made a name for himself many seasons ago and is rightfully considered the top NHL player. And his rivalry with Ovechkin raised hockey to a new level, according to NHL analysts.
5. Brad Marshand (Boston Bruins) | 100 points
This season may also bring Marshand into its asset. Boston made it to the playoffs and is ready to fight for the Stanley Cup. And Marshand himself For the first time in his career, he scored 100 points for the regular season and became the fifth in the scorers race.
In the club ranking, he became the first hockey player in 12 years to score more than 90 points in the goal + pass system. This despite the fact that Marshand amuses the fans with his statements outside the site. Now he will attack the journalists, then he will depict the gait of the fighter Connor McGregor after a goal in overtime. And if someone wanted to see a bad guy with a hundred in the scorer race, then here he is in front of you.
4. Leon Drysaytl (Edmonton Oilers) | 105 points
The first German hockey player to score more than 100 points in the regular season.
Edmonton's rising star Leon Dreisaitl, following the great teammate Connor McDavid, stamps personal and club records. The guy has become the first German to score 50 goals in the NHL. And also made Alexander Ovechkin pretty worried in the sniper race.
As a result, the Oilers player stopped at 2nd place, losing only one goal to Ovechkin. Together with McDavid, they became the first duet in 9 years to score more than 100 points per season. Edmonton players note that this year the German reached a new level, opens and throws a lot and effectively. But it didn’t help the Oilers to get further.
3. Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) | 110 points
In the camp of Chicago, not everything is in order. For the second year in a row, Blackhawks cannot break into the playoff round, disappointing fans. However, Kane continues to stamp excellent results. Patrick scored 110 points for the first time in his career. This is the fourth result in the history of Chicago. Prior to that, his maximum was 106 points in the season 2015/2016, then he became the top scorer.
In this regular season he has 44 goals. He became second after Ovechkin player over 40 goals. However, the peak in the race and the scorers and snipers did not submit to him. Among the scorers, he remained third, and among snipers - fifth. A good result, given the team’s game as a whole.
2. Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) | 116 points
McDavid shows excellent performance from year to year. He took Art Ross for two years in a row. And if in the season 2015/2016 Canadian talent did not have much competition, then only a phenomenal finish spurt helped him win last year.
In this regular season, McDavid was left behind Kucherov, losing 12 points to him. Interestingly, for the second time in a row, Edmonton cannot advance in the fight for the Stanley Cup. It seems that it is the general weakness of the team that makes the guy spend more time on ice, throw, assist. However, his efforts alone are clearly not enough. It’s time for the Oilers leadership to seriously think about building a strong team, until Connor is tired of being an NHL star without the ability to fight in the playoffs.
1. Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning) | 128 points
Tampa Bay striker in this draw is simply unstoppable. The phenomenal season for Nikita. He managed to get ahead of the competitors much, and also to break the record of the performance of Russian NHL players Alexander Mogilny, held since 1993.
Kucherov proved to be real leader of tampa. Every time he gets the puck, you can expect something incredible. Last season, instability seriously prevented him from competing seriously for Art Ross. This season, he dealt with this problem. In those moments when Nikita went a little into the shadows, giving way to his comrades, he did not forget to please them with an excellent pass. Thanks to this, he became best season handler.
A wonderful game practically provided him with a Hart Trophy at the end of the season. At least experts unanimously declare that Kucherov’s brilliant game deserves an award.