One of the five awards presented that night will be the Calder Trophy, given to the best rookie in the NHL as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
Here is a look at the three finalists, Michael Bunting, Trevor Zegras and Moritz Seider:
Bunting, a 26-year-old forward, led NHL rookies in points (63), was second in assists (40) and tied for second in goals (23) in 79 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season. He was plus-27 and had 175 shots on goal in 15:33 of ice time per game. He scored 12 points (three goals, nine assists) during a seven-game point streak from Feb. 26-March 10, including a five-point game (one goal, four assists) in a 10-7 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Feb. 26. Bunting had 14 multipoint games.
"It definitely feels good," Bunting said. "It was a lot of fun this season and I had some success. ... It's been quite the journey to get to the NHL for me and I was able to make it and solidify myself and I just kept that same attitude every single day night in and night out here. I think I did a pretty good job."
Bunting helped the Maple Leafs (54-21-7) finish with Toronto records for wins and points (115) and qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the sixth straight season. He would be the first Toronto player to win the award since forward Auston Matthews in 2016-17.
"It's terrific for him and his family," Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. "Especially when it's the Calder Trophy, it's your first year in the NHL, so it's a testament to the journey you've been through. For a guy like him it's taken him a lot longer so he's had to put in a lot more work and had to stay resilient and continue to believe in himself. He's had to take advantage of opportunities that come his way, yet he's had to earn those opportunities. When you look at our situation, he plays a lot of the season with Matthews and Mitchell
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, was second on the Ducks in points behind Troy Terry (67). He would be the first Anaheim player to win the award.
Seider, a 21-year-old, led rookie defensemen in points (50) and assists (43) and was second in goals (seven). His 21 power-play points, four game-winning goals and 187 shots on goal also led first-year defensemen. Seider led all rookies in time on ice per game (23:02) and was fourth in scoring.
Seider ranked fourth on the Red Wings in points and was the third Detroit rookie defenseman to score at least 50 points in a season (Reed Larson, 61, 1977-78; Nicklas Lidstrom, 60; 1991-92). He would be the sixth Red Wings player to win the award and first since goalie Roger Crozier in 1964-65.
Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov won the Calder Trophy last season.
