One of the five awards presented that night will be the Ted Lindsay Award, given to the most outstanding player in the NHL as voted by fellow members of the NHL Players' Association.
Here is a look at the three finalists, Roman Josi, Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid:
Josi led NHL defensemen in points (96; 23 goals, 73 assists), power-play goals (11) and shots on goal (281) in 80 games for the Nashville Predators, becoming the first defenseman to get at least 90 points in a season since Ray Bourque (91) did so for the Boston Bruins in 1993-94. He set the Predators single-season points record and had at least one point in 54 games this season, including 12 games with at least three.
Josi was also eighth in the NHL in average time on ice (25:33), 11th in scoring, and fifth in assists.
Josi, who averaged 1.20 points per game, had 28 points (four goals, 24 assists) during a 13-game point streak from March 2-27, the longest by a defenseman in Predators history and tied with Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche for the longest by an NHL defenseman this season.
Josi helped the Predators (45-30-7) qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the eighth straight season and was named a finalist for the Norris Trophy, awarded to the League's best defenseman, on Monday. A first-time finalist, he would be the first Predators player to win the Ted Lindsay Award.
Finalists: [Calder Trophy | Norris Trophy | Vezina Trophy | Hart Trophy]
Matthews led the NHL in with 60 goals, the most in Toronto Maple Leafs history and the most by a United-States born player in League history. He was the first to score that many since Steven Stamkos scored 60 for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2011-12.
Matthews tied Stamkos for sixth in the NHL with 106 points in 73 games, was first with 348 shots on goal, and was fifth with 10 game-winning goals. The center also scored 16 power-play goals and was plus-20 while averaging 20:37 of ice time per game.
Matthews helped Toronto (54-21-7), which earned the most wins and points (115) in its history, qualify for the playoffs for the sixth straight season. He was named a finalist for the Hart Trophy as NHL most valuable player Thursday. A finalist for the second straight season, Matthews would be the first Maple Leafs player to win the Ted Lindsay Award.
McDavid led the NHL in scoring for the second straight season with 123 points (44 goals, 79 assists) in 80 games for the Edmonton Oilers. The center was also first in power-play points (44; 10 goals, 34 assists), was tied for sixth with nine game-winning goals, and was plus-28 while averaging 22:04 of ice time per game.
McDavid, who helped Edmonton (49-27-6) qualify for the playoffs this season, was named a finalist for the Hart Trophy on Thursday. He has won the Ted Lindsay Award three times (2016-17, 2017-18, 2020-21) and would be the third player to win it at least four times, joining Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
