Overview
- He secured both the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Vezina Trophy as top goaltender, marking his first Hart and third Vezina in his career.
- Hellebuyck received 81 first-place Hart votes for 1,346 points and posted a 47-12-3 record with a .925 save percentage, 2.00 goals-against average and eight shutouts.
- He is the first netminder since Carey Price in 2014-15 and only the fifth in the post-expansion era to win both Hart and Vezina in the same season.
- The NHL introduced a revamped awards format that surprised winners during daily routines to generate viral moments.
- Other major honorees included Nikita Kucherov (Ted Lindsay Award), Cale Makar (Norris Trophy), Aleksander Barkov (Selke Trophy), Spencer Carbery (Jack Adams Award) and Anze Kopitar (Lady Byng Trophy).