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Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals bagged his third Hart Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player, edging Sidney Crobsy of the Pittsburgh Penguins and John Tavares of the New York Islanders.

With the award, Ovechkin became the 10th player in league history to win the Hart Trophy more than twice.

Aside from the MVP trophy, Ovechkin also captured the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the League's top goal-scorer with 32. Ovechkin finished third in points (56), first in power-play goals (16) and first in shots on goal (220).

Ovechkin's outstanding play helped the Capitals win the Southeast Division and clinch third seed in the Eastern Conference. Washington was knocked out of the postseason in a seven-game loss to the New York Rangers in the first round.

Crosby did not go home empty handed as he won the Ted Lindsay Award, which is given to the League's most outstanding player in a vote by its player. He beat Ovechkin and Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the award.

Crosby, who won his first Lindsay award in 2006, led the League in scoring until a broken jaw cost him the final dozen games of the season and one playoff game.

In 36 games, Crosby had 56 points, including 41 assists, which was the second-highest total in the League this season. He is one of three players to win multiple Lindsay Awards since 2000, joining Jaromir Jagr and Ovechkin.

The Hart and Lindsay were two of five awards handed out during a live NHL Awards show at United Center before the start of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the League's outstanding defenseman, beating fellow first-time finalists Kris Letang of the Penguins and Ryan Suter of the Minnesota Wild.

Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau claimed the Calder Trophy as the League's top rookie while Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets became the first Russian to take home the Vezina Trophy as top goalie.

Subban led defensemen in goals (11) and tied for the lead in points (38) with Letang. His plus-16 rating was in the top-10 among defenseman, and his seven power-play goals trailed only the eight scored by teammate Andrei Markov.

Bobrovsky, for his part, went 21-11-6 with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage with four shutouts. He beat Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks and Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers for the award.

Huberdeau edged Chicago's Brandon Saad and Montreal's Brendan Gallagher to become the first Florida Panthers player to win the Calder Trophy.

 

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Alex Ovechkin Voted 2013 NHL MVP