Every Friday I’ll be breaking down the numbers behind the race for each major player award: the Hart, the Norris, the Calder, the Selke, the Vezina, the Art Ross and the Rocket Richard. Numbers, of course, aren’t everything, but they add much-needed context to the awards race and can help shine a light on players deserving of more recognition while adding caveats to other players that may have some warts. This post will present the top 10 for each category based on set criteria.



Hart Trophy



Given to the player judged to be the most valuable to his team.



Criteria: Skaters ranked by Game Score Value Added and goaltenders ranked by Wins Above Replacement courtesy of Evolving Hockey.



Hart Trophy



The chart above might be a bit spicy given the scoring leader having a gigantic lead, but let’s start with a philosophically cold take: any player from the top seven listed here is a valid choice and can be argued with good...