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Pittsburgh Penguins sign Evgeni Malkin for one more year
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are keeping the Big Three together after signing center Evgeni Malkin to a one-year, $5.5 million contract.
Sidney Crosby , Malkin and Kris Letang have been together for 20 seasons, a record in professional sports . They won Stanley Cups titles in 2009, 2016 and 2017.
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Crosby has another year left on his contract and Letang is signed for three more years. Malkin, who turns 40 this summer, was drafted second overall in 2004, a year before Crosby went first overall.
Malkin ranks in the top three in team history in all major statistical categories, including games played (1,269, second), goals (533, third), assists (874, third), points (1,407, third), power-play goals (187, third), game-winning goals (89, second) and overtime goals (14, second).
The NHL has announced the winners for the Hart Trophy and the other major awards. Here's who won plus vote totals:
Hart Trophy (MVP) winner: Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov, 1,436 points
Hart runner-up: Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, 1,426 points
Hart finalist: Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, 1,297 points
Norris Trophy (defenseman) winner: Columbus Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski, 1,589 points.
Norris runner-up: Colorado Avalanche's Cale Makar, 1,191 points
Norris Trophy finalist: Buffalo Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin, 657 points
Calder Trophy (rookie) winner: New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer, 1,980 points.
Calder runner-up: Montreal Canadiens right wing Ivan Demidov, 1,158 points.
Calder finalist: Anaheim Ducks right wing Beckett Sennecke, 958 points.
Selke Trophy (defensive forward) winner: Montreal Canadiens center Nick Suzuki, 1,726 points
Selke Trophy runner-up: Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli, 476 points
Selke finalist: Colorado Avalanche forward Brock Nelson, 406 points
Jack Adams Award (coach) winner: Tampa Bay Lightning's Jon Cooper, 226 points
Jack Adams runner-up: Buffalo Sabres' Lindy Ruff, 223 points
Jack Adams finalist: Pittsburgh Penguins' Dan Muse, 199 points
Vezina Trophy (goaltender) winner: Tampa Bay Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy, 114 points
Vezina runner-up: New York Islanders' Ilya Sorokin, 51 points
Vezina finalist: Boston Bruins' Jeremy Swayman, 46 points
Lady Byng Trophy (sportsmanship) winner: Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield, 776 points
Lady Byng runner-up: Los Angeles Kings' Anze Kopitar, 602 points
Lady Byng finalist: Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson, 585 points
Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player) winner: Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid
Ted Lindsay finalist: San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini
Ted Lindsay finalist: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov
Masterton Trophy (perseverance) winner: Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog
Masterton finalist: Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin
Masterton finalist: Winnipeg Jets center Jonathan Toews
Masterton nominee: Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ville Husso
Masterton nominee: Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy
(Brian Fluharty, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Calgary Flames goaltender Devin Cooley
(Jerome Miron, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Carolina Hurricanes left wing Taylor Hall
(James Guillory, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight
(Eric Hartline, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Columbus Blue Jackets center Boone Jenner
(Kyle Ross, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn
(Jerome Miron, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Detroit Red Wings right wing Dominik Shine
(Thomas Salus, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Edmonton Oilers goalie Connor Ingram
(Walter Tychnowicz, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Florida Panthers left wing Brad Marchand
(Rick Osentoski, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar
(Ron Chenoy, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt
(Jerome Miron, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson
(Nathan Ray Seebeck, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Nashville Predators right wing Ozzy Wiesblatt
(Per Haljestam, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: New Jersey Devils defenseman Brenden Dillon
(David Kirouac, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: New York Islanders center Kyle Palmieri
(Marc DesRosiers, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: New York Rangers defenseman Matthew Robertson
(Danny Wild, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Ottawa Senators goalie Linus Ullmark
(Marc DesRosiers, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Philadelphia Flyers left wing Garrett Wilson
(Robert Edwards, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Anthony Mantha
(Charles LeClaire, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington
(Connor Hamilton, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: San Jose Sharks goalie Laurent Brossoit
(Walter Tychnowicz, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Seattle Kraken right wing Jordan Eberle
(Matt Blewett, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh
(Keito Newman, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson
(Stan Szeto, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Utah Mammoth right wing Clayton Keller
(Stephen R. Sylvanie, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen
(Bob Frid, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Akira Schmid
(Stephen R. Sylvanie, Imagn Images)
Masterton nominee: Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin
(Danny Wild, Danny Wild-Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
The NHL has announced the winners for the Hart Trophy and the other major awards. Here's who won plus vote totals:
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
The NHL has announced the winners for the Hart Trophy and the other major awards. Here's who won plus vote totals:
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Hart Trophy (MVP) winner: Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov, 1,436 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Hart runner-up: Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, 1,426 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Hart finalist: Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, 1,297 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Norris Trophy (defenseman) winner: Columbus Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski, 1,589 points.
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Norris runner-up: Colorado Avalanche's Cale Makar, 1,191 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Norris Trophy finalist: Buffalo Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin, 657 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Calder Trophy (rookie) winner: New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer, 1,980 points.
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Calder runner-up: Montreal Canadiens right wing Ivan Demidov, 1,158 points.
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Calder finalist: Anaheim Ducks right wing Beckett Sennecke, 958 points.
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Selke Trophy (defensive forward) winner: Montreal Canadiens center Nick Suzuki, 1,726 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Selke Trophy runner-up: Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli, 476 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Selke finalist: Colorado Avalanche forward Brock Nelson, 406 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Jack Adams Award (coach) winner: Tampa Bay Lightning's Jon Cooper, 226 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Jack Adams runner-up: Buffalo Sabres' Lindy Ruff, 223 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Jack Adams finalist: Pittsburgh Penguins' Dan Muse, 199 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Vezina Trophy (goaltender) winner: Tampa Bay Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy, 114 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Vezina runner-up: New York Islanders' Ilya Sorokin, 51 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Vezina finalist: Boston Bruins' Jeremy Swayman, 46 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Lady Byng Trophy (sportsmanship) winner: Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield, 776 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Lady Byng runner-up: Los Angeles Kings' Anze Kopitar, 602 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Lady Byng finalist: Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson, 585 points
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player) winner: Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Ted Lindsay finalist: San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Ted Lindsay finalist: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov
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Masterton Trophy (perseverance) winner: Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog
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Masterton finalist: Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin
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Masterton finalist: Winnipeg Jets center Jonathan Toews
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ville Husso
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy
(Brian Fluharty, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Calgary Flames goaltender Devin Cooley
(Jerome Miron, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Carolina Hurricanes left wing Taylor Hall
(James Guillory, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight
(Eric Hartline, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Columbus Blue Jackets center Boone Jenner
(Kyle Ross, Imagn Images)
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Masterton nominee: Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn
(Jerome Miron, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Detroit Red Wings right wing Dominik Shine
(Thomas Salus, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Edmonton Oilers goalie Connor Ingram
(Walter Tychnowicz, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Florida Panthers left wing Brad Marchand
(Rick Osentoski, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar
(Ron Chenoy, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt
(Jerome Miron, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson
(Nathan Ray Seebeck, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Nashville Predators right wing Ozzy Wiesblatt
(Per Haljestam, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: New Jersey Devils defenseman Brenden Dillon
(David Kirouac, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: New York Islanders center Kyle Palmieri
(Marc DesRosiers, Imagn Images)
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Masterton nominee: New York Rangers defenseman Matthew Robertson
(Danny Wild, Imagn Images)
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Masterton nominee: Ottawa Senators goalie Linus Ullmark
(Marc DesRosiers, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Philadelphia Flyers left wing Garrett Wilson
(Robert Edwards, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Anthony Mantha
(Charles LeClaire, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington
(Connor Hamilton, Imagn Images)
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Masterton nominee: San Jose Sharks goalie Laurent Brossoit
(Walter Tychnowicz, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Seattle Kraken right wing Jordan Eberle
(Matt Blewett, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh
(Keito Newman, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson
(Stan Szeto, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Utah Mammoth right wing Clayton Keller
(Stephen R. Sylvanie, Imagn Images)
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NHL awards winners: Vote totals for 2025-26 regular season awards
Masterton nominee: Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen
(Bob Frid, Imagn Images)
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Masterton nominee: Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Akira Schmid
(Stephen R. Sylvanie, Imagn Images)
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Masterton nominee: Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin
(Danny Wild, Danny Wild-Imagn Images)
He dealt with injuries and a suspension last season, but was still a point-per-game player with 61 points in 56 games.
The Penguins surprisingly made the playoffs this season but were knocked out in the first round by the Philadelphia Flyers . Malkin had two goals and an assist in six games in that series.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Penguins' Evgeni Malkin signs one-year contract
