Henrik Lundqvist is a Hart (MVP) Trophy finalist
Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers celebrates after defeating against the Ottawa Senators. (April 26, 2012) Credit: Jim McIsaac
So not only is the Rangers goalkeeper a Vezina finalist for the fourth time, the PHWA voted him in the top three for the Hart, along with Evgeni Malkin and Steven Stamkos. I had Malkin, Claude Giroux and Lundqvist on my ballot. For all the numbers, Stamkos did not get his Lightning team into the playoffs...
Lundqvist is first goalie finalist since Roberto Luongo and Martin Brodeur in 2007. LA's Jonathan Quick, to me, was the other nominee in the top five this season.
Remember, the ballots are due at the end of the regular season. In my mind, Malkin is frontrunner....
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