The No. 1 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, McDavid won the Art Ross Trophy with 100 points (30 goals, 70 assists) in 82 games last season, his second in the League. He also won the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award. McDavid, 20, had 27 power-play points, six game-winning goals and was plus-27 to help the Oilers qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2005-06.

From June 2016 through June 2017, Crosby racked up the hardware. He was Penguins captain for back-to-back Stanley Cup championships, with Pittsburgh defeating the San Jose Sharks in six games in the 2016 Final and the Nashville Predators in six games in the 2017 Final. Crosby won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP following each championship (six goals, 13 assists in 24 games in 2016; eight goals, 19 assists in 24 games in 2017). He also had 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in six games as captain of World Cup of Hockey 2016 champion Team Canada and won tournament MVP.

Karlsson is a two-time Norris Trophy winner (2012, 2015) and finished second the past two seasons. He had 71 points (17 goals, 54 assists) last season, second among NHL defensemen behind Burns. Karlsson had 18 points (two goals, 16 assists) in 19 playoff games to help the Senators come within one win of the Cup Final, doing so playing the entire postseason with two hairline fractures in his left heel.

Kane had 106 points to win the Art Ross Trophy by 17 in 2015-16, when he finished second in goals (46; Ovechkin, 50) and third in assists (60). He had a 26-game point streak (16 goals, 24 assists) from Oct. 17-Dec. 13, 2015, the longest by a United States-born player in NHL history, and won the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award. Kane followed that with 89 points (34 goals, 55 assists) last season, finishing tied for second in the League in points and fifth in assists, and was named to the NHL First All-Star Team for the second consecutive season.

Malkin often flies under the radar because he’s teammates with Sidney Crosby, but he finished tied for 14th in the NHL in points (72) and tied for 13th in goals (33) last season despite missing 20 games. His 1.16 points-per-game average was third in the League behind Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (1.22) and Crosby (1.19) among players with at least 20 games.

In 2016-17, Burns led NHL defensemen in goals (29) and points (76), each a career high, won the Norris Trophy in his second consecutive season as a finalist, and was voted to the NHL First All-Star Team, one season after he made the Second All-Star Team. Burns played 82 games for the third straight season and led the NHL in shots on goal (320) after finishing second behind Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin in 2015-16 (398-353).

Price won the Vezina Trophy in 2014-15, when he led the NHL in wins (44), GAA (1.96) and save percentage (.933), and finished tied for second in shutouts (nine). He also won the Hart Trophy as League MVP and the Ted Lindsay Award as the most outstanding player, as voted by the players. He followed up that season by going 10-2-0 with a 2.06 GAA and .934 save percentage in 12 games in 2015-16, when an MCL sprain to his right knee Nov. 25 ended his season. He was third in Vezina voting last season, when he was 37-20-5 with a 2.23 GAA, a .923 save percentage and three shutouts.

Matthews, the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, lived up to the hype. The 20-year-old scored four goals in his NHL debut Oct. 12 at the Ottawa Senators and was tied for second in the League in goals (40). He led NHL rookies in goals, points (69), shots on goal (279) and game-winning goals (eight), and had 21 power-play points (eight goals, 13 assists). Matthews set Maple Leafs rookie records for goals and points in a season.

Kucherov, 24, had NHL career highs in goals (40, tied for second in the League), assists (45), points (85, tied for fifth), power-play goals (17, tied for first), power-play points (32, third), game-winning goals (seven), shots on goal (246) and penalty minutes (38) last season.

Holtby won at least 41 games each of the past three seasons and was 131-42-23 in that span. He won the Vezina Trophy in 2015-16, when he tied Martin Brodeur for the NHL record with 48 wins (48-9-7) and had a 2.20 goals-against average, a .922 save percentage and three shutouts. He followed that up by going 42-13-6 with a 2.07 GAA, a .925 save percentage and a League-high nine shutouts, and won the Vezina trophy