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Last updated: April 13, 2026, 11:30 AM ET

NHL Playoff Picture & Awards Race

With the regular season winding down, the pressure mounted across the league as teams vied for playoff positioning during Monday's ten-game slate, which heavily influenced final seeding and the draft lottery odds. Concurrently, the debate surrounding individual hardware intensified, as internal PHWA voting panels finalized their ballots, projecting Nikita Kucherov as the frontrunner for MVP consideration among the finalists. While the Ted Lindsay Award often recognizes the league's most outstanding player, analysts continue to debate whether it or the Hart Memorial Trophy ultimately carries greater prestige in determining the NHL's true standard for excellence.