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Last updated: April 13, 2026, 2:30 PM ET

NHL Playoff Race & Awards Landscape

With the regular season winding down, ten critical matchups are shaping final playoff seeding and the draft lottery order, placing immense pressure on teams fighting for the final available slots across both conferences. Concurrently, discussions around player recognition continue, as the Ted Lindsay Award stands as a strong indicator of the league's best player, though the Hart Trophy retains greater historical prestige among voters. Preliminary polling for the 2026 NHL Awards suggests Nikita Kucherov has established a commanding lead for the MVP hardware, though several other categories remain hotly contested among the finalists identified by PHWA panel members tracking the voting.