Where David Pastrnak, Jeremy Swayman Finished in Hart Memorial Trophy Voting

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The NHL announced the winner of the 2026 Hart Memorial Trophy on Thursday night ahead of Game 6 between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Finals.

This year’s Hart Memorial Trophy, which is given out annually to the league's MVP, was awarded to Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov.

Kucherov earned the honor after tallying 1,436 points on 72 first-place selections, 60 second-place selections, 52 third-place selections, and 12 fourth-place selections.

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He narrowly beat out Edmonton forward Connor McDavid who boasted 1,426 points and 68 first-place votes. The other finalist, Colorado forward Nathan MacKinnon, came in third place with 1,297 points.

In total, two Bruins received votes for the award. Forward David Pastrnak finished in sixth place in the voting with 82 points on one third-place vote, 11 fourth-place votes, and 44 fifth-place votes.

This season for the Bruins, Pastrnak played in 77 regular-season games and recorded 29 goals and 71 assists for 100 points. He also had three goals and four assists for seven points in Boston’s postseason run.

He marked the only Bruin to surpass 100 points this season.

Goalie Jeremy Swayman earned two points on a pair of fifth-place selections. He tied for 18th place in the results.

Swayman made 54 starts in 55 appearances in the regular season and put up a 2.71 goals against average, a .908 save percentage, and a 31-18-4 record. He was also credited with two shutouts.

During the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the 27-year-old logged a 2.91 goals against average, a .906 save percentage, and a 2-4 record.

Swayman was also a finalist for the 2026 Vezina Trophy which is given to the best goalie in the league. He finished in third place with 46 points. Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy picked up the honor after tallying 114 points and 17 first-place votes.

In total, five Bruins have won the award in its history. Eddie Shore picked up the honor four times in 1933, 1935, 1936, and 1938. Bill Cowley took home the award in 1941 and 1943 while Milt Schmidt won it in 1951, Bobby Orr was a three-time recipient in 1970, 1971, and 1972, and Phil Esposito won it in 1969 and 1974.

Former Bruins captain Joe Thornton won the trophy in 2006 in the same season he was traded by Boston to the San Jose Sharks. He logged 125 points between the two teams during the 2005-26 season.

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