2024-25 Tampa Bay Lightning Regular Season MVP

[Felidae]

A few very strong candidates


Andrei Vasilevsky
-leads goalies in GP (62)
-3rd in sv% (.920)
-1st in saves and 2nd in SOG
-2nd in shutouts (6)
-2nd in GSAA (34)


Nikita Kucherov
-1st in PPG and points (119), 29 over 2nd best on team
-14th in goals (36), 2nd best on team
-3rd in EVP (74), 10th in EVG (29)
-6th in ATOI among forwards (21:22)


Victor Hedman
-6th in points among dmen (64)
-8th in EVP among dmen (39)
-10th in goals among dmen (15)
-10th in EVG among dmen (11)
-32nd in TOI leaguewide (23:13)


Brandon Hagel
-10th in points (90)
-20th in goals (35)
-5th in +/-(35)
-5th in EVG (32)
-5th in EVP (72)

HM
Brayden Point
-6th in goals (42), leads team
-22nd in points (79)
-22nd in EVG (25)


Ryan McDonagh
-23rd in SHTOI (2:36), leads team
-leads league in +/- (44)
-22nd in blocked shots, leads team (151)

 

[Ignatius]

A poll for second place MVP would be better.

 

[Johnny Tomala]

Kucherov

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

A poll for second place MVP would be better.

Yep, after Kuch it would probably have to be Hagel. Vasilevskiy and McDonagh also had strong years.

 

[Felidae]

There isn't much separating Vasi and Helle this season.. the main difference is one plays on a team where he is by far and away the best player, which is why Helle will win the Vezina and be in hart conversation. But they are nearly identical statistically.

So yeah, at the very least 2nd best goalie in a very strong goaltending year, or a top 1-3 forward in a very strong year

But I certainly disagree that it's Kucherov in a landslide.

 

[Sky04]

There isn't much separating Vasi and Helle this season.. the main difference is one plays on a team where he is by far and away the best player, which is why Helle will win the Vezina and be in hart conversation. But they are nearly identical statistically.

So yeah, at the very least 2nd best goalie in a very strong goaltending year, or a top 1-3 forward in a very strong year

But I certainly disagree that it's Kucherov in a landslide.

No it's Kucherov by a landslide.

 

[Coffee]

No it's Kucherov by a landslide.

I’ll always vote Vasi because he’s my favourite, but yeah it’s probably Kucherov this year

 

[biturbo19]

I voted McDonagh. Partially tongue in cheek, partially because this cursed website had a popup ad over half the other candidates. But largely because...he's absolutely crushed tough minutes in bulk, in a way that has entirely re-stabilized the Lightning Bolts blueline. It's slotted everyone back in where they're supposed to be and it just works. Nothing flashy there, but guys like McDonagh are how you build contender caliber depth. Perfect foil to Hedman as quiet second pairing steady eddy just logging a stupendous amount of hard minutes and keeping things well above water.

 

[Xspyrit]

It's Kucherov but hard to not recognize Hagel's season so gave him a solidarity vote