2018–19 NHL season

The 2018–19 NHL season was the 102nd season of operation (101st season of play) of the National Hockey League. 31 teams competed in an 82-game regular season. The regular season began on October 3, 2018, and ended on April 6, 2019. The 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs began on April 10, 2019, and the Stanley Cup Finals concluded on June 12, 2019, with the St. Louis Blues winning their first Stanley Cup in the Finals over the Boston Bruins in seven games.

Standings

Tie Breakers:
1. Fewer number of games played
2. Greater Regulation + OT Wins (ROW)
3. Greatest number of points earned in head-to-head play (If teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.)
4. Greater Goal differential

Playoffs

Bracket

Statistics

Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of games played on April 6, 2019.

 Player Team        Tampa Bay Lightning  82  41  87  128  +24  62  Edmonton Oilers  78  41  75  116  +3  20  Chicago Blackhawks  81  44  66  110  +2  22  Edmonton Oilers  82  50  55  105  +2  52  Boston Bruins  79  36  64  100  +15  96  Pittsburgh Penguins  79  35  65  100  +18  36  Colorado Avalanche  82  41  58  99  +20  34  Calgary Flames  82  36  63  99  +18  24  Tampa Bay Lightning  82  45  53  98  +4  37  Florida Panthers  82  35  61  96  –3  8

Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average at the conclusion of games played on April 6, 2019, while playing at least 1,800 minutes.

 Player Team           St. Louis Blues  32    24  5  1  59  5  .927  1.89  Dallas Stars  46    27  15  2  87  7  .934  1.98  New York Islanders  46    25  13  5  93  6  .930  2.13  New York Islanders  43    23  14  2  87  5  .927  2.28  Arizona Coyotes  55    27  20  8  126  5  .925  2.33  Boston Bruins  40    22  11  4  90  5  .922  2.34  Carolina Hurricanes  40    23  14  3  95  4  .914  2.39  Tampa Bay Lightning  53    39  10  4  128  6  .925  2.40  Nashville Predators  56    30  19  4  130  4  .918  2.42  Boston Bruins  46    27  13  5  109  4  .912  2.48

NHL awards
The league's awards will be presented at the NHL Awards ceremony, to be held following the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs at a site to be determined. Finalists for voted awards are announced during the playoffs and winners are presented at the award ceremony. Voting will conclude immediately after the end of the regular season. The Presidents' Trophy, the Prince of Wales Trophy and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl are not presented at the awards ceremony. The Lester Patrick Trophy is announced during the summer and presented in the fall.

+ 2018–19 NHL awards Award  Recipient(s)  Runner(s)-up/Finalists Stanley Cup  St. Louis Blues  Boston Bruins Presidents' Trophy(Best regular-season record)  Tampa Bay Lightning  Calgary FlamesBoston Bruins Prince of Wales Trophy(Eastern Conference champion)  Boston Bruins  Carolina Hurricanes Clarence S. Campbell Bowl(Western Conference champion)  St. Louis Blues  San Jose Sharks Art Ross Trophy(Player with most points)  Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning)  Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy(Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication)  Robin Lehner (New York Islanders)  Nick Foligno (Columbus Blue Jackets)Joe Thornton (San Jose Sharks) Calder Memorial Trophy(Best first-year player)  Elias Pettersson (Vancouver Canucks)  Jordan Binnington (St. Louis Blues) Rasmus Dahlin (Buffalo Sabres) Conn Smythe Trophy(Most valuable player, playoffs)  Ryan O' Reilly (St. Louis Blues)  N/A Frank J. Selke Trophy(Defensive forward)  Ryan O'Reilly (St. Louis Blues)  Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins) Mark Stone (Ottawa Senators/Vegas Golden Knights) Hart Memorial Trophy(Most valuable player, regular season)  Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning)  Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) Jack Adams Award(Best coach)  Barry Trotz (New York Islanders)  Craig Berube (St. Louis Blues) Jon Cooper (Tampa Bay Lightning) James Norris Memorial Trophy(Best defenseman)  Mark Giordano (Calgary Flames)  Brent Burns (San Jose Sharks) Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay Lightning) King Clancy Memorial Trophy(Leadership and humanitarian contribution)  Jason Zucker (Minnesota Wild)  Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Arizona Coyotes)Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers) Lady Byng Memorial Trophy(Sportsmanship and excellence)  Aleksander Barkov (Florida Panthers)  Sean Monahan (Calgary Flames)Ryan O'Reilly (St. Louis Blues) Ted Lindsay Award(Outstanding player)  Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning)  Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) Mark Messier Leadership Award(Leadership and community activities)  Wayne Simmonds (Philadelphia Flyers/Nashville Predators)  Mark Giordano (Calgary Flames) Justin Williams (Carolina Hurricanes) Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy(Top goal-scorer)  Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)  Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers) NHL General Manager of the Year Award(Top general manager)  Don Sweeney (Boston Bruins)  Doug Armstrong (St. Louis Blues)Don Waddell (Carolina Hurricanes) Vezina Trophy(Best goaltender)  Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay Lightning)  Ben Bishop (Dallas Stars)Robin Lehner (New York Islanders) William M. Jennings Trophy(Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against)  Robin Lehner and Thomas Greiss (New York Islanders)  Ben Bishop and Anton Khudobin (Dallas Stars) Lester Patrick Trophy(Service to ice hockey in U.S.)    N/A

All-Star teams
   Position    First Team  Second Team  Position  All-Rookie GAndrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay LightningBen Bishop, Dallas Stars GJordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues DBrent Burns, San Jose SharksJohn Carlson, Washington Capitals DRasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres DMark Giordano, Calgary FlamesVictor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning DMiro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars CConnor McDavid, Edmonton OilersSidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins FAnthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning RWNikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay LightningPatrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks FElias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks LWAlexander Ovechkin, Washington CapitalsBrad Marchand, Boston Bruins FBrady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators

Milestones

First games

The following is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game during the 2018–19 season, listed with their first team.
 Player  Team  Notability Rasmus Dahlin  Buffalo Sabres  First overall pick in the 2018 Draft Elias Pettersson  Vancouver Canucks  2018–19 Calder Memorial Trophy winner

Last games

 Player  Team  Notability Roberto Luongo  Florida Panthers  William M. Jennings Trophy winner, 489 career games won, over 1,000 career games played, two-time NHL All-Star Team selection, six-time NHL All-Star Brooks Orpik  Washington Capitals  Over 1,000 career games played. Tomas Plekanec  Montreal Canadiens  Over 1,000 career games played.

References

Other websites
 2018–19 NHL season schedule

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